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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]] | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]] [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]] [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston, Massachusetts]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]] [[Boston_Record_Commissioners_Reports|Commissioners Reports]]'' | ||
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Researchers searching for pre-1850 Bostonians should not overlook the published Boston Record Commissioners Reports. These reports | Researchers searching for pre-1850 Bostonians should not overlook the published Boston Record Commissioners Reports. These reports include word for word transcriptions of Boston's earliest town and vital record books. Best of all, the Commissioners Reports can be accessed for free on the Internet. | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
In 1875 the City of Boston appointed Record Commissioners to “directly assist in perfecting the record of the vital statistics of Boston.” Their duty was “to complete, so far as practicable, the record of births, marriages and deaths, in the town and city of Boston, prior to A.D. 1849, and to receive and collect all documents obtainable therefor [sic].”<ref>''First Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston'' (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers, 1876), 1.</ref> As a result of the hard work and dedication of the Record Commissioners, 39 volumes of records relating to the town and city of Boston were published between 1876 and 1909. Four of the volumes (vols. 9, 24, 28 and 30) pertain to vital records. The remaining 35 volumes are comprised of an assortment of record which includes town records, selectmen’s records, tax lists, censuses, directories, notarial records, warnings out, and miscellaneous papers. Also included are town records for Charlestown, Dorchester, and Roxbury. | In 1875 the City of Boston appointed Record Commissioners to “directly assist in perfecting the record of the vital statistics of Boston.” Their duty was “to complete, so far as practicable, the record of births, marriages and deaths, in the town and city of Boston, prior to A.D. 1849, and to receive and collect all documents obtainable therefor [sic].”<ref>''First Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston'' (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers, 1876), 1.</ref> As a result of the hard work and dedication of the Record Commissioners, 39 volumes of records relating to the town and city of Boston were published between 1876 and 1909. Four of the volumes (vols. 9, 24, 28 and 30) pertain to vital records. The remaining 35 volumes are comprised of an assortment of record which includes town records, selectmen’s records, tax lists, censuses, directories, notarial records, warnings out, and miscellaneous papers. Also included are town records for Charlestown, Dorchester, and Roxbury. | ||
=== Boston Record Commissioner Series (Vols. 1-39) === | === Boston Record Commissioner Series (Vols. 1-39) === | ||
All 39 volumes of the record commissioners’ series can be accessed for free online in various digital formats. They are available | All 39 volumes of the record commissioners’ series can be accessed for free online in various digital formats. They are available at [http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch], [http://books.google.com Google Books], [http://www.heritagequestonline.com Heritage Quest Online] ($), and [http://www.archive.org Internet Archive]. Below is a description of each record volume and links to at least one online digital version of the book. | ||
*'''Volume 1.''' ''First Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston''. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers, 1876. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/firstreportofrec00bost Internet Archive] <br><br> | *'''Volume 1.''' ''First Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston''. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers, 1876. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/firstreportofrec00bost Internet Archive] <br><br> | ||