Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Genealogy

United States

New England

Massachusetts

Worcester

Worcester

Modern town borders of Worcester in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Town Information

Description

• Worcester, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

Populated Places

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

Adjacent Towns

Worcester Co.: Auburn | Boylston | Grafton | Holden | Leicester | Millbury | Paxton | Shrewsbury | West Boylston

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

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 ($)

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:

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

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

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
  
  

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
• United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

For more Civil War Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

For more World War I Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
• United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

For more World War II Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
• United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

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

Research Facilities

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

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• 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
• Franklin Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
• Marlborough Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
• Worcester Massachusetts FamilySearch Center

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