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*{{RecordSearch|1469062|Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915}} | *{{RecordSearch|1469062|Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915}} | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1463156|Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924}} | *{{RecordSearch|1463156|Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924}} | ||
* | *{{RecordSearch|1928860|Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920}} This collection contains only 1916 to 1920 plus amended and delayed records, 1841-1920] | ||
[http://www.fold3.com/ '''fold3.com ($)'''] | [http://www.fold3.com/ '''fold3.com ($)'''] | ||
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'''Federal Records:''' | '''Federal Records:''' | ||
The Revolutionary War rolls, 1775-1783, are held at the [http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/ National Archives in Washington, D.C.] The records were microfilmed as NARA's [http://research.archives.gov/description/602384 M246] series and as {{FHL|274550|item|disp=FHL film 830280 (1st of 138)}} (Massachusetts 830304-830321). These records are arranged by jacket number (see list below).<br>This collection is '''ONLINE''' at {{RecordSearch|2068326| at FamilySearch}} is a browsable form (as of Aug. 2013) by jacket numbers. It is also available at [http://www.fold3.com/title_469/revolutionary_war_rolls/ fold3.com] ($) where it is indexed.<br> | The Revolutionary War rolls, 1775-1783, are held at the [http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/ National Archives in Washington, D.C.] The records were microfilmed as NARA's [http://research.archives.gov/description/602384 M246] series and as {{FHL|274550|item|disp=FHL film 830280 (1st of 138)}} (Massachusetts 830304-830321). These records are arranged by jacket number (see list below).<br>This collection is '''ONLINE''' at {{RecordSearch|2068326| at FamilySearch.org}} is a browsable form (as of Aug. 2013) by jacket numbers. It is also available at [http://www.fold3.com/title_469/revolutionary_war_rolls/ fold3.com] ($) where it is indexed.<br> | ||
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Other selected Federal military records include: | Other selected Federal military records include: | ||
*Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, [http://research.archives.gov/description/570910 NARA M881 series], and Index, [http://research.archives.gov/description/572371 NARA M860], {{FHL|484382|item|disp=FHL film 882842 (1st of 1175)}}.<br>ONLINE at {{RecordSearch|1849623|FamilySearch}} and [http://www.fold3.com/title_470/revolutionary_war_service_records/ fold3.com] ($).<br>Also scanned from the Index arranged by unit and then alphabetical on Internet Archive, see [http://www.donslist.net/PGHLookups/IARevWarServRecs.html#Group93MA Don Krieger's Rev. War Service Guide].<br> | *Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, [http://research.archives.gov/description/570910 NARA M881 series], and Index, [http://research.archives.gov/description/572371 NARA M860], {{FHL|484382|item|disp=FHL film 882842 (1st of 1175)}}.<br>ONLINE at {{RecordSearch|1849623|FamilySearch.org}} and [http://www.fold3.com/title_470/revolutionary_war_service_records/ fold3.com] ($).<br>Also scanned from the Index arranged by unit and then alphabetical on Internet Archive, see [http://www.donslist.net/PGHLookups/IARevWarServRecs.html#Group93MA Don Krieger's Rev. War Service Guide].<br> | ||
*Compiled Service Records of American Naval Personnel Who Served in the Revolutionary War, 1894 - ca. 1912, [http://research.archives.gov/description/572134 NARA M880], {{FHL|88855|item|disp=FHL film 1004872 (1st of 6)}}.<br>ONLINE at [http://www.fold3.com/title_789/revolutionary_war_service_records_navy/ fold3.com] ($).<br> | *Compiled Service Records of American Naval Personnel Who Served in the Revolutionary War, 1894 - ca. 1912, [http://research.archives.gov/description/572134 NARA M880], {{FHL|88855|item|disp=FHL film 1004872 (1st of 6)}}.<br>ONLINE at [http://www.fold3.com/title_789/revolutionary_war_service_records_navy/ fold3.com] ($).<br> | ||
*Lists of Records of Military Organizations Used to Create Volunteer Compiled Military Service Records [i.e. Ainsworth Lists], [http://research.archives.gov/description/589591 NARA T817 series], Rolls 2-3 for Revolutionary War Massachusetts Lists, 1-71, {{FHL|539623|item|disp=FHL films 1715878-1715879}} (for same).<br> | *Lists of Records of Military Organizations Used to Create Volunteer Compiled Military Service Records [i.e. Ainsworth Lists], [http://research.archives.gov/description/589591 NARA T817 series], Rolls 2-3 for Revolutionary War Massachusetts Lists, 1-71, {{FHL|539623|item|disp=FHL films 1715878-1715879}} (for same).<br> | ||
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*Civil War Service Records of Union Colored Troops, 1863-1865, {{RecordSearch|1932431|FamilySearch.org}}, the NARA series was NOT identified.<br> | *Civil War Service Records of Union Colored Troops, 1863-1865, {{RecordSearch|1932431|FamilySearch.org}}, the NARA series was NOT identified.<br> | ||
*General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, {{RecordSearch|1919699|FamilySearch.org}} [59% completed in Aug. 2013] and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4654 Ancestry] ($), being NARA T288 series.<br> | *General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, {{RecordSearch|1919699|FamilySearch.org}} [59% completed in Aug. 2013] and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4654 Ancestry] ($), being NARA T288 series.<br> | ||
*Civil War and later Pension Index, 1861-1917, {{RecordSearch|1471019|FamilySearch.org}} and [http://www.fold3.com/title_57/ | *Civil War and later Pension Index, 1861-1917, {{RecordSearch|1471019|FamilySearch.org}} and [http://www.fold3.com/title_57/civil_war_and_later_veterans_pension_index/ fold3.com] ($), being NARA T289 series.<br> | ||
*Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files, {{RecordSearch|1922519|FamilySearch.org}} [4% indexing completed in Aug. 2013] and [http://www.fold3.com/title_24/civil_war_widows_pensions/ fold3.com] ($) [5% complete], the NARA series was NOT identified.<br> | *Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files, {{RecordSearch|1922519|FamilySearch.org}} [4% indexing completed in Aug. 2013] and [http://www.fold3.com/title_24/civil_war_widows_pensions/ fold3.com] ($) [5% complete], the NARA series was NOT identified.<br> | ||
*Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942, {{RecordSearch|1979426|FamilySearch.org}} and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2402 Ancestry] ($), being NARA M1784 and M1785 series.<br> | *Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942, {{RecordSearch|1979426|FamilySearch.org}} and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2402 Ancestry] ($), being NARA M1784 and M1785 series.<br> | ||
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The following are national records where information regarding Massachusetts soldiers and sailors may be found. This list was not compared to or include records found at the National Archives. It is only the list of ONLINE records from FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com, and fold3.com. | The following are national records where information regarding Massachusetts soldiers and sailors may be found. This list was not compared to or include records found at the National Archives. It is only the list of ONLINE records from FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com, and fold3.com. | ||
*General Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served During the War with Spain, {{RecordSearch|1919583|FamilySearch.org}}, the NARA series was NOT identified, browsable | *General Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served During the War with Spain, {{RecordSearch|1919583|FamilySearch.org}}, the NARA series was NOT identified, browsable only in alphabetical order; [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2400 Ancestry] ($) (searchable), NARA M871 series.<br> | ||
*General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, {{RecordSearch|1919699|FamilySearch.org}} [59% completed in Aug. 2013] and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4654 Ancestry] ($), being NARA T288 series.<br> | *General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, {{RecordSearch|1919699|FamilySearch.org}} [59% completed in Aug. 2013] and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4654 Ancestry] ($), being NARA T288 series.<br> | ||
*Civil War and later Pension Index, 1861-1917, {{RecordSearch|1471019|FamilySearch.org}} and [http://www.fold3.com/title_57/civil_war_and_later_veterans_pension_index/ fold3.com] ($), being NARA T289 series.<br> | *Civil War and later Pension Index, 1861-1917, {{RecordSearch|1471019|FamilySearch.org}} and [http://www.fold3.com/title_57/civil_war_and_later_veterans_pension_index/ fold3.com] ($), being NARA T289 series.<br> | ||
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*World War I Selective Service System draft registration cards, 1917-1918 - Massachusetts, {{FHL|746980|item|disp=FHL film 1684875 (1st of 162)}}.<br>Part of World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, ONLINE at {{RecordSearch|1968530|FamilySearch.org}} or [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482 Ancestry] ($).<br> | *World War I Selective Service System draft registration cards, 1917-1918 - Massachusetts, {{FHL|746980|item|disp=FHL film 1684875 (1st of 162)}}.<br>Part of World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, ONLINE at {{RecordSearch|1968530|FamilySearch.org}} or [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482 Ancestry] ($).<br> | ||
*Selective service records, and, exemptions as aliens for 1917-1918 - Massachusetts, {{FHL|585815|item|disp=FHL film 1846563 Items 3-4}}.<br> | *Selective service records, and, exemptions as aliens for 1917-1918 - Massachusetts, {{FHL|585815|item|disp=FHL film 1846563 Items 3-4}}.<br> | ||
*Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918 , {{RecordSearch|1858291|FamilySearch.org}} or [http://www.fold3.com/title_107/naturalization_index_wwi_soldiers/ fold3. | *Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918 , {{RecordSearch|1858291|FamilySearch.org}} or [http://www.fold3.com/title_107/naturalization_index_wwi_soldiers/ fold3.com] ($), being NARA M1952 series.<br> | ||
'''State Records:''' | '''State Records:''' | ||
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| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham], RG 21 | | [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham], RG 21 | ||
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| [http://research.archives.gov/description/595176 Petitions and Records of Naturalization of the U.S. District Court and Circuit Courts of the District of Massachusetts], 1906-1929, M1368.<br>Petitions and Records, [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/573146 FHL film 1578248 (1st of 55)]<br>ONLINE at [http://www.fold3.com/title_112/naturalizations-ma/ fold3] ($).<br>-----<br>Index to Naturalization Petitions and Records of the U.S. District Court, 1906-1966, and the U.S. Circuit Court, 1906-1911, for the District of Massachusetts, M1545, [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/19737 FHL film 1429671 (first of 117)].<br>ONLINE at {{RecordSearch|1834334|Massachusetts Naturalization Index, 1906-1966}} at FamilySearch.org | | [http://research.archives.gov/description/595176 Petitions and Records of Naturalization of the U.S. District Court and Circuit Courts of the District of Massachusetts], 1906-1929, M1368.<br>Petitions and Records, [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/573146 FHL film 1578248 (1st of 55)]<br>ONLINE at [http://www.fold3.com/title_112/naturalizations-ma/ fold3] ($).<br>-----<br>Index to Naturalization Petitions and Records of the U.S. District Court, 1906-1966, and the U.S. Circuit Court, 1906-1911, for the District of Massachusetts, M1545, [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/19737 FHL film 1429671 (first of 117)].<br>ONLINE at {{RecordSearch|1834334|Massachusetts Naturalization Index, 1906-1966}} at FamilySearch.org, | ||
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1192 Ancestry] ($), and [http://www.fold3.com/title_98/naturalization-index-ma/ fold3] ($).<br>-----<br>NARA, RG 21, Primary declarations, 1798-1946, Naturalization records, 1790-1906, Petitions, #1195587-2353923, Certified declarations, v. 131-257, Index to declarations, 1912-1940, [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1257420 FHL film 2416289 (1st of 498)]<br>-----<br>NARA, RG 21, Naturalization records, 1845-1906 (#1-449-103), Declarations, 1845-1911, Depositions of witnesses (#1-290739), and Index to declarations, 1906-1911, [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1344633 FHL film 2414774 (1st of 191)]<br>-----<br>Petitions, v. 1 (ca. 1787-1906) ['''film only'''], v. 2-252 (1847-1902) ['''digital only'''], [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2098233 FHL Digital Capture 7048053 (1st of 254)] (part of index below)<br>-----<br>Repatriation of soldiers, 1918-1941, [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1376353 FHL film 2416188 Item 1]<br>-----<br>Repatriation of women who married non-American citizens, 1936-1945, [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1376354 FHL film 2416188, 2416217]<br>-----<br>Overseas military naturalization petitions, 1943-1945, [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1376357 FHL film 2416218]<br>-----<br>Index to declarations, 1943-1955, [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1201470 FHL films 2371827-2371828] | |||
| Soundex index card file at NARA - Waltham | | Soundex index card file at NARA - Waltham | ||
| {{RecordSearch|2064580|United States, New England, Petitions for Naturalization, 1787-1906}} (browsable by county, then court, as of July 2013 - no Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, or Hampshire county records).<br>Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/research/microfilm/m1299.pdf M1299].<br>ONLINE at {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}. | | {{RecordSearch|2064580|United States, New England, Petitions for Naturalization, 1787-1906}} (browsable by county, then court, as of July 2013 - no Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, or Hampshire county records).<br>Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/research/microfilm/m1299.pdf M1299].<br>ONLINE at {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}. | ||