Massachusetts Genealogy Guide: Difference between revisions

With the first permanent settlement at Plymouth, militias were formed to protect the early settlers. The most famous is the Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts Bay established in 1637. This guide is an overview, war-by-war, of histories and published records for those who served. There were other skirmishes of a lesser degree not listed here. To learn about the myriad involvements, consult the wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Wars United States Wars].  

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<center>'''Revolutionary War'''</center>  

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*''Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War. A compilation from the archives'' (Boston, 1896-1908), 17v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12601336 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|213956|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 M23m v.# or film 238343 (1st of 17) or fiche 6046890}}.<br>Note: Entries are under the exact spelling in the record; therefore, always look for variant spellings. The most common spelling with have an entry listing all the other variants found in the records.<br>Digital database with all volumes found at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7726 Ancestry] ($). Select the digital link for individual volumes from the table below.<br>

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*John C. Fredriksen, ''Resource Guide for the War of 1812'' (S.l., 1979), vii, 156 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5870380 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|155935|item|disp=FHL book 973 M23f}}.<br>  

*George K. Schweitzer, ''War of 1812 Genealogy'' (Knoxville, Tenn., 1983, 1995 ed.), 69 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9729637 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|1046076|item|disp=FHL book 973 H27s 1995}} (with digital link).<br>

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<center>'''Civil War'''</center>  

'''Records:'''  

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'''Guides:'''  

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'''History:'''  

*David Allen Lambert, "Vital Records of New England Civil War Veterans Abstracted from the organization Pension File Index" online at AmericanAncestors.org ($) ([http://www.americanancestors.org/vital-records-of-new-england-civil-war-veterans/ Part 1] and [http://www.americanancestors.org/vital-records-of-new-england-civil-war-veterans-part-2/ Part 2]).<br>  

*William Schouler, ''A History of Massachusetts in the Civil War'' (Boston, 1868-1871), 2v.<br>Digital versions at Internet Archive ([http://archive.org/details/ahistorymassach01schogoog v. 1] and [http://archive.org/details/ahistorymassach00schogoog v. 2]) and Google Books ([http://books.google.com/books?id=Ocd3AAAAMAAJ v. 1] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=NgoTAAAAYAAJ v. 2]).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/777940749 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (2009 ed.); {{FHL|431757|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 M2scw v. # or fiche 6047929-6047930}}.<br>

'''Regimental Lists:'''  

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| colspan="5" | The information in the lists of Massachusetts Military Units comes from the [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site. This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.

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