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*''Massachusetts Soldiers in the French and Indian Wars, 1744-1755'' by David K. Goss. (Boston: Society of Colonial Wars, 1985). | *''Massachusetts Soldiers in the French and Indian Wars, 1744-1755'' by David K. Goss. (Boston: Society of Colonial Wars, 1985). | ||
*''Massachusetts Officers in the French and Indian Wars, 1748-1763'' by Nancy S. Voye. (Boston: Society of Colonial Wars, 1975). | *''Massachusetts Officers in the French and Indian Wars, 1748-1763'' by Nancy S. Voye. (Boston: Society of Colonial Wars, 1975). | ||
*''Soldiers in King Philip's War'' by George M. Bodge. (1906. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991). | *[https://archive.org/details/soldiersinkingp00bodggoog/page/n9 ''Soldiers in King Philip's War''] by George M. Bodge. (1906. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991). | ||
*''Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers in the Seventeenth Century Conflicts'' by Carole Doreski. (Boston: Society of Colonial Wars, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1982). | *[https://archive.org/details/massachusettsoff00dore ''Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers in the Seventeenth Century Conflicts'' by Carole Doreski. (Boston: Society of Colonial Wars, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1982)]. | ||
*''Membership Roll of Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, 1637-1744, Massachusetts Bay Colony'' | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/306798?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Membership Roll of Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, 1637-1744, Massachusetts Bay Colony'']. | ||
*''Woburn Men in the Indian and Other Wars Previous to the Year 1754'' by Arthur Greene Loring. | *''Woburn Men in the Indian and Other Wars Previous to the Year 1754'' by Arthur Greene Loring. | ||
*''Soldiers in the French War from Essex County, 1775-1800'' by Eben Putnam. (Salem, MA: Historical Society of Essex, 1892). | *''Soldiers in the French War from Essex County, 1775-1800'' by Eben Putnam. (Salem, MA: Historical Society of Essex, 1892). | ||
===Newspapers=== | ===Newspapers=== | ||
*''Checklist of Boston Newspapers, 1704-1780'' by Mary Farwell Ayer. (Boston: Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1907). | *[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/567919-redirection ''Checklist of Boston Newspapers, 1704-1780''] by Mary Farwell Ayer. (Boston: Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1907). | ||
*''Index of Obituaries in Boston Newspapers, 1704-1800''. 3 Vols. (Boston: G.K. Hall, 1968). | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/230790?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Index of Obituaries in Boston Newspapers, 1704-1800'']. 3 Vols. (Boston: G.K. Hall, 1968). | ||
===Manuscript Collections=== | ===Manuscript Collections=== | ||
*''Berkshire Athenaeum'', Pittsfield Public Library. Massachusetts family history files, 1550-1990. | *''Berkshire Athenaeum'', Pittsfield Public Library. Massachusetts family history files, 1550-1990. | ||
*''Rollin H. Cooke Collections''. A series of town records. | *''Rollin H. Cooke Collections''. A series of town records. Some of these records have been digitized on FamilySearch, and can be found by searching for the town of interest in the library catalog. | ||
*''Elmer I. Shepard Collection: Massachusetts family group records, 1550-1900''. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/549995?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Elmer I. Shepard Collection: Massachusetts family group records, 1550-1900'']. Partially digitized but not indexed. | ||
*''Walter E. Corbin Manuscript Collection'' at the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/199269?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Walter E. Corbin Manuscript Collection''] at the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston. Digitized but not indexed. | ||
*''Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants: The Bowman Files'' by George Ernest Bowman. (Boston: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1983). | *''Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants: The Bowman Files'' by George Ernest Bowman. (Boston: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1983). | ||
*''The Judd Manuscript Collection, 1625-1850''at the Forbes Public Library in Northamption. | *''The Judd Manuscript Collection, 1625-1850''at the Forbes Public Library in Northamption. | ||
*''The New England Historical and Genealogical Register''. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/127567?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''The New England Historical and Genealogical Register'']. Partially indexed and digitized. | ||
*''Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society''. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3ACollections%20%2Bkeywords%3Aof%20%2Bkeywords%3Athe%20%2Bkeywords%3AMassachusetts%20%2Bkeywords%3AHistorical%20%2Bkeywords%3ASociety ''Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society'']. | ||
==Manuscript Collections== | ==Manuscript Collections== | ||
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History[edit | edit source]
The Plymouth Colony in 1620 and the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 were the first permanent European settlements. The Bay Colony originally included parts of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Southern Maine.[1]
| Earliest Church Records | Earliest Land Records | Earliest Court Records | Earliest Newspapers |
| 1620 | 1620 | 1620 | 1704 |
Statewide Records and Resources[edit | edit source]
1622-1788, Massachusetts State Archives collection, colonial period. Digitized but not indexed. This collection includes agricultural, dispositions, ecclesiastical, estates, foreign affairs, Hutchinson's correspondence, Indian affairs, maritime, military, and other records.
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Under the Charter of 1629, all official meeting notes were listed as "courts."[3]
General Court (1620-1684, 1692-1825).
- 1628-1777. Film 0954385. Digitized but not indexed.
- 1628-1777. Film 0954385. Digitized but not indexed.
Court of Assistants (1630-1686, 1689-1692) This was the appellate court for county and inferior courts. It also was the jurisdiction for capital crimes and divorces. For a short time in the 1680s, the Court of Assistants was under the Governor and Council appointed by the Crown.[4]
- Records of the court of Assistants of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, 1630-1692. 3 Vols. (Boston: County of Suffolk, 1901-1928, film 046679).
Vice-Admiralty Court (1714-1772, 1692-1775)
- 1718-1772, Court records and account books. Film 902790. Digitized but not indexed.
Massachusetts Governor and Council
- 1760-1786, Divorce Records. Film 0946895, item 3. Digitized but not indexed.
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- 1767-1833, Muster rolls (index file cards) of the Revolutionary War, Massachusetts. Digitized and indexed.
- 1603-1779, French and Indian War muster roll index cards. Digitized but not indexed.
- Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers, 1702-1722: Queen Anne's War to Dummer's War by Mary E. Donahue. (Boston: Society of Colonial Wars, 1980).
- Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers, 1723-1743: Dummer's War to the War Jenkins' Ear by Myron O. Stachiw. (Boston: Society of Colonial Wars, 1979).
- Massachusetts Soldiers in the French and Indian Wars, 1744-1755 by David K. Goss. (Boston: Society of Colonial Wars, 1985).
- Massachusetts Officers in the French and Indian Wars, 1748-1763 by Nancy S. Voye. (Boston: Society of Colonial Wars, 1975).
- Soldiers in King Philip's War by George M. Bodge. (1906. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991).
- Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers in the Seventeenth Century Conflicts by Carole Doreski. (Boston: Society of Colonial Wars, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1982).
- Membership Roll of Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, 1637-1744, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- Woburn Men in the Indian and Other Wars Previous to the Year 1754 by Arthur Greene Loring.
- Soldiers in the French War from Essex County, 1775-1800 by Eben Putnam. (Salem, MA: Historical Society of Essex, 1892).
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- Checklist of Boston Newspapers, 1704-1780 by Mary Farwell Ayer. (Boston: Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1907).
- Index of Obituaries in Boston Newspapers, 1704-1800. 3 Vols. (Boston: G.K. Hall, 1968).
Manuscript Collections[edit | edit source]
- Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield Public Library. Massachusetts family history files, 1550-1990.
- Rollin H. Cooke Collections. A series of town records. Some of these records have been digitized on FamilySearch, and can be found by searching for the town of interest in the library catalog.
- Elmer I. Shepard Collection: Massachusetts family group records, 1550-1900. Partially digitized but not indexed.
- Walter E. Corbin Manuscript Collection at the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston. Digitized but not indexed.
- Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants: The Bowman Files by George Ernest Bowman. (Boston: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1983).
- The Judd Manuscript Collection, 1625-1850at the Forbes Public Library in Northamption.
- The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Partially indexed and digitized.
- Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Manuscript Collections[edit | edit source]
Additional Reading[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Christina K. Schaefer, Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the countries of the Western Hemisphere (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 243. WorldCat (Other Libraries); FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998
- ↑ Christina K. Schaefer, Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the countries of the Western Hemisphere (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 183, 192. WorldCat (Other Libraries); FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998
- ↑ Christina K. Schaefer, Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the countries of the Western Hemisphere (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 243, WorldCat (Other Libraries); FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998
- ↑ Christina K. Schaefer, Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the countries of the Western Hemisphere (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 243. WorldCat (Other Libraries); FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998