Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Modern town borders of Worcester in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Town Information

Description

Worcester, 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

Worcester Town Clerk

The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office

City Clerk-Elections Div.
455 Main St Rm 208
Worcester, MA 01608
Phone: 508-799-1134
Fax: 508-799-1137
Email: clerk@worcesterma.gov
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 ($)
1972-Onward Massachusetts, Worcester, Worcester Deaths at MyHeritage — index ($)
Massachusetts, Worcester, Worcester Deaths at MyHeritage — index ($)

Divorce

Town Reports

The town of Worcester kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Worcester kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

1965

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

Cemeteries

[Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Worcester Cemeteries List] at Find a Grave
Worcester Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
Worcester County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
Worcester County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

Church Records

1789-1920 Massachusetts: (Image only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 at American Ancestors - images ($)

Lutheran

Records of Worcester Highland Street American Lutheran Church, Worcester, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

City Directories

Various Dates Dictionary of Worcester, Massachusetts, and its vicinity(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
1842-1962 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Worcester at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
1842-1965 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Worcester at Ancestry - index & images ($), 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

Immigration

Land Records

Local Histories

Maps

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

Boundary Map of Worcester at HomeTownLocator
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
Worcester at FamilySearch Places
Worcester at Google Maps
Worcester at Mapcarta
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:

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

School Records

Tax Records

Websites

Research Facilities

Libraries

Museums

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