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Today we’ve added nine new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Augustine in Andover.
This update adds 9,178 records and 33,279 names to search.
St. Augustine was established in Andover in 1852 as an outgrowth of St. Mary’s in Lawrence. This parish includes five overlapping baptism volumes which were all included as none is an exact replica of another. You may find duplicate records for a single event within these volumes.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making this parish available on our site. The new volumes are listed below:
St. Augustine (Andover) Baptisms and Confirmations, 1862-1892
St. Augustine (Andover) Baptisms, 1862-1894
St. Augustine (Andover) Baptisms, 1885-1900
St. Augustine (Andover) Baptisms, 1892-1895
St. Augustine (Andover) Baptisms, 1894-1900
St. Augustine (Andover) Confirmations, 1894-1900
St. Augustine (Andover) First Communions, 1895-1900
St. Augustine (Andover) Marriages, 1862-1892
St. Augustine (Andover) Marriages, 1892-1900
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added five new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. James in Salem. This update adds over 33,000 new records and over 267,000 new names to search.
St. James (Salem) was established in 1850 when St. Mary (which became Immaculate Conception) was becoming more and more crowded.
The new volumes included in this update are listed below:
St. James (Salem) Baptisms, 1851-1864
St. James (Salem) Baptisms, 1857-1861
St. James (Salem) Baptisms, 1865-1891
St. James (Salem) Baptisms, 1891-1900
St. James (Salem) Marriages, 1851-1900
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added new sketches to both Western Massachusetts Families in 1790 and Early New England Families, 1641-1700.
We added three new sketches to Western Massachusetts Families in 1790 focusing on Jonathan Bassett (Dalton), Nathan Bassett (Windsor), and William Basset (Windsor).
This study project focuses on individual enumerated in the 1790 census in historic Berkshire and Hampshire counties, also including modern Franklin and Hampden counties. Helen Schatvet Ullmann, CG, FASG is the editor of this project.
We added one new sketch to Early New England Families, 1641-1700 featuring John Bigelow (m. 1642, 1694) who lived in Watertown, MA. This study project is written by Alicia Crane Williams and highlights heads of families mentioned in Torrey’s New England Marriages to 1700.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help adding these sketches to our database.
Please note: These databases are available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added eight new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Agnes (Arlington) and Sacred Heart (Brockton). This update adds over 1,300 new pages to browse.
Prior to the establishment of St. Malachi’s in Arlington, Arlington Catholics had to travel to St. Peter’s in Cambridge. When the parish began, St. Malachi’s also included Belmont and Lexington (which later became their own parishes). Sometime around the 1920s, St. Malachi’s was renamed to honor St. Agnes.
Sacred Heart (Brockton) was the second parish in Brockton, split from St. Patrick’s. The first Mass was said in the new church in 1892. This was the French parish in Brockton.
We’d like to thank the following volunteers for their help scanning these volumes: Bill Wolfendale, Eileen McCarthy, Angela Napolitano, and Ross Weaver.
If you need help navigating this collection, please consult our how-to video. The new volumes are listed below:
Sacred Heart (Brockton) Baptisms, 1891-1900
Sacred Heart (Brockton) Confirmations, 1893, 1898
Sacred Heart (Brockton) Marriages, 1891-1900
St. Agnes (Arlington) Baptisms, 1873-1884
St. Agnes (Arlington) Baptisms, 1884-1894
St. Agnes (Arlington) Baptisms, 1894-1900
St. Agnes (Arlington) Marriages, 1873-1899
St. Agnes (Arlington) Marriages, 1898-1900
Please note: This database is available to all NEHGS members. Learn more about becoming a NEHGS guest member (free).
Today we’ve updated Early New England Families, 1641-1700, adding four new sketches.
The new sketches include:
John Browne, Jr. (m. 1650, 1660)
Thomas Dunk (m. 1668, 1677, 1678)
Lydia (Buckland)(Brown)(Lord)(Dunk) Post (m. 1660-1683)
The three men featured in these sketches were the first three husbands of Lydia (Buckland)(Brown)(Lord)(Dunk) Post.
Early New England Families, 1641-1700 is written by Alicia Crane Williams. This study project highlights heads of families mentioned in Torrey’s New England Marriages to 1700. To learn more about the status of this project, you may be interested in Alicia Crane Williams’ latest Vita Brevis post on the subject.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help adding these sketches to our database.
Please note: These databases are available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added two new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Joseph in Pepperell.
This update adds 1,725 records and 6,845 names to search.
St. Joseph (Pepperell) began when Catholics in the area worshipped in private homes when visiting priests were able to come. It coalesced into a mission of St. Mary (Ayer). In 1885 the church became an independent parish.
The above image comes from Julius Schiller’s 1627 star atlas, Coelum Stellatum Christianum. He tried to replace “pagan” constellations with Christian interpretations of the stars. In this case, Orion becomes St. Joseph.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making this parish available on our site. The new volumes are listed below:
St. Joseph (Pepperell) Baptisms, 1885-1900
St. Joseph (Pepperell) Marriages, 1885-1900
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added 20 new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. These volumes come from St. Edward (Brockton), St. Joseph (Amesbury), St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) and St. Patrick (Brockton). This update adds over 3,700 pages to browse.
We’d like to thank the following volunteers for their help scanning these volumes: Bill Wolfendale, Eileen McCarthy, Angela Napolitano, Ross and Linda Weaver, Francis Alix, and Kim Bonner.
If you need help navigating this collection, please consult our how-to video. The new volumes are listed below:
St. Edward (Brockton) Baptisms, 1897-1900
St. Edward (Brockton) Confirmations, 1898-1900
St. Edward (Brockton) Marriages, 1897-1900
St. Joseph (Amesbury) Baptisms, 1867-1887
St. Joseph (Amesbury) Baptisms, 1887-1900
St. Joseph (Amesbury) Confirmations, 1867-1894
St. Joseph (Amesbury) Confirmations, 1883-1900
St. Joseph (Amesbury) First Communions, 1895-1900
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1867-1878
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1878-1896
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1897-1900
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Confirmations, 1868-1884
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Confirmations, 1885-1900
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Marriages, 1867-1900
St. Patrick (Brockton) Baptisms and Marriages, 1856-1885
St. Patrick (Brockton) Baptisms, 1891-1897
St. Patrick (Brockton) Baptisms, 1897-1900
St. Patrick (Brockton) Confirmations, 1885-1900
St. Patrick (Brockton) Marriage Promises, 1889-1896
St. Patrick (Brockton) Marriages, 1886-1900
Please note: This database is available to all NEHGS members. Learn more about becoming a NEHGS guest member (free).
We have revamped the database Madison, CT: Vital Records, 1718-1890. This database now contains the page image of the original manuscript, and it is searchable by first name and last name, record type, and family members (where available).
This database is indexed from birth, marriage and death records transcribed by Louise R. Allen in 1935. Madison was first settled in 1641 and was known as East Guilford until it was incorporated as a separate town in 1826.
This update is made possible by the efforts of our team our volunteers, including; Ron Wilson, Meg Mills, Judi Schauner, and Edna Curtin. We appreciate the work of all our volunteers. If you have some time and would like to get involved please contact Rachel Adams, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator via email at rachel.adams@nehgs.org.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added five new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Most Precious Blood in Hyde Park. This update adds 9,395 records and 31,403 names to search.
Most Precious Blood was established in 1870 as the Catholic population of Hyde Park grew, although their church building would not be complete until 1885 due to a fire and other delays.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making this parish available on our site. The new volumes are listed below:
Most Precious Blood (Hyde Park) Baptisms and Marriages, 1870-1888
Most Precious Blood (Hyde Park) Baptisms, 1889-1896
Most Precious Blood (Hyde Park) Baptisms, 1896-1900
Most Precious Blood (Hyde Park) Confirmations, 1880-1900
Most Precious Blood (Hyde Park) Marriages, 1889-1900
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
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Alexander Berry lived from 1747-1830 and married Martha “Patty” Smith. They had five children. Jacob Chamberlin lived from 1766 to about 1851. He and his wife, Dorothy Cleveland had nine children. Mary [Griffon] Cleveland was born in 1743/4 and died in 1812. She married Ephraim Cleveland and together they had six children.
This study project focuses on individual enumerated in the 1790 census in historic Berkshire and Hampshire counties, also including modern Franklin and Hampden counties. Sketches for this project are submitted to editor Helen Schatvet Ullmann, CG, FASG by NEHGS members and other interested researchers. If you are interested in submitting a sketch for Volume 5, please review our project home page.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.