Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Modern town borders of Groton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Town Information

Description

Groton, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

Parent Towns

Populated Places

Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities,
Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Boundary Changes

Adjacent Towns

Town Records

In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Groton Town Clerk

173 Main Street
Groton, MA 01450
Phone: 978-448-1100
Fax: 978-448-2030
Email: townclerk@townofgroton.org
Website

Vital Records

Births

1636-1924 Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Marriages

Deaths

1916-1919 Massachusetts Deaths, 1916-1919 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Divorce

Town Reports

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

Cemeteries

Groton Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
Groton Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
Middlesex County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
Middlesex County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

Church Records

City Directories

1873 Middlesex County Directory,1873 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
1875 Middlesex County Directory, 1875 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
1907-1922 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Groton at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Compiled Genealogies

Court Records

1643-1674 Middlesex County, MA: Abstracts of Court Records, 1643-1674 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

Immigration

Land Records

Local Histories

Maps

This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Boundary Map of Groton at HomeTownLocator
Groton at FamilySearch Places
Groton at Google Maps
Groton at Mapcarta
Massachusetts County Map at Mass.gov
McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
Old Maps of Massachusetts at Old-Maps.com
Massachusetts Maps State Page

Migration

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:

Civil War, 1861-1865

For more Civil War Military Records see:

World War I, 1917-1918

For more World War I Military Records see:

World War II, 1941-1945

For more World War II Military Records see:

French and Indian War, 1755-1763

Papers Relating to Captain Thomas Lawrence's company: Raised in Groton, Massachusetts, During the French and Indian War, 1758, Remarks Made Before the Massachusetts Historical Society, May 8, 1890 by Samuel Abbott Green (Cambridge, Mass.: John Wilson and Son, 1890) (digitized book)

Newspapers

1800-Current Massachusetts, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Obituaries

Other Town Records

Probate Records

1648-1871 Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

School Records

Tax Records

Websites

Research Facilities

Libraries

Museums

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Boston Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
Marlborough Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
Nashua New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
Worcester Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
Billerica Public Library - an affiliate library
Burlington Public Library - an affiliate library
Cary Memorial Library - an affiliate library
Chelmsford Public Library - an affiliate library
Leominster Public Library - an affiliate library
Reuben Hoar Library - an affiliate library