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Local Research Resources

Online Federal Censuses

Population Schedules

Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. Click here for more information about federal census records.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts entered the Union on February 6, 1788, as the sixth state. It will appear on the 1790 Census.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links

1790	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840
FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com
1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900
FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com
1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960
FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com NARA	Release Date April 1, 2032

Additional Census Indexes and Records

1630-1788, 1840, 1890 Massachusetts: Miscellaneous Census Substitutes, 1630-1788, 1840, 1890 at American Ancestors - index($)

Non-Population Schedules for Massachusetts

Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.

Year	Type of Census	Links
1890	Veterans	FamilySearch Ancestry.com ($)
1880	Defective	Ancestry.com ($)
1880	Mortality	Ancestry.com ($)
1880	Manufacturing	Ancestry.com ($)
1880	Agriculture	Ancestry.com ($)
1870	Social Statistics	FamilySearch Ancestry.com ($)
1870	Mortality	FamilySearch Ancestry.com ($)
1870	Manufacturing	Ancestry.com ($)
1870	Agriculture	Ancestry.com ($)
1860	Social Statistics	Ancestry.com ($)
1860	Mortality	FamilySearch Ancestry.com ($)
1860	Manufacturing	Ancestry.com ($)
1860	Agriculture	Ancestry.com ($)
1850	Social Statistics	Ancestry.com ($)
1850	Mortality	FamilySearch Ancestry.com ($)
1850	Manufacturing	Ancestry.com ($)
1850	Agriculture	Ancestry.com ($)
1840	Pensioners	Ancestry.com ($)

Existing and Lost Censuses

List of existing and lost federal censuses for Massachusetts

Online State and Territorial Censuses

State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit United States Census Bureau.

Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the US Territorial Census page.

Although Massachusetts conducted a census up to 1975, the 1855 and 1865 censuses are the only two surviving schedules.^[1]

Year	Type of Census	Links
1865	State, all household members	at FamilySearch at Ancestry.com ($) at American Ancestors ($)
1855	State, all household members	at FamilySearch, index/images at Ancestry.com ($) at American Ancestors ($)

Why Use the Census?

State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include:

Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
Sex
Age
Color
Nativity
Place of birth of this person
Place of birth of Father of this person
Place of birth of Mother of this person
Period of Residence
How long a resident of this State (years and months)
How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
Regular occupation
Military service

Sources and footnotes

↑ Researching Your Family’s History at the Massachusetts Archives

[1] Researching Your Family’s History at the Massachusetts Archives

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-''[[United States|United States&nbsp;]] &gt; &nbsp;[[United States Census|U.S. Census&nbsp;]] &gt; &nbsp;[[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]&nbsp; &gt; &nbsp;[[Massachusetts Census]]''
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+| link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]]
+| link2=[[United States Census|U.S. Census]]
+| link3=[[Massachusetts, United States Genealogy|Massachusetts]]
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+| link5=[[Massachusetts Census|Census]]
+}}
-== Availability  ==
+==Online Federal Censuses==
+===Population Schedules===
+Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. [[United States Census|'''Click here for more information''']] about federal census records. <br><br>
+The Commonwealth of Massachusetts entered the Union on February 6, 1788, as the sixth state. It will appear on the 1790 Census.
-'''1800 Suffolk County'''--Census is mostly lost.
+======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
+{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
+|-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1790|1790]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1800|1800]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1810|1810]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1820|1820]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1830|1830]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1840|1840]]
+|-
+|{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ Ancestry.com]
+|{{RecordSearch|1804228|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7590/ Ancestry.com]
+|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ Ancestry.com]
+|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry.com]
+|{{RecordSearch|1803958|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/ Ancestry.com]
+|{{RecordSearch|1786457|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8057/ Ancestry.com]
+|-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
+|-
+|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
+|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
+|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
+|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
+|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
+|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
+|-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
+|-
+|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
+|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
+|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
+|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
+|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA]
+|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
+|-
+|}
-'''''1850 United States Census'''''—A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1401638 FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site]. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1850, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.
+'''Additional Census Indexes and Records'''<br>
+*'''1630-1788, 1840, 1890''' [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/509/massachusetts-miscellaneous-census-substitutes-1630-1788-1840-1890 Massachusetts: Miscellaneous Census Substitutes, 1630-1788, 1840, 1890] at American Ancestors - index($)
-<br>
+===Non-Population Schedules for Massachusetts===
+Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
+{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
+|-
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
+|-
+|1890
+|Veterans
+| {{RecordSearch|1877095|FamilySearch}}
+[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+|-
+|1880
+|Defective
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1634/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+|-
+|1880
+|Mortality
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+|-
+|1880
+|Manufacturing
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+|-
+|1880
+|Agriculture
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+|-
+|1870
+|Social Statistics
+|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/565601?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
+[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+|-
+|1870
+|Mortality
+|{{RecordSearch|2311325|FamilySearch}}
+[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+|-
+|1870
+|Manufacturing
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+|-
+|1870
+|Agriculture
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+|-
+|1860
+|Social Statistics
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+|-
+|1860
+|Mortality
+|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/565601?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
+[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+|-
+|1860
+|Manufacturing
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+|-
+|1860
+|Agriculture
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+|-
+|1850
+|Social Statistics
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+|-
+|1850
+|Mortality
+|{{RecordSearch|1420441|FamilySearch}}
+[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+|-
+|1850
+|Manufacturing
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+|-
+|1850
+|Agriculture
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+|-
+|1840
+|Pensioners
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+|-
+|}
-'''''1855 Massachusetts State Census'''''—A free Internet index and images to the [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1459985 1855&nbsp;Massachusetts&nbsp;State Census] can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1855, birthplace, occupation, other family members, whether married or single, and neighbors.&nbsp;For a description of this collection, see [[Massachusetts 1855 State Census|Massachusetts 1855 State Census]].<br><br>'''1860 United States Census'''''—A free Internet index and images to the 1860 United States Census can be viewed on the [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1473181 FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site.] This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1860, birthplace, occupation, other family members, whether married or single, and neighbors.''
+===Existing and Lost Censuses===
+*[[Massachusetts Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Massachusetts]]
-'''&nbsp;1870 United States Census---'''A free internet index and images can be viewed on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1438024 FamilySearch Record Pilot site]. This index includes the full name, age, sex, race, birthplace, occupation, month if born in census year, month if married in census year, birth place of father and mother, if born in a foreign country.
+==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
+State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit [https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/other_resources/state_censuses.html United States Census Bureau].<br><br>
+Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the [[United States Census Territorial|US Territorial Census page]].<br>
-'''''1880 United States Census'''''– A Free Internet Index and Images to the US Census can be viewed on the [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1417683 Family Search Record Pilot – Pilot Site.] This index includes an every name index to population schedules listing inhabitants. It includes the full name, race, sex, age, birth month (if born during the previous year), relationship to head of household, whether married, single or divorced, whether married during the previous year, country or state of birth of each person and his parent’s, occupation and street address and house number.
+Although Massachusetts conducted a census up to 1975, the 1855 and 1865 censuses are the only two surviving schedules.<ref>[https://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcgen/genidx.htm#census Researching Your Family’s History at the Massachusetts Archives]</ref><br>
+{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
+|-
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
+|-
+|1865
+|State, all household members
+|at {{RecordSearch|1410399|FamilySearch}}
+at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9203 Ancestry.com] ($)<br>
+at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/535/massachusetts-1865-state-census American Ancestors] ($)
+|-
+|1855
+|State, all household members
+|at {{RecordSearch|1459985|FamilySearch}}, index/images
+at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4472 Ancestry.com] ($)<br>
+at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/533/massachusetts-1855-state-census?refreshed=true American Ancestors] ($)
+|-
+|}
-'''1890 Census--'''Census was destroyed, except for a list of Civil War Union soldiers, which has a published index.
+==Why Use the Census?==
+State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include:
+*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
+*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
+*Sex
+*Age
+*Color
+*Nativity
+*Place of birth of this person
+*Place of birth of Father of this person
+*Place of birth of Mother of this person
+*Period of Residence
+*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
+*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
+*Regular occupation
+*Military service
-<br>'''1900 Federal Census''' - A free Internet index and images to the 1900 United States Census can be viewed on the&nbsp; [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1236863911171_679" />]. Important additions to this census are month and year of birth of each household member, number of years married for each married person, number of children born to each mother and the number of those still living, year of immigration, and number of years in the United States.
-== Historical Background  ==
+=== Sources and footnotes  ===
---Massachusetts came into the Union as the 6th state.
+{{reflist}}
-== Indexes  ==
+{{USCensus}}
-==== Ancestry  ====
+<br>
-All census records for Massachusetts are indexed on Ancestry.
+[[Category:Massachusetts Census Records|Census]]
-==== Statewide indexes to federal censuses  ====
-'''Book Indexes:''' 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860
-:1790–1850: microfiche indexes<br>
-:1870 Hampden County: book index<br>
-:1880 (partial), 1900, 1920 and 1930: Soundex (phonetic) indexes on microfilm<br>
-:1910: no index for Massachusetts
-==== Town indexes to federal censuses  ====
-Can sometimes help locate names missed in statewide indexes. They&nbsp;are sometimes listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under MASSACHUSETTS, [COUNTY], [TOWN]-CENSUS
-==== City Finding Helps  ====
-'''City Directories:''' In large cities first find the person's address in the city directory for the same year as the census. Then look for that address in the census.
-The following reference tools help determine which census schedule microfilm and enumeration district to search for specific addresses:
-*Kirkham, E. Kay. A Handy Guide to Record- Searching in the Larger Cities of the United States. Logan, Utah: Everton, 1974. ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=216818&disp=A+handy+guide+to+record-searching+in+t++ Family History Library book 973 D27kc; fiche 6010059-60].) Includes ward maps and street indexes for Boston for 1850–1855, 1860, and 1877.
-United States. Census Office. Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions and Enumeration Districts.<br>
-:1870 ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=464745&disp=Descriptions+of+census+geographic+subdiv++ Family History Library film 1402859])<br>1880 ([[1402861|Family History Library film 1402861]])<br>1900 ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=59389&disp=Census+enumeration+district+descriptions++ Family History Library film 1303022])<br>1910 ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=297379&disp=Census+descriptions+of+geographic+subdiv++ Family History Library film 1374005])<br>1920 ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=622083&disp=Census+descriptions+of+geographic+subdiv++ Family History Library film 1842708])
-*Buckway, G. Eileen. U.S. ''1910 Federal Census: Unindexed States: A Guide to Finding Census Enumeration Districts for Unindexed Cities, Towns, and Villages.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1992. ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=594710&disp=U.S.+1910+federal+census+%3A+unindex++ Family History Library book 973 X2bu 1910; fiche 6101340].) Lists all Massachusetts towns (or wards) with their 1910 census enumeration district numbers and Family History Library film numbers. Boston, Brockton, Cambridge, Fall River, Holyoke, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, New Bedford, Somerville, Springfield, and Worcester each have special instructions. These often includeFamily History Libraryor film numbers for city directories.
-*Malmberg, Emil and Maurine. ''Street Indexes to Unindexed Cities in the U.S. 1910 Federal Census.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1993. ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=664573&disp=Street+indexes+to+unindexed+cities+in+th++ Family History Library book 973 X2str 1910; fiche 6104151].) Lists Boston street addresses with their corresponding page numbers, 1910 census enumeration district numbers, and Family History Library film numbers.
-*Marnier, Mary Lou and Patricia Rougham Bellows. ''A Research Aid for the Massachusetts 1910 Federal Census.'' Sudbury, Massachusetts: Computerized Assistance, 1988. ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=671175&disp=A+research+aid+for+the+Massachusetts+191%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library book 974 X22m].) This book gives the wards, precincts, enumeration districts, and starting page for each town. Includes maps. Refers to the National Archives microfilm numbers, which can be matched to Family History Library microfilm numbers.
-== Special Censuses  ==
-==== Mortality Schedules  ====
-'''1850-1880--'''Mortality schedules for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 list those who died in the year before the census. These are at the Massachusetts State Archives, the National Archives, and the Family History Library:
-'''1850 United States Census Mortality Schedules'''—A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census Mortality Schedules can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1420441 FamilySearch Record Search - Pilot Site]. Mortality schedules provided nationwide death statistics for the twelve months&nbsp;prior to the 1850 census.&nbsp; Key genealogical facts found on the 1850 mortality&nbsp;schedule are: Name, age, sex, color, married or widowed, birthplace, month of death, occupation, cause of death.
-*[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880]
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1850 ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=343724&disp=Schedule+3.+Persons+who+died+during+th++ Family History Library film 1421015–16])<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1860 ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=565573&disp=Schedule+3.+Persons+who+died+during+th++ Family History Library film 1421017])<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1870 ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=565601&disp=Schedule+5.+Social+statistics+for+the+++ Family History Library film 1421018–19])<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1880 ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=565641&disp=Schedule+5.+Persons+who+died+during+th++ Family History Library film 1421020–23])
-== State Censuses  ==
-'''1855 and 1865 State Censuses--'''The original censuses are at the Massachusetts State Archives. The Family History Library has copies of:
-*Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth. ''State Census, 1855–1865''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974. These records are arranged by county and town. They list an individual's name, age, state or country of birth, and occupation.
-'''''1855 Massachusetts State Census—'''''A free Internet index and images to the 1855 Massachusetts State Census can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1459985 FamilySearch Record Search]. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1855, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.
-'''''1865 Massachusetts State Census'''''—A free Internet index and images to the 1865 Massachusetts State Census can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1410399 FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site.] This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1865, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.
-== Territorial Censuses  ==
-== Websites  ==
-*FamilySearch: [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=2;t=searchable;c=1459985 Record Search] Massachusetts 1855 State Census. This free&nbsp;site will let you view and save.
-*Ancestry:&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com]
-*Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]
-*Census Online:&nbsp; [http://www.census-online.com/links/MA/ http://www.census-online.com/links/MA/]
-*Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/ma/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/ma/census.html]
-*Access Genealogy:&nbsp;[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/massachusetts.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/massachusetts.htm]
-*Census Finder:&nbsp;[http://www.censusfinder.com/massachusetts.htm www.censusfinder.com/massachusetts.htm]
-*USGenWeb-Massachusetts:&nbsp;[http://www.us-census.org/states/massachusetts/ www.us-census.org/states/massachusetts/]
-*Mortality Schedules:&nbsp; [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]
-== References  ==
-''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Massachusetts.ASP Massachusetts Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
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