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Historic American Buildings Survey Aubrey P. Janion, Photographer August 1959 FRONT OR SOUTH SIDE – Lyme Congregational Church, The Green, Lyme, Grafton County, NH
Today we’re announcing two updated databases, Greenfield, MA: Records, 1775-1911 and Lyme, NH: Congregational Church Records, 1774-1867. Many of our databases, including these are based on manuscripts held in our library collection. We recently had these two manuscripts scanned, then re-indexed by our volunteers. They now include images and are now searchable by all available fields, including first name, last name, spouse’s name, parents’ names, location, date, and year. Greenfield, MA: Records, 1775-1911 includes three major types of records: abstracts of probate records, church records, and Bible records. You can use the keyword field to search for probate case number, church, cemetery, or source (family Bible). We especially want to thank the following volunteers: Margo Blank, Barbara Holt, Carole Livingston, Susan Hurlbut, Pat Dalpiaz, Philip Gross, Diane Arbuckle, Julie Bliss Hammons, and Barbara Macken.
The left image comes from One Hundred Years of Progress, James S. Sullivan’s 1895 archdiocesan history. The image on the right of St. Jean Baptiste was taken in 2011. (Image Credit: By Emw (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms 1895-1897
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms 1897-1899
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms 1899-1900
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms 1900
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Index to Baptisms and Marriages 1868-1894
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms and Marriages 1868-1879
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms and Marriages 1879-1886
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms and Marriages 1886-1890
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms and Marriages 1891-1894
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Index to Marriages A-I 1895-1900
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Index to Marriages J-Z 1895-1900
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Marriages 1895-1900
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Confirmations 1870-1894
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Confirmations 1870-1900
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Confirmations 1895-1900
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Deaths 1896-1900
Landing of the Pilgrims stamp from 1920. United States Public Domain, courtesy of Wikimedia.
We have added a new volume to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880:
- Allerton, Isaac (Vol. 17)
This update adds 191 pages with 3,300 supporting records and 10,300 searchable names related to the descendants of Isaac Allerton.
This database is being constructed from the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD) very well-known series of books Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620 which document the first generation of descendants of the Pilgrims. Through our partnership with GSMD, American Ancestors is delivering this database with a full index of the fifth-generation descendants, and their children, coupled with the page images for those people.
Isaac Allerton, born in 1586, was a merchant and a tailor. He embarked on Mayflower with his first wife Mary Norris, their 3 living children, and his apprentice, John Hooke. His sister Sarah was also a passenger, married to Degory Priest. Isaac was chosen as assistant to Governor Bradford in 1621. Members of the colony became dissatisfied with how he managed the finances of the colony, increasing debt and mixing his own business with the colony’s finances. He was eventually banished from the colony for his unscrupulous dealings, going on to live in Marblehead, New Amsterdam, and New Haven. Around 1626 he married his second wife, Fear, who was the daughter of passenger William Brewster. They had two children. He later married a third wife, Joanna Swinnerton, in New Haven, where he died in 1659. This information is also available on our Mayflower 2020 site here.
This database index includes birth, baptism, marriage, death, and deed records for these individuals, and where available, the names of parents and spouses. We thank our volunteers for all their efforts in bringing this newly searchable data to you!
This update is made possible by the invaluable efforts of our team of volunteers, including; Karen Ristic, Ray Ristic, and David Anderson. We appreciate the work of all our volunteers. If you would like to join the team please contact Bianca Renzoni, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator bianca.renzoni@nehgs.org.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
By http://maps.bpl.org (View of Marlborough, Mass. Uploaded by tm) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Immaculate Conception (Marlborough) Baptisms, 1854-1861
Immaculate Conception (Marlborough) Baptisms, 1861-1869
Immaculate Conception (Marlborough) Baptisms, 1861-1869 Index
Immaculate Conception (Marlborough) Baptisms, 1869-1896
Immaculate Conception (Marlborough) Baptisms, 1875-1886
Immaculate Conception (Marlborough) Baptisms, 1897-1900
Immaculate Conception (Marlborough) Baptisms and Marriages, 1854-1869
Immaculate Conception (Marlborough) Confirmations, 1897-1900
Immaculate Conception (Marlborough) Marriages, 1854-1869
The Standish rapier made in Germany 1630-1650: At the Pilgrim Hall Museum, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
We have added a new volume to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880:
- Standish, Myles (Vol. 14)
This update adds 175 pages wth 3,300 records and 16,000 searchable names related to the descendants of Myles Standish. This volume was made possible by the invaluable efforts of our team of volunteers, including; Karen Ristic, Ray Ristic, and David Anderson. We appreciate the work of all our volunteers. If you would like to join the team please contact Bianca Renzoni, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator bianca.renzoni@nehgs.org.
This database is being constructed from the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD) very well-known series of books Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620 which document the first generation of descendants of the Pilgrims. Through our partnership with GSMD, American Ancestors is delivering this database with a full index of the fifth-generation descendants, and their children, coupled with the page images for those people.
Myles Standish was born about 1593, and married Rose _____ about 1618. They traveled together on Mayflower, but she died in January of 1621. William Bradford spoke highly of Myles and a few other men who cared for the sick and dying, writing that they “. . . spared no pains, night nor day, but with abundance of toil and hazard of their own health … did all the homeley & necessary offices for them, which dainty and queazy stomachs cannot endure to hear named”. Captain Myles Standish was an English military officer hired as advisor for the Plymouth Colony, and was commander of the forces defending the Colony. He also served as treasurer for the Colony. This information is also available on our Mayflower 2020 site here.
This database index includes birth, baptism, marriage, death, and deed records for these individuals, and where available, the names of parents and spouses.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Embarkation of the Pilgrims by Robert Walter Weir, circa 1857. Public Domain, courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum and Wikimedia Commons.
We have added a new volume to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880:
- Alden, John (Vol. 16, part 5)
This update adds 300 pages supporting 6,500 records and 18,700 searchable names, and represents the last of the volumes dedicated to the descendants of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins.
This database is being constructed from the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD) very well-known series of books Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620 which document the first generation of descendants of the Pilgrims. Through our partnership with GSMD, American Ancestors is delivering this database with a full index of the fifth-generation descendants, and their children, coupled with the page images for those people.
John Alden was born in England around 1599. He was a cooper and crew member on the Mayflower. After arriving in America, he signed the Mayflower Compact and decided to stay rather than returning to England. Alden performed extensive public service for the colony, serving in roles such as Treasurer and Assistant Governor. In 1623 he married fellow passenger Priscilla Mullins, and the two raised 10 children together. When he died in Duxbury in 1687, Alden was the last surviving signer of the Mayflower Compact. This information is also available on our Mayflower 2020 site here.
This database index includes birth, baptism, marriage, death, and deed records for these individuals, and where available, the names of parents and spouses. We thank our volunteers for all their efforts in bringing this newly searchable data to you!
This update is made possible by the invaluable efforts of our team of volunteers, including; David Anderson, Julie Nathanson, Larry Aiken, and Jackie Horton. We appreciate the work of all our volunteers. If you would like to join the team please contact Bianca Renzoni, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator bianca.renzoni@nehgs.org.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Hemlock Gorge Reservation By Daderot [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
St. Bernard (Newton) Baptisms, 1876-1894
St. Bernard (Newton) Baptisms, 1894-1900
St. Bernard (Newton) Marriages, 1876-1900
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Image Credit: Boston Public Library, Charlestown Branch
Alicia Crane William’s study project, Early New England Families, 1641-1700 focuses on immigrants to New England , using Torrey’s New England Marriages as a guide.
Today we’re announcing two new sketches:
Samuel Carter (m. 1639) Samuel was a shoemaker in Charlestown who married Winifred Harwood and died in 1681.
Thomas Carter (m. 1639, 1679) Thomas was Samuel’s brother. Their brother John also has a sketch available as part of this database. Thomas was a yeoman who married twice, first a woman named Ann, and then Elizabeth (Bunker) Johnson.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Landing of the Pilgrims, from the US Capitol building. Public Domain, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
We have added three new volumes to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880:
- Doty, Edward (Vol. 11, part 1)
- Doty, Edward (Vol. 11, part 2)
- Doty, Edward (Vol. 11, part 3)
This database is being constructed from the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD) very well-known series of books Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620 which document the first generation of descendants of the Pilgrims. Through our partnership with GSMD, American Ancestors is delivering this database with a full index of the fifth-generation descendants, and their children, coupled with the page images for those people.
Edward Doty was a planter. He traveled on Mayflower as a servant to Stephen Hopkins. Within months of landing at Plymouth, Edward fought in what Bradford called “the first duel fought in New England.” The incident was between him and Edward Leister, a fellow servant of Stephen Hopkins. Both parties were wounded but not killed, and received punishment for their involvement. Edward was likely near the end of his servitude at that time. In 1635, Edward Doty married Faith Clark, with whom he had nine children. He died in Plymouth in 1655. This biographical information is also available on the American Ancestors Mayflower 2020 site here.
These three volumes adds 55,000 new searchable names, bringing the total to 275,000 for the database in total. The graphic below shows the top 50 last names that have been indexed for Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. This database index includes birth, baptism, marriage, death, and deed records for these individuals, and where available, the names of parents and spouses.
This update is made possible by the invaluable efforts of our team of volunteers, including; David, Anderson, Nancy Borman, Jeanne Brown, Fran Danico, Jackie Horton, Jan Livingston, Margaret Parker, and Rich Wood. We appreciate the work of all our volunteers. If you would like to join the team please contact Bianca Renzoni, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator bianca.renzoni@nehgs.org.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
The steamer Albany in Albany, NY. Public Domain, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
We have updated the index to Albany Argus: Records of Deaths and Marriages, 1826-1828 so that it is now searchable by first name and last name, location, record type, and family members (where available).
The text of these extracted marriage and death records published in the Albany Argus newspaper continues to be searchable via Keyword search.
This update is made possible by the efforts of our volunteers, in particular, Bob Rainville. We appreciate the work of all our volunteers. If you would like to participate please contact Bianca Renzoni, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator via email at bianca.renzoni@nehgs.org.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.