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''[[United States]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Massachusetts'''
This is a genealogical and historical guide to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its state-level records. You will find help with state vital records, histories, church archives, newspaper collections, genealogical libraries, understanding the court system, military records, and immigration and naturalization records. {{MACountiesMap}}__TOC__


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== History ==
This region of New England was home to many Algonquian-speaking Indians. They had been visited by British and other European countries' fishermen for more than a century before the first permanent European settlement. Not long before this first settlement began, the native population was decimated by a European-borne disease, likely smallpox, that left many of their villages empty. The Separatist Pilgrims were the first to arrive in 1620 to establish [[Plymouth Colony|Plymouth Colony]] at [[Plymouth Massachusetts genealogy|Plymouth]]. There were several early and later attempts for settlement up the coast into [[Maine, United States Genealogy|Maine]] (which would be part of Massachusetts until statehood in 1820). The second permanent settlement was by Puritans who arrived in 1629 to establish the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony|Massachusetts Bay Colony]] at [[Salem, Massachusetts|Salem]].
 
These two colonies coexisted for many years, but geography and politics were on the side of the Massachusetts Bay. The Royal Province of [[New Hampshire, United States Genealogy|New Hampshire]] was created in 1680 that separated the District of Maine off from the center of population of the colony now firmly established at [[Boston Massachusetts genealogy|Boston]]. The British colonies developed more independent practices regarding trade, religion, and governance. King Charles II finally rescinded the charter for Massachusetts Bay in 1684. This action was implemented by King James II. The colony continued as it was until Sir Edmund Andros arrived to become the Royal Governor of the newly created [[Dominion of New England|Dominion of New England]] effectively in 1686. This united the colonies of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth. Soon New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Haven, New York, and New Jersey would be added to the Dominion with the government seated at Boston. Andros quickly moved to take away most liberties colonists enjoyed and thus his rule was extremely unpopular. When King James II was overthrown in late 1688 by William and Mary, colonist at Boston overthrew Andros and his administration there in 1689. For lack of guidance by England, the colonies resumed their previous form of governments through 1691.
 
The next major geo-political event was the merger of the Massachusetts Bay and the Plymouth Colony into the newly rechartered Royal Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1691 that began its new government under Sir William Phips in 1692. The territory included what is Maine and the Elizabeth, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Islands (the islands removed from the control of New York). Major border disputes were settled as follows: New Hampshire (1740), Rhode Island (1746 - succeeded towns of Barrington, Bristol, Little Compton, Tiverton, Warren, and the newly created Cumberland to R.I.), Connecticut (1749 - succeeded towns of Enfield, Somers, Suffield, and Woodstock to Conn.), New York (1773 - twenty miles west of the Hudson; 1853 - Boston Corners section of Mount Washington to N.Y.), and Maine (1820 - succeeded as new state in Missouri Compromise).
 
=== Historical Data ===
==== Border Changes ====
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| 10 Apr. 1606
| The Plymouth Company granted between 38°N (near Md.-Va. border) and 45°N (near Me.-N.B. border) which overlapped with the [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/va01.asp Virginia Company of London] below 41°N (near Conn.-N.Y. border). After a failed attempt to colonize at the Popham Colony near present-day Phippsburg, Me., in 1607 (the settlers all left one year later), the patent fell into disuse. The London Company was re-chartered in 1609 for exclusive use up to 41°N.
|-
| 3 Mar. 1619/20
| Petition for a [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/charter_002.asp Charter of New England] by the Northern Company of Adventurers settling between 40°N and 45°.
|-
| 3 Nov. 1620
| The Plymouth Council for New England granted a [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/mass01.asp royal patent] for land between 34°N and 45°N. Plymouth Colony settled at Plymouth in that year, though not initiated by the Council.
|-
| 1 June 1621
| The Pilgrims acquired a new land patent for the settlement they created at Plymouth.
|-
| 10 Aug. 1622
| The Council granted a [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/me01.asp patent for the Province of Maine] to Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason that covered between the Merrimack and Kennebec rivers. The men agreed to split this patent and Mason received the portion south of the Piscataqua River on 17 Nov. 1629 in a [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/nh01.asp grant]. This grant was [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/charter_007.asp reconfirmed] on 3 Feb. 1634/5. Gorges obtained a [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/me02.asp royal charter] for his portion in 1639.
|-
| in 1624
| The Council established a fishing village at present-day Gloucester financed and governed by the Dorchester Company. The Company withdrew their support at the end of 1625. A few settlers remained and eventually moved further south.
|-
| in 1628
| The Council created the "New England Company for a Plantation in Massachusetts Bay" (commonly called the Massachusetts Bay Colony) was established at Salem first with the remaining settlers from the Dorchester Company and 100 new settlers. This grant was for the land between the Charles and Merrimack rivers with a buffer of three miles above and below these borders. In 1629, 300 more settlers were sent to Salem. Concerned about the conflict in land claims, this group sought a [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/mass03.asp royal charter] for the colony which it received on 18 Mar. 1628/9. The shareholders decided to move the board to the colony (a first in the North American colonies), and the majority of the shareholders bought out those who did not want to emigrate. They elected John Winthrop to be the Governor of the new colony.
|-
| 13 Jan. 1629/30
| The [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/mass02.asp Charter of New Plymouth] defined the colony as east of Narragansett Bay and south from the mouth of the Pawtucket River [''now Blackstone River''] to the mouth of the Cohasset River.
|-
| 26 June 1630
| The Council for New England patented the '''Province of Lygonia''', being southwest of the Sagadahoc River [''now Kennebec River''] 40 miles long and 40 miles wide.
|-
| 7 June 1635
| The Plymouth Council for New England [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/charter_007.asp surrendered its charter] to the King. Basically, all land outside of Massachusetts Bay was under the authority of the Crown.
|-
| 3 Apr. 1639
| King Charles I granted the [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/me02.asp Province of Maine] to Ferinando Gorges as a proprietary colony that included the land between the Kennebec and Piscataqua Rivers inland 120 miles plus the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Thomas Gorges, a distant relative of Ferdinando Gorges, established a government there in 1640, creating counties, and conducting the colony until its annexation by Massachusetts Bay in 1652.
|-
| 14 June 1641
| New Hampshire voluntarily accepted the jurisdiction of Massachusetts Bay since the dissolution of the Council for New England and the death of John Mason.
|-
| in Oct. 1641
| Thomas Mayhew, father and son, of Watertown purchased the title to Nantucket Island, Martha's Vineyard, and the Elizabeth Islands from Lord Stirling and Ferdinando Gorges. These islands were not part of the Massachusetts Bay.
|-
| in 1642
| The southern boundary west for Massachusetts Bay was set per the charter of 1629/30 as 3 miles south of the Charles River thus defining the border between it and the colonies of Connecticut and Rhode Island.
|-
| 27 Aug. 1645
| For its participation in the Pequot War (1636-1637), Massachusetts Bay claimed the land between the Thames and Pawcautck Rivers plus Block Island. It tried to secure a patent for this area but was deemed invalid.
|-
| in Mar. 1646/7
| '''Lygonia''' gained the overlapping territory with Maine and reduced Maine to a few settlements.
|-
| 26 May 1652
| Massachusetts Bay interpreted their 1628/9 charter's northern line as 43° 40' 12" North claiming from the Casco Bay in Maine west through central New Hampshire and Vermont to the New York border.
|-
| 20 Nov. 1652
| Using the interpretation above, Massachusetts Bay established '''Yorkshire County''' covering the land between the Piscataqua and Kennebec Rivers thus eliminating the '''Province of Lygonia'''. This county went into abeyance in Nov. 1664, reinstated as '''York County''' on 27 May 1668, eliminated by the creation of the District of Maine on 17 Mar. 1679/80, and reinstated again under the new Massachusetts Bay royal charter of 7 Oct. 1691.
|-
| 18 Sept. 1658
| The Commissioners of the United Colonies of New England settle the border dispute over the '''Pequot Country''' settling the border between Connecticut and Massachusetts Bay as the Mystic River, thus leaving Massachusetts Bay with a claim to land between the Mystic and Pawcatuck Rivers. Massachusetts Bay gave up its claim to this land and also Block Island on 19 Oct. 1664.
|-
| 23 Apr. 1662
| King Charles II grant a charter to Connecticut that gave its eastern border as the Narragansett Bay, eliminating the claim by Massachusetts Bay and overlapping with Rhode Island's patent.
|-
| 7 May 1662
| Massachusetts Bay created '''Hampshire County''' out of unregulated area being roughly the center of present-day Worcester County west to the New York border, being all territory within 30 miles of the settlements of Springfield, Northampton, and Hadley.
|-
| 8 July 1663
| King Charles II granted [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/ri04.asp Rhode Island a new charter] that moved present-day Cumberland, R.I., out of Massachusetts Bay and some eastern lands out of New Plymouth, but these lines seemed not enforced. New Plymouth protested the infringement of its patent. A royal commission set this boundary as the Blackstone River and the east side of Narragansett Bay pending a royal decision on 27 Feb. 1664/5. The same commission made the '''Narragansett Country''' a separate entity ending Connecticut's claim, but having Rhode Island govern the area on 8 Apr. 1665.
|-
| 12 Mar. 1663/4
| King Charles II granted the Duke of York all land between the Delaware and Connecticut Rivers; the islands of Long Island, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket; and the [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/me03.asp land between the Kennebec and St. Croix Rivers] inland to the St. Lawrence River. In the fall of 1664, royal commissioners arbitrated the conflict with this grant and suggested the border between New York and Massachusetts Bay as 20 miles east of the Hudson River. Though never codified, this was the generally accepted border.
|-
| 23 June 1665
| Royal commissioners placed Ferdinando Gorges' land under royal authority.
|-
| 5 Sept. 1665
| New York created '''Cornwall County''' covering all the land between the Kennebec and St. Croix Rivers.
|-
| 19 May 1669
| The town of Westfield was laid out extending into "the jog" south of the colony line.
|-
| 7 Oct. 1673
| Massachusetts claimed an area east of the Kennebec River that included the Pemaquid settlement later named this '''Devonshire County''' on 27 May 1675, but this county ceased when the war with the Abnaki Indians in that area broke out in Sept. 1675.
|-
| 3 June 1674
| Massachusetts Bay created the town of Suffield that now lies wholly within Connecticut.
|-
| 15 Mar. 1677/8
| Massachusetts Bay purchased the grant made to Ferdinando Gorges from him.
|-
| 18 Sept. 1679
| New Hampshire made a royal colony separate from Massachusetts Bay. '''Old Norfolk County''' was dissolved and the towns of Amesbury, Haverhill, and Salisbury added to Essex County of Massachusetts Bay.
|-
| 16 May 1683
| Massachusetts Bay created the town of Enfield that now lies wholly within Connecticut.
|-
| 1 Nov. 1683
| New York created '''Dukes County''' that included Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and the Elizabeth Islands until a new royal charter gave these islands to Massachusetts Bay on 7 Oct. 1691. The latter created the '''new Dukes County''' for Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands and '''Nantucket County''' for Nantucket on 22 June 1695. On this day, New York also recreated '''Cornwall County''' in Maine.
|-
| 18 June 1684
| The High Court of Chancery of England cancelled the Charter of 1629 for Massachusetts Bay. This places Massachusetts Bay and Maine under royal authority, though in practice nothing changed until the governor arrived on 17 May 1686.
|-
| 17 May 1686<br>18 Apr. 1689
| The '''Dominion of New England''' was established as the first royal govern arrived bringing together Massachusetts Bay, Maine, and the Narragansett Country. New Plymouth and the Pemaquid Country was added on 20 Dec. 1686. New York (thus eliminating '''Cornwall County''') and New Jersey were added on 1 Apr. 1687. King James II was overthrown on 18 Apr. 1689 by King William III and Queen Mary II in England and Bostonians imprisoned the royal government and others to end this consolidation in North America. Previously forms of government resumed.
|-
| 15 Mar. 1689/90
| Massachusetts Bay created the town of Woodstock that now lies wholly within Connecticut.
|-
| 7 Oct. 1691
| The new [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/mass07.asp Charter of Massachusetts Bay] issued that included land between 40°N and 48°N. - explicitly stating this being all of the former Colony of Massachusetts Bay, territory called '''New Plymouth''', territory called the '''Province of Maine''', and the territory between the Sagadahoc River and Nova Scotia, and specifically excluded the charter to John Mason now in the hands of Samuel Allen of London, merchant (i.e. New Hampshire) and the colonies of Rhode Island, Connecticut, and the Narragansett Country. Also included were the Isles of Cappawock (i.e. The Elizabeth Islands) and Nantucket (which seemingly included Martha's Vineyard).
|-
| 1 Mar. 1691/2
| A royal governor was sent to New Hampshire effectively separating it from Massachusetts Bay, but did not further define its borders beyond the 1679 charter.
|-
| 22 June 1695
| Massachusetts Bay established '''Dukes County''' for Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands and '''Nantucket County''' for Nantucket Island.
|-
| 20 Sept. 1697
| The Treaty of Ryswick ending the King William's War between England and France transferred Acadia to France and separating it from Massachusetts Bay. The formal transfer followed after the Treaty of Utrecht on 15 Apr. 1713 and ended the nominal jurisdiction over Acadia [''Nova Scotia''].
|-
| 13 July 1713
| Connecticut and Massachusetts Bay accepted a 1702 survey that confirmed the line between them (the current line minus the jogs) and gave Massachusetts Bay jurisdiction over the border towns of Enfield, Suffield, and Woodstock.
|-
| 26 June 1716
| The jurisdiction of York County extended east beyond the Kennebec River to the St. Croix River, though never defining the northern limit.
|-
| 5 Aug. 1740
| King George II settled the border dispute between Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire for the latter being up the Piscataqua and Salmon Falls Rivers due north 120 miles or to the end of the colony and 3 miles north of the Merricmack River to Pautucket Falls [''now in Lowell, Mass.''], then straight west and these are the borders in effect today.
|-
| 28 May 1746
| King George II decided (and implemented on 17 Feb. 1746/7) the border between Massachusetts Bay and Rhode Island so that Massachusetts Bay lost the Attleborough Gore [''present-day Cumberland, R.I.''] and a 3-mile strip of land on the east side of Narragansett Bay starting at the head of the bay.
|-
| In May 1749
| Connecticut annexed the Massachusetts Bay towns of Enfield, Somers [''created from Enfield''], Suffield, and Woodstock. Note that the line was now straight except for the "Southwick jog" that exists to this day.
|-
| 7 Oct. 1763
| When the new royal province of Quebec was created with its southern border being the watershed between the St. Lawrence River and the Atlantic Ocean, the northern border of Cumberland, Lincoln, and York counties was established.
|-
| 18 May 1773
| Massachusetts Bay and New York agreed that their boundary was a straight line roughly parallel to being 20 miles east of the Hudson River - in accordance with the informal agreement of 1664.
|-
| In 1774
| Connecticut took over a small part of land of Southwick that extended below the 1713 provincial boundary.
|-
| 3 Sept. 1783
| The Treaty of Paris defined the northern boundary as the watershed between the St. Croix River and the Atlantic Ocean.
|-
| 24 Nov. 1817
| By the Treaty of Ghent, islands in the Passamadquoddy Bay being Moose, Dudley [''now Treat''], and Frederick [''now Dudley''] were assigned to the United States and made part of Washington Co., Me.
|-
| 15 Mar. 1820
| Maine was set off as an independent state as part of the Missouri Compromise.
|-
| 3 Nov. 1826
| There was a slight straightening of the border between northeastern Connecticut and Massachusetts.
|-
| 11 Jan. 1855
| Boston Corners, the southwestern corner of Berkshire County, annexed to New York.
|-
| 1 Mar. 1862
| Implementation of the U.S. Supreme Court settlement of the boundary between Bristol County and that of neighboring Rhode Island.
|}
<center>[[#top|Top of Page]]</center>
=== Counties ===
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is divided into fourteen counties. It is there that most court and land records are found. Most of the other commonly used records will be at the town level. Use the guide below to link to the county you want:
{{columns-list|3|
*[[Barnstable County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Barnstable (1685)]]
*[[Berkshire County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Berkshire (1761)]]
*[[Bristol County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Bristol (1685)]]
*[[Dukes County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Dukes (1683/1695)]]
*[[Essex County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Essex (1643)]]
*[[Franklin County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Franklin (1811)]]
*[[Hampden County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Hampden (1812)]]
*[[Hampshire County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Hampshire (1662)]]
*[[Middlesex County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Middlesex (1643)]]
*[[Nantucket County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Nantucket (1695)]]
*[[Norfolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Norfolk (1793)]]
*[[Plymouth County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Plymouth (1685)]]
*[[Suffolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Suffolk (1643)]]
*[[Worcester County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Worcester (1731)]]
}}
Massachusetts was created from two colonies in 1691. So records before that time would be part of either [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] (1629) or [[Plymouth Colony]] (1620).


== Massachusetts History  ==
'''Other Extinct Jurisdictions'''
*[[Norfolk (old) County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Old Norfolk]], 1643-1680, which was all that north of the Merrimack River and south of the Piscataqua River being then the settled part of what became the royal province of New Hampshire in 1680 (except for roughly two to three miles above the Merrimack River).
*[[Dominion of New England|Dominion of New England]], 1686-1689, a brief consolidation of several British Colonies into one that was very unpopular and it collapsed.
*[[Maine, United States Genealogy|Maine]], records for this region called the District of Maine with counties of its own will all be found under Maine. Only high court and legislative records will be found under their Massachusetts headings.


=== Massachusetts Brief History  ===
'''Non-town names'''
<div style="width:147%">
This is a list of archaic community, district, neighborhood section, and village names in Massachusetts that will not have a page on this wiki but are important to know their location.
=== Massachusetts Historical Data  ===
*[http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cisuno/unoidx.htm Secretary of the Commonwealth's Archaic Names List].


=== Massachusetts Counties  ===
{{anchor|bib00}}


The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is divided into fourteen counties. It is there that most court and land records are found. The most of the other commonly used records will be at the town level. Use the guide below to link to the county you want:<br>
=== Histories and Genealogies  ===
<center>[[Barnstable County, Massachusetts|Barnstable (1685)]] - [[Berkshire County, Massachusetts|Berkshire (1761)]] - [[Bristol County, Massachusetts|Bristol (1685)]]<br>[[Dukes County, Massachusetts|Dukes (1683/1695)]] - [[Essex County, Massachusetts|Essex (1643)]] - [[Franklin County, Massachusetts|Franklin (1811)]]<br>[[Hampden County, Massachusetts|Hampden (1812)]] - [[Hampshire County, Massachusetts|Hampshire (1662)]] - [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts|Middlesex (1643)]]<br>[[Nantucket County, Massachusetts|Nantucket (1695)]] - [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts|Norfolk (1793)]] - [[Plymouth County Massachusetts genealogy|Plymouth (1685)]]<br>[[Suffolk County, Massachusetts|Suffolk (1643)]] - [[Worcester County, Massachusetts|Worcester (1731)]] </center>
This is a lengthy and detailed list of books and articles relating to general topics for Massachusetts. The focus was on books published before 1995, so newer books are welcome additions to this list. The bibliography is divided into several topical groups plus a general section.
Massachusetts was created from two colonies in 1691. So records before that time would be part of:<br>
<center>[[Massachusetts Bay Colony|Massachusetts Bay Colony (1628)]] - [[Plymouth Colony|Plymouth Colony (1620)]] </center>
Other extinct jurisdictions:<br>


*[[Norfolk (old) County, Massachusetts|Old Norfolk]], 1643-1680, which was all that north of the Merrimack River and south of the Piscataqua River being then the settled part of what became the royal province of New Hampshire in 1680 (except for roughly two to three miles above the Merrimack River).<br>
{| width="35%" border="1" class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
*[[Dominion of New England|Dominion of New England]], 1686-1689, a brief consolidation of several British Colonies into one that was very unpopular and it collapsed.<br>
|-
*[[Maine|Maine]], records for this region called the District of Maine with counties of its own will all be found under Maine. Only high court and legislative records will be found under their Massachusetts headings.<br>
! colspan="3" | Quick Links to Massachusetts Bibliography
|-
| [[#bib03|Records]]  
| [[#bib01|Guides]]  
| [[#bib02|General]]
|}


=== Massachusetts Histories and Genealogies ===
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<center>'''Records'''</center>
*''The Acts and Resolves, Public and Private, of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay ...'' (Boston, 1869-1922), 21v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57278541 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>Digital versions at:<br>Vol. 1 - Provincial charters, Acts, 1692-1714 - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl_d01mass Internet Archive]<br>Vol. 2 - Acts, 1715-1741 - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl_c02mass Internet Archive]<br>Vol. 3 - Acts, 1742-1756 - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl03mass Internet Archive]<br>Vol. 4 - Acts, 1757-1768 - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl_e04mass Internet Archive]<br>Vol. 5 - Acts, 1769-1780 - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl05mass Internet Archive]<br>Vol. 6 - Private Acts, 1692-1780 - [http://books.google.com/books?id=LAgKAAAAIAAJ Google Books]<br>Vol. 7 - Resolves, etc., 1692-1702 - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl_m07mass Internet Archive]<br>Vol. 8 - Resolves, etc., 1703-1707 - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl_08mass Internet Archive]<br>Vol. 9 - Resolves, etc., 1708-1720 - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl_i09mass Internet Archive]<br>Vol. 10 - Resolves, etc., 1720-1726 - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl_k10mass Internet Archive]<br>Vol. 11 - Resolves, etc., 1726-1734 - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl_a11mass Internet Archive]<br>Vol. 12 - Resolves, etc., 1734-1741 - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl_s12mass Internet Archive]<br>Vol. 13 - Resolves, etc., 1741-1746 - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl_q13mass Internet Archive]<br>Vol. 14 - Resolves, etc., 1747-1753 - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl_t14mass Internet Archive]<br>Vol. 15 - Resolves, etc., 1753-1756 - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl_r15mass Internet Archive]<br>Vol. 16 - Resolves, etc., 1757-1760 - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl16mass Internet Archive]<br>Vol. 17 - Resolves, etc., 1761-1764 - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl_p17mass Internet Archive]<br>Vol. 18 - Resolves, etc., 1765-1774 - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl_f18mass Internet Archive]<br>Vol. 19 - Resolves, etc., 1775-1776 - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl19mass Internet Archive]<br>Vol. 20 - Resolves, etc., 1777-1778 - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl_g20mass Internet Archive]<br>Vol. 21 - Resolves, etc., 1779-1780, Establishment of towns, etc. - [http://archive.org/details/actsresolvespubl_h21mass Internet Archive]<br>
*William Brigham, ''The Compact with the Charter and Laws of the Colony of New Plymouth: Together with the charter of the Council at Plymouth and an Appendix'' (Boston, 1836), x, 357 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3643855 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/compactwithchart00newp Internet Archive].<br>
*Samuel F. Haven, ed., ''Records of the Company, from 1628 to 1641, as contained in the first volume of the archives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts'' (Cambridge, Mass., 1850), cxxxviii, 107 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4581264 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/recordsofcompany00mass Internet Archive].<br>
*John Noble and John F. Cronin, eds., ''Records of the Court of Assistants of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, 1630-1692'' (Boston, 1901-1928), 3v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5312701 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|267953|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 P2rc or film 496679 Items 4-6}} (with digital links).<br>Online at:<br>Vol. 1, 1673-1692, [http://archive.org/details/recordscourtass01crongoog Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 2, pt. 1, 1630-1641, [http://archive.org/details/recordscourtass00crongoog Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 2, pt. 2, 1641-1644, no digital version found.<br>Vol. 3, 1642-1673, [http://archive.org/details/recordsofcourtof03mass Internet Archive].<br>
*Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ed., ''Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay New England'' (Boston, 1853-1854; rep. New York 1968), 5v. in 6.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3522063 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|213805|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 N2s also film and fiche}} (with digtal links) or {{FSC|1921367|item|disp=reprint digital links}}.<br>Online at:<br>Vol. 1, 1628-1641, [http://archive.org/details/recordsofgoverno01mass Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 2, 1642-1649, [http://archive.org/details/recordsgovernor00courgoog Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 3, 1644-1657, [http://archive.org/details/recordsofgoverno03mass Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 4, pt. 1, 1650-1660, [http://archive.org/details/recordsofgoverno41mass Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 4, pt. 2, 1661-1674, [http://archive.org/details/recordsofgoverno42mass Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 5, 1674-1686, [http://archive.org/details/recordsofgoverno05mass Internet Archive].<br>
*Nathaniel B. Shurtleff and David Pulsifer, eds., ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth, in New England'' (Boston, 1855-1861), 12 volumes.<br>Brief guide to this series is at [https://web.archive.org/web/20130217145753/http://www.massmayflower.org/research/guides/ma/county/plymouth-col/guides-ma-plymouth-col-pub-rec.htm MassMayflower.org].<br>'''Online at:''' {{FSC|344454|item|disp=Links to online volumes at FamilySearch Digital Library}} <br>''Also at:'' Vols. 1-12 - [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006784512 HathiTrust];<br>Vol. 1, Court Orders, v. I, 1633-1640, and Vol. 2, Court Orders, v. II, 1641-1651, [http://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo0102newp Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 3, Court Orders, v. III, 1651-1661, and Vol. 4, Court Orders, v. IV, 1661-1668, [http://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo0304newp Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 5, Court Orders, v. V, 1668-1678, [http://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo05newp Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 6, Court Orders, v. VI, 1678-1691, [http://archive.org/details/cu31924070695105 Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 7, Judicial Acts, 1636-1692, [http://archive.org/details/cu31924070695097 Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 8, Miscellaneous Records [''includes vital records''], 1633-1689, [http://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo08newp Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 9, Acts of the Commissioners of the United Colonies of New England, v. I, [http://archive.org/details/cu31924083937122 Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 10, Acts of the Commissioners of the United Colonies of New England, v. II, [http://archive.org/details/cu31924070695089 Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 11, Laws, [http://archive.org/details/cu31924070695196 Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 12, Deeds &amp;c. [''i.e. Plymouth Colony Deeds, v. I''] and Book of Indian Records for Their Lands, [http://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo12newp Internet Archive].<br>Original: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2535001 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Reprint: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/347595 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].
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<center>'''Guides'''</center>
*Richard Le Baron Bowen, ''Massachusetts Records; a handbook for genealogists, historians, lawyers, and other researchers'' (Rehoboth, Mass., 1957), 66 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1284121 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Jeremiah Colburn, ''Bibliography of the Local History of Massachusetts'' (Boston, 1871), 119 pp.<br>This is a reprint from the ''New England Historical and Genealogical Register'' from 1867 to 1871.<br>Online at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=17936 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4061194 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|819894|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6078735}}.<br>
*Martin Kaufman, John W. Ifkovic, and Joseph Carvalho III, eds., ''A Guide to the History of Massachusetts'' (New York, 1988), xii, 313 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15792223 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|467857|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 H23g}}.<br>
*Charles Allcott Flagg, ''A Guide to Massachusetts Local History'' (Salem, Mass., 1907), ix, 256 pp.<br>No digital version available.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1719990 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|51074|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 A3f or film 1321013 Item 6}}.<br>
*John D. Haskell Jr., ed., ''Massachusetts: A Bibliography of its History'' (Boston, 1976), xxx, 583 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/massachusettsbib00comm Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1735501 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|348862|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 H23m}}; Note: This was reprinted in 1983 and FS Library has both copies.<br>
*John Hayward, ''A Gazetteer of Massachusetts'' (Boston, 1846; rev. ed., 1849), 452 pp. <br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/gazetteerofmassa1849hayw Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=21903 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/65308097 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|377321|item|disp=FS Library film 1730151}} (1846 ed.).<br>
*Historical Records Survey - Massachusetts, ''Inventory of City and Town Archives of Massachusetts'' (Boston, 1939-1942), 22v.<br>Many digital versions - search on internet for specific title or find the listing under the town page.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5133862 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results#count=75&query=%2Btitle%3AInventory%20%2Btitle%3Aof%20%2Btitle%3ACity%20%2Btitle%3Aand%20%2Btitle%3ATown%20%2Btitle%3AArchives%20%2Btitle%3Aof%20%2Btitle%3AMassachusetts FS Library has 19 of 22 volumes cataloged individually].<br>
*Charles Henry Pope, ''The Pioneers of Massachusetts'' (Boston, 1900), 549 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1013419 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (1965 ed. only); {{FSC|427630|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 D2p}} (several editions and formats separately cataloged).<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/pioneersofmassac00pope Internet Archive] and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48213 Ancestry] ($).<br>''Supplement to the Pioneers of Massachusetts'' ([Boston, 1901]), xv pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4304913 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*William Henry Whitmore, ''The Massachusetts Civil List for the Colonial and Provincial Periods, 1630-1774, being a list of the names and dates of appointment of all the civil officers constituted by authority of the charters, or the local government'' (Albany, N.Y., 1870), 172 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/massachusettsciv00whit Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17571563 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (many other editions); {{FSC|160653|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 N2w}} (1969 ed., also digital version cataloged separately).<br>
*Carroll D. Wright, ''Report on the Custody and Condition of the Public Records of Parishes, Towns, and Counties'' (Boston, 1889), Courts, 379 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/stream/reportoncustodyc00mass Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5321644 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|43513|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 A3cr, fiche 6046869, or film 176644}}.<br>
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<center>'''General'''</center>
*Brooks Adams, ''The Emancipation of Massachusetts: the dream and the reality'' (S.l., 1887; rev. and enl. ed., Boston, 1919), vi, 534 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/emancipationofma00ada Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1015603 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (1887 ed.).<br>
*Charles Francis Adams, ''Three Episodes in Massachusetts History: the settlement of Boston Bay; the Antinomian controversy; a study of church and town government'' (Boston, 1892), 2v.<br>Online at Internet Archive ([http://archive.org/details/threeepisodesofm01adam v. 1], [http://archive.org/details/threeepisodesofm02adam v. 2]).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1066269 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (1892 ed.).<br>
*Charles Francis Adams, "Genesis of the Massachusetts Town and the Origin of the Town-Meeting Government" in ''Proceedings of Massachusetts Historical Society'', 2nd Ser., 7 [1891-1892]: 172-263, 441-449.<br>Online at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/25079730 Jstor].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1695300 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|123788|item|disp=974.4 C4p}}.<br>
*Charles Francis Adams, ed., ''Antinomianism in the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, 1636-1638'' (Boston, 1894), 415 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/antinomianismin01adamgoog Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/608549091 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*Walter Spooner Allen, ''Street Railways; development of street railways in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts'' ([New Bedford, Mass., 1899?]), 26 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015068143257 Hathi Trust].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16952759 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*''The Andros Tracts: being a collection of pamphlets and official papers issued during the period between the overthrow of the Andros government and the establishment of the second charter of Massachusetts'' (Boston, 1868-1874), 3v.<br>Online at Internet Archive ([http://archive.org/details/androstractsbein05whit v. 1], [http://archive.org/details/androstractsbein06whit v. 2], and [http://archive.org/details/androstractsbein03whitiala v. 3]).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1842576 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*George Lowell Austin, ''The History of Massachusetts, from the landing of the Pilgrims to the present time'' (Boston, 1884), xx, 598 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/historyofmassach00au Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3534448 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*Foy Spencer Baldwin, "Early Evolution of the Public School in Massachusetts" in ''New England Magazine'', New Ser., 34 [1906]: 424-431.<br>No digital version available<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7568653 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*James M. Banner Jr., ''To the Hartford Convention: the Federalists and the Origins of Party Politics in Massachusetts, 1789-1815'' (New York, 1970), xiii, 378 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51521 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*Charles Edward Banks, ''The Winthrop Fleet of 1630: an account of the vessels, the voyage, the passengers and their English homes, from original authorities'' (Boston, 1930; rep. many times), ix, 118 pp.<br>Digital version at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48245/ Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/452183 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|283819|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 W2b}}.<br>
*John Warner Barber, ''Historical Collections, being a general collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes &amp;c., relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Massachusetts, with geographical descriptions'' (Worcester, Mass., 1839), viii, 624 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/historicalcolle00barbuoft Internet Archive] (1844 ed.).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1336908 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (plus other editions); {{FSC|119726|item|disp=FS Library book 974.4 H2b}} (more editions available).<br>
*John Stetson Barry, ''The History of Massachusetts'' (Boston, 4th ed., 1856-1857), 3v.<br>Online at Internet Archive ([http://archive.org/details/historymassachus01barr v. 1], [http://archive.org/details/historymassachus02barr v. 2], and [http://archive.org/details/historymassachus03barr v. 3]).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/636168 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|125115|item|disp=FS Library film 1000062 Item 2-4}}.<br>
*Emery John Battis, ''Saints and Secretaries: Anne Hutchinson and the Antinomian Controversy in the Massachusetts Bay Colony'' (Chapel Hill, N.C., 1962), xv, 379 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/466564 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Pierre Belliveau, ''French Neutrals in Massachusetts; the story of Acadians rounded up by soldiers from Massachusetts and their captivity in the Bay Province, 1755-1766'' (Boston, 1972), xiv, 259 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2736058 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Richard Le Baron Bowen, "The 1690 Tax Revolt of Plymouth Colony Towns" in the ''New England Historical and Genealogical Register'', 112 [1958]: 4-14.<br>Digital version at [https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/new-england-historical-and-genealogical-register/RecordDisplay/?volumeId=11655&pageName=4&rId=235961321 AmericanAncestors] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7030049 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|127567|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 B2ne v. 112}}.<br>
*George Ernest Bowman, ''The Mayflower Compact and its Signers, with facsimiles and a list of the Mayflower Passengers, 1620-1920'' (Boston, 1920), 19 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/mayflowercompact00bow Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1266851 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*George Ernest Bowman, "The Bowman Files," research into the Mayflower descendants for five or more generations.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/xxx WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|248225|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6331448-6331471 (232 fiche)}}.<br>Derivative works from this collection:<br>
**Susan E. Roser, ''Mayflower Marriages from the files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants'' (Baltimore, 1990), xi, 415 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48109 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21902512 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|574032|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 V2r}}.<br>
**Susan E. Roser, ''Mayflower Births &amp; Deaths from the files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants'' (Baltimore, 1992), 2v.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3718 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25622435 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|529630|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 V2ra}}.<br>
**Susan E. Roser, ''Mayflower Deeds &amp; Probates from the files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants'' (Baltimore, 1994), xvii, 659 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3223 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31219647 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|706795|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 R2r}}.<br>
**Susan E. Roser, ''Mayflower Increasings'' (Baltimore, 1989, 2nd ed., 1995), xvi, 158 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48108 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32969849 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|747047|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.482 D2r}}.<br>
*Alden Bradford, ''History of Massachusetts'' (Boston, 1822-1829), 3v.<br>Online at: Internet Archive ([http://archive.org/details/historymassachu04bradgoog v. 1], [http://archive.org/details/historymassachu00bradgoog v. 2], and [http://archive.org/details/historyofmassach03brad v. 3]), [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001261866 Hathi Trust].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11165825 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Alden Bradford, ''History of Massachusetts, for two hundred years: from the year 1620 to 1820'' (Boston, 1835), xii, 480 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60723980 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|379111|item|disp=FS Library film 1463287}}.<br>
*William Bradford, ''History of Plymouth Plantation'' (Boston, 1856), xix, 476 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/historyplymouth00bradgoog Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45416485 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>William Bradford, ''Bradford's History "of Plimouth Plantation" from the original manuscript'' (Boston, 1898), lxxvii, 555 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/bradfordshistory00br Internet Archive] (1899 printing).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/611763 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|459159|item|disp=FS Library book 974.482/P3 H2b}} (plus digital link).<br>William T. Davis, ed., ''Bradford's History of Plymouth Plantation, 1606-1646'' (New York, 1908), xv, 437 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/bradfordshistor02bradgoog Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2107045 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|112412|item|disp=FS Library book 974.4 H2bw}} (1964 ed.).<br>Worthington C. Ford, ed., ''History of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647'' (Boston, 1912), 2v.<br>Online at: Vol. 1 -[http://archive.org/details/historyplymouth01socigoog Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/730961668 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>Samuel Eliot Morison, ed., ''Of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647'' (New York, 1952), xlii, 448, xiv pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/717693 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|232526|item|disp=FS Library book 974.482 H2br}}.<br>Caleb H. Johnson, ed., ''Of Plymouth Plantation: Along with the full text of the Pilgrims' journals for their first year at Plymouth'' ([Philadelphia], 2006), 622 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71330766 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*William Bradford and Edward Winslow, Henry Martyn Dexter, ed., ''Mourt's Relation or Journal of the Plantation of Plymouth'' (London, 1622; many editions), xlvii, 176 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/mourtsrelationo00bradgoog Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11473424 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (1865 ed.); {{FSC|584288|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 H2m 1985}}.<br>
*William Brandt, "The Massachusetts Slave Trade" in ''New England Magazine'', New Ser., 21 [1899-1900]: 83-96.<br>No digital version available.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7568653 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Timothy Hall Breen and Stephen C. Foster, "Moving to the New World: The Character of Early Massachusetts Immigration" in ''William and Mary Quarterly'', 3rd Ser., 30 [1973]: 189-222.<br> Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1925148 Jstor] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1607858 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1216107|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 H25w ser. 3 v. 30 1973}}.<br>
*B. Katherine Brown, "Freemanship in Puritan Massachusetts" in ''American Historical Review'', 59 [1953-1954]: 865-883.<br>Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1845121 Jstor] (free online).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35776522 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*David Bushnell, "The Treatment of the Indians in Plymouth Colony" in ''New England Quarterly'', 26 [1953]: 193-218 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/362450 Jstor] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1759778 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Harry Alonzo Cushing, ''History of the Transition from provincial to Commonwealth Government in Massachusetts'' (New York, 1896), vi, 281 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/historyoftransit00cush Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60713130 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Daughters of the American Revolution, Massachusetts, Genealogical Records Collection, {{FSC|591610|item|disp=FS Library film 859313 (first of 39)}}, filmed complete in 1971, but series has continued. This important collection includes transcripts of many Bible, cemetery, church, obituary, and other records of individuals born about 1700–1900. This collection is being indexed nationally by the headquarters. To search the [http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search/?Tab_ID=6 DAR Genealogical Research System] for the GRC content, click on Massachusetts and conduct your search. For more information on this index, see the [http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_grc/?action=overview overview] of the national index and/or the [http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_grc/?action=booklist&st=MA list of volumes included].<br>
*John Demos, ''A Little Commonwealth: Family Life in Plymouth Colony'' (New York, 1970), xvi, 201 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57858 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (several other editions); Not at FS Library.<br>
*Charles Henry James Douglas, ''The Financial History of Massachusetts, from the organization of the Massachusetts Bay Company to the American Revolution'' (New York, 1892; 2nd ed., 1897), 148 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/n4financialhisto01doug Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29083612 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*George Edward Ellis, ''The Puritan Age and Rule in the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, 1629-1685'' (Boston, 1888; 3rd ed., 1891), xix, 576 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/puritanagerulein00elliuoft Internet Archive] (1888 ed.).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7126791 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*George Barrell Emerson, ''Education in Massachusetts: Early legislation and history ...'' (Boston, 1869), 36 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/educationinmassa00emer Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317694494 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Joel N. Eno, "The Expansion of Massachusetts -- chronological -- based on the official records" in ''Americana'', 24 [1930]: 28-40.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1480991 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*Joel N. Eno, "The Expansion of New England as begun in Plymouth" [''i.e. Plymouth Colony''] in ''Americana'', 23 [1929]: 403-410.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1480991 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1219500|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 B2a v. 23 or film 1697459 Item 5}}.<br>
*Allan W. Forbes, "Apprenticeship in Massachusetts, its early importance and later neglect" in ''Worcester Historical Society Publications'', New Ser., 2 [1936-1943]: 5-25.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1812569 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*George E. Gay, comp., ''Origin and Organization of the Normal Schools in Massachusetts'' (Boston, 1900), 130 pp.<br>No digital version available.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31548377 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*William Prescott Greenlaw, ''The Greenlaw Index of the New England Historic Genealogical Society'' (Boston, 1979), 2v.<br>This is an index to many local histories and genealogies published between 1900 and about 1940.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5765667 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|159544|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 D22g}}.<br>
*David D. Hall, ed., ''The Antinomian Controversy, 1636-1638: a documentary history'' (Middletown, Conn., 1968; Durham, N.C., 2nd ed., 1990), xxi, 453 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/645332213 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Frederick F. Harling, "The Indians of Eastern Massachusetts 1620-1645" in ''Historical Journal of Western Massachusetts'', 1 [1972]: 28-36.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2419230 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*George Lee Haskins, "The Beginning of the Recording System in Massachusetts" [''i.e. deeds, mortgages, etc.''] in ''Boston University Law Review'', 21 [1941]: 281-304.<br>Digital version at [http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/bulr21&div=17&id=&page= HeinOnline] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49374769 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*"History of Free Schools in Plymouth Colony" in ''Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society'', 2nd Ser., 10 [1816]: 79-85.<br>NO digital version found.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1756821 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*William Hubbard, ''A General History of New England from the Discovery to MDCLXXX'' [''i.e. 1680''] (Boston, 1815; 2nd ed., 1848), vi, v, xvii, 768 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/generalhistoryof00hubb Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11558693 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (also many modern editions); {{FSC|557703|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 H2hg 1972 or film 1320665 Item 2}}.<br>
*Joseph Hunter, ''Collections Concerning the Church or Congregation of Protestant Separatists formed at Scrooby in North Nottinghamshire, in the time of King James I: the Founders of New-Plymouth, the parent-colony of New-England'' (London, 1854), xiv, 205 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/collectionsconce00huntuoft Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4380134 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Edward Alfred Jones, ''The Loyalists of Massachusetts, their Memorials, Petitions and Claims'' (London, 1930), xxiv, 341 pp.<br>Digital version for searches only at [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000364847 Hathi Trust].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1707463 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*George D. Langdon Jr., "Bibliographic Essay [on published and manuscript sources for the study of Plymouth Colony in the seventeenth century]" in ''Occasional Papers in Old Colony Studies'', 1 [1969]: 41-50.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3698609 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Douglas Edward Leach, "The Military System of Plymouth Colony" in ''New England Quarterly'', 24 [1951]: 342-364.<br>Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/361908 Jstor] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1759778 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Theodore Burnham Lewis Jr., "Massachusetts and the Glorious Revolution, 1660-1692," Ph.D. Dissertation, Univ. of Wisconsin, 1967, ix 455 pp.<br>Digital version for limited searches only at [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005891923 Hathi Trust].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2758839 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*''List of Persons Whose Names Have Been Changed in Massachusetts: 1780-1892'' (Boston, 1893), 522 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/listpersonswhos01courgoog Internet Archive] (1885 ed.).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4985756 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|165740|item|disp=FS Library film 496747 Item 5}} (with digital copy - other editions available).<br>
*George Henry Martin, ''The Evolution of the Massachusetts Public School System; a historical sketch'' (New York, 1894), xx, 284 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/evolutionofmassa00martuoft Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3641320 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*David Edward Mass, ''The Return of the Massachusetts Loyalists''(New York, 1989), 592 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1628468 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Ruth A. McIntyre, ''Debts, Hopeful and Desperate: Financing the Plymouth Colony'' (Plymouth, Mass., 1963), 86 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/950521 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Stewart Mitchell, ed., "The Founding of Massachusetts: a selection from the sources of the history of the settlement, 1628-1631" (Boston, 1930), 211 pp.<br>Reprint from the ''Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society'', v. 62 [1929].<br>Digital version limited to search at [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009890881 Hathi Trust].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3859209 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1264043|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 C4p v. 62}}.<br>
*Robert Earle Moody and Richard Clive Simmons, eds., ''The Glorious Revolution in Massachusetts: Selected Documents, 1689-1692'' being ''Colonial Society of Massachusetts Publications'', vol. 64 (Boston, 1988), xxviii, 647 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18378297 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Samuel Eliot Morison, ''Builders of the Bay Colony'' (Boston, 1930; rev. and enl., 1964), vi, 405 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1017785 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|120263|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 D3ms}}.<br>
*Samuel Eliot Morison, ''The Story of the 'Old Colony' of New Plymouth, 1620-1692'' (New York, 1956), 296 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/236548 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Nathaniel Morton, ''New England's Memorial'' (Cambridge, Mass., 1669; Boston, 6th ed., 1855), xxii, 515 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/newenglandsmemor00morton Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1836887 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|347724|item|disp=FS Library film 1421589 Item 3}} (1826 ed.).<br>
*Thomas Morton, ''The New English Canaan of Thomas Morton'' (Amsterdam, 1637; Boston, Prince Soc. ed., 1883), vi 381 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/newenglishcanaan00mort Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7061361 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (1637 ed. - click for all 27 editions); Not at FS Library.<br>
*Daniel Plooij, ''The Pilgrim Fathers from a Dutch Point of View'' (New York, 1932), xi, 154 pp.<br>Digital version for searching only at [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001873712 Hathi Trust].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2497242 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|267321|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 D3p}}.<br>
*William Frederic Poole, "The Witchcraft Delusion of 1692 by Gov. Thomas Hutchinson" in the ''New England Historical and Genealogical Register'', 24 [1870]: 381-414.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/stream/newenglandhisto28unkngoog#page/n406/mode/2up Internet Archive] and [https://www.americanancestors.org/browse/publications/the-register AmericanAncestors] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7030049 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|127567|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 B2ne v. 24 or film 962857 Item 1}}.<br>
*Edwin Powers, ''Crime and Punishment in Early Massachusetts, 1620-1692'' (Boston, 1966), xii, 647 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/413349 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Bettye Hobbs Pruitt, ed., ''The Massachusetts Tax Valuation List of 1771'' (Boston, 1978; rep. Camden, Me., 1998), 924 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4907655 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] / [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38736296 reprint]; {{FSC|322384|item|disp=FS Catalog book Q974.4 R4m}} / {{FSC|817238|item|disp=reprint}}.<br>
*George A. Rawlyk, ''Nova Scotia's Massachusetts: a study of Massachusetts-Nova Scotia relations 1630 to 1784'' (Montreal, 1973), xviii, 298 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/858368 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Fremont Rider, ed., ''American Genealogical-Biographical Index'' (Middletown, Conn., 1952-2000), 206v.+<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3599 Ancestry] ($)<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27441669 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|193375|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 D22am}}.<br>Fremont Rider, ed., 'Key Title Index to the American Genealogical-Biographical Index''(Middletown, Conn., 199?), 36 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42661754 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|655803|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 D22am index}} (different version).<br>''
*Maurice Robbins, "Indians of the Old Colony: their relation with and their contributions to the settlement of the area" in ''Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society'', 17 [1955-1956]: 59-74.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1756815 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Frances James Rose-Troup, ''The Massachusetts Bay Company and its Predecessors'' (New York, 1930), xi, 176 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1954742 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|185719|item|disp=FS Library film 1321018 Item 3}}.<br>
*Aldophus Egerton Ryerson, ''The Loyalists of America and Their Times: from 1620 to 1816'' (Toronto, 2nd ed., 1880; rep. New York, 1970), 2v.<br>Digital versions at Internet Archive ([http://archive.org/details/loyalistsofameri01ryeruoft v. 1] and [http://archive.org/details/loyalistamerica02ryeruoft v. 2]).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/105303 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (rep.); {{FSC|19077|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 F2Lr or film 928088 Items 1-2}} (see other editions).<br>
*Edwin G. Sanford, ''The Pilgrim Fathers and Plymouth Colony: a bibliographical survey of books and articles published published during the past fifty years'' (Boston, 1970), 29 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3242415 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|671573|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.482/P3 H23s}}.<br>
*John Fairfield Sly, ''Town Government in Massachusetts, 1620-1930'' (Cambridge, Mass., 1930; rep. Hamden, Conn., 1967), viii, 244 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261488 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (rep.); {{FSC|326852|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 N2sL}}.<br>
*Daniel Scott Smith, "Continuity and Discontinuity in Puritan Naming: Massachusetts, 1771" in ''William and Mary Quarterly'', 3rd Ser., 51 [1994]: 67-91.<br>Naming practices.<br>Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2947005 Jstor] (free).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1607858 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (see other listings); {{FSC|435110|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 H25w ser. 3 v. 51}}.<br>
*James Henry Stark, ''The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the other side of the American Revolution'' (Boston, 1910), vii, 509 pp.<br>Digital versions at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/465002 FamilySearch Digital Library], [http://archive.org/details/loyalistsofmassa00staruoft Internet Archive], [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39316/39316-h/39316-h.htm Gutenberg Project].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1655711 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*Robert C. Twombly and Richard H. Moore, "Black Puritan: the Negro in Seventeenth-century Massachusetts" in ''William and Mary Quarterly'', 3rd Ser., 24 [1967]: 224-242.<br>Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1920837 Jstor] (free).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1607858 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (see other listings); {{FSC|435110|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 H25w ser. 3 v. 24}}.<br>
*Lyman Horace Weeks and Edwin M. Bacon, eds., ''An Historical Digest of the Provincial Press; being a collation of all items of personal and historic reference relating to American affairs ... Massachusetts series, volume one'' [''no more published''] (Boston, 1911), xiii, 564 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://ebooks.library.ualberta.ca/local/historicaldigest00weekuoft University of Alberta].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2431645 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|605131|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 H2wL}}.<br>
*Richard Mark Weisman, ''Witchcraft, Magic and Religion in 17th-Century Massachusetts'' (Amherst, Mass., 1984), xiv, 267 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9828438 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*George Findlay Willison, ''Saints and Strangers, being the lives of the Pilgrim Fathers &amp; their families, with their friends &amp; foes ...'' (New York, 1945), ix, 513 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/964335 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|144374|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 H2w}} (with digital link).<br>
*George Findlay Willison, ed., ''The Pilgrim Reader; the story of the Pilgrims as told by themselves &amp; their contemporaries, friendly &amp; unfriendly'' (Garden City, N.Y., 1953), xvii, 585 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1386184 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*William Wood, ''Wood's New England's Prospect'' (London, 1634; many editions), xxxi, 131 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/woodsnewengland00woodgoog Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3665899 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|75662|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 B4ds v. 5}} (1980 update).<br>
*Carter G. Woodson, "The Relations of Negroes and Indians in Massachusetts" in ''Journal of Negro History'', 5 [1920]: 45-7.<br>Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2713501 Jstor] (free).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1782257 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Carroll D. Wright, ed., ''History of Wages and Prices in Massachusetts: 1752-1883'' (Boston, 1885), 313, 57 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/cu31924000539753 Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12491927 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (see other entries); Not at FS Library.<br>
*Alexander Young, ''Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers of the Colony of Plymouth, from 1602-1625'' (Boston, 1841; 27 editions), xvi, 504 pp.<br>Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/188465 FamilySearch Digital Library], [http://archive.org/details/chroniclesofpilg00youn Internet Archive], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48089/ Ancestry] ($) (rep. of 2nd ed., 1844).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1969495 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|110229|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 H2y or film 1697445 Item 2}} (2nd ed., 1844).<br>
*Alexander Young, ''Chronicles of the First Planters of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, 1623 to 1636'' (Boston, 1846), viii, 571 pp.<br>Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/521015 FamilySearch Digital Library], [http://archive.org/details/chroniclesoffirs00youn Internet Archive], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/27031/ Ancestry] ($) or [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48126/ Ancestry] ($) (rep.).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/950510 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|144722|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 H2ya or film 896651 Item 1}} (with digital link).<br>
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== Massachusetts Genealogy Records  ==
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=== Massachusetts Vital Records  ===
=== Vital Records  ===


The original vital record resides in the town or city where the event occurred (in colonial times, a family group of birth can include events from other towns). The recording of these records was ordered by the government as early as 1639, though not all places followed the law. Both [[Massachusetts Bay Colony|Massachusetts Bay Colony]] and [[Plymouth Colony|Plymouth Colony]] started to collect these records in a central location, but the practice died out by the mid-17th Century. The [[Massachusetts|Commonwealth of Massachusetts]] was the first state to create a permanent, statewide recording system starting in 1841. It is notable that the city of Boston lagged behind in reporting to the state and its records do not show up in the state system until a tougher regulation was implemented in 1850 (though the city did record these records locally). The only vital records closed to the public are the original births of amended records and those can be opened by a judge.<br>  
The original vital record resides in the town or city where the event occurred (in colonial times, a family group of birth can include events from other towns). The recording of these records was ordered by the government as early as 1639, though not all places followed the law. Both [[Massachusetts Bay Colony|Massachusetts Bay Colony]] and [[Plymouth Colony|Plymouth Colony]] started to collect these records in a central location, but the practice died out by the mid-17th Century. The [[Massachusetts|Commonwealth of Massachusetts]] was the first state to create a permanent, statewide recording system starting in 1841. It is notable that the city of Boston lagged behind in reporting to the state and its records do not show up in the state system until a tougher regulation was implemented in 1848 (though the city did record these records locally). The only vital records closed to the public are the original births of amended records, out-of-wedlock births, and under-age marriages and those can be opened by a judge.<br>  


The original record still is found with the clerk of the town or city. All these records back to the earliest settlement of a town can always be viewed at the [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleclk/clkidx.htm town or city clerk’s office]. Most all town and city vital records have been microfilmed by the Family History Library and microfiched by the Holbrook Research Institute of Oxford, Mass. [now Archive Publishing of Provo, Utah]. This tends to be the most complete record of the event. Since 1841, there should be a second copy with the state and sometimes has abbreviated information from the original. This second copy is the most widely available source for researchers. It has been preserved by the same two vendors listed above and can be found on online in a variety of places and forms as listed below.<br>  
The original record still is found with the clerk of the town or city. All these records back to the earliest settlement of a town can always be viewed at the [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleclk/clkidx.htm town or city clerk’s office]. Most all town and city vital records have been microfilmed by the FamilySearch Library and microfiched by the Holbrook Research Institute of Oxford, Mass. [now Archive Publishing of Provo, Utah]. This tends to be the most complete record of the event. Since 1841, there should be a second copy with the state and sometimes has abbreviated information from the original. This second copy is the most widely available source for researchers. It has been preserved by the same two vendors listed above and can be found on online in a variety of places and forms as listed below.<br>  


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Before 1900, a few towns started publishing their own vital records in book form. The records were usually re-arranged into alphabetical order but separated by births, marriages, and deaths. Church and private records were added to get a more complete record and were clearly noted. The Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants published a few of these volumes along with the Systematic History Fund (a state fund); Essex Institute in Salem; Topsfield Historical Society, and others. The greatest number were published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston, in part from their Eddy Town-Record Fund. About two-thirds of the state (roughly 236 towns) has been published from the original town records and a few still are being released today. Check the Mass. Town Pre-1850 Published Vital Records Guide for a listing of the towns published so far. There are links to some online versions below. A search in Google will reveal many town / region specific sites that have reproduced the volumes online or pdf versions available for downloading.<br>  
Before 1900, a few towns started publishing their own vital records in book form. The records were usually re-arranged into alphabetical order but separated by births, marriages, and deaths. Church and private records were added to get a more complete record and were clearly noted. The Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants published a few of these volumes along with the Systematic History Fund (a state fund); Essex Institute in Salem; Topsfield Historical Society, and others. The greatest number were published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston, in part from their Eddy Town-Record Fund. About two-thirds of the state (roughly 236 towns) has been published from the original town records and a few still are being released today. Check the [https://www.massmayflower.org/index.php/research-resources-education/new-england-resources/massachusetts/ma-town-pre-1850-vitals Mass. Town Pre-1850 Published Vital Records Guide] for a listing of the towns published up to 2011. There are links to some online versions below. A search in Google will reveal many town / region specific sites that have reproduced the volumes online or pdf versions available for downloading.<br>  


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*[http://www.americanancestors.org/Search.aspx?Ca=0344&Da=190 Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850]<br>[Not complete, but list available by "volume" menu]
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/massachusetts-vital-records-1620-1850/image? Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850]<br>[Not complete, but list available by "volume" menu]


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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4079 Massachusetts Town Marriage Records]  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4079 Massachusetts Town Marriage Records]  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4080 Massachusetts Town Death Records]<br>[Only a handful of volume have been uploaded]  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4080 Massachusetts Town Death Records]<br>[Only a handful of volume have been uploaded]  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7853 Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850]<br>[extracted from FHL films of original records, not complete, but extensive]  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7853 Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850]<br>[extracted from FS Library films of original records, not complete, but extensive]  
*Frederic W. Bailey, [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2091 Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800] [church records only]<br>
*Frederic W. Bailey, [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2091 Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800] [church records only]<br>
'''fold3.com ($)'''
*[http://www.fold3.com/title_89/massachusetts_printed_vital_records/ Massachusetts Printed Vital Records], search collection or browse by town and page
*[http://www.fold3.com/title_90/massachusetts_vital_record_transcripts/ Massachusetts Vital Record Transcripts], manuscript versions of the printed books for 178 towns
*[http://www.fold3.com/title_91/massachusetts_vital_records/ Massachusetts Vital Records], being a portion of the Holbrook Collection
*[http://www.fold3.com/title_751/massachusetts_vital_records_boston/ Boston Vital Records, 1630-1895], from Holbrook Collection
'''Free online versions'''
*[https://www.mass.gov/doc/list-of-vital-records-to-1850/download 1600-1850 - Massachusetts Vital Records]. Links to digital books with vital records transcriptions for most Massachusetts towns. Includes births, marriages, and deaths.  Downloadable pdf: "Vital Records to 1850".
*Frederic William Bailey, comp., ''Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800'' (New Haven, Conn., 1897-1914, in 7v.; rep. Baltimore, 1968+).<br>Digital version for Vol. 1 (Worcester Co.) only at [http://archive.org/details/earlymassachuse00unkngoog Internet Archive].<br>Berkshire Genealogist Indexing Committee, ''Master Index to Early Massachusetts Marriages'' (Pittsfield, Mass., 1996), 131 leaves, is a single, full-name index to the series of seven volumes.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36136812 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts was the first state to create statewide vital records in the modern sense starting in 1841. It is notable that the city of Boston lagged behind reporting to the state and its records do not show up at the state until about 1850 (though the city maintained its own records before then). The original state records are held by:  
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts was the first state to create statewide vital records in the modern sense starting in 1841. It is notable that the city of Boston lagged behind reporting to the state and its records do not show up at the state until about 1848 (though the city maintained its own records before then). The original state records are held by:  


[http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/ '''Massachusetts Archives''']<br>220 Morrissey Blvd.<br>Boston MA 02125<br>Phone 617-727-2816<br>Email [mailto:archives@sec.state.ma.us archives@sec.state.ma.us]<br>[http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/archrs/hrsidx.htm Hours and Directions]  
[http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/ '''Massachusetts Archives''']<br>220 Morrissey Blvd.<br>Boston MA 02125<br>Phone 617-727-2816<br>Email [mailto:archives@sec.state.ma.us archives@sec.state.ma.us]<br>[http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/archrs/hrsidx.htm Hours and Directions]  


Visitors can make their own copies from the microfilmed copies or request certified copies per their [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcres/residx.htm#duplicate rules]. The archives only has the amended records up to v. 42 (1900). They have an [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/vitalrecordssearch/VitalRecordsSearch.aspx online index] to the records for 1841 to 1910 that is searchable for first name, last name, town, start year, end year, and type of record. Note that this is exact spelling searches only. Records can be ordered by email. No more than five requests per order and they are billed with your photocopies.<br>  
Visitors can make their own copies from the microfilmed copies or request certified copies per their [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcres/residx.htm#duplicate rules]. The archives only has the amended records up to v. 69 (1920). They have an [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/vitalrecordssearch/VitalRecordsSearch.aspx online index] to the records for 1841 to 1910 that is searchable for first name, last name, town, start year, end year, and type of record. Note that this is exact spelling searches only. Photocopies of records can be ordered by email and an invoice will be included with the photocopies. Certified copies ($3.00 each) must be request in person or by mail with prepayment. No more than five requests per order, please.<br>  


These records can be viewed online in two locations:  
These records can be viewed online in two locations:  


[http://www.americanancestors.org/home.html '''New England Historic Genealogical Society''']<br>99 - 101 Newbury Street<br>Boston MA 02116<br>Phone 888-296-3447  
[https://www.americanancestors.org/index.aspx '''New England Historic Genealogical Society''']<br>99 - 101 Newbury Street<br>Boston MA 02116<br>Phone 888-296-3447  
 
The NEHGS has online databases at their American Ancestors website for 1841 to 1920. You must be a member of the Society to access these indexes and the actual records which are linked from this index. The records are searchable in the same manner as the Mass. Archives above, though the last name can be searched by Soundex. If you go to the library, there are book indexes in five-year blocks for births, 1900-1950, marriages, 1900-1955, 1966-1970, and deaths, 1900-1980. They also have the amended birth records indexes for to 1929 (1 v.) [going back to 1841], to 1944 (2 v.), to 1962 (3 v.), to 1965 (1 v.), and to 1968 (1 v.). These indexes beyond 1920 are not generally available elsewhere.
 
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/191/massachusetts-vital-records-1841-1910 Massachusetts Vital Records], 1841-1910 ($)<br>[all indexes, records, and amended births]<br>
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/192/massachusetts-vital-records-1911-1915 Massachusetts Vital Records], 1911-1915 ($)<br>[all indexes, records, and amended births] <br>
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/2738/massachusetts-vital-records-1916-1920 Massachusetts Vital Records], 1916-1920 ($)<br>[all indexes, records, and amended births]


The NEHGS has two online databases at their American Ancestors website for 1841 to 1910 and 1911 to 1915. You must be a member of the Society to access these indexes and the actual records which are linked from this index. The records are searchable in the same manner as the Mass. Archives above, though the last name can be searched by Soundex. If you go to the library, there are book indexes in five-year blocks for births, 1900-1950, marriages, 1900-1955, 1966-1970, and deaths, 1900-1980. They also have the amended birth records indexes for to 1929 (1 v.) [going back to 1841], to 1944 (2 v.), to 1962 (3 v.), to 1965 (1 v.), and to 1968 (1 v.). These indexes beyond 1920 are not generally available elsewhere.
'''[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library]'''<br>35 North West Temple Street<br>Salt Lake City UT 84150<br>Phone 866-406-1830<br>
This library and its many branches (where you can borrow the microfilm for a small fee) will have all the same records as listed above. You can access online for free:
*{{RecordSearch|1536925|Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915}}
*{{RecordSearch|1469062|Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915}}
*{{RecordSearch|1463156|Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924}}
*{{RecordSearch|1928860|Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920}} This collection contains only 1916 to 1920 plus amended and delayed records, 1841-1920]


*[http://www.americanancestors.org/Search.aspx?Ca=344&Da=191 Massachusetts Vital Records], 1841-1910 ($)<br>[all indexes, records, and amended births]<br>
[http://www.fold3.com/ '''fold3.com ($)''']  
*[http://www.americanancestors.org/Search.aspx?Ca=344&Da=192 Massachusetts Vital Records], 1911-1915 ($)<br>[all indexes, records, and amended births] <br>


[https://familysearch.org/ '''Family History Library''']<br>35 North West Temple Street<br>Salt Lake City UT 84150<br>Phone 866-406-1830
This site has the [http://www.fold3.com/title_92/massachusetts_vital_records_index_18411895/ statewide vital records index, 1841-1895] that is searchable, but also browsable in its original form: separate birth, marriage, and death with separate indexes for each five-year period.<br>  


This library and its many branches (where you can borrow the microfilm for a small fee) will have all the same records as listed above. You can access online for free:  
'''Ancestry''' has the following Massachusetts Vital Record Indexes:<br>


*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1536925 Births, 1841-1915]<br>[index and records from 1909 to 1915 ONLY]<br>  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5062 Mass. Birth Index, 1840-1915] ($) [''the NEHGS index''].<br>  
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1469062 Marriages, 1841-1915]<br>[index and records from 1905(?) to 1915 ONLY]<br>  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2511 Mass. Marriage Index, 1840-1915] ($) [''the NEHGS index''].<br>  
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1463156 Deaths, 1841-1915]<br>[index and records from 1910(?) to 1915 ONLY]<br>  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2101 Mass. Death Index, 1841-1915] ($) [''the NEHGS index''].<br>  
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1928860 Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920]<br>[ACTUALLY, only 1916 to 1920, browsable by volume and page only]<br>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3928 Mass. Birth Index, 1901-1960, 1967-1970] ($).<br>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2966 Mass. Marriage Index, 1901-1955, 1966-1970] ($).<br>  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3659 Mass. Death Index, 1901-1980] ($).<br>
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The original state records are held by:  


[http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/vital-records.html '''Registry of Vital Records and Statistics''']<br>150 Mount Vernon St., 1st Floor<br>Dorchester MA 02125<br>Phone 617-740-2600<br>Email [mailto:vital.recordsrequest@state.ma.us vital.recordsrequest@state.ma.us]<br>They have limited research hours  
[https://www.mass.gov/orgs/registry-of-vital-records-and-statistics '''Registry of Vital Records and Statistics''']<br>150 Mount Vernon St., 1st Floor<br>Dorchester MA 02125<br>Phone 617-740-2600<br>Email [mailto:vital.recordsrequest@mass.gov vital.recordsrequest@mass.gov]<br>They have limited research hours  


This office only makes certified copies of vital records. There are several ways to [http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/consumer/basic-needs/vitals/obtaining-certified-copies-of-vital-records.html purchases copies] both online and in person. This office also has the amended birth records after v. 42 (1900) and a statewide index to divorces from 1952 to the present (though the record itself will be with the probate court). There is a computerized index for the most recent records and five-year block indexes for births, marriages, and deaths onsite.  
This office only makes certified copies of vital records. There are several ways to [https://www.mass.gov/ordering-a-certificate purchase copies] both online and in person. This office also has the amended birth records after v. 69 (1920) and a statewide index to divorces from 1952 to the present (though the record itself will be with the probate court). There is a computerized index for the most recent records and five-year block indexes for births, marriages, and deaths onsite.  


Every five years, another block of five years is transferred to the State Archives and at the same time is made available through the New England Historic Genealogical Society and to the Family History Library. This office restricts access only by the fact that they are the only ones with the records. These records are open to the public. The original town copies are always open to the public.<br>  
Every five years, another block of five years is transferred to the State Archives and at the same time is made available through the FamilySearch Library. These records are open to the public, with some restrictions on certain birth and marriage records. The original town copies are always open to the public.<br>  


Ancestry.com has the following index only:  
Ancestry has the following Massachusetts Vital Record Indexes:<br>


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7457 Death Index, 1970-2003] ($)<br>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3928 Mass. Birth Index, 1901-1960, 1967-1970] ($).<br>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2966 Mass. Marriage Index, 1901-1955, 1966-1970] ($).<br>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3659 Mass. Death Index, 1901-1980] ($).<br>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7457 Death Index, 1970-2003] ($).<br>
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<center>'''Adoption Records''' </center>  
<center>'''Adoption Records''' </center>  
Like most all states, Massachusetts seals the records of adoption that include the original birth certificate with the biological parents. These records stay sealed unless opened by court order. Who can see this sealed information is limited by [http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/state/index.cfm?event=stateStatutes.showSearchForm law]. There is no way a person can know they are adopted without being told by someone. There are several registries online set up to assist adoptees and biological parents help find each other. To order your [http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/laws-regs/dph/regs-u-z/public-health-regulations-vital-records.html pre-adoption birth certificate], download the [http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/vital-records/pre-adoption-memo.pdf instructions] and [http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/vital-records/pre-adoption-app-form.pdf form].<br><br>To learn more about the history of adoption in Massachusetts, see Joseph Ben-Or, "The Law of Adoption in the United States: Its Massachusetts Origins and the Statute of 1851" in ''The New England Historical and Genealogical Register'', 130 [1976]: 259-269, and online at [http://www.americanancestors.org/PageDetail.aspx?recordId=235492719 American Ancestors] ($).  
Like most all states, Massachusetts seals the records of adoption that include the original birth certificate with the biological parents. These records stay sealed unless opened by court order. Who can see this sealed information is limited by [https://www.childwelfare.gov/search/?search=Adoption%20law law]. There is no way a person can know they are adopted without being told by someone. There are several registries online set up to assist adoptees and biological parents help find each other. [https://www.mass.gov/apply-for-pre-adoption-birth-record Apply for pre-adoption birth record] at [https://www.mass.gov/orgs/registry-of-vital-records-and-statistics Registry of Vital Records and Statistics].<br><br>To learn more about the history of adoption in Massachusetts, see Joseph Ben-Or, "The Law of Adoption in the United States: Its Massachusetts Origins and the Statute of 1851" in ''The New England Historical and Genealogical Register'', 130 [1976]: 259-269, and online at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/202/new-england-historical-and-genealogical-register American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($).<br>
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=== Massachusetts Land Records  ===
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<center>'''Bibliography''' </center>
*John Ballard Blake, "The Early History of Vital Statistics in Massachusetts" in ''Bulletin of the History of Medicine'', 29 [1955]: 46-68.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33891126 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Charles Cowley, "Judicial Falsifications of History" in the ''New England Magazine and Bay State Monthly'', May 1886.<br>Digital version at [http://www.newenglandmagazine.com/the-new-england-magazine/volume-1-no-5-march-1886/judicial-falsifications-of-history/ New England Magazine].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9960792 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*David Cressy, "The Seasonality of Marriage in Old and New England" in ''Journal of Interdisciplinary History'', 16 [1985]: 1-21.<br>Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/204319 Jstor] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1799976 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Historical Records Survey - Massachusetts, ''Guide to the Public Vital Records in Massachusetts'' (Boston, 1942), 342 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9375198 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1709250|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 A3hr}} (Los Angeles and Logan only).<br>
*Robert Rene Kuczynski, "The Registration Laws in the Colonies of Massachusetts Bay and New Plymouth" in ''American Statistical Association Publications'', 7 [1900-1901]: 65-73.<br>Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2276444 Jstor] (free).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1480864 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Chester F. Sanger, "The Divorce Legislation of Massachusetts" in ''Bay State Monthly'', 3 [1885]: 27-32.<br>Digital version as a text file at [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/17721/17721-8.txt Gutenberg], search text for title.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9960776 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
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=== Land Records  ===
 
The earliest settlers in this region were issued patents or charters directly or through various types of companies established for settlement and/or trade. See the [[#Historical_Data|Historical Data]] table to identify these early documents. Once the two major colonies were settled (i.e. [[Plymouth Colony|Plymouth Colony]] and [[Massachusetts Bay Colony|Massachusetts Bay Colony]]), land was distributed by their colonial governments through grants. [[Massachusetts Bay Colony|Massachusetts Bay Colony]] established a county system in 1643 and land was recorded in the county deeds from then on. [[Plymouth Colony|Plymouth Colony]] used a centralized system and recorded these deeds colony-wide from 1620 to 1685 until it finally established a county system in 1685. The land records for the area now called [[Maine, United States Genealogy|Maine]] were always kept separately first entirely as was later was called York County. For each of these areas, land was granted for many years after the initial settlement as the colony expanded into uncharted territory given to it under the various patents and charters. All subsequent sales were recorded by the county. Though the vast majority of land transactions were recorded, it was not a requirement that this be done. It was in the best interest of the owner to do so, and legal advantages were given to such recordings. To search for land records, see the guide for the [[#Counties|county]] of interest and use the resources found there.<br><br>For counties with online records, the "recorded land" is what is microfilmed and constitutes the majority of the records. There are "registered land" deeds that go through land court. These are deeds are court approved as having clear title (i.e. no encumbrances). It you do not find anything in the first section, always search registered land for deeds since 1899.<br>


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=== Massachusetts Court System  ===
=== Court System  ===
<center>'''Understanding the Massachusetts Court System'''</center>  
<center>'''Understanding the Massachusetts Court System'''</center>  
This is the history of the court system. It is broken up into historical periods and then a discussion of special courts, records, legal definitions, and bibliography. Realize that except for the upper courts, all records and actions were on the county level. To find detailed information regarding a particular county's courts, see that county page from the [[Massachusetts Genealogy Guide#Massachusetts_Counties_links_provided_above]].  
This is the history of the court system. It is broken up into historical periods and then a discussion of special courts, records, legal definitions, and bibliography. Realize that except for the upper courts, all records and actions were on the county level. To find detailed information regarding a particular county's courts, see that county page from the [[Massachusetts Genealogy Guide#Counties|links provided above]].  


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<center>'''Commonwealth Period (1780-present)''' </center>  
<center>'''Commonwealth Period (1780-present)''' </center>  
The Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 created a separation of powers and allowed that the other branches may require an opinion from the Supreme Judicial Court on questions of law. This was one of the few instances where advisory jurisdiction was given in the country and is found nowhere at the federal level. The highest courts from other states needing to rule on a Massachusetts state law that had not been previous rendered could send the question to the court for their ruling. Judges for the Supreme Judicial Court were allowed to hold their office as long as they “behaved themselves” and all current appointments prior to the Constitution were continued thus keeping the legal authority of this court from its establishment as the Superior Court of Judicature in 1692, but renaming it as the '''Supreme Judicial Court (1780-present)'''. Its jurisdiction was codified in 1782 as taking cases by appeal, writ of error, capital offenses, and “every Crime whatsoever that is against the public good” [St.1782, c.9].<br><br>Divorce was moved from under the Governor and Council to the Supreme Judicial Court in 1785 [St.1785, c.69]. The court continued as a circuit court, sitting in various counties by mandate of the legislature. To this point, all records were recorded and maintained by the clerk in Boston (Suffolk County). Starting in 1797, the records were recorded in the county the court sat by the clerk of that county’s Court of Common Pleas (being made a clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for that county when the court was in session there). The exception to that rule was that Suffolk County recorded the sessions held in Nantucket County; Barnstable County recorded the sessions held in Dukes County; and Lincoln County recorded the sessions for Lincoln, Hancock, and Washington counties. [St.1796, c.95]<br><br>There were two sessions of the court. One heard capital offenses, appeals from probate, and all issues in law that were tried by three or more judges (the number of judges varied over the years between four and seven) and the other heard all other actions (i.e. cases not being appealed by a lower court) and was tried by a single judge that was subject to review by the whole court. This was also the year that the ''Reports of Supreme Judicial Court'' started publishing annually [St.1804, c.105]. This practice of taking actions not on appeal was called ''nisi prius'' (Latin for “unless first”), meaning it became the court of original jurisdiction. A second trial on the facts on appeal to this court was abolished in 1817. The legislature clarified the jurisdiction between the Supreme Judicial Court and the then statewide Court of Common Pleas in 1840 [St.1840, c.87] that remained in effect until the reorganization of the court system in 1859.<br><br>The changes in 1859 did not affect this court as the streamlining generally reshaped the lower courts. Over time, the Supreme Judicial Court’s focus was narrowed (see Menand’s book, pages 39 to 41, cited in the references). Divorce was removed to a lower court in 1887 [St.1887, c.332]. An '''Appeals Court (1972-present)''' was added with the Supreme Judicial Court to help with the backlog of cases and covers all the state, but normally sits in Boston [St.1972, c.740]. The Supreme Judicial Court is the superintendent over all inferior courts and maintains full authority over all court records.<br>  
[[Image:MA Supreme Judicial Court and Appeals Court.jpg|right|350px|MA Supreme Judicial Court and Appeals Court.jpg]]The Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 created a separation of powers and allowed that the other branches may require an opinion from the Supreme Judicial Court on questions of law. This was one of the few instances where advisory jurisdiction was given in the country and is found nowhere at the federal level. The highest courts from other states needing to rule on a Massachusetts state law that had not been previous rendered could send the question to the court for their ruling. Judges for the Supreme Judicial Court were allowed to hold their office as long as they “behaved themselves” and all current appointments prior to the Constitution were continued thus keeping the legal authority of this court from its establishment as the Superior Court of Judicature in 1692, but renaming it as the '''Supreme Judicial Court (1780-present)'''. Its jurisdiction was codified in 1782 as taking cases by appeal, writ of error, capital offenses, and “every Crime whatsoever that is against the public good” [St.1782, c.9].<br><br>Divorce was moved from under the Governor and Council to the Supreme Judicial Court in 1785 [St.1785, c.69]. The court continued as a circuit court, sitting in various counties by mandate of the legislature. To this point, all records were recorded and maintained by the clerk in Boston (Suffolk County). Starting in 1797, the records were recorded in the county the court sat by the clerk of that county’s Court of Common Pleas (being made a clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for that county when the court was in session there). The exception to that rule was that Suffolk County recorded the sessions held in Nantucket County; Barnstable County recorded the sessions held in Dukes County; and Lincoln County recorded the sessions for Lincoln, Hancock, and Washington counties. [St.1796, c.95]<br><br>There were two sessions of the court. One heard capital offenses, appeals from probate, and all issues in law that were tried by three or more judges (the number of judges varied over the years between four and seven) and the other heard all other actions (i.e. cases not being appealed by a lower court) and was tried by a single judge that was subject to review by the whole court. This was also the year that the ''Reports of Supreme Judicial Court'' started publishing annually [St.1804, c.105]. This practice of taking actions not on appeal was called ''nisi prius'' (Latin for “unless first”), meaning it became the court of original jurisdiction. A second trial on the facts on appeal to this court was abolished in 1817. The legislature clarified the jurisdiction between the Supreme Judicial Court and the then statewide Court of Common Pleas in 1840 [St.1840, c.87] that remained in effect until the reorganization of the court system in 1859.<br><br>The changes in 1859 did not affect this court as the streamlining generally reshaped the lower courts. Over time, the Supreme Judicial Court’s focus was narrowed (see Menand’s book, pages 39 to 41, cited in the references). Divorce was removed to a lower court in 1887 [St.1887, c.332]. An '''Appeals Court (1972-present)''' was added with the Supreme Judicial Court to help with the backlog of cases and covers all the state, but normally sits in Boston [St.1972, c.740]. The Supreme Judicial Court is the superintendent over all inferior courts and maintains full authority over all court records.<br>  
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<center>'''Lower Courts (i.e. Trial Courts)''' </center>  
The middle tier courts continued to function as before the Constitution. Specific jurisdictions shifted back and forth between the two middle-tier courts. Boston and Suffolk County developed a separate court system in this tier. In 1799, the '''Municipal Court of the Town of Boston (1799-1859)''' had been given authority over all criminal cases in Boston [St.1799, c.81] and renamed the '''Municipal Court of the City of Boston''' in 1822 [St.1822, c.13]. The '''Boston Court of Common Pleas (1813-1820)''' was created to handle all civil case that would have gone to the Suffolk County Court of Common Pleas in 1813 [St.1813, c.173]. After Maine separated from the Commonwealth in 1820, the Circuit Court of Common Pleas and the Boston Court of Common Pleas was replaced by a '''Court of Common Pleas for the Commonwealth (1820-1859)''' that heard both civil and criminal cases [St.1820, c.79]. The Court of General Sessions was phased out and by 1827 ceased to exist in all counties. A '''Superior Court for Suffolk County (1855-1859)''' was established in 1855 to handle all civil cases in that county [St.1855, c.449].<br><br>This entire system was reorganized in 1859 and born out of this was the new '''Superior Court (1859-present)''' that combined the powers of all the previous courts into one. The court sat four, instead of two, times to accommodate both the criminal and civil case load. There were tweaks to this system along the way. The major changes were bringing general equity jurisdiction to the court in 1883 [St.1883, c.223], having Middlesex and Suffolk counties keep a separate docket for this in 1892 [St.1892, c.439 – though changed with uniform civil procedures in 1974], and the court having exclusive original jurisdiction over capital crimes in 1891 [St.1891, c.379]. See Menand’s book, pages 53 to 57, for further details on jurisdiction changes and description of the '''Appellate Division (1943-present)''' and the court reorganization in 1978.<br><br>The lowest court as discussed above was the '''Justice of the Peace'''. The powers established in 1687 were continually eroded away and now they only have the authority to perform marriages, acknowledgements (i.e. notary), administer certain oaths, take depositions, and call meetings of various proprietor groups and corporations. These were technically court records though the justice sat in their own dwelling, the records often passed off as personal papers that are commonly found in historical societies and university libraries. The '''Boston Police Court (1821-1866)''' was established as the first police court in the Commonwealth with the authority of the Court of Commons Pleas for the Commonwealth in Suffolk County [St.1821, c.79 and St.1822, c.109]. More such police courts were created starting in 1831 with separate parameters for each of them. In every instance, the police court exclusively assumed most of the powers from the Justice of the Peace. Criminal cases were removed from the justices in 1856 [St.1856, c.138] and civil cases in 1877 [St.1877, c.211].<br><br>The court reorganization of 1859 standardized the work and function of the police courts. The District Court concept started in Berkshire County with the District Court of Central Berkshire that had jurisdiction over Pittsfield and seven adjacent towns with the powers of a police court centralized over a larger area [St. 1869, c. 416]. The rest of Berkshire County was divided into two more districts in the following year and this style of the lowest court spread across the Commonwealth. By 1921, the remaining thirteen police courts were renamed and the establishment of the '''District Court (1921-present)''' was solidified and uniform across the entire Commonwealth [G.L.1921, c.218]. These courts had jurisdiction over crimes punishable by jail sentences up to five years and some felony crimes up to ten years, and some juvenile matters where Juvenile Courts did not exist. They shared responsibility over probate matters involving children. The court sat for small claims and civil actions where the plaintiff did not wish to have a jury trial. An '''Appellate Division (1922-present)''' was added for civil actions.<br>  
[[Image:MA Superior Court.jpg|right|350px|MA Superior Court.jpg]]The middle tier courts continued to function as before the Constitution. Specific jurisdictions shifted back and forth between the two middle-tier courts. Boston and Suffolk County developed a separate court system in this tier. In 1799, the '''Municipal Court of the Town of Boston (1799-1859)''' had been given authority over all criminal cases in Boston [St.1799, c.81] and renamed the '''Municipal Court of the City of Boston''' in 1822 [St.1822, c.13]. The '''Boston Court of Common Pleas (1813-1820)''' was created to handle all civil case that would have gone to the Suffolk County Court of Common Pleas in 1813 [St.1813, c.173]. After Maine separated from the Commonwealth in 1820, the Circuit Court of Common Pleas and the Boston Court of Common Pleas was replaced by a '''Court of Common Pleas for the Commonwealth (1820-1859)''' that heard both civil and criminal cases [St.1820, c.79]. The Court of General Sessions was phased out and by 1827 ceased to exist in all counties. A '''Superior Court for Suffolk County (1855-1859)''' was established in 1855 to handle all civil cases in that county [St.1855, c.449].<br><br>This entire system was reorganized in 1859 and born out of this was the new '''Superior Court (1859-present)''' that combined the powers of all the previous courts into one. The court sat four, instead of two, times to accommodate both the criminal and civil case load. There were tweaks to this system along the way. The major changes were bringing general equity jurisdiction to the court in 1883 [St.1883, c.223], having Middlesex and Suffolk counties keep a separate docket for this in 1892 [St.1892, c.439 – though changed with uniform civil procedures in 1974], and the court having exclusive original jurisdiction over capital crimes in 1891 [St.1891, c.379]. See Menand’s book, pages 53 to 57, for further details on jurisdiction changes and description of the '''Appellate Division (1943-present)''' and the court reorganization in 1978.<br><br>The lowest court as discussed above was the '''Justice of the Peace'''. The powers established in 1687 were continually eroded away and now they only have the authority to perform marriages, acknowledgements (i.e. notary), administer certain oaths, take depositions, and call meetings of various proprietor groups and corporations. These were technically court records though the justice sat in their own dwelling, the records often passed off as personal papers that are commonly found in historical societies and university libraries. The '''Boston Police Court (1821-1866)''' was established as the first police court in the Commonwealth with the authority of the Court of Commons Pleas for the Commonwealth in Suffolk County [St.1821, c.79 and St.1822, c.109]. More such police courts were created starting in 1831 with separate parameters for each of them. In every instance, the police court exclusively assumed most of the powers from the Justice of the Peace. Criminal cases were removed from the justices in 1856 [St.1856, c.138] and civil cases in 1877 [St.1877, c.211].<br><br>The court reorganization of 1859 standardized the work and function of the police courts. The District Court concept started in Berkshire County with the District Court of Central Berkshire that had jurisdiction over Pittsfield and seven adjacent towns with the powers of a police court centralized over a larger area [St. 1869, c. 416]. The rest of Berkshire County was divided into two more districts in the following year and this style of the lowest court spread across the Commonwealth. By 1921, the remaining thirteen police courts were renamed and the establishment of the '''District Court (1921-present)''' was solidified and uniform across the entire Commonwealth [G.L.1921, c.218]. These courts had jurisdiction over crimes punishable by jail sentences up to five years and some felony crimes up to ten years, and some juvenile matters where Juvenile Courts did not exist. They shared responsibility over probate matters involving children. The court sat for small claims and civil actions where the plaintiff did not wish to have a jury trial. An '''Appellate Division (1922-present)''' was added for civil actions.<br>  
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<center>'''Probate Court (1783-present)''' </center>  
<center>'''Probate Court (1783-present)''' </center>  
This type of court case has always been present and the records reach back unbroken to the settlement of the two colonies, but it was first the County Court and then the Governor and Council who handled probate cases. The Constitution of 1780 mentioned probate judges, but the legislature codified the scope as the probate of wills, administration of estates, and appointment of guardians for minor and “distracted persons” [St.1783, c.46]. It is a court of equity, not common law, and provides remedies. Because of legislation, the probate courts have added jurisdiction over adoption (1851), divorce (1887/1922), change of name (1854), and domestic relations. Marriage was never based in common law in Massachusetts and was performed by magistrates. As such, it has always been a civil contract. The Royal Charter allowed for marriages to be performed by justices of the peace or by a settled minister in 1692 [P.L.1692-3, c.25], but it remained a contract. All issues relating to marriage are handled by the probate court, such as women’s petitions for separate estates, annulment, and affirmation of marriages. The names of this court have evolved from '''Probate Court (1783-1858)''' and that had an '''Insolvency Court (1856-1858)'''. These two combined to be called the '''Probate and Insolvency (1858-1978)'''. The court reorganization in 1978 renamed it to '''Probate and Family Court (1978-present)'''.<br>  
[[Image:MA Probate and Family Court.jpg|right|350px|MA Probate and Family Court.jpg]]This type of court case has always been present and the records reach back unbroken to the settlement of the two colonies, but it was first the County Court and then the Governor and Council who handled probate cases. The Constitution of 1780 mentioned probate judges, but the legislature codified the scope as the probate of wills, administration of estates, and appointment of guardians for minor and “distracted persons” [St.1783, c.46]. It is a court of equity, not common law, and provides remedies. Because of legislation, the probate courts have added jurisdiction over adoption (1851), divorce (1887/1922), change of name (1854), and domestic relations. Marriage was never based in common law in Massachusetts and was performed by magistrates. As such, it has always been a civil contract. The Royal Charter allowed for marriages to be performed by justices of the peace or by a settled minister in 1692 [P.L.1692-3, c.25], but it remained a contract. All issues relating to marriage are handled by the probate court, such as women’s petitions for separate estates, annulment, and affirmation of marriages. The names of this court have evolved from '''Probate Court (1783-1858)''' and that had an '''Insolvency Court (1856-1858)'''. These two combined to be called the '''Probate and Insolvency (1858-1978)'''. The court reorganization in 1978 renamed it to '''Probate and Family Court (1978-present)'''.<br><br>  
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:12: take an oath of Allegiance to the King.  
:12: take an oath of Allegiance to the King.  
:14: “age of discretion” so that he can consent to marriage and chose a guardian.  
:14: “age of discretion” so that he can consent to marriage and chose a guardian.  
:16: able to bear arms.<ref>This is not from the dictionary, but from [http://archive.org/stream/compactwithchart00newp#page/284/mode/2up The Compact with the Charter and Laws of the Colony of New Plymouth] (Boston, 1836), 285-286.</ref>
:21: may alien his lands, goods, and chattels.  
:21: may alien his lands, goods, and chattels.  
:24: can be ordained a priest.  
:24: can be ordained a priest.  
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<center>'''Bibliography''' </center><br><br> <center>'''[[#court18|Guides]] | [[#court19|Records]] | [[#court20|References]]'''</center>  
<center>'''Bibliography''' </center>  
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Guides:  
Guides:  


*Catherine S. Menand, ''A Research Guide to the Massachusetts Courts and Their Records'' (Boston, 1987).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18835405 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|580185|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 P2m}}.  
*Edmund Hatch Bennett, Russell Gray, and Henry W. Swift, ''Massachusetts Digest of the reported decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ... September, 1804 - December, 1879'' (Boston, 1906), 8v.<br>No digital version online.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58739861 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Michael S. Hindus, ''et al''., ''The Records of the Massachusetts Superior Court and Its Predecessors: An Inventory and Guide'' (Boston, 1977).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5650520 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.  
*Daniel R. Coquillette, "Law in Colonial Massachusetts, 1630-1800" as ''Colonial Society of Massachusetts Publications'', vol. 62 (Boston, 1984), lxviii, 608 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11689604 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|268532|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 P3L}}.<br>
*William Jeffrey, ''Early New England Court Records: A Bibliography of Published Materials'' (Cambridge, Mass., 1954).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2086374 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|103857|item|disp=FHL film 234519}}.  
*John D. Cushing, comp., ''A Bibliography of the Laws and Resolves of the Massachusetts Bay, 1642-1780'' (Wilmington, Del., 1984), xxiv, 372 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10829144 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Mary Ann Neary, ''et al''., ''Handbook of Legal Research in Massachusetts'' (Boston, rev. ed., 2002).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/744462697 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.  
*Catherine S. Menand, ''A Research Guide to the Massachusetts Courts and Their Records'' (Boston, 1987), 135 pp., 1 microfiche.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18835405 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|580185|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 P2m}}.  
*Diane Rapaport, ''New England Court Records: A Research Guide for Genealogists and Historians'' (Burlington, Mass., 2006).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64588953 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|1316270|item|disp=FHL book 974 P27r}}.<br>
*Michael S. Hindus, ''et al''., ''The Records of the Massachusetts Superior Court and Its Predecessors: An Inventory and Guide'' (Boston, 1977), 93 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5650520 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.  
*William Jeffrey, ''Early New England Court Records: A Bibliography of Published Materials'' (Cambridge, Mass., 1954), 27 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2086374 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|103857|item|disp=FS Library film 234519}}.  
*Mary Ann Neary, ''et al''., ''Handbook of Legal Research in Massachusetts'' (Boston, rev. ed., 2002), 1v. (loose-leaf).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/744462697 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.  
*Diane Rapaport, ''New England Court Records: A Research Guide for Genealogists and Historians'' (Burlington, Mass., 2006), xv, 470 pp..<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64588953 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1316270|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 P27r}}.<br>
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*David T. Konig, ed., ''Plymouth Court Records, 1686-1859'' (Wilmington, Del., 1978-1981), in 16v. and computer file (Boston, 2002).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15549735 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] or [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53914071 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] [computer file]; {{FHL|47392|item|disp=FHL book 974.482 P2p v. #}} with computer link.  
*''Catalogue of the Records and Files of the Office of the Clerk, Supreme Judicial Court of the County of Suffolk'' (Boston, 1890; rev. ed., 1897), 181 pp.<br>Relates to the entire state; gives dates and places where court was held 1692-1797.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/cataloguerecord00courgoog Internet Archives], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=17953 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20401950 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|228647|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.46 A3c or film 908077 Item 2}} or {{FSC|820308|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6078747}}.<br>
*Charles T. Libby, Robert E. Moody, and Neal W. Allen Jr., ''Province and Court Records of Maine'' (Portland, Me., 1928-1975), in 6v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1424267 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|286437|item|disp=FHL book 974.1 P2p v. #; film 982043, or fiche 6046855}}.  
*David T. Konig, ed., ''Plymouth Court Records, 1686-1859'' (Wilmington, Del., 1978-1981), in 16v. and computer file (Boston, 2002).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15549735 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] or [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53914071 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] [computer file]; {{FSC|47392|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.482 P2p v. #}} with computer link.  
*''List of Persons Whose Names Have Been Changed in Massachusetts, 1780-1892'' (Boston, 1893; rep. Baltimore, 1972).<br>Digital versions at [http://books.google.com/books?id=pL0ZAAAAYAAJ Google Books] and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26492 Ancestry] ($).<br>Original: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4985756 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|165740|item|disp=FHL film 496747 Item 5}} with digital link. Reprint: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/235696 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|159203|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 D4L 1893}}.  
*Charles T. Libby, Robert E. Moody, and Neal W. Allen Jr., ''Province and Court Records of Maine'' (Portland, Me., 1928-1975), in 6v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1424267 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|286437|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.1 P2p v. #; film 982043, or fiche 6046855}}.  
*John Noble, “The Early Court Files of Suffolk County” in the ''Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts'', 3 [1900]: 317-326.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/stream/publications03colouoft#page/316/mode/2up Internet Archive] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=HIQsAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA317 Google Books].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/489901478 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|481450|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 B4cs v. # or film 844519 Item 1}}.  
*''List of Persons Whose Names Have Been Changed in Massachusetts, 1780-1892'' (Boston, 1893; rep. Baltimore, 1972).<br>Online at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26492 Ancestry] ($).<br>Original: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4985756 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|165740|item|disp=FS Library film 496747 Item 5}} with digital link. Reprint: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/235696 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|159203|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 D4L 1893}}.  
*John Noble, “The Records and Files of the Superior Court of Judicature, and of the Supreme Judicial Court, Their History and Places of Deposit” in the ''Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts'', 5 [1902]: 5-26.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/stream/publications05colouoft#page/4/mode/2up Internet Archive] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=KP4KAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA5 Google Books].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/489901478 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|481450|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 B4cs v. # or film 844520}}.  
*Nathan Murphy, "Early Files of the County Courts of Massachusetts" in ''Massachusetts Historical Society Publications'', 57 [1923-1924]: 20-28.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9526253 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1264037|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 C4p v. 57}}.<br>  
*John Noble and John F. Cronin, eds., ''Records of the Court of Assistants of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, 1630-1692'' (Boston, 1901-1928), in 3v.<br>Digital version at Google Books ([http://books.google.com/books?id=fzE4AAAAIAAJ v. 1] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=7q94AAAAMAAJ v. 2] only).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5312701 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|267953|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 P2rc v. 2-3 or film 496679 Items 4-6}} with digital link.  
*John Noble, “The Early Court Files of Suffolk County” in the ''Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts'', 3 [1900]: 317-326.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/stream/publications03colouoft#page/316/mode/2up Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/489901478 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|481450|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 B4cs v. # or film 844519 Item 1}}.
*Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ed., ''Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England'' (Boston, 1853-1854; rep. New York, 1968; computer file, Columbia, Md., 2006), 5v. in 6. [Note: For a detailed discussion of the founding of this company, see Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society, (Cambridge, Mass., 1850), v. 3, pp. ix-cxxxviii followed by the transcription of v. 1 and online at [http://books.google.com/books?id=W3BKAAAAYAAJ Google Books].]<br>Digital versions at Internet Archive ([http://archive.org/stream/recordsofgoverno01mass#page/n7/mode/2up v. 1], [http://archive.org/stream/recordsgovernor00courgoog#page/n4/mode/2up v. 2], [http://archive.org/stream/cu31924082451471#page/n7/mode/2up v. 3], [http://archive.org/stream/cu31924091024590#page/n7/mode/2up v. 4, pt. 1], [http://archive.org/stream/cu31924104781327#page/n9/mode/2up v. 4, pt. 2], [http://archive.org/stream/recordsgovernor01courgoog#page/n8/mode/2up v. 5]) and Google Books ([http://books.google.com/books?id=ND8OAAAAIAAJ v. 2], [http://books.google.com/books?id=u0IOAQAAMAAJ v. 3] only).<br>Original: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3522063 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|213805|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 N2s v. #, fiche 6046893, or various filmings}} with digital link. Reprint: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13598931 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|1921367|item|disp=as digital links for v.3-5}}. Computer file: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/665895979 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].  
*John Noble, “The Records and Files of the Superior Court of Judicature, and of the Supreme Judicial Court, Their History and Places of Deposit” in the ''Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts'', 5 [1902]: 5-26.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/stream/publications05colouoft#page/4/mode/2up Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/489901478 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|481450|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 B4cs v. # or film 844520}}.  
*Nathaniel B. Shurtleff and David Pulsifer, eds., ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England'' (Boston, 1855-1861; rep. New York, 1968), 12v. in 10. [Note: For a guide to this series, see [http://www.massmayflower.org/research/guides/ma/county/plymouth-col/guides-ma-plymouth-col-pub-rec.htm MassMayflower.org].]<br>Digital versions at Internet Archive ([http://archive.org/stream/recordsofcolonyo0102newp#page/n5/mode/2up v. 1-2], [http://archive.org/stream/recordsofcolonyo0304newp#page/n5/mode/2up v. 3-4], [http://archive.org/stream/recordsofcolonyo0506newp#page/n5/mode/2up v. 5-6], [http://archive.org/stream/recordsofcolonyo0708newp#page/n5/mode/2up v. 7-8], [http://archive.org/stream/recordsofcolonyo0910newp#page/n5/mode/2up v. 9-10], [http://archive.org/stream/recordsofcolonyo1112newp#page/n5/mode/2up v. 11-12]) and Google Books ([http://books.google.com/books?id=2cQwAQAAMAAJ v. 1], [http://books.google.com/books?id=-EEOAAAAIAAJ v. 6], [http://books.google.com/books?id=9cASAAAAYAAJ v. 7], [http://books.google.com/books?id=HsESAAAAYAAJ v. 8], [http://books.google.com/books?id=ZsESAAAAYAAJ v. 9], [http://books.google.com/books?id=rkEOAAAAIAAJ v. 11], [http://books.google.com/books?id=zkEOAAAAIAAJ v. 12] only), and [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006784512 Hathi Trust].<br>Original: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2535001 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|213805|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 N2n v. #, fiche 6046866, or films 896852-896856}} with digital link. Reprint: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/347595 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].  
*John Noble and John F. Cronin, eds., ''Records of the Court of Assistants of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, 1630-1692'' (Boston, 1901-1928), in 3v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5312701 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|267953|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 P2rc v. 2-3 or film 496679 Items 4-6}} with digital link.  
*Robert N. Toppan, “Council Records of Massachusetts under the Administration of President Joseph Dudley” in ''Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society'', 2nd Series, 13 [1899]: 237-268.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofmas213mass#page/222/mode/2up Internet Archive] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=EMwTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA222 Google Books].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1695300 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.  
*Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ed., ''Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England'' (Boston, 1853-1854; rep. New York, 1968; computer file, Columbia, Md., 2006), 5v. in 6. <br>Online at Internet Archive: [http://archive.org/stream/recordsofgoverno01mass#page/n7/mode/2up v. 1], [http://archive.org/stream/recordsgovernor00courgoog#page/n4/mode/2up v. 2], [http://archive.org/stream/cu31924082451471#page/n7/mode/2up v. 3], [http://archive.org/stream/cu31924091024590#page/n7/mode/2up v. 4, pt. 1], [http://archive.org/stream/cu31924104781327#page/n9/mode/2up v. 4, pt. 2], [http://archive.org/stream/recordsgovernor01courgoog#page/n8/mode/2up v. 5]<br>Original: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3522063 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|213805|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 N2s v. #, fiche 6046893, or various filmings}} with digital link. Reprint: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13598931 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1921367|item|disp=as digital links for v.3-5}}. Computer file: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/665895979 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].  
*Robert N. Toppan, ed., “Andros Records” in ''Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society'', New Series, 13 [1900]: 237-168, 463-499.<br>No digital copy found.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1479298 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.  
*Nathaniel B. Shurtleff and David Pulsifer, eds., ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England'' (Boston, 1855-1861; rep. New York, 1968), 12v. in 10. Brief guide to this series is at [https://web.archive.org/web/20130217145753/http://www.massmayflower.org/research/guides/ma/county/plymouth-col/guides-ma-plymouth-col-pub-rec.htm MassMayflower.org].<br>'''Online at:''' {{FSC|344454|item|disp=Links to online volumes at FamilySearch Digital Library}} <br>''Also at:'' Vols. 1-12 - [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006784512 HathiTrust];<br>Vol. 1, Court Orders, v. I, 1633-1640, and Vol. 2, Court Orders, v. II, 1641-1651, [http://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo0102newp Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 3, Court Orders, v. III, 1651-1661, and Vol. 4, Court Orders, v. IV, 1661-1668, [http://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo0304newp Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 5, Court Orders, v. V, 1668-1678, [http://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo05newp Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 6, Court Orders, v. VI, 1678-1691, [http://archive.org/details/cu31924070695105 Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 7, Judicial Acts, 1636-1692, [http://archive.org/details/cu31924070695097 Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 8, Miscellaneous Records [''includes vital records''], 1633-1689, [http://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo08newp Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 9, Acts of the Commissioners of the United Colonies of New England, v. I, [http://archive.org/details/cu31924083937122 Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 10, Acts of the Commissioners of the United Colonies of New England, v. II, [http://archive.org/details/cu31924070695089 Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 11, Laws, [http://archive.org/details/cu31924070695196 Internet Archive].<br>Vol. 12, Deeds &amp;c. [''i.e. Plymouth Colony Deeds, v. I''] and Book of Indian Records for Their Lands, [http://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo12newp Internet Archive].<br>Original: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2535001 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Reprint: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/347595 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].  
*Carroll D. Wright, ''Report on the Custody and Condition of the Public Records of Parishes, Towns, and Counties'' (Boston, 1889), Courts, pp. 305-379.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/reportoncustodyc00mass#page/304/mode/2up Internet Archive] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=IyYWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA305 Google Books].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5321644 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|43513|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 A3cr, fiche 6046869, or film 176644}}.<br>
*Robert N. Toppan, “Council Records of Massachusetts under the Administration of President Joseph Dudley” in ''Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society'', 2nd Series, 13 [1899]: 237-268.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofmas213mass#page/222/mode/2up Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1695300 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].  
*Robert N. Toppan, ed., “Andros Records” in ''Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society'', New Series, 13 [1900]: 237-168, 463-499.<br>No digital copy found.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1479298 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].  
*Carroll D. Wright, ''Report on the Custody and Condition of the Public Records of Parishes, Towns, and Counties'' (Boston, 1889), Courts, pp. 305-379.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/stream/reportoncustodyc00mass#page/304/mode/2up Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5321644 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|43513|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 A3cr, fiche 6046869, or film 176644}}.<br>
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*Viola F. Barnes, ''The Dominion of New England, a study in British Colonial Policy'' (New Haven, Conn., 1923).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/245633 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FHL.  
*David Grayson Allen, ''In English Ways: The Movement of societies and the transferal of English local law and custom to Massachusetts Bay in the Seventeenth Century'' (Chapel Hill, N.C., 1981), xxi, 312 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6195034 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|319929|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 H6a}}.<br>
*Zechariah Chafee Jr., “Colonial Courts and the Common Law” in David F. Flaherty, ed., ''Essays in the History of Early American Law'' (Chapel Hill, N.C., 1969).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19322 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FHL.  
*Thomas E. Atkinson, "The Development of the Massachusetts Probate System" in ''Michigan Law Review'', 42 [1943-1944]: 425-452.<br>Digital versions at [www.jstor.org/stable/1283518 Jstor] ($) or [http://heinonline.org HeinOnline] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1757366 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Daniel R. Coquillette, ed., ''Law in Colonial Massachusetts 1630-1800'' (Boston, 1984), being v. 62 of the ''Publications of The Colonial Society of Massachusetts''.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11689604 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|268532|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 P3L}}.
*Viola F. Barnes, ''The Dominion of New England, a study in British Colonial Policy'' (New Haven, Conn., 1923), viii, 303 pp..<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/245633 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FS Library.<br>
*James Deetz and Patricia Scott Deetz, ''The Times of Their Lives: Life, Love, and Death in Plymouth Colony'' (New York, 2000).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44267850 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FHL.
*Melville Madison Bigelow, "Primogeniture in Massachusetts" in ''Massachusetts Historical Society Publications'', 45 [1911-1912]: 34-35.<br>Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.bpl.org/stable/25080001?seq=8 Jstor] (free).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9526253 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1264024|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 C4p v. 45}}.<br>
*Alan J. Dimond, ''The Superior Court of Massachusetts: Its Origin and Development'' (Boston, 1960).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2106314 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FHL.  
*Barbara Aronstein Black, "The Judicial Power and the General Court in Early Massachusetts (1634-1686)," Ph.D. Dissertation, Yale Univ., 1975, vii, 373 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7984953 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Julius Goebel Jr., “King’s Law and Local Custom in Seventeenth Century New England” in David F. Flaherty, ed., ''Essays in the History of Early American Law'' (Chapel Hill, N.C., 1969).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19322 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FHL.  
*Frank E. Bradbury, "Laws and Courts of the Massachusetts Bay Colony" in ''Bostonian Society Publications'', 10 [1913]: 129-159.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33372679 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1260773|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.461 H25b v. 10}}.<br>
*George L. Haskins, ''Law and Authority in Early Massachusetts: A Study in Tradition and Design'' (New York, 1960).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/420744 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FHL.  
*Ellen Elizabeth Brennan, "The Massachusetts Council of the Magistrates" in ''New England Quarterly'', 4 [1931]: 54-93.<br>Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/359217 Jstor] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1759778 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*George L. Haskins, “Reception of the Common Law in Seventeenth Century Massachusetts: A Case Study” in George Althan Billias, ed., ''Law and Authority in Colonial America'' (Barre, Mass., 1965).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225438 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FHL.  
*Virginia G. Cartoof, "Massachusetts' Parental Consent Law: Origins, Implementation and Impact," Ph.D. Dissertation, Brandeis Univ., 1985, 228 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13351676 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*George L. Haskins, “The Legal Heritage of Plymouth Colony” in David F. Flaherty, ed., ''Essays in the History of Early American Law'' (Chapel Hill, N.C., 1969).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19322 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FHL.  
*Zechariah Chafee Jr., “Colonial Courts and the Common Law” in David F. Flaherty, ed., ''Essays in the History of Early American Law'' (Chapel Hill, N.C., 1969), x, 534 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19322 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FS Library.<br>
*George L. Haskins, “The Beginnings of Partible Inheritance in the American Colonies” in David F. Flaherty, ed., ''Essays in the History of Early American Law'' (Chapel Hill, N.C., 1969).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19322 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FHL.  
*Daniel R. Coquillette, ed., ''Law in Colonial Massachusetts 1630-1800'' (Boston, 1984), being v. 62 of the ''Publications of The Colonial Society of Massachusetts'', lxviii, 608 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11689604 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|268532|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 P3L}}.<br>
*Hendrik Hartog, “The Public Law of a County Court; Judicial Government in Eighteenth Century Massachusetts” in ''American Journal of Legal History'', 20 [1976]: 282-329.<br>Digital version online at [http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/844858 Jstor] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1480152 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|117210|item|disp=FHL book 973 B2ajL v. 20}}.  
*Cornelius Dalton, John Clark Wirkkala, and Anne Thomas, ''Leading the Way: A History of the Massachusetts General Court, 1629-1980'' (Boston, 1985), 489 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12436955 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>  
*George D. Langdon Jr., ''Pilgrim Colony: A History of New Plymouth, 1620-1691'' (New Haven, Conn., 1966).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/475810 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FHL.  
*William T. Davis, ''History of the Judiciary of Massachusetts, including the Plymouth and Massachusetts Colonies, the province of the Massachusetts Bay, and the Commonwealth'' (Boston, 1900), xxiv, 446 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/cu31924060052788 Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1809598 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|307570|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 P2d}}.<br>  
*William E. Nelson, ''Americanization of the Common Law: The Impact of Legal Change in Massachusetts Society, 1760-1830'' (Cambridge, Mass., 1975).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1399551 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FHL.  
*James Deetz and Patricia Scott Deetz, ''The Times of Their Lives: Life, Love, and Death in Plymouth Colony'' (New York, 2000), xvi, 366 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44267850 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*John Noble, “A Few Notes on Admiralty Jurisdiction in the Colony and in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay” in the ''Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts'', 8 [1905]: 3-38 and Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts: Transactions, 1902-1904, 8 [1906]: 150-186.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/stream/publicationscol00unkngoog#page/n214/mode/2up Internet Archive] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=Q3ue5-co-zkC&pg=PA3 Google Books].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/489901478 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|481450|item|disp=FHL film 844521}}.  
*Alan J. Dimond, ''The Superior Court of Massachusetts: Its Origin and Development'' (Boston, 1960), xii, 187 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2106314 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FS Library.<br>  
*Russell K. Osgood, ed., ''The History of the Law in Massachusetts: The Supreme Judicial Court 1692-1992'' (Boston, 1992).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27700531 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FHL.  
*James Smith Garland, ''Massachusetts Town Law; a digest of statutes and decisions concerning towns and town officers ...'' (Boston, 1908), iv, 226 pp.<br>Digital version of 1906 edition at [http://archive.org/stream/cu31924030536662#page/n123/mode/2up Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60734355 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*D. C. Parnes, ''Plymouth and the Common Law, 1620-1775'' (Kingston, 1971).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27700531 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FHL.  
*Julius Goebel Jr., “King’s Law and Local Custom in Seventeenth Century New England” in David F. Flaherty, ed., ''Essays in the History of Early American Law'' (Chapel Hill, N.C., 1969), x, 534 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19322 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FS Library.<br>Julius Goebel, "King's Law and Local Custom in Seventeenth-Century New England" [''for Plymouth Colony''] in the ''Columbia Law Review'', 31 [1931]: 416-448.<br>Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1114893 Jstor] ($).<br>.[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1564231 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Plymouth Colony Archives Project at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, “Legal Structure” at [http://www.histarch.uiuc.edu/plymouth/ccflaw.html www.histarch.uiuc.edu/plymouth/ccflaw.html].  
*George Lee Haskins, "The Beginning of the Recording System in Massachusetts" [''i.e. deeds, morgages, etc.''] in ''Boston University Law Review'', 21 [1941]: 281-304.<br>Digital version at [http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/bulr21&div=17&id=&page= HeinOnline] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49374769 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Edwin Powers, ''Crime and Punishment in Early Massachusetts, 1620-1692: A Documentary History'' (Boston, 1966).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/413349 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FHL.  
*George L. Haskins, ''Law and Authority in Early Massachusetts: A Study in Tradition and Design'' (New York, 1960), xvi, 298 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/420744 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FS Library.<br>
*Joseph H. Smith, ''Colonial Justice in Western Massachusetts (1639-1702)'' (Cambridge, Mass., 1961).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/345561 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|537167|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 P2c}}.  
*George L. Haskins, “Reception of the Common Law in Seventeenth Century Massachusetts: A Case Study” in George Althan Billias, ed., ''Law and Authority in Colonial America'' (Barre, Mass., 1965), xxi, 208 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225438 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FS Library.<br>
*Eugene Aubrey Stratton, ''Plymouth Colony: Its History &amp; People 1620-1691'' (Salt Lake City, 1986).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15349442 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|513087|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 H2s}}.<br><br>
*George L. Haskins, “The Legal Heritage of Plymouth Colony” in David F. Flaherty, ed., ''Essays in the History of Early American Law'' (Chapel Hill, N.C., 1969), x, 534 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19322 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FS Library.<br>
*George L. Haskins, “The Beginnings of Partible Inheritance in the American Colonies” in David F. Flaherty, ed., ''Essays in the History of Early American Law'' (Chapel Hill, N.C., 1969), x, 534 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19322 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FS Library.<br>
*Hendrik Hartog, “The Public Law of a County Court; Judicial Government in Eighteenth Century Massachusetts” in ''American Journal of Legal History'', 20 [1976]: 282-329.<br>Digital version online at [http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/844858 Jstor] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1480152 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|117210|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 B2ajL v. 20}}.<br>
*Charles Joseph Hilkey, ''Legal Development in Colonial Massachusetts, 1630-1686'' (New York, 1910), 148 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/legaldevelopment00hilkrich Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1987216 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Mark de Wolfe Howe and Louis F. Eaton, "The Supreme Judicial Power in the Colony of Massachusetts" in ''New England Quarterly'', 20 [1947]: 291-316.<br>Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/361441 Jstor] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1759778 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*George D. Langdon Jr., ''Pilgrim Colony: A History of New Plymouth, 1620-1691'' (New Haven, Conn., 1966), xi, 257 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/475810 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*Albert Mason, "A Short History of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts" in ''Massachusetts Law Quarterly'', 2 [1916-1917]: 82-100.<br>Online at [http://books.google.com/books?id=b8ewAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA82 Google Books].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1756834 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*William E. Nelson, ''Americanization of the Common Law: The Impact of Legal Change in Massachusetts Society, 1760-1830'' (Cambridge, Mass., 1975), ix, 269 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1399551 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FS Library.<br>
*John Noble, “A Few Notes on Admiralty Jurisdiction in the Colony and in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay” in the ''Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts'', 8 [1905]: 3-38 and Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts: Transactions, 1902-1904, 8 [1906]: 150-186.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/stream/publicationscol00unkngoog#page/n214/mode/2up Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/489901478 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|481450|item|disp=FS Library film 844521}}.<br>
*Russell K. Osgood, ed., ''The History of the Law in Massachusetts: The Supreme Judicial Court 1692-1992'' (Boston, 1992), 790 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27700531 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*D. C. Parnes, ''Plymouth and the Common Law, 1620-1775'' (Kingston, 1971), 59 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/567839 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FS Library.<br>
*George E. Pearson, "The Great and General Court of Massachusetts, 1628-1691: A Study of its Early History with Special Reference to its Organization," Ph.D. Dissertation, Tufts Univ., 1910, viii, 116 pp.<br>No digital version.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5805568 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*George E. Pearson, "Origin of the Massachusetts General Court" in ''New England Magazine'', 54 [1915-1916]: 33-38.<br>No digital version.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7568653 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Plymouth Colony Archives Project at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, “Legal Structure” at [http://www.histarch.uiuc.edu/plymouth/ccflaw.html www.histarch.uiuc.edu/plymouth/ccflaw.html].<br>
*Edwin Powers, ''Crime and Punishment in Early Massachusetts, 1620-1692: A Documentary History'' (Boston, 1966), xiii, 647 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/413349 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; not at FS Library.<br>
*James P. Ronda, "Red and White at the bench: Indians and the Law in Plymouth Colony" in ''Essex Institute Historical Collections'', 110 [1974]: 200-215.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2255681 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1643504|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 B2e v. 110}}.<br>
*Ronald Kingman Snell, "The County Magistracy in Eighteenth-Century Massachusetts: 1692-1750," Ph.D. Dissertation, Princeton Univ., 1971, ix, 384 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5865572 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Joseph H. Smith, ''Colonial Justice in Western Massachusetts (1639-1702)'' (Cambridge, Mass., 1961), ix, 426 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/345561 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|537167|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 P2c}}.<br>
*Eugene Aubrey Stratton, ''Plymouth Colony: Its History &amp; People 1620-1691'' (Salt Lake City, 1986), xi, 481 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15349442 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|513087|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 H2s}}.<br>
*Emory Washburn, ''Sketches of the Judicial History of Massachusetts from 1630 to the Revolution in 1775'' (Boston, 1840), 407 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/sketchesofjudici00washuoft Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/681506733 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*William Henry Whitmore, ''A Bibliographical Sketch of the Laws of the Massachusetts Colony from 1630 to 1686'' (Boston, 1890), xliii, 150 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/bibliographicals00whit Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1882470 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br><br>
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=== Massachusetts Military ===
=== Cemeteries  ===
 
Cemeteries are operated privately or by the town or city government. Massachusetts is fortunate to have a statewide guide for all known cemeteries within the state:<br>
 
*David Allen Lambert, ''A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries'' (Boston, 2002, 2nd ed., 2009), xvii, 345 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/318339243 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1567884|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 V34L}} (both for 2nd ed.).<br>
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=== Census ===
 
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=== Massachusetts Immigration  ===
The first census was taken in 1765. It enumerated statistically the number of houses, families, and people who were categorized under white males, white females (each with the number above and below age 16), Negro and Mulatto, Indians (each with the number of males and females), and French Neutrals (male and female, both above and below age 16). The town tallies were published at the end of Benton's book listed below.<br><br>The Provincial Congress needing to raise funds in 1775 determined it should be done by the population of the colonies. By an act on 16 Feb. 1776, the General Court of Massachusetts ordered a census to be taken to include the name of the heads of each family, number of white people, number of Negroes and Mulattoes, and the whole number within each family. These returned were to be submitted by each town.<br><br>The Congress again wanted an enumeration in 1781, but that resulted in creating estimates based on the current polls at the time. The Congress requested another census on 17 Feb. 1783 and Massachusetts responded in 1784 for an "accurate account of the quantity of land within this Commonwealth granted to, or surveyed for, any person, the number of buildings thereon, and of its inhabitants." Returns by town were to be made to the Secretary of the Commonwealth as of 1 Sept. 1784.<br><br>Massachusetts took two censuses in 1837 - one of inhabitants and the other of ratable polls. In 1840, the Commonwealth elected to take their own census along with the one the Federal government was doing. The state count was roughly 20,000 less than the Federal tally for 1840 and 1850. The Commonwealth started its own decennial census in 1855 and these continued through 1975. The only surviving schedules are for 1855 and 1865, and returns for 1915. The Legislature decided to change the basis of representation in the state from inhabitants to legal voters in 1857. At the same time, they repealed the duplicate state census they conducted along side the Federal census. The provision for legal voters was repealed in 1860 and that tally was done in conjunction with the decennial censuses of the state on the fifth year.<br><br>For 1855, the census recorded every person by name in the household, age, sex, color, occupation, place of birth, and whether a person was deaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict. Enumerators in twenty-two (22) towns listed the exact place of birth. These towns are:<br>Abington, Andover, Brimfield, Brookline, Carlisle, Dennis, Enfield, Harwich, Holland, Ipswich, Marshfield, New Ashford, North Attleboro, Pembroke, Provinctown, Shutesbury, Wayland, Wellfleet, Westport, Wilmington, and Yarmouth.<br>'''These records are available online at FamilySearch as {{RecordSearch|1459985|Massachusetts, State Census, 1855}}'''.<br><br>For 1865, the census recorded every person by name in the household, age, sex, color, place of birth, marital status, occupation, whether a person was deaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict, and whether a man was a ratable poll (i.e. over 16 with enough property to be taxed), and a legal voter or a naturalized voter. Enumerators in ninety-six (96) towns listed the exact place of birth. These towns are:<br>Ashburnham, Ashfield, Bedford, Berlin, Bolton, Boxborough, Brimfield, Brookline, Carlisle, Charlestown, Chatham, Cheshire, Chester, Cummington, Dartmouth, Dennis, Dorchester, Dunstable, Edgartown, Essex, Falmouth, Florida, Foxborough, Framingham, Freetown, Gill, Gosnold, Grafton, Greenwich, Groton, Hadley, Halifax, Hancock, Harwich, Hawley, Holland, Hopkinton, Ipswich, Lee, Leicester, Lenox, Lexington, Leyden, Littleton, Lunenburg, Lynn (Wds. 3-5), Lynnfield, Marlborough, Marshfield, Melrose, Middleton, Milton, Monroe, Monson, Monterey, Needham, New Ashford, New Bedford (Wd. 4), New Salem, North Bridgewater [''now Brockton''], North Reading, Northfield, Palmer, Pepperell, Quincy, Reading, Rehoboth, Rochester, Rockport, Russell, Scituate, Sharon, Sherborn, Shutesbury, Somerset, South Danvers [''now Peabody''], Stoughton, Sutton, Swampscott, Tisbury, Uxbridge, Ware, Wareham, Watertown, Wayland, Wellfleet, Wendell, Westborough, Westford, Westminister, Weymouth, Williamsburg, Wilmington, Winthrop, and Yarmouth.<br>'''These records are available online at FamilySearch as {{RecordSearch|1410399|Massachusetts, State Census, 1865}}'''.<br><br>This is a short bibliography on the subject of censuses in Massachusetts:<br>
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=== Massachusetts Newspapers  ===
'''Records Loss'''<br>
 
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| bgcolor="#99cc99" align="center" colspan="90" | '''State Censuses of Massachusetts'''
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| align="left" | '''1945'''
| width="65%" align="left" | '''Lost'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1935'''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''Lost'''
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| align="left" | '''1925'''
| align="left" | '''Lost'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1915'''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''Lost'''
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| align="left" | '''1905'''
| align="left" | '''Lost'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1895'''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''Lost'''
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| align="left" | '''1885'''
| align="left" | '''Lost'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1875'''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''Lost'''
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| align="left" | '''1865''' May 1
| align="left" | Exist
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1855''' June 1
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Exist
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| align="left" | '''1850'''
| align="left" | '''Lost'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1840'''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''Lost'''
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| align="left" | '''1837''' May 1
| align="left" | '''Lost'''
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'''Bibliography'''<br>
 
*Josiah Henry Benton, ''Early Census Making in Massachusetts, 1643-1765, with a reproduction of the lost census of 1765 (recently found) and documents relating thereto'' (Boston, 1905), 104 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/earlycensusmaki00bentgoog Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2100989 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*William H. Dumont, "A Short Census of Massachusetts - 1779" in the ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly'', 49: 14-20, 96-100, 137-141; 50: 26-28, 207-214; 51: 44-48.<br>This is included because of the title, but it should be noted that this is not a census.<br>
*Charles Ferris Gettemy, ''An Historical Survey of Census Taking in Massachusetts'' (Boston, 1919), 57 pp.<br>Online at [http://books.google.com/books?id=CkwaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA697 Google Books].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/814843879 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*Samuel Abbott Green, "The First Census of Massachusetts" [''i.e. 1765''] in ''Publications of the American Statistical Association'', New Ser., 2 [1890-1891]: 182-185.<br>Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2276526 Jstor] (free).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41125188 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Ann S. Lainhart, ''State Census Records'' (Baltimore, 1992), 116 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|568961|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 X2Lai}}.<br>
*Ann Smith Lainhart, ''1855 and 1865 Massachusetts State Censuses For ...'' (Boston, 1986-1992), in 64 volumes for the seventy-three (73) towns of Acton, Bedford, Billerica, Boxboro, Boxford, Bradford, Bridgewater, Brighton, Burlington, Charlestown (2v.), Chelmsford, Concord, Dracut, Dunstable, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Essex, Georgetown, Groton, Groveland, Halifax, Hamilton, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hull, Ipswich, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marlborough, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Medford, Melrose, Middleborough, Middleton, Nahant, Natick, Newbury, North Andover, North Bridgewater [''now Brockton''], Pembroke, Plympton, Rochester, Rockport, Saugus, South Reading [''now Wakefield''], Sherborn, Shirley, Stoneham, Stow, Sudbury, Swampscott, Tewksbury, Topsfield, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Wareham, Watertown, Wayland, Wenham, West Bridgewater, West Cambridge [''now Arlington''], West Newbury, Westford, Weston, Wilmington, and Winchester.<br>
*"Old Census of Massachusetts" [''1764-65''] published in the ''Columbian Centinel'', issue 17 Aug. 1822, p. 1, cols. 2-3.<br>
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==== Federal Census  ====
 
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
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| bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" colspan="90" | '''Massachusetts: Existing and Lost Federal Census Schedules'''<ref>Anne Bruner Eales, and Robert M Kvasnicka, ed., ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44420788 Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States, 3d ed.]'' (Washington, D.C., 2000), 34, 44-45.; William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16509993 Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920]'' (Baltimore, 1987), 60-68.; William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41640325 The Census Book: A Genealogists Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes]'' (Bountiful, Utah, 1999), 111. </ref>
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| width="90" bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" | '''Exact Date'''
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" | '''Population Schedules'''
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" | '''Veterans/ Pensioners'''
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" | '''Slave Owners'''
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" | '''Mortality'''
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" | '''Agricultural'''
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" | '''Industrial/ Manufacturers'''
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" | '''Defective'''
| width="9%" bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" | '''Indian'''<ref>Only for Indian schedules taken along with Federal population schedules. </ref>
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| align="left" | '''1940''' Apr. 1
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1930''' Apr. 1
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Exist
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
|-
| align="left" | '''1920''' Jan. 1
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1910''' Apr. 15
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Exist
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Exist
|-
| align="left" | '''1900''' June 1
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | Exist
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1890''' June 2
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | '''Lost'''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Exist
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
|-
| align="left" | '''1880''' June 1
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | -
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1870''' June 1
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Exist
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Exist
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Exist
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Exist
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
|-
| align="left" | '''1860''' June 1
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1850''' June 1
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Exist
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Exist
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Exist
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Exist
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
|-
| align="left" | '''1840''' June 1
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1830''' June 1
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Exist
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
|-
| align="left" | '''1820 '''Aug. 7
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1810''' Aug. 6
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Exist
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | '''Lost'''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
|-
| align="left" | '''1800''' Aug. 4
| width="16%" align="center" | Most of Suffolk County missing
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1790 '''Aug. 2
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Exist
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | -
|}
 
{| width="77%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="10" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Massachusetts'''</font>
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" colspan="2" | '''Free'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually with library card)
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
| width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Type'''
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Census Bureau'''
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Google Book'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FS Library'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
|-
| '''1890'''
| width="20%" | Veterans
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
| '''1880'''
| width="20%" | Defective
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
|-
| '''1880'''
| width="20%" | Mortality
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
| '''1870'''
| Mortality
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
| '''1860'''
| Mortality
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
| '''1850'''
| Mortality
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
| '''1840'''
| Pensioners
| align="center" | [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf BookLink]
| align="center" |
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
|}
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==== Online Census  ====
 
{| width="77%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="10 | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Massachusetts'''</font>
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" colspan="2" | '''Free'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually with library card)
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
| width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Type'''
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Census Bureau'''
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Google Book'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FS Library'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
|-
| '''1890'''
| width="20%" | Veterans
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
| '''1880'''
| width="20%" | Defective
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
|-
| '''1880'''
| width="20%" | Mortality
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
| '''1870'''
| Mortality
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
| '''1860'''
| Mortality
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
| '''1850'''
| Mortality
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
| '''1840'''
| Pensioners
| align="center" | [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf BookLink]
| align="center" |
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
|}
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=== Churches  ===
 
Information regarding specific churches is best found on the town pages. This guide will list demoninational archives followed by a bibliography of histories of the various churches in Massachusetts.<br>
 
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|-
! width="125" scope="col" | Demonination
! width="250" scope="col" | Archive
! width="500" scope="col" | Description
|-
| Baptist
| <center>Andover Newton Theological School<br>210 Herrick Rd.<br>Newton Centre MA 02459<br>617-964-1100<br>[http://www.ants.edu/ website]</center>
| The [http://www.ants.edu/library/ Franklin Trask Library] hold several dozen local area church records of now defunct churches.
|-
| Congregational
| <center>The Congregational Library<br>14 Beacon St.<br>Boston MA 02108<br>617-523-0470<br>[http://www.congregationallibrary.org/home website]</center>
| This library has a wealth of books on Congregationalism and there are [http://www.congregationallibrary.org/manuscript-collections/finding-guides online guides] to finding aids for manuscript collections.
*[http://www.congregationallibrary.org/nehh/series1 Online Congregational Church Records], images
|-
| Episcopal
| <center>Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts<br>138 Tremont St.<br>Boston MA 02111<br>617-482-5800<br>[http://www.diomass.org/ website]</center>
| The [http://www.diomass.org/content/archives Archives] does not maintain a list of records they hold, but consult the guide to their holdings in the bibliography below.
|-
| Episcopal
| <center>Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts<br>37 Chestnut St.<br>Springfield MA 01103<br>413-737-4786<br>[http://www.diocesewma.org/ website]</center>
| This [http://www.diocesewma.org/about-us/archives Archives] has an [http://www.diocesewma.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/INVENTORIES-SUMMARY-pdf.pdf online guide] (pdf file) that shows the few church records they hold.
|-
| Jewish
| <center>American Jewish Historical Society<br>99-101 Newbury St.<br>Boston MA 02116<br>617-226-1245<br>[http://www.ajhs.org/ website]</center>
| This library is within the New England Historic Genealogical Society, but maintains their own reference desk and collections. Their [http://ajhs.org/collections/newfindingaids.cfm manuscript holdings] are online.
|-
| Lutheran
| <center>The Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia<br>7301 Germantown Ave.<br>Philadelphia PA 19119<br>215-248-6383<br>[http://ltsp.edu/ website]</center>
| The [http://ltsp.edu/lutheran-archives-philadelphia Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia] holds the records of defunct churches and other records given to them, but there is no inventory of them online.
|-
| Methodist
| <center>Boston University<br>School of Theology Library<br>745 Commonwealth Ave., 2nd Flr.<br>Boston MA 02215<br>617-353-1323<br>[http://www.bu.edu/sthlibrary/archives/ website]</center>
| The library holds a large number of church records and their [http://www.bu.edu/sthlibrary/archives/collections/neccah/records-files-state/ma-records/ online guides]. Their holdings of [http://www.bu.edu/sthlibrary/archives/collections/neccah/records-files-state/boston-records/ Boston church records] is a separate list. Also check their [http://www.bu.edu/sthlibrary/archives/collections/neccah/records-files-state/ma-files/ historical files] for non-church record material.
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9134/ All New England, Select United Methodist Church Records, 1787-1922 Online], index & images, incomplete. ($)
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| Presbyterian
| <center>Presbyterian Historical Society<br>425 Lombard St.<br>Philadelphia PA 19147<br>215-627-1852<br>[http://www.history.pcusa.org/ website]</center>
| The library does not hold any Massachusetts church records, but they have [http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/home/home.aspx?ssid=Halls_Index_of_American_Presbyterian_Congregations Hall's Index Database] that will list all the churches by town and give some historical data.
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| Roman Catholic
| <center>Archives of the Archdiocese of Boston<br>66 Brooks Dr.<br>Braintree MA 02184<br>617-746-5795<br>[https://www.bostoncatholic.org/archives website]</center>
| This diocese serves Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk Counties. There are online guides to parish establishments, church and cemetery records held by the archives, and other resources from their main page.
*[https://www.bostoncatholic.org/online-resources Archdiocese of Boston Sacramental Records, 1789-1920 Online]
 
|-
| Roman Catholic
| <center>Diocese of Fall River<br>362 Highland Ave.<br>PO Box 2577<br>Fall River MA 02722<br>508-675-1311<br>[https://www.fallriverdiocese.org/ website]</center>
| This diocese serves Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes and Nantucket Counties. This Archives collects, organizes, and preserves records, documents and memorabilia of the Diocese for administrative and historical purposes, but is not open to the general public.
|-
| Roman Catholic
| <center>Diocese of Springfield<br>65 Elliott St.<br>PO Box 1730<br>Springfield MA 01102<br>413-732-3175<br>[http://diospringfield.org/ website]</center>
| This diocese serves Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire Counties, but does not maintain an Archive.
|-
| Roman Catholic
| <center>Diocese of Worcester<br>49 Elm St.<br>Worcester MA 01609<br>508-791-7171<br>[https://worcesterdiocese.org/ website]</center>
| This diocese serves Worcester County, but does not maintain an Archive.
|-
| Society of Friends<br>(Quakers)
| <center>Rhode Island Historical Society<br>121 Hope St.<br>Providence RI 02906<br>401-273-8107<br>[http://www.rihs.org/ website]</center>
| The membership library holds the records of the New England Yearly Meetings.
|-
| Unitarian/Universalist
| <center>Harvard Divinity School<br>45 Francis Ave.<br>Cambridge MA 02138<br>617-495-5788<br>[http://www.hds.harvard.edu/ website]</center>
| The [http://www.hds.harvard.edu/library/bms/ Andover-Harvard Theological Library] maintains a detailed list of their holdings online.
|}
 
'''General:'''
 
*Leonard Bacon, ''The Genesis of the New England Churches'' (New York, 1874), xiv, 485 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/genesisofnewengl00bac Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1465600 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|598979|item|disp=FS Library film 1549735}}.<br>
*Frederic William Bailey, comp., ''Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800'' (New Haven, Conn., 1897-1914, in 7v.; rep. Baltimore, 1968+).<br>Digital version for Vol. 1 (Worcester Co.) only at [http://archive.org/details/earlymassachuse00unkngoog Internet Archive].<br>Berkshire Genealogist Indexing Committee, ''Master Index to Early Massachusetts Marriages'' (Pittsfield, Mass., 1996), 131 leaves, is a single, full-name index to the series of seven volumes.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36136812 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*John Michael Bumsted, ''The Pilgrims' Progress: The Ecclesiastical History of the Old Colony, 1620-1775'' (Ph.D. Dissertation, Brown Univ., 1965), v, 478 pp., and published (New York, 1989), iii, 403 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20056900 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*John Eliot, "Ecclesiastical History of Massachusetts and the Old Colony of Plymouth" in ''Massachusetts Historical Society Collections'', 7 [1800]: 262-280.<br>Digital version at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/86344 FamilySearch Digital Library].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1756821 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*John Eliot, "Ecclesiastical History of Massachusetts" in ''Massachusetts Historical Society Collections'', 9 [1804]: 1-49; 10 [1809]: 1-37; 2nd Ser., 1 [1814]: 194-210.<br>No digital version found.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1756821 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Henry Lawrence Southwick, ''The Policy of the Early Colonists of Massachusetts toward Quakers and others whom they regarded as intruders'' (Boston, 1885), viii, 21 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/policyofearlycol00sout Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4661302 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Conrad Wright, "Arminianism in Massachusetts, 1723-1780," Ph.D. Dissertation, Harvard Univ., 1943, iii, 418 pp.<br>Only at [http://hollis.harvard.edu/?itemid=%7Clibrary/m/aleph%7C001439719 Andover-Harvard Theology School Library].<br>
*Carroll D. Wright, ''Report on the Custody and Condition of the Public Records of Parishes, Towns, and Counties'' (Boston, 1889), Courts, 379 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/stream/reportoncustodyc00mass Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5321644 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|43513|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 A3cr, fiche 6046869, or film 176644}}.<br>
 
'''Baptist:'''
 
*Thomas E. Buckley, "Church and State in Massachusetts Bay: A Case Study of Baptist Dissenters, 1651" in ''Journal of Church and State'', 23 [1981]: 309-322.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1586802 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*John Woolman Brush, ''Baptists in Massachusetts'' (Valley Forge, Pa., 1970), 78 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/73763 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|114813|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 K2bj}}.<br>
*''Consolidated History of the Fifteen Churches of the Framingham Baptist Association'' (South Framingham, Mass., 1902), 131 pp.<br>No digital version found.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2017777 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*William Harrison Eaton, ''Historical Sketch of the Massachusetts Baptist Missionary Society and Convention, 1802-1902'' (Boston, 1903), x, 240 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/historicalsketch00eato Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2738414 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>Note: "Pastors of Baptist churches in Massachusetts, 1802-1902," p. [http://archive.org/stream/historicalsketch00eato#page/136/mode/2up 137-213].<br>
*''History of the Baptist Churches Composing the Sturbridge Association, from their Origin to 1843'' (New York, 1844), 54 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/historybaptistc00assogoog Internet Archive], [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009732745 HathiTrust].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2168453 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*W. G. McLaughlin, ''New England Dissent, 1630-1833, The Baptists and Separation of Church and State'' (Cambridge, 1971), 2v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/128483 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Carla Gardina Pestana, ''Quakers and Baptists in Colonial Massachusetts'' (New York, 1991), xii, 197 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22984208 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|712353|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 K2p}}.<br>
*David Porter, "The Baptist Struggle for Religious Freedom in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1650-1670" in ''Foundation'', 14 [1971]: 24-32.<br>Not in WorldCat; Not at FS Library.<br>
 
'''Congregational:'''
 
*Joseph S. Clark, ''A Historical Sketch of the Congregational Churches in Massachusetts from 1620 to 1858'' (Boston, 1858), xii, 344 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/historicalsketc00clar Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7595644 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*"Complete List of the Congregational and Presbyterian Ministers in Massachusetts from the settlement of the colonies of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay to the present time" [Note: Only covers Suffolk and Berkshire counties] in ''American Quarterly Register'', 7 [1834-1835]: 28-38.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145084550 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*"The Congregational Churches of Massachusetts" in ''Spirit of the Pilgrims'', 1 [1828]: [http://archive.org/stream/spiritofpilgrims_01bost#page/56/mode/2up 57-74], [http://archive.org/stream/spiritofpilgrims_01bost#page/112/mode/2up 113-140].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1766347 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*B. B. Edwards, "Complete List of the Congregational Ministers in the Old County of Hampshire, Ms. (including the present counties of Hampshire, Franklin, Hampden) from the first settlement to the present times" in ''American Quarterly Register'', 10 [1837-1838]: [http://archive.org/stream/americanquarterlv10amer#page/260/mode/2up 260-276], [http://archive.org/stream/americanquarterlv10amer#page/378/mode/2up 379-407].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145084550 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Henry Tilton Lummus, "The Established Church of Massachusetts" in ''Lynn Historical Society Register'', no. 5 [1901]: 34-52.<br>No digital version found.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1756334 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1262697|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.45/L2 H25L no. 1-5 or film 1320530 Item 3}}.<br>
*Mary Frederica Rhinelander Morgan, ''Manuscript Collections of The Congregational Library at Boston: A Survey'' (Boston, 1982), xiv, 111 leaves.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11227857 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|571031|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.461 A3m or film 1421832 Item 3}}.<br>
*Richard H. Taylor, ''The Churches of Christ of the Congregational Way in New England'' (Benton Harbor, Mich., 1989), vii, 308 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20398303 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|464340|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 K27t}}.<br>
*Harold Field Worthley, ''An Inventory of the Records of the Particular (Congregational) Churches of Massachusetts Gathered 1620-1805'' (Cambridge, Mass., 1970), xiv, 716 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/113476 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1978165|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 K23w}}.<br>
 
'''Episcopal:'''
 
*Donald Nelson Alexander, ''The Diocese of Western Massachusetts, 1901-1951'' (Springfield, Mass., [1951]), 85 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2880326 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Joseph Breed Berry, ''History of the Diocese of Massachusetts, 1810-1872'' (Boston, 1959), vi, 252 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/767631 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Mark J. Duffy, ''Guide to the Parochial Archives of the Episcopal Church In Boston'' (Boston, 1981), v, 212 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8341981 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|422523|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.461 K23d}}.<br>
*Mark J. Duffy, ed., ''The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, 1784-1984'' (Boston, 1984), xvi, 737 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11686114 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|9314|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 K2e}}.<br>
*Edward Midwinter, "The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel and the Church in the American Colonies, III: Massachusetts" in ''Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church'', 4 [1935]: 100-115.<br>No digital version found.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1752125 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Edgar Legare Pennington, "Anglican Beginnings in Massachusetts" in ''Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church'', 10 [1941]: 242-289.<br>No digital version found.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1752125 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*William Stevens Perry, ed., ''Papers Relating to the History of the [Episcopal] Church in Massachusetts, A.D. 1676-1785'' (Boston, 1873), 720 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/cu31924092469620 Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4812729 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*Dudley Tyng, ''Massachusetts Episcopalians, 1607-1957'' (Boston, 1960?), x, 142 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2046082 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|180862|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 K2t}}.<br>
 
'''Jewish:'''
 
*Samuel Broches, ''Jews in New England: Pt. I, Historical study of the Jews in Massachusetts (1650-1750)'' (New York, 1942), 68 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2487533 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Albert Ehrenfried, ''A Chronicle of Boston Jewry from the Colonial Settlement to 1900'' (Boston, 1963), viii, 771 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7237970 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*Lee Max Friedman, "Early Jewish Residents in Massachusetts" in ''Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society'', 23 [1915]: [http://archive.org/stream/no23americanjewi00ameruoft#page/78/mode/2up 79-90].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2018491 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1657089|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 B2jh no. 23}}.<br>
*Jonathan Sarna and Ellen Smith, ''The Jews of Boston'' (Boston, 1995; rep. New Haven, Conn., 2005), 370 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58555748 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*Solomon Schindler, ''Israelites in Boston: A Tale Describing the Development of Judaism in Boston'' (Boston, 1889), 1v. (unpaginated).<br>No digital version found.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25267755 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
 
'''Methodist Episcopal:'''
 
*''Souvenir History of the New England Southern Conference'', Vol. 1, New Bedford District (Nantucket, Mass., 1897), 3 v.<br>Digital versions of volume 1 at [http://archive.org/details/souvenirhistoryo00milliala Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4756716 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
 
'''Presbyterian:'''
 
*"Complete List of the Congregational and Presbyterian Ministers in Massachusetts from the settlement of the colonies of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay to the present time" [Note: Only covers Suffolk and Berkshire counties] in ''American Quarterly Register'', 7 [1834-1835]: [http://archive.org/stream/americanquarterlv7amer#page/28/mode/2up 28-38].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7151577 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
 
'''Quaker:'''
 
*Richard Price Hallowell, ''The Quaker Invasion of Massachusetts'' (Boston, 1883; rep. Bowie, Md., 1987), vi, 227 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/quakerinvasionof00hal Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3200 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11645007 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1400369|item|disp=FS Library digital link only}} or {{FSC|619393|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 K2h}}.<br>
*Robert J. Leach, ''Nantucket Quaker Genealogy, Volumes one and two bound together'' (S.l., 19??; rep. Hillsboro, Ore., 1990), 2 v.<br>No digital version found.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/561385 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (rep.); {{FSC|561385|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.497 D2L}}.<br>
*Carla Gardina Pestana, ''Quakers and Baptists in Colonial Massachusetts'' (New York, 1991), xii, 197 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22984208 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|712353|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 K2p}}.<br>
*George A. Selleck, ''Quakers in Boston'' (Cambridge, 1976), xii, 349 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3185998 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|383731|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 K2sg}}.<br>
 
'''Roman Catholic:'''
 
*''A Brief Historical Review of the Archdiocese of Boston, 1907-1923'' (Boston, 1925), viii, 263 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8293904 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*J. M. Finotti, "Chronology of Catholicity in Massachusetts" in ''United States Catholic Historical Magazine'', 1 [1887]: [http://archive.org/stream/unitedstatescat01socigoog#page/n343/mode/2up 314-315].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1773558 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*William H. J. Kennedy, "Catholics in Massachusetts before 1750" in ''Catholic Historical Review'', 17 [1931-1932]: 10-28.<br>Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/25012829 Jstor] ($ to download).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45416719 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Mary C. McAvoy, "Catholic Origins in Massachusetts" in ''Catholic World'', 132 [1930]: 174-182.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1553602 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*John J. McCoy, ''History of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Springfield'' (Boston, 1900), 283 pp.<br>No digital version found.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2593746 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1583215|item|disp=FS Library digital link only}}.<br>
*James Michael O'Toole, ''Guide to the Archives of the Archdiocese of Boston''' (New York, 1982), xxciii, 238 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7976962 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|10282|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.461 K23o}}.<br>
*Michael J. Shea, ed. ''A Century of Catholicism in Western Massachusetts'' (Springfield, Mass., 1931), 350, cxxxii pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3458027 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|215328|item|disp=FS Library film 1598330 Item 5}}.<br>
*James Sullivan, ''One Hundred Years of Progress; a graphic, historical, and pictorial account of the Catholic Church of New England: Archdiocese of Boston'' (Boston, 1895), 842 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/onehundredyearso00bost Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38300568 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
 
'''Unitarian:'''
 
*George Madison Bodge, ''Historical Sketch of the Norfolk Conference of Unitarian and other Christian Churches ... with brief sketches of the churches now belonging to the conference and lists of their ministers ...'' ([Randolph, Mass.?], 1900), 48 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/historicalsketch00bodg Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4734612 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*George Edward Ellis, ''A Half-Century of the Unitarian Controversy, with particular reference to its origin, its course, and its prominent subjects among the Congregationalists of Massachusetts'' (Boston, 1857), xxiv, 511 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/ahalfcenturyuni01elligoog Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11107588 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Frederick Lewis Weir, "Early Records of the Seventeenth-century Churches in Massachusetts which became Unitarian" in ''The Proceedings of the Unitarian Historical Society'', 7, Pt. 2 [1941]: 11-22.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1624337 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Conrad Wright, "Unitarian Beginnings in Western Massachusetts" in ''The Proceedings of the Unitarian Historical Society'', 21: 2 [1989]: 27-40.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1624337 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
 
'''Universalist:'''
 
*Historical Records Survey - Massachusetts, ''An Inventory of Universalist Archives in Massachusetts'' (Boston, 1942), iii, 489 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006802473 Hathi Trust].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7061136 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|487521|item|disp=FS Library film 1597561 Item 3}}.<br>
*David H. MacPherson, "The Massachusetts Universalist Convention" in ''Annual Journal of the Universalist Historical Society'', 6 [1966]: 5-24.<br>About the decline of Universalism, 1900-1950.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7949791 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Russell E. Miller, ''The Larger Hope, The First Century of the Universalist Church in America, 1770-1870'' (Boston, 1979), 2 v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16690792 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
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=== Military  ===
 
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>[[#mil04|Loyalist Resources]]</center>
| <center>[[#mil05|Revolutionary War<br>(1776-1783)]]</center>
| <center>[[#mil06|Shays' Rebellion<br>(1786-1787)]]</center>
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| <center>[[#mil11|World War II<br>(1941-1945)]]</center>
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<center>'''General Bibliography'''</center>
*Ellery Bicknell Crane, "The Early Militia System of Massachusetts" in ''Proceedings of the Worcester Society of Antiquity'', 1888: 105-127.<br>No digital version found.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12787147 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Charles Winslow Hall, ed., ''Regiments and Armories of Massachusetts; an historical narration of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, with portraits and biographies of officers past and present'' (Boston, 1899-1901), 2v.<br>Digital versions at Internet Archive ([http://archive.org/details/regimentsarmorie01hall v. 1] and [http://archive.org/details/regimentsarmorie02hall v. 2]) and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=31407 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1864936 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, "The American Militia and the Origin of Conscription: A Reassessment" in ''[http://mises.org/periodical.aspx?Id=3 Journal of Libertarian Studies]'', 15 [2001]: [http://mises.org/journals/jls/15_4/15_4_2.pdf 29-77].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52935158 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*James C. Neagles, ''U.S. Military Records, A Guide to Federal and State Sources, Colonial America to the Present'' (Salt Lake City, 1994), xiv, 441 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29843585 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|704356|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M23nu}}.<br>
*Jack Sheldon Radabaugh, "The Military System of Colonial Massachusetts, 1690-1740," Ph.D. Dissertation, Univ. Southern California, 1965, ix, 598 leaves.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2870976 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*George Alfred Raikes, ''The History of the Honourable Artillery Company'' (London, 1878), 2v. (For Mass., see 1: 324-365, 453-459; 2: 436-473).<br>Online at [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001048093 HathiTrust].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2315875 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Oliver Ayer Roberts, ''History of the Military Company of Massachusetts, now called the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, 1637-1888'' (Boston, 1895-1901), 4v.<br>Online at Internet Archive ([http://archive.org/details/historyofmilitary01robe v. 1], [http://archive.org/details/historyofmilitar02robe v. 2], [http://archive.org/details/historyofmilitar03robe v. 3], and [http://archive.org/details/historyofmilitar04robe v.4]), [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3100 Ancestry] ($) (v. 4 only).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12257590 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1861054|item|disp=FS Library digital link}}.<br>
*Christine K. Schaefer, ''The Great War: a guide to the service Records of all the World’s Fighting Men and Volunteers'' (Baltimore, 1998), xiv, 189 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38894632 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|719514|item|disp=FS Catalog book 940.41 Sch13g}}.<br>
*Zachariah Gardner Whitman, ''The History of the Massachusetts Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company from its formation in 1637 ... to the present time'' (Boston, 1820; 2nd ed., 1842), iv, 463 pp.<br>Online  at [http://archive.org/details/historyofancient00whit Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30136590 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
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<center>'''Colonial Wars (pre-1754)'''</center>
'''Records:''' [Note: Published records drawn from the originals in the [[#mac|Massachusetts Archives Collection]]]
 
*George M. Bodge, ''Soldiers in King Philip's War; being a critical account of that war, with a concise history of the Indian wars of New England from 1620-1677, official lists of the soldiers of Massachusetts colony serving in Philip's war, and sketches of the principal officers, copies of ancient documents and records relating to the war, also lists of the Narragansett grantees of the United colonies, Massachusetts, Plymouth and Connecticut'' (Leominster, Mass., 2nd ed., 1896; rep. Baltimore, 1967+), xiii, 502 pp.<br>Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/491408-soldiers-in-king-philip-s-war-being-a-critical-account-of-that-war-with-a-concise-history-of-the-indian-wars-of-new-england-from-1620-1677-official-lists-of-the-soldiers-of-massachusetts-colony-serving-in-philip-s-war-and-sketches-of-the-principal-officers?offset=14 FamilySearch Digital Library],  [https://archive.org/details/soldiersinkingp00inbodg/page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2096504 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|511503|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 M2b}}.<br>
*Carole Doreski, ed., ''Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers in the Seventeenth-century Conflicts'' (Boston, 1982), xxvii, 260 pp.<br>Introduction online at [https://media.americanancestors.org/uploadedfiles/american_ancestors/content/databases/pdfs/colonialsoldiersofnewengland/17th-century.pdf AmericanAncestors.org].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8785749 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|84216|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 M24d or film 1320664 Item 8}}.<br>
*Mary E. Donahue, ed., ''Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers, 1702-1722: Queen Anne's War to Dummer's War'' (Boston, 1980), xxviii, 197 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7069252 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|11969|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 M2d}}.<br>
*Myron O. Stachiw, ed., ''Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers, 1723-1743: Dummer's War to the War of Jenkins' Ear'' (Boston, 1979), xxvii, 282 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5918294 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|11973|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 M2s}}.<br>
 
'''History:'''
 
*Benjamin Church and Henry Martyn Dexter, ''The History of King Philip's War'' (Boston, 1865), 2v.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/historyofkingphichur Internet Archive],  [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009701318 Hathi Trust].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11283870 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Samuel G. Drake, ''A Particular History of the Five Years French and Indian War in New England and Parts Adjacent ... sometimes called Governor Shirley's War'' [1744-1749] (Albany, 1870), 312 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/particularhistor00drak Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11008074 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|286522|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 M2d}} (198? rep.).<br>
*Michael J. Puglisi, ''Puritans Besieged: The Legacies of King Philip's War in the Massachusetts Bay Colony'' (Lanham, Md., 1991), xii, 244 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23462490 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*William F. Ricketson, "To Be Young, Poor, and Alone: The Experiences of Widowhood in the Massachusetts Bay Colony" in ''New England Quarterly'', 64 [1991]: 113-127.<br>Based on a sampling of women, widowed in the King Philip's War, who petitioned the legislature.<br>Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/365900 Jstor] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1759778 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Eric B. Schultz and Michael J. Tougias, ''King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict'' (Woodstock, Vt., 1999), xv, 416 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41299214 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
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<center>'''French and Indian Wars (1754-1763)'''<br>[Called Seven Years' War in Europe (war declared in 1756)]</center>
'''Records:''' [Note: Published records drawn from the originals in the [[#mac|Massachusetts Archives Collection]]]
 
*Nancy S. Voye, ed., ''Massachusetts Officers in the French and Indian Wars 1748-1763'' (Boston, 1975), xviii, unpaginated [ca. 475].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2048434 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|12013|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 M2v}}.<br>
*Robert E. MacKay, ed., ''Massachusetts Soldiers in the French and Indian Wars 1744-1755'' (Boston, 1978), xii, 505 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4481914 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|11991|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 M2mc}}.<br>
*K. David Goss and David Zarowin, eds., ''Massachusetts Soldiers in the French and Indian Wars 1755-1756'' (Boston, 1985), xxiv, 357 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11550451 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|253729|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 M2mo}}.<br>
 
'''History:'''
 
*Benjamin Doolittle, ''A Short Narrative of Mischief Done by the French and Indian Enemy, on the western frontiers of the province of Massachusetts-Bay'' (Boston, 1750; rep. New York, 1909), 27 pp.<br>No digital version found.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11268593 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*William M. Fowler, ''Empires at War: the French and Indian War and the Struggle for North America, 1754-1763'' (New York, 2005), xxv, 332 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56334323 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
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<center>'''Loyalists Resources'''</center>
Loyalists, in general, are those people living in the colonies who remained loyal to the Crown in the Revolutionary War period. Those who fled to Canada are referred to as United Empire Loyalists.<br>
 
'''Mass. History:'''
 
*John T. Hassam, ''The Confiscated Estates of Boston Loyalists'' (Cambridge, Mass., 1895), 27 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/confiscatedestat00hass Internet Archive].<br>Reprint from the ''Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society'' for May 1895.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3591557 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*E. Alfred Jones, ''The Loyalists of Massachusetts, their memorials, petitions and claims'' (London, 1930; rep. Baltimore, 1969+), xxiv, 341 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48188 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1707463 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|108671|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 D3je}} (1969 ed. - have others).<br>
*David Edward Maas, "The Return of the Massachusetts Loyalists" (New York, 1989), 592 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1628468 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*David E. Maas, ed., ''Divided Hearts: Massachusetts Loyalists 1765-1790, A Biographical Directory'' (Boston, 1980), xxxiv, 169 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7462854 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|65786|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 F2m}}.<br>
*James H. Stark, ''The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the other side of the American Revolution'' (Boston, 1907; rep. 1910), 509 pp.<br>Online at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/465002 FamilySearch Digital Library], [http://archive.org/details/loyalistsofmassa00staruoft Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1655711 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*William H. B. Thomas, ''Remarkable High Tories: supporters of King and Parliament in Revolutionary Massachusetts'' (Bowie, Md., 2001), 282 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46911461 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
 
'''General History / Guides:'''
 
*W. Bruce Antliff, ''Loyalist Settlements, 1783-1789: new evidence of Canadian Loyalist claims'' ([Toronto], 1985), xv, 423 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14099927 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|390753|item|disp=FS Catalog book 971 N29L}}.<br>
*Paul J. Bunnell, ''Research Guide to Loyalist Ancestors'' (Bowie, Med., 1990; rev. ed., 2000), ix, 129 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22504985 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1257875|item|disp=FS Catalog book 970 D23b}}.<br>
*Paul J. Bunnell, ''The New Loyalist Index'' (Bowie, Md., 1989-2005), 4v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21147630 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|509465|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M2bun}}.<br>
*Peter Wilson Coldham, ''American Loyalist Claims'' (Washington, D.C., 1980), 1v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7259901 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|89435|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 R2cp}} (with digital link).<br>'''Actual records:''' American Loyalist Claims, 1730-1835, {{FSC|192412|item|disp=FS Library film 944044 (1st of 181)}}, and American Loyalists Claims, AO 12, {{FSC|16752|item|disp=FS Library film 1401498 (1st of 32)}}.<br>
*Peter Wilson Coldham, ''American Migrations, 1765-1799: the lives, times, and families of colonial Americans who remained loyal to the British crown before, during, and after the Revolutionary War, as related in their own words and through their correspondence'' (Baltimore, 2000), xii, 931 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49027 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46729308 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|955434|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 D3cam}} (with digital link).<br>
*Linda Corupe, ''The Loyalists of the Eastern Townships of Quebec'' ([Stanbridge East, Que.], 1984; rep. Belleville, Ont., 1992), 210, 58 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41601469 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|132167|item|disp=FS Catalog book 971.4 H2Le}}.<br>
*E. Keith Fitzgerald, ''Loyalist Lists: Over 2000 Loyalist Names and Families from the Haldimand Papers'' (Toronto, 1984), x, 125 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12668413 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|228467|item|disp=FS Catalog book 971 M2fe or fiche 6010886}}.<br>
*Alexander Fraser, ''United Empire Loyalists: enquiry into the losses and services in consequence of their loyalty, evidence in the Canadian claims'' ([Ottawa], 1905; rep. Baltimore, 1994), 2v.<br>Digital version at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/257730-report-of-the-bureau-of-archives-for-the-province-of-ontario-1904-pt-1?offset=2 Part 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/276650-report-of-the-bureau-of-archives-for-the-province-of-ontario-2nd-report-1904-part-2?offset=1 Part 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48255/ United Empire Loyalists, Part I] at Ancestry ($), [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48256/ United Empire Loyalists, Part II] at Ancestry ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30919437 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|688825|item|disp=FS Catalog book 971.3 A5o 1904}}.<br>
*Graham Russell Hodges, ed., ''The Black Loyalist Directory'' (New York, 1996), li, 318 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32627377 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|756517|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 F24bL}}.<br>
*Gail Bonsall Pipes, ''Loyalists All: stories told about New Brunswick loyalists by their descendants'' (St. John, N.B., 1985), ix, 192 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16182490 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|454287|item|disp=FS Catalog book 971.5 D2p}}.<br>
*William D. Reid, ''The Loyalists in Ontario: the sons and daughters of the American Loyalists of Upper Canada'' (Lambertville, N.J., 1973; rep. Baltimore, 1994), vii, 418 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49231 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2280126 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|143386|item|disp=FS Catalog book 971.3 V2r}} (with digital link).<br>
*B. Wood-Holt, ''The King's Loyal Americans: The Canadian fact: marriage licenses for Sunbury County, 1788-1829, passenger lists and other lists, etc.'' (St. John, N.B., 1990), vi 455 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25489509 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Esther Clark Wright, ''The Loyalists of New Brunswick'' (Wolfville, N.S., 1955), 364 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2561211 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|199321|item|disp=FS Catalog book 971.5 F2w}} (with digital link).<br>
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<center>'''Revolutionary War'''</center>
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This is the first war where there are a large number of governmental and private records created for us to better understand the war and the individuals who served in it.
 
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'''State Records:'''
 
*[http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ARC/arccol/colidx.htm#military Massachusetts Revolutionary rolls] are located at the [[#Archives|Massachusetts Archives]]. This collection is the source for the published version listed below.
 
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'''Published Records:'''
 
*''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)]; {{FSC|213956|item|disp=FS Catalog 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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| Aac - Ber
| [http://archive.org/details/massachusettssol01mass Internet Archive]
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| Vol. 02
| Bes - Byx
| [http://archive.org/details/massachusettssol02mass Internet Archive]
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| Vol. 03
| Caa - Cor
| [http://archive.org/details/massachusettssol03mass Internet Archive]
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| Vol. 04
| Cos - Dry
| [http://archive.org/details/massachusettssol04mass Internet Archive]
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| Vol. 05
| Dua - Foy
| [http://archive.org/details/massachusettssol05mass Internet Archive]
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| Vol. 06
| Fra - Gyp
| [http://archive.org/details/massachusettssol06mass Internet Archive]
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| Vol. 07
| Haa - Hix
| [http://archive.org/details/massachusettssol07mass Internet Archive]
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| Vol. 08
| Hme - Jyp
| [http://archive.org/details/massachusettssol08mass Internet Archive]
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| Vol. 09
| Kab - Lsu
| [http://archive.org/details/massachusettssol09mass Internet Archive]
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| Vol. 10
| Lua - Mop
| [http://archive.org/details/massachusettssol10mass Internet Archive]
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| Mor - Paz
| [http://archive.org/details/massachusettssol11mass Internet Archive]
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| Pea - Raz
| [http://archive.org/details/massachusettssol12mass Internet Archive]
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| Rea - Sey
| [http://archive.org/details/massachusettssol13mass Internet Archive]
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| Sha - Sth
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| Sti - Toz
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| Tra - Whe
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*Charles E. Hambrick-Stowe and Donna D. Smerlas, eds., ''Massachusetts Militia Companies and Officers in the Lexington Alarm'' (Boston, 1976), xlii, 72 pp.<br>[Note: Published records drawn from the originals in the [[#mac|Massachusetts Archives Collection]]]<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2968507 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|91597|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 M2h}}.<br>
*Rufus Lincoln, James Minor Lincoln, ed., ''The Papers of Captain Rufus Lincoln, of Wareham, Mass.'' [''i.e. Mass. 7th Infantry Regt.''] (Cambridge, Mass., 1904; rep. New York, 1971), 272 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/paperscaptainru00lincgoog Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/135564 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|101237|item|disp=FS Library film 924669 Item 2 or fiche 6078176}} (with digital link).<br>
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'''Federal Records:'''
 
The Revolutionary War rolls, 1775-1783, are held at the [http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/ National Archives in Washington, D.C.] The records were microfilmed as NARA's [http://research.archives.gov/description/602384 M246] series and as {{FSC|274550|item|disp=FS Library film 830280 (1st of 138)}} (Massachusetts 830304-830321). These records are arranged by jacket number (see list below).<br>This collection is '''ONLINE''' at {{RecordSearch|2068326| at FamilySearch.org}} is a browsable form (as of Aug. 2013) by jacket numbers. It is also available at [http://www.fold3.com/title_469/revolutionary_war_rolls/ fold3.com] ($) where it is indexed.<br>
 
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|-
! width="50" scope="col" | Roll
! width="238" scope="col" | Regiment
! width="100" scope="col" | Years
! width="50" scope="col" | Jacket #
! width="50" scope="col" | Roll
! width="238" scope="col" | Regiment
! width="100" scope="col" | Years
! width="50" scope="col" | Jacket #
|-
| 35
| 1st Regt.
| 1777-1781
| 1-2
| 41
| Cowell's Co. of Militia
| 1776
| 55
|-
| 35
| 2nd Regt.
| 1777-1781
| 3
| 41
| Crandon's Co.
| 1779
| 56
|-
| 36
| 3rd Regt.
| 1777-1782
| 4
| 41
| Cushing's Regt. of Militia
| 1777
| 57
|-
| 36
| 3rd Regt.
| 1783
| 5
| 41
| Denny's Regt. of Militia
| no date
| 58
|-
| 36
| 4th Regt.
| 1781-1783
| 6
| 41
| Durfee's Co.
| 1778
| 59
|-
| 36
| 5th Regt.
| 1778-1781
| 7
| 41
| Fellow's Regt.
| 1775
| 60
|-
| 36
| 5th Regt.
| 1777-1782
| 8
| 41
| French's Regt.
| 1777
| 61
|-
| 37
| 6th Regt.
| 1777-1780
| 9
| 41
| Frye's Regt.
| 1775
| 62
|-
| 37
| 7th Regt.
| 1777-1781
| 10
| 41
| Gerrish's Regt.
| 1778
| 63
|-
| 37
| 8th Regt.
| 1778-1780
| 11
| 41
| Goodrich's Command
| 1780
| 64
|-
| 37
| 9th Regt.
| 1778-1781
| 12
| 41
| Holman's Regt. of Foot
| 1776
| 65
|-
| 38
| 10th Regt.
| 1778-1780
| 13-14
| 41
| Jacob's Regt.
| 1778-1779
| 66
|-
| 38
| 12th Regt.
| 1777-1779
| 15-17
| 41
| Hyde's Detachment of Militia
| 1777
| 67
|-
| 38
| 13th Regt.
| 1777
| 18
| 41
| Keyes' Regt.
| 1777
| 68
|-
| 38
| 15th Regt.
| 1777-1780
| 19
| 41
| Leach's Co. of Matrosses
| 1776-1777
| 69
|-
| 39
| 15th Regt.
| 1777-1779
| 20
| 41
| Leach's Co.
| no date
| 70
|-
| 39
| 16th Regt.
| 1777-1780
| 21-26
| 41
| Leonard's Regt. of Militia
| no date
| 71
|-
| 40
| n/a
| n/a
| 27-34
| 41
| Molten's Co. of Guards
| 1779
| 72
|-
| 40
| 1st Regt. of Militia
| 1776
| 35
| 41
| Murray's Regt. of Militia
| 1780
| 73
|-
| 40
| 1st Regt. of Militia, Lincoln Co.
| 1776
| 36
| 41
| Perce's Battalion of Militia
| 1779
| 74
|-
| 40
| 1st Regt. of Guards
| 1778
| 37
| 41
| Perry's Co. of Minute Men
| 1775
| 75
|-
| 40
| 3rd Regt. of Militia
| 1779
| 38
| 41
| Poors Regt. of Militia
| 1778
| 76
|-
| 40
| 4th Regt. of Militia
| 1777
| 39
| 41
| Pope's Regt.
| 1777
| 77
|-
| 40
| 4th Regt. of Militia
| 1778-1780
| 40
| 41
| Porter's Regt. of Militia
| 1776
| 78
|-
| 40
| 18th Regt.
| 1775
| 41
| 41
| Rand's Regt. of Levies
| 1776
| 79
|-
| 40
| 25th Regt. of Foot
| 1775
| 42
| 41
| Richardson's Co. of Militia
| 1776-1777
| 80
|-
| 40
| 32nd Regt. of Militia
| 1775
| 43
| 41
| Robinson's Co. of Militia
| 1777
| 81
|-
| 40
| Bailey's Regt. of Militia
| no dates
| 44
| 41
| Robinson's Regt. of Militia
| 1777
| 82
|-
| 40
| Brewer's Regt.
| 1776
| 45
| 41
| Simmond's Regt. of Militia
| 1777
| 83
|-
| 40
| Brooks' Regt. of Militia
| 1778
| 46
| 41
| Smith's Regt. of Foot
| 1776
| 84
|-
| 40
| Bullards' Regt. of Militia
| 1776
| 47
| 41
| Saprhawk's Regt. of Militia
| 1778
| 85
|-
| 40
| Burt's Co. of Militia
| 1776-1777
| 48
| 41
| Stearn's Regt. of Militia
| 1778
| 86
|-
| 40
| Cady's Detachment (or Regt.)
| 1776
| 49
| 41
| Turner's Regt.
| 1781
| 87
|-
| 40
| Carpenter's Co. of Militia
| 1779
| 50
| 41
| Williams' Regt.
| 1777
| 88
|-
| 40
| Carpenter's Regt. of Militia
| 1776-1778
| 51
| 41
| Williams' Regt. of Milita
| 1777
| 89
|-
| 40
| Cary's Regt. of Militia
| 1780
| 52
| 41
| Wood's Regt. of Militia
| 1778-1779
| 90
|-
| 40
| Cary's Regt.
| 1776
| 53
| 42
| [Various organizations]
| no dates
| 91
|-
| 40
| Cogwell's Regt. of Militia
| 1778
| 54
|
|
|
|
|}
 
Other selected Federal military records include:
 
*Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, [http://research.archives.gov/description/570910 NARA M881 series], and Index, [http://research.archives.gov/description/572371 NARA M860], {{FSC|484382|item|disp=FS Library film 882842 (1st of 1175)}}.<br>ONLINE at {{RecordSearch|1849623|FamilySearch.org}} and [http://www.fold3.com/title_470/revolutionary_war_service_records/ fold3.com] ($).<br>Also scanned from the Index arranged by unit and then alphabetical on Internet Archive, see [http://www.donslist.net/PGHLookups/IARevWarServRecs.html#Group93MA Don Krieger's Rev. War Service Guide].<br>
*Compiled Service Records of American Naval Personnel Who Served in the Revolutionary War, 1894 - ca. 1912, [http://research.archives.gov/description/572134 NARA M880], {{FSC|88855|item|disp=FS Library film 1004872 (1st of 6)}}.<br>ONLINE at [http://www.fold3.com/title_789/revolutionary_war_service_records_navy/ fold3.com] ($).<br>
*Lists of Records of Military Organizations Used to Create Volunteer Compiled Military Service Records [i.e. Ainsworth Lists], [http://research.archives.gov/description/589591 NARA T817 series], Rolls 2-3 for Revolutionary War Massachusetts Lists, 1-71, {{FSC|539623|item|disp=FS Library films 1715878-1715879}} (for same).<br>
*Index to Selected Final Pension Payment Vouchers, 1818-1864, Records, [http://research.archives.gov/description/605894 NARA HMS A1 722] (not microfilmed except for Delaware and Georgia), and Index [http://research.archives.gov/description/2733385 NARA HMS A1 722A] (not microfilmed).<br>Index slips for the selected (pulled) from the pension agents' accounts by the NARA staff that was the final payment to an individual and cover more than 65,000 veterans. This collection can include death dates, dependent children, or maiden name of the widow.<br>ONLINE at [http://www.fold3.com/title_654/final_payment_vouchers_index_for_military/ fold3.com] ($).<br>
*Numbered Record Books, [http://research.archives.gov/description/300355 NARA M853 series], {{FSC|388927|item|disp=FS Library film 1025091 (1st of 41)}}.<br>Original war department records include orderly books, oaths of allegiance, lists of men and officers in state regiments, quartermaster accounts, correspondence, supply records and many more military records relating to the Revolutionary War and later compiled to comprise this collection.<br>ONLINE at [http://www.fold3.com/title_784/numbered_record_books/ fold3.com] ($).<br>
*Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, ca. 1800 - ca. 1912, [http://research.archives.gov/description/300022 NARA M804 series], {{FSC|306844|item|disp=FS Library film 970001 (1st of 2670)}}.<br>ONLINE at {{RecordSearch|1417475|FamilySearch.org}}; [https://catalog.archives.gov/search-within/300022 National Archives] and [http://www.fold3.com/title_467/revolutionary_war_pensions/ fold3.com] ($).<br>
*Revolutionary War Prize Cases, 1780 - 1787, [http://research.archives.gov/description/1518851 NARA M162 series], {{FSC|573138|item|disp=FS Library film 1534331 (1st of 27)}}.<br>ONLINE at [http://www.fold3.com/title_468/revolutionary_war_prize_cases_captured/ fold3.com] ($).<br>
*Cards Concerning Revolutionary War Service and Imprisonment, [http://research.archives.gov/description/1756473 NARA HMS I-18 523].<br>ONLINE at [http://www.fold3.com/title_747/revolutionary_war_service_and_imprisonment/ fold3.com] ($).<br>
*Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872, [NOT found on NARA website under T718 series], {{FSC|42194|item|disp=FS Library film 1319381 (1st of 23)}}.<br>ONLINE at {{RecordSearch|2069831|FamilySearch.org}}, only browsable by volumes A through V.<br>
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'''Published Records (General):'''
 
*A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services; with their names, ages, and places of residence, as returned by the marshals of the several judicial districts, under the act for taking the sixth census (Washington, D.C., 1841; rep. Baltimore, 1954+), 195 pp. (unindexed).<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/censusofpensione00usce Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Ancestry] ($) or [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48067 Ancestry] ($) (with index), and [http://www.donslist.net/PGHLookups/Census1840M.htm Don Krieger's site].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2648500 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (1967 ed.).<br>
*Murtie June Clark, ''The Pension Roll of 1835'' and originally ''Report from the Secretary of War in Obedience to Resolutions of the Senate of the 5th and 30th of June, 1834, and the 3rd of March, 1835, in Relation to the Pension Establishment of the United States'' (Washington, D.C., 1835; rep. Baltimore, 1968+), 3v. rep. in 4v.<br>Online at Ancestry ($) ([http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48121 v. 1], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48122 v. 2], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48123 v. 3], and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48124 v. 4].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/267 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (1968 ed.); {{FSC|503566|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M24ua v. #}} (1992 ed.).<br>
*Trevor K. Plante, ''Military Service Records at the National Archives'' as Reference Information Paper 109 (Washington, D.C., 2007), vii, 119 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://www.archives.gov/publications/ref-info-papers/rip109.pdf NARA] (pdf file).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71150121 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1477600|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 J53p v. 109}}.<br>
*Virgil D. White, ''Genealogical Abstracts of the Revolutionary War Pension Files'' (Waynesboro, Tenn., 1990-1992), 4v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23035911 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|476517|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M28g}}.<br>
*Virgil D. White, ''Index to Revolutionary War Service Records'' (Waynesboro, Tenn., 1995), 4v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32816867 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|745712|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M22wv}}.<br>
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'''Regimental History:'''
 
Frank A. Gardner wrote a series of articles on the history of the various regiments raised from Massachusetts that fought in the Revolution. They were published in [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009008617 ''The Massachusetts Magazine: a quarterly magazine devoted to Massachusetts history, genealogy, and biography''], v. 1 - 11 (1908-1918).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1756836 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|48268|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 B2mm}}.<br>Below is a list of the individual articles with digital links for each.<br>
 
*Frank A. Gardner, “Col. John Glover’s Marblehead Regiment” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 1 [1908]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmag1908sale#page/23/mode/2up 14-20], [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmag1908sale#page/175/mode/2up 85-102].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Col. William Prescott’s Regiment. Colonel William Prescott’s Minute-Men’s Regiment 1775. Tenth Regiment Army of the United Colonies 1775. Seventh Regiment Continental Army 1776” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 1 [1908]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmag1908sale#page/307/mode/2up 149-167], [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmag1908sale#page/497/mode/2up 235-259].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Colonel Ephraim Doolittle’s Regiment. Colonel Ephraim Doolittle’s Minute-Men’s Regiment 1775. Twenty-Fourth Regiment, Army of the United Colonies 1775” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 2 [1909]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmag00sale#page/n29/mode/2up 11-29].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Colonel Timothy Daneilson’s Regiment. Colonel Timothy Danielson’s Minute-Men’s Regiment 1775. 18th Regiment Army of the United Colonies 1775” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 2 [1909]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmag00sale#page/n151/mode/2up 69-83].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Colonel John Fellows’ Regiment. Colonel John Fellows’ Minute Men’s Regiment 1775. 8th Regiment Army of the United Colonies 1775” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 2 [1909]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmag00sale#page/n297/mode/2up 141-161].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Colonel Ebenezer Bridge’s Regiment" in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 2 [1909]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmag00sale#page/n425/mode/2up 203-227].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Colonel Timothy Walker’s Regiment. Colonel Timothy Walker’s Minute Men’s Regiment 1775. Twenty-Second Regiment, Army of the United Colonies 1775” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 3 [1910]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv3sale#page/n75/mode/2up 25-39].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Colonel Theophilus Cotton’s Regiment. Colonel Theophilus Cotton’s Minute Men’s Regiment 1775. 16th Regiment Army of the United Colonies 1775” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 3 [1910]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv3sale#page/n229/mode/2up 99-116].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Colonel James Frye’s Regiment. Colonel James Frye’s Minute Men’s Regiment 1775. First Regiment Army of the United Colonies 1775” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 3 [1910]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv3sale#page/n411/mode/2up 187-198], [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv3sale#page/n533/mode/2up 246-256].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Colonel Ruggles Woodbridge’s Regiment. Colonel B. Woodbridge’s Minute Men’s Regiment 1775. Colonel B. Woodbridge’s Regiment, Army of the United Colonies” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 4 [1911]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv4sale#page/n65/mode/2up 29-42], [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv4sale#page/n171/mode/2up 82-95].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Colonel Thomas Gardner’s Regiment. Colonel Thomas Gardner’s Regiment, Lexington Alarm, April 19, 1775. Late Colonel Thomas Gardner’s 37th Regiment, Army of the U.C. 1775” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 4 [1911]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv4sale#page/n319/mode/2up 153-173].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Colonel Samuel Gerrish’s Regiment. Colonel Samuel Gerrish’s (2nd Essex County) Regiment, April 19, 1775. 25th Regiment, Provincial Army, April-July, 1775; 38th Regiment, Army of the United Colonies, July-August 19, 1775. Lieut. Colonel Loammi Baldwin’s 38th Regiment, A. U.C. August 19-December 31, 1775” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 4 [1911]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv4sale#page/n457/mode/2up 221-243].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Colonel William Heath’s and Colonel John Greaton’s Regiments. Colonel William Heath’s Regiment April 19, 1775. Colonel John Greaton’s Regiment April 19, 1775. Colonel William Heath’s 21st Regiment, 21st Regiment, Provincial Army, April-July, 1775. Colonel John Greaton’s 36th Regiment, Army of the United Colonies, July-December, 1775” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 5 [1912]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv5sale#page/n41/mode/2up 15-28], [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv5sale#page/n123/mode/2up 55-72].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Colonel Ebenzer Learned’s Regiment. Colonel Ebnenezer Learned’s Minute Men’s Regiment April 19, 1775. Colonel Ebenezer Learned’s 14th Regiment, Provincial Army April-July, 1775. Colonel Ebenezer Learned’s 4th Regiment, Army of the United Colonies, July-December, 1775” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 5 [1912]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv5sale#page/n159/mode/2up 73-101].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Colonel Paul Dudley Sargent’s Regiment. Colonel Paul Dudley Sargent’s Lexington Alarm Regiment April 19, 1775. Colonel Paul Dudley Sargent’s 28th Regiment, Army United Colonies July-December, 1775” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 6 [1913]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv6sale#page/n171/mode/2up 82-94], [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv6sale#page/n257/mode/2up 125-136].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Colonel John Mansfield’s Regiment. Colonel John Mansfield’s 7th Regiment, Provincial Army, May to July, 1775. Colonel John Mansfield’s 19th Regiment, Army United Colonies, July to September 15, 1775. Lieutenant Colonel Israel Hutchinson’s 19th Regiment, Army United Colonies, September 15th to December, 1775” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 6 [1913]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv6sale#page/n301/mode/2up 147-158]; 7 [1914]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv7sale#page/n71/mode/2up 32-45].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Colonel Asa Whitcomb’s Regiment. Colonel Asa Whitcomb’s Regiment, April 19, 1775. Colonel Asa Whitecomb’s 5th Regiment, Provincial Army, April-July, 1775. Colonel Asa Whitcomb’s 23rd Regiment, Army United Colonies, July-December, 1775” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 7 [1914]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv7sale#page/n201/mode/2up 99-123].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “General John Thomas’ and Colonel John Bailey’s Regiments. Colonel John Bailey’s or General John Thomas’s Regiment April 19, 1775. General John Thomas’ 2nd Regiment, Provincial Army, April-July, 1775. Colonel John Bailey’s 35th Regiment, Army of the United Colonies, July-December, 1775” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 7 [1914]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv7sale#page/n323/mode/2up 158-182].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Colonel John Paterson’s Regiment. Colonel John Paterson’s Minute Men’s and Militia Regiment, April 19, 175. Colonel John Paterson’s 12th Regiment, Provincial Army, May-June 1775. Colonel John Paterson’s 26th Regiment, Army of the United Colonies, July-December, 1775” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 8 [1915]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmag1915sale#page/n63/mode/2up 27-42], [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmag1915sale#page/n161/mode/2up 75-83].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “General Artemas Ward’s and Colonel Jonathan Ward’s Regiments. General Artemas Ward’s Regiment, Lexington Alarm, April 19, 1775. General Artemas Ward’s 1st Regiment, Provincial Army, May-June, 1775. Colonel Jonathan Ward’s 32nd Regiment, Army of the United Colonies, July-December, 1775” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 8 [1915]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmag1915sale#page/n265/mode/2up 123-152], [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmag1915sale#page/n393/mode/2up 185-200].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Colonel Moses Little’s Regiment. Colonel Moses Little’s 24th Regiment, Provincial Army, April-July, 1775. Colonel Moses Little’s 17th Regiment Army of the United Colonies, July-December, 1775" in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 9 [1916]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv9sale#page/n43/mode/2up 18-44].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Colonel Joseph Read’s Regiment. Colonel Joseph Read’s 6th Regiment, Provincial Army, April-July, 1775. Colonel Joseph Read’s 20th Regiment, Army of the United Colonies, July-October 1775” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 9 [1916]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv9sale#page/n179/mode/2up 87-106].<br>
*Frank A. Gardner, “Colonel Jonathan Brewer’s Regiment. Colonel Jonathan Brewer’s 19th Regiment, Provincial Army, April-July, 1775. Colonel Jonathan Brewer’s 6th Regiment, Army United Colonies, July-December, 1775” in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 9 [1916]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv9sale#page/n279/mode/2up 137-153], [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmagv9sale#page/n383/mode/2up 189-204].<br>
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'''History:'''
 
*Gardner Weld Allen, ''Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution'' (Boston, 1927), vi, 356 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1832996 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|325128|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 B4m v. 77}}.<br>
*"Confiscated Estates" in ''New England Historical and Genealogical Register'', 12 [1858]: [http://archive.org/stream/newenglandhisto26unkngoog#page/n82/mode/2up 71-73].<br>Confiscated Loyalist estates after the Revolution.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7030049 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|127567|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 B2ne v. 12}}.<br>
*Bell Merril Draper, ''Honor Roll of Massachusetts Patriots Heretofore Unknown: Being a List of Men and Women Who Loaned Money to the Federal Government During the Years 1777-1779'' (Boston, 1899), 34 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/honorrollmassac00drapgoog Internet Archive], [http://www.genealogycenter.info/military/revolution/search_honorrollma.php Genealogy Center.info].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4395042 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|602835|item|disp=FS Library film 1486549}}.<br>
*Dirk Hoeder, ''People and Mobs: Crowd action in Massachusetts during the American Revolution, 1765-1780'' (Berlin, 1971), vii, 700 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1259944 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*John W. Lynn, ''Massachusetts Lineages of Revolutionary War Regiments'' (Grand Junction, Colo., 1986), 47 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16644927 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|510252|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 M2Lj}}.<br>
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'''General Guides:'''
 
*Lloyd DeWitt Bockstuck, ''Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants Awarded by State Governments'' (Baltimore, 1996, rep. 2005), xxvii, 608 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49315 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34599316 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|334133|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 R2bo}}.<br>
*Murtie June Clark, ''Index to U.S. Invalid Pension Records 1801-1815'' (Baltimore, 1991), xxvii, 132 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23469057 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|578023|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M22c}}.<br>
*Murtie June Clark, ''The Pension Lists of 1792-1795 with other Revolutionary War Pension Records'' (Baltimore, 1991), xi, 200 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48120 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24521131 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|463831|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M2cmj}}.<br>
*''DAR Patriot Index'' (Washington, D.C., Centennial ed., 1990), 3v.<br>Digital version part of [http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search/?Tab_ID=1 DAR Genealogical Research System] database.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1361754 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (1986 ed.); {{FSC|644357|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 C42da 1990}} (with restricted digital link).<br>
*Trevor N. Dupuy and Gay M. Hammerman, eds., ''People &amp; Events of the American Revolution'' (New York, 1974), xi, 473 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/947917 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Walter S. Franklin, ''Resolutions, Laws, and Ordinances, relating to the Pay, Half Pay, Commutation of Half Pay, Bounty Lands, and other Promises made by Congress to the Officers and Soliders of the Revolution'' (Washington, D.C., 1838; rep. Baltimore, 1998), 506, 13 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/resolutionslaws00frangoog Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/820327108 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (1838 ed.) or [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39209891 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (1998 ed.); {{FSC|288666|item|disp=FS Library film 599643 Item 3}} (1838 ed.) or {{FSC|691577|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M2uh 1998}}.<br>
*Patricia Law Hatcher, ''Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots'' (Dallas, Tex., 1987-1988; rep. Westminster, Md., 2001), 4v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17392616 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|541538|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 V38h v. #}}.<br>
*Marion and Jack Kaminkow, ''Mariners of the American Revolution'' (Baltimore, 1967), xxv, 248 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49233 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/366324 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|287749|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M25k}} (with digital link).<br>
*Clarence Stewart Peterson, ''Known Military Dead During The American Revolutionary War 1775-1783'' (Baltimore, 1959; rep. 1967+), [x], 186 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/952642 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|284870|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M23pb}} (has other editions).<br>
*Christine Rose, ''Military Pension Laws 1776-1858 from the Journals of the Continental Congress and the United States Statutes-at-Large'' (San Jose, Cal., 2001), xii, 32 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48937388 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1057575|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M2rm}}.<br>
*Constance B. Schultz, "Revolutionary War Pension Applications: A Neglectd Source for Social and Family History" in ''Prologue'', 15 [1983]: 103-114.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6391367 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|283550|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 B2p}}.<br>
*Craig R. Scott, ''The "Lost" Pensions: Settled Accounts of the Act of 6 April 1838'' (Lovettsville, Va., 1996), [xi], 374 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34633606 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|767486|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M2sL}}.<br>
*Craig R. Scott, ''Revolutionary War Genealogy Research'' ([Baltimore], 2011), [4] pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/746833636 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1948013|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M27scr}}.<br>
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<center>'''Shays' Rebellion'''</center>
The [http://shaysrebellion.stcc.edu/index.html Shays' Rebellion], named after one of the leaders, Daniel Shays, was an armed uprising in western Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787. Court records and newspapers chronicle this event, but there were no military records.<br>
 
'''History:'''
 
*Rock Brynner, "'Fire Beneath Our Feet': Shay's Rebellion and its Constitutional Impact," Ph.D. Dissertation, Columbia Univ., 1993, vii, 320 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29673691 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Bernard Donovan, "The Massachusetts Insurrection of 1786," Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, 1938.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37397577 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Robert A. Feer, ''Shays's Rebellion'' (New York, 1988), vi, 597 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270712480 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*George Richards Minot, ''The History of the Insurrections in Massachusetts, in the year MDCCLXXVI, and the Rebellion Consequent thereon'' (Boston, 1788; 2nd ed., 1810; rep. New York, 1970+), iv, 192 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/historyofinsurre00min Internet Archive] (1810 ed.).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/85888081 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Leonard L. Richards, ''Shays's Rebellion: the American Revolution's final battle'' (Philadelphia, 2002), x, 204 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48707026 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1123571|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 M2rL}}.<br>
*Jonathan Smith, "The Depression of 1785 and Daniel Shays' Rebellion" in ''William and Mary Quarterly'', 3rd Ser., 5 [1948]: 77-94.<br>Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/1920948 Jstor] (free online).<br>[http://www.jstor.org/stable/1920948 Jstor (free)].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1607858 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|435110|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 H25w ser. 3 v. #}}.<br>
*David Peter Szatmary, ''Shays' Rebellion: The Making of an Agrarian Insurrection'' (Amherst, Mass., 1980), xiv, 184 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5564258 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
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<center>'''War of 1812'''</center>
During the War of 1812, Massachusetts supplied 43,321 infantry men, 446 cavalry men, 2,714 artillery men, and 200 men in miscellaneous troops for a total of 46,681 men.<ref>Wesley Potter Kremer, ''100 Great Battles of the Rebellion; ... Also, All the Battles of the Revolution, War of 1812-5, Mexican War, Indian Battles, American-Spanish War, and Naval Battles'' (Hoboken, N.J., 1906), p. 326 (see [http://archive.org/stream/100greatbattleso00krem#page/326/mode/2up Internet Archive]).</ref>
 
'''Records:'''
 
*Muster Rolls and Payrolls of the Massachusetts Militia, 1812-1815, 9v. at the [[#Archives|Massachusetts Archive]].<br>{{FSC|730271|item|disp=FS Library film 2109974 (1st of 7)}}.<br>
*Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the War of 1812, 1899-1927, [http://research.archives.gov/description/654501 NARA ARC Identifier 654501].<br>"Receipts for Pay" rolls that are filed with the series "Muster Rolls of Volunteer Organizations During the War of 1812, 1812-1815" (ARC Identifier 654644) were not carded, and it is sometimes necessary to consult that series to obtain the complete service of an individual. Arranged by alphabetically by state, thereunder numerically by regiment, thereunder by name of commanding officer (chronologically thereunder for various periods of service), and thereunder alphabetically by name of soldier. Records for U.S. Volunteer Organizations, Indian Regiments, Prisoners of War, Spies, and Quartermaster Department are arranged similarly at the end of the state file.<br>-----<br>Indexes to the Carded Records of Soldiers Who Served in Volunteer Organizations During the War of 1812, [http://research.archives.gov/description/654501 NARA ARC Identifier 654644, M602 series], {{FSC|284697|item|disp=FS Library film 882519 (1st of 234)}}.<br>ONLINE:<br>{{RecordSearch|1916219|FamilySearch.org}} (browsable alpha index); [https://www.fold3.com/browse/276/hlYOPAgp_T09lkorg fold3.com] (browsable by name to Miller); [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4281 Ancestry] ($) (indexed); Scanned on Internet Archive, but use [http://www.donslist.net/PGHLookups/IAWar1812IndexServRecs.html Don Krieger's Guide] for better access.<br>
*War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, [http://research.archives.gov/description/564415 NARA Archives Identifier 564415] (never microfilmed), and Indexed, [http://research.archives.gov/description/563315 NARA M313 series], {{FSC|46482|item|disp=FS Library film 840431 (1st of 102)}}; ALSO see book index below.<br>ONLINE:<br>Pension Files, [https://www.fold3.com/browse/247/h5iT6dgqRT09lkorg fold3.com] (free) [browse up to "Dexter" as of Aug. 2013].<br>Pension index, [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1133 Ancestry] ($) (indexed); {{RecordSearch|1834325|FamilySearch.org}} (browsable, but sections are scan batches).<br>
*Lists of Records of Military Organizations Used to Create Volunteer Compiled Military Service Records [i.e. Ainsworth Lists], [http://research.archives.gov/description/589591 NARA T817 series], Rolls 18-20 for War of 1812 Massachusetts Lists, 1-126, {{FSC|539623|item|disp=FS Library films 1490260, 1715892-1715893}} (for same).<br>
*Muster Rolls of Volunteer Organizations During the War of 1812 [i.e. Sea Fencibles and six companies of Rangers], [http://research.archives.gov/description/654644 NARA Archives Identifier 654644] (not microfilmed or digitized).<br>
*Numerical Index, arranged by state and then by number, [http://research.archives.gov/description/654505 NARA ARC Identifier 654505] (not microfilmed).<br>ONLINE:<br>[http://www.fold3.com/title_851/pension_numerical_index/ fold3.com] ($) (10% finished in Aug. 2013).<br>
*Military Bounty Land Warrants under the Act of 1812, 1815-1858, [http://research.archives.gov/description/4923870 NARA M848 series], {{FSC|290307|item|disp=FS Library film 983163 (1st of 15)}}.<br>ONLINE:<br>[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1165 Ancestry] ($) (inc. Rev. War). Digital scan of manuscript index, see [http://www.donslist.net/PGHLookups/WarrantsWar1812M.htm Don Krieger's site].<br>
*War of 1812 Prize Case Files, 1812-1815, District of Massachusetts, [http://research.archives.gov/description/608051 NARA Archives Identifier 608051] (not microfilmed or digitized).<br>
 
'''Published Records:'''
 
*John Baker, comp., ''Records of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia called out by the Governor of Massachusetts to suppress a threatened invasion during the War of 1812-1814'' (Boston, 1913).<br>Digital versions at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/237281 FamilySearch Digital Library], [http://archive.org/details/recordsofmassach00mass Internet Archive], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48195/ Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1871118 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*Jack Bilow, ''A War of 1812 Death Register "Whispers in the Dark"' (Plattsburgh, N.Y., 2011), 520 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/752564562 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>''
*Mrs. Henry James Carr [Deborah E. W. Carr], ''Index to certified copy of list of American prisoners of war, 1812-1815: as recorded in General entry book, Ottawa, Canada. List of American prisoners of war, who died at Princetown, Dartmoor, England, 1812-1815'' (S.l., [1924]), 25 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://www.genealogycenter.info/military/warof1812/search_americanpows.php GenealogyCenter.info] or download from [http://www.freeebookse.com/Henry-James-Carr-PDF9-1754423/ freebookse.com].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4672996 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|249691|item|disp=FS Library film 962585 Item 5}} (with digital link).<br>
*Clarence Stewart Peterson, ''Known Military Dead During the War of 1812'' (Baltimore, 1955; rep. Baltimore, 2002), 74 leaves.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1476506 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|284863|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M23p or fiche 6051255}}.<br>
*Virgil D. White, ''Index to War of 1812 Pension Files'' (Waynesboro, Tenn., 1989), 3v.<br>Transcribed from the National Archives M313 series.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18822091 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|392040|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M22i}}.<br>
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'''History:'''
 
*George Coggeshall, ''History of the American privateers, and letters-of-marque, during our war with England in the years 1812, '13, and '14'' (New York, 1856, 3rd ed., 1861), lv, 482 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/cihm_07360 Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11330893 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Paris M. Davis, ''An authentic history of the late war between the United States and Great Britain'' (New York, 1836), 360 pp.<br>Online at [http://archive.org/details/authentichistory00indavi Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2487835 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*William S. Dudley, ''The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History'' (Washington, D.C., 1985-2002), 3v.<br>Digital version at [http://ibiblio.org/anrs/1812.html American Naval Records Society].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12834733 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*James H. Ellis, ''A Ruinous and Unhappy War: New England and the War of 1812'' (New York, 2009), ebook (315 pp.).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/457041300 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Donald R. Hickey, ''The War of 1812, a Forgotten Conflict'' (Urbana, Ill., 1989; rep. 2012). 457 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18815130 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|539795|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 H2hi}}.<br>
*Jon Latimer, ''1812: War with America'' (Cambridge, Mass., 2007), xiv, 637 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/85018071 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Benson J. Lossing, ''The pictorial field-book of the War of 1812: or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the history, biography, scenery, relics, and traditions of the last war for American independence'' (New York, 1869), xvi, 1084 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/fieldbookswar181200lossrich Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/951294 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1716926|item|disp=FS Library digital book}}.<br>
*Robert Malcomson, ''Historical Dictionary of the War of 1812'' (Lanham, Md., 2006), 701 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61361521 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1369438|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 H26m}}.<br>
*Theodore Roosevelt, ''The Naval War of 1812; or, The history of the United States Navy during the last war with Great Britain, to which is appended an account of the Battle of New Orleans'' (New York, 1882; rep. many times), xvii, 498 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/cu31924092890783 Internet Archive] (1910 ed.),  [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9104 Gutenberg.org] (ebook).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1823320 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|622318|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M3r}} or {{FSC|1991935|item|disp=FS Library digital book}} (1902 ed., 2v.).<br>
*John Lewis Thomson, ''Historical sketches of the late war, between the United States and Great Britain'' (Philadelphia, 2nd ed., 1816), xii, 367 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/historicalsketch00thoms Internet Archive] (1818 ed.).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15569751 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Walter Kendall Watkins, ''The defense of Boston in the War of 1812-15: with an appendix containing a bibliography of the War and a list of the officers of the Massachusetts Militia engaged in the defense'' ([Boston?], 1899; rep. North Clarendon, Vt., 1990), 42 pp.<br>No digital version found.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4214310 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|745352|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.461 M2w}} (1990 ed.).<br>
 
'''Guides:'''
 
*''1812 Ancestor Index: National Society, United States Daughters of 1812'' (Washington, D.C., 1970-2003), 3v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/153360 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|260142|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 C4sd}} (with digital link) and {{FSC|621506|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 C4sd 1970-1992}} (v. 2 - 1970).<br>
*Dennis F. Blizzard, ''The Roster of the General Society of the War of 1812'' (Mendelhall, Pa., 1989), xi, 241 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20933292 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|412243|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 C4bL}} (with digital link).<br>
*Stuart L. Butler, "Genealogical Records of the War of 1812" in ''Prologue'', 23 [1991]: [http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1991/winter/war-of-1812.html 420-425].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6391367 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|283550|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 B2p}}.<br>
*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)]; {{FSC|155935|item|disp=FS Catalog 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)]; {{FSC|1046076|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 H27s 1995}} (with digital link).<br>
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<center>'''Civil War'''</center>
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Much work has gone into this section to create a first-class guide to Civil War resources relating to Massachusetts. Areas to improve are to add the regimental histories in the tables below under history and to cull out all relevant material from the National Archives holdings as has been done with the previous wars.
 
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'''Federal Records:'''
 
The following are national records where information regarding Massachusetts soldiers and sailors may be found. This list was not compared to or include records found at the National Archives. It is only the list of ONLINE records from FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com, and fold3.com.<br>
 
*Civil War Soldiers Index, {{RecordSearch|1910717|FamilySearch.org}} and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1138 Ancestry] ($).<br>This is an index to the [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] maintained by the National Park Service.<br>
*Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1555 Ancestry] ($), compiled from [http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/rectype/military/cwrd/db.aspx? published sources]<br>
*Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865, [http://research.archives.gov/description/4213514 NARA ARC 4213514], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1666 Ancestry] ($).<br>
*Compiled Records showing service of Military Units in Volunteer Union Organizations, being NARA M594 series, 225 reels, Mass. on reels 75-82, scanned on [https://www.archive.org/stream/compiledrecordss0075unit#page/n1117/mode/2up Internet Archive].<br>
*Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, database derived from NARA M598, M918, M1303, and M2072 series, [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1124 Ancestry] ($).<br>
*Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1864-1866, {{RecordSearch|1932430|FamilySearch.org}}, being NARA M1017 series.<br>
*Civil War Service Records of Union Colored Troops, 1863-1865, {{RecordSearch|1932431|FamilySearch.org}}, the NARA series was NOT identified.<br>
*General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, {{RecordSearch|1919699|FamilySearch.org}} [59% completed in Aug. 2013] and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4654 Ancestry] ($), being NARA T288 series.<br>
*Civil War and later Pension Index, 1861-1917, {{RecordSearch|1471019|FamilySearch.org}} and [http://www.fold3.com/title_57/civil_war_and_later_veterans_pension_index/ fold3.com] ($), being NARA T289 series.<br>
*Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files, {{RecordSearch|1922519|FamilySearch.org}} [4% indexing completed in Aug. 2013] and [http://www.fold3.com/title_24/civil_war_widows_pensions/ fold3.com] ($) [5% complete], the NARA series was NOT identified.<br>
*Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942, {{RecordSearch|1979426|FamilySearch.org}} and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2402 Ancestry] ($), being NARA M1784 and M1785 series.<br>
*Naval Enlistment Weekly Returns, 1855-1891, [http://www.fold3.com/title_777/naval_enlistment_weekly_returns_18551891/ fold3.com], being NARA M1953 series.<br>
*Navy Pension Index, 1861-1910, derived from NARA M1274, M1279, M1408, and M1469 (see next four entries), [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1357 Ancestry] ($).<br>
*Navy Survivors' Certificates, [http://www.fold3.com/title_120/navy_survivors_certificates/ fold3.com] ($), being NARA M1469 series.<br>
*Navy Survivors' Originals (Disapproved), [http://www.fold3.com/title_780/navy_survivors_originals_disapproved/ fold3.com]($), being NARA M1408 series.<br>
*Navy Widows' Certificates, 1861-1910, {{RecordSearch|1852605|FamilySearch.org}} or [http://www.fold3.com/title_121/navy_widows_certificates/ fold3.com] ($), being NARA M1279 series.<br>
*Navy Widows' Originals (Disapproved), 1861-1910, [http://www.fold3.com/title_783/navy_widows_originals_disapproved/ fold3.com] ($), being NARA M1274 series.<br>
*Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914, {{RecordSearch|1880762|FamilySearch.org}}, being NARA M233 series [12% completed in Aug. 2013].<br>
*Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903, {{RecordSearch|1913388|FamilySearch.org}} and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1195 Ancestry] ($), being NARA M1845 series.<br>
*Civil War Service Index - Union - Massachusetts (index cards), [http://www.fold3.com/title_794/massachusetts_index_cards/ fold3.com] ($), being NARA M544 series.<br>
*Mass. 54th Infantry Regt. Records, [http://www.fold3.com/title_802/civil_war_ma_54th_infantry_regiment_records/ fold3.com] ($), being part of NARA M1659 series.<br>
 
'''State Records:'''
 
*Original state records are split between the [[#Archives|Massachusetts Archives]] and the [http://states.ng.mil/sites/MA/resources/museum/default.aspx National Guard Museum &amp; Archives] in Concord (see their [http://states.ng.mil/sites/MA/DevLibrary2/resources/museum/collections.htm#CivilWarUnion18611865 holdings online]).<br>
*''Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War'' (Norwood or Brookline, Mass., 1931-1935), 8v.<br>Digital versions at Internet Archive ([https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/n3/mode/2up V. 1], [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol21931mass#page/n3/mode/2up v. 2], [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol31931mass#page/n3/mode/2up v. 3], [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/n3/mode/2up v. 4], [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/n3/mode/2up v. 5], [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol61931mass#page/n3/mode/2up v. 6], [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol71931mass#page/n3/mode/2up v. 7], and [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol81931mass#page/n3/mode/2up v. 8]) and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=29987 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/181349128 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|126762|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 M2ma v. #}} (with digital link) or {{FSC|783147|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6083040}}.<br>''Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War - Index to Army Records'' (Boston, 1937), 634 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettssol1937mass#page/n3/mode/2up Internet Archive] and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=29986 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2208085 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|536436|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 M2ma index or film 238370}}.<br>
*''A list of the soldiers, sailors, and marines of the war of the rebellion in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on May 1, 1905, by cities and towns, arranged alphabetically'' (Boston, 1907), 201 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13085259 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*''A list of the soldiers, sailors, and marines of the Civil War surviving and resident in Massachusetts on April 1, 1915'' (Boston, 1916), 342 pp.<br>digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/listofsoldierssa00mass Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11384095 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1328764|item|disp=FS Library film 1416911 Item 4}}.<br>
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'''Guides:'''
 
*National Park Service's [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] is searchable by name, regiment, cemetery, battle, prisoner, medal of honor, or monument.<br>
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'''History:'''
 
*''Massachusetts Regiments in the Civil War, 1861-1865, their town, city or county origins and engagements in which they took part'' ([Boston], 1961), unpaginated.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/814821602 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Charles Emil Dornbusch, ''Military Bibliography of the Civil War'' (New York, 1971-2003), 4v.<br>Volume One has a list of regimental publications.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/159340 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|466396|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M23d v. # or film 1036612 Items 1-3}}.<br>
*James Lorenzo Bowen, ''Massachusetts in the War, 1861-1865'' (Springfield, Mass., 1889), xv, 1029 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/massachusettsinw00bowe Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1986476 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|390556|item|disp=FS Library film 1482275}} or {{FSC|783294|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6083019}}.<br>
*Phineas Camp Headley, ''Massachusetts in the Rebellion, a record of the historical position of the Commonwealth, and the services of the leading statesmen, the military, the colleges, and the people, in the Civil War of 1861-1865'' (Boston, 1866), xii 688 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/massachusettsinrx00head Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8406829 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Thomas Wentworth Higginson, ''Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the War of 1861-65'' (Boston, 1895-1896), 2v.<br>Digital versions at Internet Archive ([http://archive.org/details/massachusettsina01higg v. 1], [http://archive.org/details/massachusettsina21higg v. 2, pt. 1], and [http://archive.org/details/massachusettsina22higg v. 2, pt. 2]), [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27259 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17469030 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|246168|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 M2ht or film 238371-238372 or fiche 6051395-6051396}} (with digital links).<br>
*David Allen Lambert, "Vital Records of New England Civil War Veterans Abstracted from the organization Pension File Index" online at American Ancestors.org ($) ([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]).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/777940749 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (2009 ed.); {{FSC|431757|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 M2scw v. # or fiche 6047929-6047930}}.<br>
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'''Regimental Lists:'''
 
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<center>'''Massachusetts Civil War Units<br>1st through 11th Infantry'''</center>
{| width="95%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="1" align="center"
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| colspan="5" | The information in the lists of Massachusetts Military Units comes from the [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site. This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Unit Name'''
| width="20%" align="center" | '''Type'''
| width="15%" align="center" | '''Roster'''
| width="20%" align="center" | '''Service'''
| width="35%" align="center" | '''History'''
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 1st Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/n13/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | May 1861 - May 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0001RI Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 2nd Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/68/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| May 1861 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0002RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 3rd Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 3 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/148/mode/2up Co. A-L]
| Apr. 1861 - July 1861<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0003RIM Details]
| ---
|-
| 3rd Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 9 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/166/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| Sept. 1862 - June 1863<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0003RI Details]
| ---
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 4th Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 3 months)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/204/mode/2up Co. A-I]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Apr. 1861 - July 1861<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0004RIM2 Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 4th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 9 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/228/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| Sept. 1862 - June 1863<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0004RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 5th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 3 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/268/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| Apr. 1861 - Aug. 1861<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0005RIM2 Details]
| ---
|-
| 5th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 9 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/300/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| Sept. 1862 - July 1862<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0005RI Details]
| ---
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 5th Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Militia<br>(Inf. - 100 days)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/336/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | July 1864 - Nov. 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0005RIM1 Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 6th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Militia<br>(Inf. - 3 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/370/mode/2up Co. A-L]
| Apr. 1861 - Aug. 1861<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0006RIM2 Details]
| ---
|-
| 6th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(Mil. - 9 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/398/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| Sept. 1862 - June 1863<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0006RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 6th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 100 days)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/432/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| July 1864 - Oct. 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0006RIM1 Details]
| ---
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 7th Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/468/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | June 1861 - June 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0007RI Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 8th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 3 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/516/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| Apr. 1861 - Aug. 1861<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0008RIM2 Details]
| ---
|-
| 8th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 9 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/544/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| Sept. 1862 - Aug. 1863<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0008RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 8th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 100 days)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/582/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| July 1864 - Nov. 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0008RIM1 Details]
| ---
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 9th Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/616/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | June 1861 - June 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0009RI Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 10th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/682/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| June 1861 - July 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0010RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 11th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/734/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| June 1861 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0011RI Details]
| ---
|}
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<center>'''Massachusetts Civil War Units<br>12th through 24th Infantry'''</center>
{| width="95%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="1" align="center"
|-
| colspan="5" | The information in the lists of Massachusetts Military Units comes from the [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site. This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Unit Name'''
| width="20%" align="center" | '''Type'''
| width="15%" align="center" | '''Roster'''
| width="20%" align="center" | '''Service'''
| width="35%" align="center" | '''History'''
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 12th Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol21931mass#page/2/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Apr. 1861 - July 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0012RI Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 13th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol21931mass#page/68/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| May 1861 - Aug. 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0013RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 14th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.
| n/a
| n/a
| Became 1st Regt. Mass. Vol. H. Art.
|-
| 15th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol21931mass#page/130/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| June 1861 - July 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0015RI Details]
| ---
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 1st Co.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Ss.<br>(3 years)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol21931mass#page/204/mode/2up Single unit]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Aug. 1861 - June 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0001CS Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Attached to 15th, 19th, &amp; 20th Regt. Mass. Vol. Inf. as "Andrew Sharpshooters."
|-
| 16th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol21931mass#page/214/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| Apr. 1861 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0016RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 17th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol21931mass#page/270/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| May 1861 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0017RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 18th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol21931mass#page/348/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| Aug. 1861 - Sept. 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0018RI Details]
| ---
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 19th Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol21931mass#page/n417/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Aug. 1861 - July 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0019RI Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 20th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol21931mass#page/n501/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| Aug. 1861 - July 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0020RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 21st Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol21931mass#page/n603/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| July 1861 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0021RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 22nd Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol21931mass#page/n657/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| Aug. 1861 - Oct. 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0022RI Details]
| ---
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 2nd Co.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Ss.<br> (3 years)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol21931mass#page/n719/mode/2up Single unit]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Sept. 1861 - Oct. 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0002CS Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Attached to 22nd Regt. Mass. Vol. Inf.
|-
| 23rd Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol21931mass#page/n727/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| Apr. 1861 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0023RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 24th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol21931mass#page/n783/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| Sept. 1861 - Jan. 1866<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0024RI Details]
| ---
|}
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<center>'''Massachusetts Civil War Units<br>25th through 37th Infantry'''</center>
{| width="95%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="1" align="center"
|-
| colspan="5" | The information in the lists of Massachusetts Military Units comes from the [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site. This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Unit Name'''
| width="20%" align="center" | '''Type'''
| width="15%" align="center" | '''Roster'''
| width="20%" align="center" | '''Service'''
| width="35%" align="center" | '''History'''
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 25th Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol31931mass#page/n9/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Sept. 1861 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0025RI Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 26th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol31931mass#page/60/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| Sept. 1861 - Sept. 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0026RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 27th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol31931mass#page/120/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| Sept. 1861 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0027RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 28th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol31931mass#page/188/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| Sept. 1861 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0028RI Details]
| ---
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 29th Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol31931mass#page/274/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | May 1861 - Aug. 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0029RI Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 30th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol31931mass#page/332/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| Sept. 1861 - July 1866<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0030RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 31st Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol31931mass#page/394/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| Nov. 1861 - Sept. 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0031RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 32nd Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol31931mass#page/448/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| Nov. 1861 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0032RI Details]
| ---
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 33rd Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol31931mass#page/536/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | June 1862 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0033RI Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 34th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol31931mass#page/588/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| July 1862 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0034RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 35th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol31931mass#page/644/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| July 1862 - June 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0035RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 36th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol31931mass#page/708/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| Aug. 1862 - June 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0036RI Details]
| ---
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 37th Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol31931mass#page/768/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Aug. 1862 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0037RI Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|}
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<center>'''Massachusetts Civil War Units<br>38th through 57th Infantry'''</center>
{| width="95%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="1" align="center"
|-
| colspan="5" | The information in the lists of Massachusetts Military Units comes from the [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site. This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Unit Name'''
| width="20%" align="center" | '''Type'''
| width="15%" align="center" | '''Roster'''
| width="20%" align="center" | '''Service'''
| width="35%" align="center" | '''History'''
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 38th Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/n9/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | July 1862 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0038RI Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 39th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/46/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| Sept. 1862 - June 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0039RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 40th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/106/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| Aug. 1862 - June 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0040RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 41st Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.
| n/a
| n/a
| Became 3rd Regt. Mass. Vol. Cav.
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 42nd Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 9 months)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/150/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Aug. 1862 - July 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0042RI Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 43rd Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 9 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/230/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| Aug. 1862 - July 1863<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0043RIM Details]
| ---
|-
| 44th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 9 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/270/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| Aug. 1862 - June 1863<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0044RIM Details]
| ---
|-
| 45th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 9 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/308/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| Aug. 1862 - July 1863<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0045RIM Details]
| ---
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 46th Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 9 months)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/348/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Aug. 1862 - July 1863<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0046RIM Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 47th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 9 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/388/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| Sept. 1862 - Sept. 1863<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0047RIM Details]
| ---
|-
| 48th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 9 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/430/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| Sept. 1862 - Sept. 1863<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0048RIM Details]
| ---
|-
| 49th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 9 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/470/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| Aug. 1862 - Sept. 1863<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0049RIM Details]
| ---
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 50th Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 9 months)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/508/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Aug. 1862 - Aug. 1863<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0050RIM Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 51st Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 9 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/546/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| Sept. 1862 - July 1863<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0051RIM Details]
| ---
|-
| 52nd Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 9 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/584/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| Aug. 1862 - Aug. 1863<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0052RIM Details]
| ---
|-
| 53rd Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 9 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/620/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| Aug. 1862 - Aug. 1863<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0053RIM Details]
| ---
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 54th Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Inf. (Col.)<br>(3 years)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/656/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Feb. 1863 - Feb 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0054RI00C Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 55th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf. (Col.)<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/716/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| May 1863 - Sept. 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0055RI00C Details]
| ---
|-
| 56th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/762/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| Dec. 1862 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0056RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 57th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol41931mass#page/816/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| Dec. 1863 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0057RI Details]
| ---
|}
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<center>'''Massachusetts Civil War Units<br>58th Infantry, Light Artillery, and through 3rd Heavy Artillery'''</center>
{| width="95%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="1" align="center"
|-
| colspan="5" | The information in the lists of Massachusetts Military Units comes from the [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site. This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Unit Name'''
| width="20%" align="center" | '''Type'''
| width="15%" align="center" | '''Roster'''
| width="20%" align="center" | '''Service'''
| width="35%" align="center" | '''History'''
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 58th Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/n9/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Jan. 1864 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0058RI Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 59th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/48/mode/2up Co. A-K, Un.]
| Dec. 1863 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0059RI Details]
| ---
|-
| 60th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 100 days)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/92/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| Aug. 1864 - Nov. 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0060RIM Details]
| ---
|-
| 61st Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(1 year)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/126/mode/2up Co. A-K]
| Aug. 1864 - Aug. 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0061RI Details]
| ---
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 62nd Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Inf.<br>(1 year)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/164/mode/2up Co. A-D, Un.]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mar. 1865 - May 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0062RI Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Regt. never fully organized; officers never mustered in
|-
| 1st-13th Unattached Co.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 90 days)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/180/mode/2up Single Cos.]
| Apr. 1864 - Aug. 1864<br>Details for: [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0001CIM 1st]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0002CIM1 2nd]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0003CIM 3rd]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0004CIM 4th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0005CIM 5th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0006CIM 6th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0007CIM 7th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0008CIM 8th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0009CIM 9th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0010CIM 10th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0011CIM 11th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0012CIM 12th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0013CIM 13th]
| ---
|-
| 2nd, 15th-23rd Unattached Co.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 100 days)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/228/mode/2up Single Cos.]
| July 1864 - Nov. 1864<br>Details for: [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0002CIM2 2nd]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0015CIM 15th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0016CIM 16th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0017CIM2 17th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0018CIM 18th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0019CIM 19th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0020CIM 20th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0021CIM 21th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0022CIM 22nd]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0023CIM 23rd]
| ---
|-
| 2nd,<br>17th-21st,<br>24th-27th Unattached Co.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(Inf. - 100 days re-enlisted)<br>(Inf. - 1 year)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/264/mode/2up Single Cos.]
| Nov. 1864 - July 1865<br>Details for: [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0002CIM2 2nd]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0017CIM1 17th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0018CIM 18th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0019CI 19th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0020CIM 20th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0021CIM 21th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0024CI 24th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0025CI 25th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0026CI 26th]; [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0027CI 27th]
| ---
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 3rd Batt. of Rifles
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(3 months)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/302/mode/2up Co. A-D]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Apr. 1861 - July 1861<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0003B0M Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 4th Batt. of Inf.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/316/mode/2up Single Cadet Units, Co. A-B]
| May 1862 - Oct. 1862<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0004BIM Details]
| Includes Boston and Salem Cadets Militia
|-
| Co. B, 7th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Militia<br>(Inf. - 6 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/332/mode/2up Single Co.]
| June 1862 - Dec. 1862
| ---
|-
| 1st Battery L. Art.
| Mass. Vol. Mil.<br>(3 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/336/mode/2up Single Co.]
| Apr. 1861 - Aug. 1861<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMACOOKCAL Details]
| Called Cook's Battery
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 1st [Ind.] Battery
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. L. Art.<br>(3 years)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/342/mode/2up Single Co.]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Aug. 1861 - Oct. 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0001YAL Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 2nd [Ind.] Battery
| Mass. Vol. L. Art.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/354/mode/2up Single Co.]
| Apr. 1861 - Aug. 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0002YAL Details]
| ---
|-
| 3rd [Ind.] Battery
| Mass. Vol. L. Art.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/370/mode/2up Single Co.]
| Sept. 1861 - Sept. 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0003YAL Details]
| ---
|-
| 4th [Ind.] Battery
| Mass. Vol. L. Art.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/382/mode/2up Single Co.]
| Sept. 1861 - Nov. 1864<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0004YAL Details]
| ---
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 5th [Ind.] Battery
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. L. Art.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/396/mode/2up Single Co.]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Sept. 1961 - June 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0005YAL Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 6th [Ind.] Battery
| Mass. Vol. L. Art.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/412/mode/2up Single Co.]
| Fall 1861 - Aug. 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0006YAL Details]
| ---
|-
| 7th [Ind.] Battery
| Mass. Vol. L. Art.<br>(3 years - Re-enlisted)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/428/mode/2up Single Co.]
| Apr. 1861 - Nov. 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0007YAL Details]
| ---
|-
| 8th [Ind.] Battery
| Mass. Vol. L. Art.<br>(6 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/444/mode/2up Single Co.]
| May 1862 - Nov. 1862<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0008YAL Details]
| Called Cook's Battery
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 9th [Ind.] Battery
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. L. Art.<br>(3 years)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/452/mode/2up Single Co.]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | July 1862 - June 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0009YAL Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 10th [Ind.] Battery
| Mass. Vol. L. Art.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/466/mode/2up Single Co.]
| Aug. 1862 - June 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0010YAL Details]
| ---
|-
| 11th [Ind.] Battery
| Mass. Vol. L. Art.<br>(9 months)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/478/mode/2up Single Co.]
| Aug. 1862 - July 1863<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0011YAL2 Details]
| Called Jones' Battery
|-
| 11th [Ind.] Battery
| Mass. Vol. L. Art.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/486/mode/2up Single Co.]
| Dec. 1863 - June 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0011YAL1 Details]
| Enlarged from 11th Ind. Battery (9 months)
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 12th [Ind.] Battery
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. L. Art.<br>(3 years)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/494/mode/2up Single Co.]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Sept. 1862 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0012YAL Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 13th [Ind.] Battery
| Mass. Vol. L. Art.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/506/mode/2up Single Co.]
| Oct. 1862 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0013YAL Details]
| ---
|-
| 14th [Ind.] Battery
| Mass. Vol. L. Art.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/522/mode/2up Single Co.]
| Jan. 1864 - June 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0014YAL Details]
| ---
|-
| 15th [Ind.] Battery
| Mass. Vol. L. Art.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/532/mode/2up Single Co.]
| Winter 1862 - Aug. 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0015YAL Details]
| ---
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 16th [Ind.] Battery
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. L. Art.<br>(3 years)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/546/mode/2up Single Co.]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mar. 1864 - July 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0016YAL Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 1st Regt.
| Mass. Vol. H. Art.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/554/mode/2up Co. A-M, Un.]
| June 1861 - Aug. 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0001RAH Details]
| ---
|-
| 2nd Regt.
| Mass. Vol. H. Art.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/656/mode/2up Co. A-M, Un.]
| May 1863 - Sept. 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0002RAH Details]
| ---
|-
| 3rd Regt.
| Mass. Vol. H. Art.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol51931mass#page/770/mode/2up Co. A-M, Un.]
| May 1863 - June 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0003RAH Details]
| ---
|}
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<center>'''Massachusetts Civil War Units<br>4th+ Heavy Artillery, Calvary, Mass. Men in other States, and U.S. Army'''</center>
{| width="95%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="1" align="center"
|-
| colspan="5" | The information in the lists of Massachusetts Military Units comes from the [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site. This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Unit Name'''
| width="20%" align="center" | '''Type'''
| width="15%" align="center" | '''Roster'''
| width="20%" align="center" | '''Service'''
| width="35%" align="center" | '''History'''
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 4th Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. H. Art.<br>(3 years)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol61931mass#page/n7/mode/2up Co. A-M]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Aug. 1864 - June 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0004RAH Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | ---
|-
| 29th &amp; 30th Unattached Cos.
| Mass. Vol. H. Art.<br>(1 year)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol61931mass#page/66/mode/2up Two Cos.]
| Sept. 1864 - June 1865<br>Details: [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0029CAH 29th] and [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0030CAH 30th]
| ---
|-
| 1st Batt.
| Mass. Vol. H. Art.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol61931mass#page/80/mode/2up Co. A-F, Un.]
| Feb. 1862 - Oct. 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0001BAH Details]
| ---
|-
| 1st Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Cav.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol61931mass#page/128/mode/2up Co. A-M, Un.]
| Sept. 1861 - June 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0001RC Details]
| ---
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 2nd Regt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Cav.<br>(3 years)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol61931mass#page/228/mode/2up Co. A-M, Un.]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Dec. 1862 - Aug. 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0002RC Details]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Cos. A, E, F, L, and M raised in California
|-
| 3rd Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Cav.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol61931mass#page/328/mode/2up Co. A-M, Read's Co., Un.]
| Sept. 1861 - Oct. 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0003RC Details]
| ---
|-
| 4th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Cav.<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol61931mass#page/420/mode/2up Co. A-M, Un.]
| Feb. 1864 - Nov. 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0004RC Details]
| ---
|-
| 5th Regt.
| Mass. Vol. Cav. (Col.)<br>(3 years)
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol61931mass#page/492/mode/2up Co. A-M, Un.]
| Fall 1863 - Nov. 1865<br>[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMA0005RC00C Details]
| ---
|-
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | 1st Batt.
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Vol. Cav.<br>(1 year)
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol61931mass#page/544/mode/2up Co. A-E, Un.]
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Winter 1864 - June 1865
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Attached to 26th Regt., N.Y. Cav., Frontier Cav.
|-
| n/a
| n/a
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol61931mass#page/566/mode/2up by State served]
| n/a
| List of Mass. Men who served in 29 other states
|-
| n/a
| Mass. Officers
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol61931mass#page/754/mode/2up alphabetical]
| n/a
| In the U.S. Army and U.S. Vol.
|-
| n/a
| Mass. Soldiers
| [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol61931mass#page/778/mode/2up alphabetical, A-L]
| n/a
| In the U.S. Army and U.S. Vol.
|}
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<center>'''Massachusetts Civil War Units<br>Mass. Men in U.S. Army, Veteran Reserve Corps, Colored Troops, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps'''</center>
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| colspan="5" | The information in the lists of Massachusetts Military Units comes from the [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site. This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.
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| width="10%" align="center" | '''Unit Name'''
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| width="15%" align="center" | '''Roster'''
| width="20%" align="center" | '''Service'''
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| Mass. Enlistments
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| In Veteran Reserve Corps, originally the Invalid Corps
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| Mass. Officers
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| In U.S. Colored Troops
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| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Soldiers
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| In U.S. Navy
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| Enlisted Men
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| In U.S. Navy
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| Enlisted Men
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| In U.S. Navy
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| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | Mass. Officers
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | [https://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettssol81931mass#page/888/mode/2up alphabetical]
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| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | In U.S. Marine Corps
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| Mass. Enlisted Men
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| In U.S. Marine Corps
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<center>'''Spanish-American War'''</center>
'''Federal Records:'''
 
The following are national records where information regarding Massachusetts soldiers and sailors may be found. This list was not compared to or include records found at the National Archives. It is only the list of ONLINE records from FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com, and fold3.com.
 
*General Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served During the War with Spain, {{RecordSearch|1919583|FamilySearch.org}}, the NARA series was NOT identified, browsable only in alphabetical order; [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2400 Ancestry] ($) (searchable), NARA M871 series.<br>
*General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, {{RecordSearch|1919699|FamilySearch.org}} [59% completed in Aug. 2013] and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4654 Ancestry] ($), being NARA T288 series.<br>
*Civil War and later Pension Index, 1861-1917, {{RecordSearch|1471019|FamilySearch.org}} and [http://www.fold3.com/title_57/civil_war_and_later_veterans_pension_index/ fold3.com] ($), being NARA T289 series.<br>
 
'''State Records:'''
 
*Original state records held by the [http://states.ng.mil/sites/MA/resources/museum/default.aspx National Guard Museum &amp; Archives] in Concord (see their [http://states.ng.mil/sites/MA/DevLibrary2/resources/museum/collections.htm#SpanishAmericanWar1898 holdings online]) and a small collection at the [[#Archives|Massachusetts Archives]] (see their [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arccol/colidx.htm#military holdings online]).<br>
*Massachusetts Military records, 1817-1915, {{FSC|486195|item|disp=FS Library film}} (see catalog entry for correct reel), the Spanish-American War arranged alphabetically by town name by branch of service.<br>
*Military records, 1862-1865, 1898-1899, {{FSC|735057|item|disp=FS Library film 2110413}}.<br>
 
'''History:'''
 
*Frank E. Edwards, ''The '98 campaign of the 6th Massachusetts, U.S.V.'' (Boston, 1899), xix 360 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/98campaignof6thm01edwa Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1383218 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*James A. Frye, ''The First Regiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery: United States Volunteers, in the Spanish-American War of 1898'' (Boston, 1899), xvi, 258 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/firstregimentmas00frye Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/476117 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|81552|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 M2fj or film 1415264}}.<br>
*Herbert O. Hicks and Fred A. Simmons, ''Company M and Adams in the War with Spain'' ([Adams, Mass.], 1899), 110 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18594734 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|264136|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.41/A2 M2h}}.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/companymadamsinw00hick Internet Archive].<br>Berkshire Genealogist Indexing Committee, ''Index to Company M and Adams in the war with Spain'' (Pittsfield, Mass., 1995), 3 leaves.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39641300 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1368543|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.41/A2 M2h index}}.<br>
*John J. McCoy, "The Irish Element in the Second Massachusetts Volunteers in the Recent War (with Spain)" in ''American Irish Historical Society Journal'', 2 [1899]: 85-88.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/journalamerican00obrgoog#page/n98/mode/2up Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1480088 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1656828|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 B2i v. 1-2}}.<br>
*Harry E. Webber, ''Twelve Months with the Eighth Massachusetts Infantry in the Service of the United States'' (Salem, Mass., 1908), 391 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/twelvemonthswith01webb Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5070 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2613837 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|102701|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 M2whe or film 1425573 Item 5}} (with digital link).<br>
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<center>'''World War I'''</center>
'''Federal Records:'''
 
The following are national records where information regarding Massachusetts soldiers and sailors may be found. This list was not compared to or include records found at the National Archives. It is only the list of ONLINE records from FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com, and fold3.com.<br>
 
*World War I Selective Service System draft registration cards, 1917-1918 - Massachusetts, {{FSC|746980|item|disp=FS Library film 1684875 (1st of 162)}}.<br>Part of World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, ONLINE at {{RecordSearch|1968530|FamilySearch.org}} or [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482 Ancestry] ($).<br>
*Selective service records, and, exemptions as aliens for 1917-1918 - Massachusetts, {{FSC|585815|item|disp=FS Library film 1846563 Items 3-4}}.<br>
*Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918 , {{RecordSearch|1858291|FamilySearch.org}} or [http://www.fold3.com/title_107/naturalization_index_wwi_soldiers/ fold3.com] ($), being NARA M1952 series.<br>
 
'''State Records:'''
 
*Original state records held by the [http://states.ng.mil/sites/MA/resources/museum/default.aspx National Guard Museum &amp; Archives] in Concord (see their [http://states.ng.mil/sites/MA/DevLibrary2/resources/museum/collections.htm#WorldWarI19171918 holdings online]) or {{FSC|459748|item|disp=FS Library film}} and {{FSC|476101|item|disp=FS Library film}} (see catalog entry for correct film).<br>
*Casualties from Massachusetts in World War I, 1918, Enlistments, Enrollments, Medical Examinations, Detachments, {{FSC|486195|item|disp=FS Library film 1544205 (1st of 15)}}.<br>
 
'''History:'''
 
*William Mitchell Haulsee, ''Soldiers of the Great War'' [Registers of Dead] (Washington, D.C., 1920), 3v. (Mass. in v. 2).<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/soldiersgreatwa00doylgoog Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1165817 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|285556|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M23s or fiche 6051244}} (with digital link for v. 2 - Massachusetts).<br>
*David Allen Lambert, "World War I Resources at NEHGS - A Bibliography" online at [http://www.americanancestors.org/world-war-I-resources-at-NEHGS/ AmericanAncestors.org] ($).<br>
*Francis Andrew March, ''History of the World War: an authentic narrative of the World’s greatest war, including the treaty of peace and the League of Nation’s covenant'' (Philadelphia, 1919), 736 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/historyofworldwa00marc Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1179857 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Ashley Kay Nuckols, Deaths, American Expeditionary Force, W.W.I, 1917, 1918. Massachusetts ([Tazewell, Va.?, 1995]), 1v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45166897 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1016344|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M2nda v. 6}}.<br>
*Eben Putnam, ''Report of the Commission on Massachusetts' Part in the World War'' (Boston, 1929-1931), 2v.<br>Digital version at Internet Archive ([http://archive.org/details/reportofcommissi001comm v. 1] and[http://archive.org/details/reportofcommissi002comm v. 2]).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1842742 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|663337|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 M2pe v. # or film 1698087 Item 12}}.<br>
*United States Bureau of Naval Personnel, ''Officers and enlisted personnel of the United States Naval Services who died during the World War'' (Washington, D.C., 1920; rep. Fairfield, Ca., 1989), 812 pp.<br>No digital version found.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1187918 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] or [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25485604 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (reprint); Not at FS Library.<br>
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<center>'''World War II'''</center>
'''Federal Records:'''
 
The following are national records where information regarding Massachusetts soldiers and sailors may be found. This list was not compared to or include records found at the National Archives. It is only the list of ONLINE records from FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com, and fold3.com.<br>
 
*World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, at {{RecordSearch|2028680|FamilySearch.org}}, [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8939 Ancestry] ($), and [http://www.fold3.com/title_831/wwii_army_enlistment_records/ fold3.com] (free).<br>
*World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949, at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1143 Ancestry] ($) and [http://www.fold3.com/title_829/wwii_navy_muster_rolls/ fold3.com] ($) [50% complete in Aug. 2013].<br>
*Selective Service System registration cards [World War II] : fourth registration, 1942, {{FSC|1191484|item|disp=FS Library film 2371930 (1st of 166)}}.<br>Note: This "Old Man's" draft was for those born between 28 Apr. 1877 and 16 Feb. 1897, being NARA M2090 series.<br>ONLINE at {{RecordSearch|1861144|FamilySearch.org}} and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002 Ancestry] ($).<br>
*World War II Cadet Nursing Corps Card Files, 1942-1948, at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2251 Ancestry] ($).<br>
*World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946, at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8919 Ancestry] ($).<br>
*Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945, at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1102 Ancestry] ($).<br>
*World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945, at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1122 Ancestry] ($).<br>
*World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas, at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4283 Ancestry] ($).<br>
*Veterans Affairs Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File, at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2441 Ancestry] ($) and [http://www.fold3.com/title_848/veterans_affairs_birls_death_file/ fold3.com] (free).<br>
 
'''State Records:'''
 
Original state records held by the [http://www.mass.gov/veterans/cemeteries-and-honors/military-records/war-records-in-ma.html Military War Records Office] in Milford. General access to these records is restricted.<br>
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<center>'''Korean Conflict'''</center>
'''Federal Records:'''
 
Many of the personnel files for this conflict were lost in a fire at the National Personnel Records Center fire in St. Louis. For more general information about researching this war, see this wiki's [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Korean_War_1950_to_1953 Korean War] page.<br>
 
The following are national records where information regarding Massachusetts soldiers and sailors may be found. This list was not compared to or include records found at the National Archives. It is only the list of ONLINE records from FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com, and fold3.com.<br>
 
*Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957, at {{RecordSearch|2127893|FamilySearch.org}} and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1033 Ancestry] ($).<br>
*Korean War Dead and Army Wounded, 1950-1953, at {{RecordSearch|2127897|FamilySearch.org}} and [http://www.fold3.com/title_838/korean_war_casualties/ fold3.com] ($).<br>
*Korean War Prisoners of War, 1950-1954, at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8850 Ancestry] ($).<br>
*Korean War Repatriated Prisoners of War, 1950-1954, at {{RecordSearch|2127902|FamilySearch.org}}.<br>
*World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas, at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4283 Ancestry] ($).<br>
 
'''State Records:'''
 
*Original state records held by the [http://www.mass.gov/veterans/cemeteries-and-honors/military-records/war-records-in-ma.html Military War Records Office] in Milford. General access to these records is restricted.<br>
 
'''History:'''
 
*Bevin R. Alexander, ''Korea: The First War We Lost'' (New York, 1986; rep. 2004), xv, 558 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20994629 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Richard M. Bassett, ''And the Wind Blew Cold: The Story of an American POW in North Korea'' (Kent, Ohio, 2002), xiii, 117 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/748371333 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Albert D. Biderman, ''March to Calumny: The Story of American POW's in Korea'' (New York, 1963; rep. 1979), 326 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4956442 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*T. R. Fehrenbach, ''This Kind of War'' (New York, 1963; rep. many times), xi, 483 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30074190 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*James I. Matray, ed., ''Historical Dictionary of the Korean War'' (New York, 1991), xxxiii, 626 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22766347 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|532148|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M26h}}.<br>
*Jarry G. Summers, ''Korean War Almanac'' (New York, 1990), xv, 330 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19722569 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|369813|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M2su}}.<br>
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<center>'''Vietnam Conflict'''</center>
For general information on research this war, see this wiki's [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Vietnam_War_1964_to_1972 Vietnam War page].<br>
 
'''Federal Records:'''
 
The following are national records where information regarding Massachusetts soldiers and sailors may be found. This list was not compared to or include records found at the National Archives. It is only the list of ONLINE records from FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com, and fold3.com.<br>
 
*Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for Massachusetts, download [http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/ma-alpha.pdf pdf file here].<br>
*Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003, at {{RecordSearch|2127916|FamilySearch.org}}.<br>
*Records on Military Personnel Who Died, Were Missing in Action or Prisoners of War as a Result of the Vietnam War, documenting the period 8 June 1956 - 21 Jan. 1998, [http://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-description.jsp?s=512&cat=WR28&bc=,sl search online database] and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3095 Ancestry] ($).<br>
*Vietnam War, Casualties Returned Alive, 1962-1979, at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8846 Ancestry] ($).<br>
*Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., images at [http://www.fold3.com/title_485/vietnam_veterans_memorial/ fold3.com] (free).<br>
 
'''State Records:'''
 
Original state records held by the [http://states.ng.mil/sites/MA/resources/museum/default.aspx National Guard Museum &amp; Archives] in Concord (see their [http://states.ng.mil/sites/MA/DevLibrary2/resources/museum/collections.htm#VietnamWar19641975 holdings online])
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=== Immigration  ===
 
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! colspan="2" | Quick Links to Immigration Records
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| [[#imm01|Passenger Lists]]
| [[#imm02|Naturalization Records]]
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| [[#imm03|Other Records]]
| [[#imm04|Bibliography]]
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There are many types of records to help researchers with a better understanding of their immigrant's arrival to the United States. Presented here are the two main groups: passenger lists and naturalization records. Other records would include passports, border crossings, and special collections. Each section has a specific bibliography and a general list is found from the links above.
 
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==== Passenger Lists  ====
 
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| [[#imm01|Introduction]]
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| <center>Records:</center>
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| [[#pass01|Boston]]
| [[#pass02|Chicopee]]
| [[#pass03|Fall River]]
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| [[#pass04|Gloucester]]
| [[#pass05|New Bedford]]
| [[#pass06|Provincetown]]
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| [[#pass07|Salem/Beverly]]
| [[#pass08|Woods Hole]]
| [[#pass09|Misc. Ports]]
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| [[#pass10|Online Records]]
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<center>'''Introduction'''</center>
Immigration records, i.e. passenger lists, started in the modern sense by the Commonwealth in 1848, though customs manifest records survive back to 1820 for Boston. Federal law required manifests in 1883 and took over the creation of these records in 1891. The earlier original records are at the Massachusetts Archives and the post-1890 record with the National Archives and Records Administration. The contact information for both [[#Archives|archives]] is found below.<br>
 
These passenger lists get more detailed as time goes on. The earliest records include the name of the vessel, the Master of the vessel, embarkation port, arrival port, arrival date, names of passengers (their age, sex, occupation, country of origin). More details such as a contact/nearest relative at home, who they are coming to see in the U.S., and other such information.<br>
 
It was often cheaper to go to Canada first and then continue on to the United States. Between 1 Aug. 1891 and 30 Apr. 1904, records of immigrants traveling from or via Halifax, St. John, and Yarmouth to Boston were filed at Boston. Between 1 May 1904 and 30 June 1929, these records were examined in Canada and not examined in Boston, so their records were filed with the Canadian Border Arrival Records (St. Albans records, NARA publications M1461, M1463, M1464).
 
NOTE: NARA is used below to mean the National Archives and Records Administration.<br>
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{{anchor|pass01}} '''Boston'''
 
[ONLINE records]<br>
 
*{{RecordSearch|1860873|Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1891}}.<br>Note: There are gaps in the records from 1855-1856, and between 31 Mar. 1874 to April 1883. The Massachusetts Archives records below do not have the second gap of nine years.<br>
*{{RecordSearch|1923995|Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1891-1943}}.<br>
*{{RecordSearch|2173946|Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists Index, 1899-1940}} [browsable only].<br>
*{{RecordSearch|2173944|Massachusetts, Boston Crew Lists, 1917-1943}}.<br>
 
[MICROFILM records]<br>
 
*Records Relating to Passengers [Boston District], 1820-1891, [http://research.archives.gov/description/4672217 NARA RG 36 NC-154 Inv. 511A] (copies or abstracts only).<br>Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, 1820–1891: with index 1848–1891, {{FSC|70879|item|disp=FS Library film 205656 (first of 397 films)}}.<br>Note: There are gaps in the records from 1855-1856, and between 31 Mar. 1874 to April 1883. The Massachusetts Archives records below do not have the second gap of nine years.<br>
*Registers of passengers arriving in Massachusetts ports, 1848-1891, at the [[#Archives|Massachusetts Archives]], {{FSC|1359597|item|disp=FS Library film 2412195 (first of 42)}}.<br>
*Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, 1891-1943, [http://research.archives.gov/description/4319742 NARA T843].<br>
*Book Indexes to Boston Passenger Lists, 1899-1940, [http://research.archives.gov/description/4283812 NARA T790] (chronological).<br>
*Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Jan. 1944-Nov. 1954, [http://research.archives.gov/description/2668739 NARA HMS P116].<br>
*Passenger Lists of Vessels Departing from Boston, 06/1948-11/1954, [http://research.archives.gov/description/2674842 NARA HMS P172].<br>
*Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, 1 Jan. 1902-31 Dec. 1920, [http://research.archives.gov/description/4294442 NARA HMS A1-48].<br>Records, 1902-1906, microfilmed on T617 series and indexed on T521 series.<br>Records, 1906-1920, unpublished microfilm and index.<br>
*Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, 1921-1949, [http://research.archives.gov/description/4477836 NARA A3453].<br>
*Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving at Boston, Feb. 1945-Nov. 1954, [http://research.archives.gov/description/2669077 NARA HMS P119].<br>
*Passenger Lists of Vessels Departing from Boston and Arriving at Yarmouth, N.S., June 1948-Sept. 1953, [http://research.archives.gov/description/2674882 NARA HMS P173].<br>
*Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Departing from Boston, Jan. 1948-Nov. 1954, [http://research.archives.gov/description/2674909 NARA HMS P169].<br>
*Passenger Lists of Vessels Departing from Yarmouth, N.S., and Arriving at Boston, June 1949-Sept. 1954, [http://research.archives.gov/description/2668810 NARA MHS P114].<br>
*Passenger and Crew Manifests of Vessels and Airplanes Arriving at Boston, Dec. 1954-June 1983, [http://research.archives.gov/description/2669073 NARA HMS P117] (records over 50 years accessible).<br>
*Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels and Airplanes Departing from Boston, Dec. 1954-Nov. 1974, [http://research.archives.gov/description/2674817 NARA HMS P171] (records over 50 years accessible).<br>
*Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving at Boston, Dec. 1957-Nov. 1969, [http://research.archives.gov/description/2674785 NARA HMS P120].<br>
*Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Departing from Boston, Dec. 1957-Nov. 1969, [http://research.archives.gov/description/2674794 NARA HMS P170].<br>
 
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'''Chicopee'''
 
*Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving at Westover Air Force Base, Chicopee, 28 Jan. 1946-28 June 1955, [http://research.archives.gov/description/2990047 NARA HMS P454].<br>
*Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Departing from Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee, 1 May 1948-31 May 1955, [http://research.archives.gov/description/2990054 NARA HMS P455].<br>
 
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'''Fall River'''
 
*[Fall River District] Passenger Lists, June 1834-Nov. 1855, [http://research.archives.gov/description/2934412 NARA no number].<br>Note: There are no records for the period October 1836 to June 1838, October 1838 to July 1840, and November 1847 to September 1855.<br>
*[Fall River District] List of Passengers Arriving from Foreign Countries and Returns of the Agent of the Marine Hospital, Apr. 1862-Dec. 1865, [http://research.archives.gov/description/2934330 NARA no number].<br>
*Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Providence, Davisville, Melville, Newport, Quonset Point, and Tiverton, R.I.; Fall River, Mass.; and New London, Conn., Aug. 1918-Nov. 1954, [http://research.archives.gov/description/4051444 NARA A3468].<br>
*Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Fall River, Mar. 1955-Mar. 1957, [http://research.archives.gov/description/2839401 NARA HMS P456].<br>
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'''Gloucester'''
 
*[Gloucester District] Passenger Lists, 1905-1905, [http://research.archives.gov/description/4481607 NARA RG 36 NC-154 Inv. 402].<br>
*Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Gloucester, Oct. 1906-Mar. 1942, [http://research.archives.gov/description/4319760 NARA M1321].<br>Guide at {{FSC|1377181|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 J53m no. 1321}} or {{FSC|719583|item|disp=FS Library film 2155646}}.<br>
*Passenger Lists of Vessels Departing from Gloucester, Dec. 1960-Jan. 1966, [http://research.archives.gov/description/2694764 NARA HMS P215] (records over 50 years accessible).<br>
 
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'''New Bedford'''
 
*[New Bedford District] Records Relating to Passengers, 1820-1940, [http://research.archives.gov/description/4728348 NARA RG 36 NC-154 Inv. 588-591].<br>Includes Inward Passenger Lists, 1821-1899 (588); Outward Passenger Lists, 1867-1870, 1872-1899 (589); Abstracts of Passenger Lists, 1820-1852, 1861-1865, 1877-1894 (590); Abstracts of Passenger Departures, 1877-1893 (590A); Index to Inward Passenger Lists, 1875-1894 (591).<br>
*Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Bedford, 1 July 1902-July 1942, [http://research.archives.gov/description/4397773 NARA T944].<br>
*Index to Passengers Arriving at New Bedford, 1 July 1902-18 Nov. 1954, [http://research.archives.gov/description/4489229 NARA T522].<br>
*Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Bedford, May 1917-Dec. 1943, [http://research.archives.gov/description/4492823 NARA T942].<br>
*Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Bedford, 14 Dec. 1945-18 Nov. 1954, [http://research.archives.gov/description/2990078 NARA HMS P463].<br>
*Passenger Lists of Vessels Departing from New Bedford, 27 Feb. 1959-11 Aug. 1966, [http://research.archives.gov/description/3432820 NARA HMS P620] (records over 50 years accessible).<br>
*Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Bedford, 5 Apr. 1945-7 July 1978, [http://research.archives.gov/description/2990065 NARA HMS P464] (records over 50 years accessible).<br>
 
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'''Provincetown'''
 
*Passenger Lists for Provincetown, 1887-1895, and Abstracts of Passenger Lists, 1820-1826, [http://research.archives.gov/description/4478173 NARA RG 36 NC-154 Inv. 554-555].<br>
 
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'''Salem and Beverly District'''
 
*Reports of Alien Passengers Used in the Settlement of French Spoliation Claims, 1798-1800, [http://research.archives.gov/description/3997625 NARA NC-154 442].<br>
*Passenger Lists, 1815-1883, [http://research.archives.gov/description/5554422 NARA no number].<br>
 
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'''Woods Hole'''
 
*Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Woods Hole, 9 Mar. 1955-19 Sept. 1968, [http://research.archives.gov/description/3033374 NARA HMS P529] (records over 50 years accessible).<br>
 
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'''Miscellaneous Ports'''
 
*Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and at Ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873, [http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/port/atlantic-gulf-great-lakes.html#m575 NARA M575].<br>A Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (excluding New York) 1820–1874, [http://www.archives.gov/research/microfilm/m334.pdf NARA M334], {{FSC|67478|item|disp=FS Library films 418161–4181348}}.<br>These records include the ports of Barnstable (1820-1826), Dighton (1820-1836), Edgartown (1820-1870), Fall River (1837-1865), Gloucester (1820-1870), Marblehead (1820-1849), Nantucket (1830-1862), New Bedford (1826-1852), Newburyport (1821-1839), and Plymouth (1821-1844).<br>
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<center>'''Online records'''</center>
*{{RecordSearch|1860873|Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1891}} at FamilySearch.org.<br> This is the National Archives M277 series. There are gaps in the records from 1855-1856, and between 31 Mar. 1874 to April 1883. The latter gap can be found in the records at the [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcsrch/PassengerManifestSearchContents.html Massachusetts Archives].<br>
*{{RecordSearch|1923995|Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1891-1943}}, at FamilySearch.org.<br>This is the National Archives T843 series. It is currently [July 2013] only browsable by volumes (records are in chronological order).<br>
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==== Naturalization Records  ====
 
{| width="50%" border="1" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;" class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | Quick Links to Naturalization Records
|-
|
| [[#nat00|Introduction]]
| [[#nat30|Bibliography]]
|
|-
| '''Federal:'''
| [[#nat01|Barnstable]]
| [[#nat02|Berkshire]]
| [[#nat03|Bristol]]
|-
| [[#nat04|Dukes]]
| [[#nat05|Essex]]
| [[#nat06|Franklin]]
| [[#nat07|Hampden]]
|-
| [[#nat08|Hampshire]]
| [[#nat09|Middlesex]]
| [[#nat10|Nantucket]]
| [[#nat11|Norfolk]]
|-
| [[#nat12|Plymouth]]
| [[#nat13|Suffolk]]
| [[#nat14|Worcester]]
|
|-
| '''State:'''
| [[Barnstable County, Massachusetts#Naturalization_Records|Barnstable]]
| [[Berkshire County, Massachusetts#Naturalization_Records|Berkshire]]
| [[Bristol County, Massachusetts#Naturalization_Records|Bristol]]
|-
| [[Dukes County, Massachusetts#Naturalization_Records|Dukes]]
| [[Essex County, Massachusetts#Naturalization_Records|Essex]]
| [[Franklin County, Massachusetts#Naturalization_Records|Franklin]]
| [[Hampden County, Massachusetts#Naturalization_Records|Hampden]]
|-
| [[Hampshire County, Massachusetts#Naturalization_Records|Hampshire]]
| [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts#Naturalization_Records|Middlesex]]
| [[Nantucket County, Massachusetts#Naturalization_Records|Nantucket]]
| [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts#Naturalization_Records|Norfolk]]
|-
| [[Plymouth County, Massachusetts Genealogy#Naturalization_Records|Plymouth]]
| [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts#mcr04|Suffolk]]
| [[Worcester County, Massachusetts#Naturalization_Records|Worcester]]
| [[#nat29|Sec. of State]]
|}
 
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<center>'''Introduction'''</center>
The first uniform laws to govern the naturalization process were enacted in 1790. The purpose was to give rights to the foreign-born man (and woman after 1922) as if he was a native-born man. Depending on the period, this would include owning land and voting. Any court in the land could naturalize a man, but all that was consolidated under a federal system in 1906. The declaration of intent, with some exceptions, was the first step in the process (sometimes called first papers). This often was files within the first couple years of residency. The second and third steps were to petition for citizenship and to receive a certificate of citizenship from the court petitioned. This could be filed as soon as one to three years after the declaration, though it may not be in the same court or state as the declaration. These were sometimes called the final or second papers). This guide is to the records covering the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is broken down into those records held by the federal government and those held by the state. Index cards usually include the name of the immigrant, age, birth date, place and date of certificate of admission, petition number, and occasionally the spouse's name. Read the [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] section for the United States to learn more about the whole process.<br>
<center>'''Federal Naturalization Records for Massachusetts'''</center>
{| width="100%" border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="125" scope="col" | Record
! width="100" scope="col" | Dates
! width="125" scope="col" | Location
! width="175" scope="col" | Index
! width="350" scope="col" | Microfilm/Online
|-
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-001-049.html#21 U.S. District Court<br>of Massachusetts]
| 1789-1991
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham], RG 21
|
| [http://research.archives.gov/description/595176 Petitions and Records of Naturalization of the U.S. District Court and Circuit Courts of the District of Massachusetts], 1906-1929, M1368.<br>Petitions and Records, {{FSC|573146|item|disp=FS Library film 1578248 (1st of 55)}}<br>ONLINE at [http://www.fold3.com/title_112/naturalizations-ma/ fold3] ($).<br>-----<br>Index to Naturalization Petitions and Records of the U.S. District Court, 1906-1966, and the U.S. Circuit Court, 1906-1911, for the District of Massachusetts, M1545, {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (first of 117)}}.<br>ONLINE at {{RecordSearch|1834334|Massachusetts Naturalization Index, 1906-1966}} at FamilySearch.org,
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1192 Ancestry] ($), and [http://www.fold3.com/title_98/naturalization-index-ma/ fold3] ($).<br>-----<br>NARA, RG 21, Primary declarations, 1798-1946, Naturalization records, 1790-1906, Petitions, #1195587-2353923, Certified declarations, v. 131-257, Index to declarations, 1912-1940, {{FSC|1257420|item|disp=FS Library film 2416289 (1st of 498)}}<br>-----<br>NARA, RG 21, Naturalization records, 1845-1906 (#1-449-103), Declarations, 1845-1911, Depositions of witnesses (#1-290739), and Index to declarations, 1906-1911, {{FSC|1344633|item|disp=FS Library film 2414774 (1st of 191)}}<br>-----<br>Petitions, v. 1 (ca. 1787-1906) ['''film only'''], v. 2-252 (1847-1902) ['''digital only'''], {{FSC|2098233|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7048053 (1st of 254)}} (part of index below)<br>-----<br>Repatriation of soldiers, 1918-1941, {{FSC|1376353|item|disp=FS Library film 2416188 Item 1}}<br>-----<br>Repatriation of women who married non-American citizens, 1936-1945, {{FSC|1376354|item|disp=FS Library film 2416188, 2416217}}<br>-----<br>Overseas military naturalization petitions, 1943-1945, {{FSC|1376357|item|disp=FS Library film 2416218}}<br>-----<br>Index to declarations, 1943-1955, {{FSC|1201470|item|disp=FS Library films 2371827-2371828}}
|-
| U.S. Circuit Court<br>of Massachusetts
| 1790-1911
| See above.
| See above.
| See above.
|-
| Consolidated court index
| 1790-1906<br>1907-1926
| U.S. District Court, Boston
| An index
| {{FSC|393728|item|disp=FS Library film 1420205 (1st of 17)}}
|-
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service]
| 1787-1955
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham], RG 85
| Soundex index card file at NARA - Waltham
{{RecordSearch|2064580|United States, New England, Petitions for Naturalization, 1787-1906}} (browsable by county, then court, as of July 2013 - no Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, or Hampshire county records).<br>Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/research/microfilm/m1299.pdf M1299].<br>ONLINE at {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}.
|-
| {{anchor|nat01}}<br>'''Barnstable Co.'''
|-
| Supreme Judicial Ct.
| 1827-1886
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2173425|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7469485}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| {{anchor|nat02}}<br>'''Berkshire Co.'''
|-
| Southern Dist. Ct. (Gt. Barrington) - Naturalization records
| 1886-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2173410|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7469512-7469514}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Fourth Dist. Ct. (Adams) - Petitions and Naturalizations
| 1895-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2173407|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7469515-7469519}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Lee Police Ct. - Naturalization records
| 1900-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2173411|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7469519}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| North Adams Dist. Ct. - Naturalization records
| 1891-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2173414|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7469497-7469511}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Pittsfield Court of Common Pleas - Naturalization records
| 1787-1860
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2173415|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7469486-7469496}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Pittsfield Dist. Ct. - Naturalization records
| 1885-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2173416|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7485672-7485676}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Supreme Judicial Court (Pittsfield) - Naturalization records
| 1787-1876
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2173418|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7485685-7485695}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| {{anchor|nat03}}<br>'''Bristol Co.'''
| <br>1st Dist.
| <br>Taunton
|-
| Supreme Judicial Ct.
| 1814-1885
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2173422|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7510302 (1st of 4)}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Ct. of Common Pleas
| 1805-1867
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2173419|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7510270 (1st of 6)}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Superior Court
| 1856-1885
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2173421|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7510290 (1st of 6)}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| District Court
| 1885-1895
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2173420|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7510282 (1st of 3)}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| <br>'''Bristol Co.'''
| <br>2nd Dist.
| <br>Fall River
|-
| District Court
| 1885-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2173409|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7485697 (1st of 31)}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| <br>'''Bristol Co.'''
| <br>3rd Dist.
| <br>New Bedford
|-
| District Court
| 1885-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2173413|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7497800 (1st of 13)}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| <br>'''Bristol Co.'''
| <br>4th Dist.
| <br>Attleboro
|-
| District Court
| 1904-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2173408|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7485696}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| {{anchor|nat04}}<br>'''Dukes Co.'''
| No federal records as yet digitized at NARA
|-
| {{anchor|nat05}}<br>'''Essex Co.'''
| No federal records as yet digitized at NARA
|-
| {{anchor|nat06}}<br>'''Franklin Co.'''
| No federal records as yet digitized at NARA
|-
| {{anchor|nat07}}<br>'''Hampden Co.'''
| No federal records as yet digitized at NARA
|-
| {{anchor|nat08}}<br>'''Hampshire Co.'''
| No federal records as yet digitized at NARA
|-
| {{anchor|nat09}}<br>'''Middlesex Co.'''
|-
| Ct. of Common Pleas<br>Supreme Judicial Ct.
| 1809-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2109612|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7117754 (1st of 15)}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| First Dist. Ct.<br>No. Middlesex (Ayer) - Records
| 1887-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2109613|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7117737, 7117739}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| First Dist. Ct.<br>So. Middlesex (Framingham) - Records
| 1885-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2109617|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7137302 (1st of 3)}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| First Dist. Ct.<br>E. Middlesex (Malden) - Records
| 1885-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2109615|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7156001 (1st of 13)}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| First Dist. Ct.<br>E. Middlesex (Waltham) - Records
| 1885-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2109614|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7173060-7173066}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Fourth Dist. Ct.<br>E. Middlesex (Woburn) - Records
| 1885-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2109607|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7173043-7173047}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Lowell Dist Ct. - Records
| 1836-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2109616|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7137236 (1st of 55)}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Marlborough Dist. Ct. - Records
| 1885-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2109610|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7173056-7173059}} (part of above); Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| {{anchor|nat10}}<br>'''Nantucket Co.'''
|-
| Court of Common Pleas<br> Supreme Judicial Ct.
| 1804-1903
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2109618|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7173072-7173083}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| {{anchor|nat11}}<br>'''Norfolk Co.'''
|-
| Superior Court<br>Court of Common Pleas<br>Supreme Judicial Court<br>Dist. Ct. (Dedham)
| 1804-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2109619|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7187235 (1st of 8)}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Dist. Ct. (Quincy)
| 1886-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2109623|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7187245-7187252}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Dist. Ct. (Stoughton)
| 1891-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2109621|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7187241-7187242}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Dist. Ct. (Walpole)
| 1900-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2109622|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7187243-7187244}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| {{anchor|nat12}}<br>'''Plymouth Co.'''
|-
| Court of Common Pleas
| 1812-1858
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2195357|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7187259-7187263}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Supreme Judicial Court
| 1818-1877
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2195368|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7187319}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Superior Court
| 1860-1885
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2109626|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7187293 (1st of 9)}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| [First?] District Court (Brockton)
| 1886-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2109627|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7187264 (1st of 16)}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Second District Court (Abington/Hingham)
| 1887-1903
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2109624|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7187254-7187256}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Third District Court (Plymouth)
| 1885-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2195377|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7187321 (1st of 3)}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Fourth District Court (Middleborough/Wareham)
| 1885-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| {{FSC|2109625|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7187257-7187258}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| {{anchor|nat13}}<br>'''Suffolk Co.'''
|
|
|
| NOTE: The only court hearing naturalizations in Suffolk County from Sept. 1906 to 1991 was the U.S. Federal District Court
|-
| Supreme Judicial Court
| 1790-1845
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions, {{FSC|2109628|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7208356 (1st of 15)}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| U.S. Circuit Court
| 1845-1878
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions, {{FSC|2135111|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7239020 (1st of 471)}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Superior Court (Civil)
| 1856-1884
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions, {{FSC|2136927|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7208272 (1st of 29)}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Superior Court (Criminal)
| 1860-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions, {{FSC|2115466|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7208301 (1st of 33)}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Boston Municipal Court
| 1806-1859<br>1885-1905
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions, 1806-1859, {{FSC|2136977|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7221557 (1st of 36)}}; Petitions, 1885-1905, {{FSC|2142891|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7221555}}<br>All part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Charlestown District Municipal Court
| 1902-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions, {{FSC|2115467|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7221654 (1st of 3)}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Chelsea Police Court
| 1886-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions, {{FSC|2115468|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7221660 (1st of 8)}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Dorchester District Municipal Court
| 1902-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions, {{FSC|2115469|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7239072}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Roxbury District Municipal Court
| 1885-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions, {{FSC|2115465|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7239038 (1st of 4)}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| West Roxbury District Municipal Court
| 1892-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions, {{FSC|2142911|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7239057}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| {{anchor|nat14}}<br>'''Worcester Co.'''
|-
| Superior Court
| 1837-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions, v. 1-37, {{FSC|2126512|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7254629 (1st of 50)}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Court of Common Pleas
| 1798-1859
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions, {{FSC|2126513|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7254571 (1st of 5)}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Western Worcester District Court (Brookfield)
| 1902-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions, {{FSC|2115473|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7239085}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| First Eastern Worcester District Court (Westborough)
| 1892-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions, {{FSC|2126524|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7254581}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Second Eastern Worcester District Court (Clinton)
| 1885-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions, {{FSC|2115470|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7239092 (1st of 9)}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| First Northern Worcester District Court (Gardner)
| 1883-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions (#2-1244), {{FSC|2126525|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7254585 (1st of 6)}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| First Southern Worcester District Court (Southbridge)
| 1898-1905
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions (#1-576), {{FSC|2126526|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7254595}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Third Southern Worcester District Court (Milford)
| 1900-1903
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions (#1-445), {{FSC|2126529|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7254634-7254635}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Central Worcester District Court
| 1885-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions, v. 1-29, {{FSC|2142588|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7270457 (1st of 29)}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Fitchburg Police Court
| 1885-1904
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions (#1-2272), {{FSC|2126528|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7239079 (1st of 7)}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Winchendon District Court
| 1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions (#9-46), {{FSC|2126511|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7254559}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|-
| Worcester Police Court
| 1851-1854
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| Part of Card Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 NARA M1299], {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library film 1429671 (1st of 117)}}
| Petitions, {{FSC|2142634|item|disp=FS Library Digital Capture 7283185-7283187}}; Part of the {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}}
|}
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<br> The information regarding the state naturalization records comes from a flyer created in 2008 and an inventory conducted by the author in 2012 for microfilms. The "Judicial Archives" in the state table is the [[#Archives|Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Archives]] located in Boston. Note that some material may be stored off-site, so call in advance to schedule an appointment. The location of "Mass. Arch. RR" is the [[#Archives|Massachusetts Archives Reading Room]] located in the same building.<br>
<center>'''Massachusetts Naturalization Records'''</center>
{| width="100%" border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="125" scope="col" | Record
! width="100" scope="col" | Dates
! width="125" scope="col" | Location
! width="175" scope="col" | Index
! width="350" scope="col" | Microfilm/Online
|-
| {{anchor|nat29}}<br>'''Secretary of State'''
|-
| Superior Court
| 1920-1923, 1924-1925
| [[#Archives|Mass. Archives]]
| Consolidated index of all courts
| {{FSC|700596|item|disp=FS Library film 1940387 (1st of 7)}}
|-
| District Court
| 1885-1931
| [[#Archives|Mass. Archives]]
| Records chronological, each volume indexed
| {{FSC|700375|item|disp=FS Library film 1901984 (1st of 9)}}
|}
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<center>'''Bibliography'''</center>
*Frank G. Franklin, ''The Legislative History of Naturalization in the United States from the Revolutionary War to 1861'' (PhD Thesis, 1900; Chicago, 1906; rep. New York, 1969+), ix, 308 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/legislativehisto00fran Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60732161 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*''Guide to the Records in the National Archives - New England Region'' (Washington, D.C., 1989), v, 25 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21542621 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|964411|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 J53t}} (similar work).<br>
*Walter V. Hickey, "A gold mine of naturalization records in New England" in the ''Bulletin of the Cape Cape Genealogical Society'', 31: 101-106<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9301536 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1845783|item|disp=FS Library digital link}} (downloads entire issue).<br>
*Sidney Kansas, ''Immigration, Exclusion, Deportation and Citizenship of the United States'' (New York, 3rd ed., 1948), x, 460 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4412795 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|610957|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 W2ka}}.<br>
*James H. Kettner, ''The Development of American Citizenship, 1608-1870'' (Chapel Hill, N.C., 1978), xi, 391 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3627234 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|7209|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 P4k}}.<br>
*James C. Neagles and Lila Lee Neagles, ''Locating Your Immigrant Ancestor: A Guide to Naturalization Records'' (Logan, Utah, rev. ed., 1986), xi, 153 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6423879 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|383607|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 P47n}}; {{FSC|122500|item|disp=FS Library 1995 book}} (with digital link).<br>
*John J. Newman, ''American Naturalization Processes and Procedures, 1790-1985'' (Indianapolis, Ind., 1985), 43 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12388755 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|314550|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 P4n}}.<br>
*Christina K. Schaefer, ''Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States'' (Baltimore, 1997), xii, 394 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36674082 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|788457|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 P4s}}.<br>
*Marian L. Smith, ''An Immigrant Nation: United States Regulation of Immigration, 1798-1991'' (Washington, D.C., 1991), v, 41 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25505090 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*U.S. Department of Justice, ''Directory of Courts Having Jurisdiction in Naturalization Proceedings'' (Washington, D.C., 1908; rep. many times through 1979), 252 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/directorycourts00natugoog Internet Archive], [http://pds.lib.harvard.edu/pds/view/6466350 Harvard University].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12593620 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|477392|item|disp=FS Library film 1730286}} (1963 ed.).<br>
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==== Other Records  ====
 
*Canadian Border Crossings, 1908-1935 [''from the U.S.''], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1344 Ancestry] ($).<br>
*St. Albans Border Crossings, 1895-1960 [''from Canada''], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1075/ Ancestry] ($).<br>If the ship's name and date of sail are known, use [http://www.donslist.net/PGHLookups/IAStAlbansVTPsngr.html Don Krieger's Passenger List Guide] for these records which link to the scanned NARA microfilm on Internet Archive.<br>
*Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society card file I-96, 1882-1929, from the American Jewish Historical Society, {{FSC|1050948|item|disp=FS Library film 2318189-2318392, 2318509-2318512}}.<br>
*U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1174 Ancestry] ($) or [https://www.fold3.com/browse/253/h8J_-ezPe fold3] ($).<br>
*U.S. Consular Posts, Emergency Passport Applications, 1915-1925, [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1505 Ancestry] ($).<br>
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==== Bibliography  ====
 
*Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1623–1633'' (Boston, 1995), 3v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33083117 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|22717|item|disp=FS Catalog books 974 W2a}}.<br>
*Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634–1635'' (Boston, 1999-2011), 7v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49260702 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|957042|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 W2aa}}.<br>
*Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony, 1620-1629'' (Boston, 2004), lxviii, 638 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57507677 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1197928|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 D3a}}.<br>
*Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Winthrop Fleet: Massachusetts Bay Company Immigrants to New England, 1629-1630'' (Boston, 2012), ixxviii, 832 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/802345529 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Charles Edward Banks, ''The English Ancestry and Homes of the Pilgrim Fathers, who came to Plymouth on the "Mayflower" in 1620, the "Fortune" in 1621, and the "Anne" and the "Little James" in 1623'' (New York, 1929; rep. many times), xi, 187 pp.<br>Digital versions at [https://archive.org/details/englishancestryh00bank/englishancestryh00bank Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48557 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1333972 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (1962 ed.); [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results#count=20&query=%2Btitle%3AThe%20%2Btitle%3AEnglish%20%2Btitle%3AAncestry%20%2Btitle%3Aand%20%2Btitle%3AHomes%20%2Btitle%3Aof%20%2Btitle%3Athe%20%2Btitle%3APilgrim%20%2Btitle%3AFathers FS Library book 974 W2be].<br>
*Charles Edward Banks, ''The Planters of the Commonwealth; a study of the emigrants and emigration in colonial times: to which are added lists of passengers to Boston and to the Bay Colony; the ships which brought them; their English homes, and the places of their settlement in Massachusetts, 1620-1640'' (Boston, 1930; rep. many times), xii, 231 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48127 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/953611 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (1967 ed.); [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results#count=20&query=%2Btitle%3AThe%20%2Btitle%3APlanters%20%2Btitle%3Aof%20%2Btitle%3Athe%20%2Btitle%3ACommonwealth FS Library book 974 W2bf].<br>
*Charles Edward Banks, ''The Winthrop Fleet'' (Boston, 1930; rep. Baltimore, 1961+), ix, 118 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48245 Ancestry] ($) (1999 ed.).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/452183 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (1968 ed. only); [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results#count=20&query=%2Btitle%3AThe%20%2Btitle%3AWinthrop%20%2Btitle%3AFleet FS Library book 974.4 W2b] (many editions).<br>
*Charles Edward Banks, ''The Topographical Dictionary of 2,885 English Emigrants to New England'' (Philadelphia, 1937; rep. Baltimore, 1957+).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/679755406 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (1969 ed.); [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results#count=20&query=%2Btitle%3AThe%20%2Btitle%3ATopographical%20%2Btitle%3ADictionary%20%2Btitle%3Aof%20%2Btitle%3A2885%20%2Btitle%3AEnglish%20%2Btitle%3AEmigrants%20%2Btitle%3Ato%20%2Btitle%3ANew%20%2Btitle%3AEngland FS Library book 974 W2ba] (many editions).<br>
*Ethel Stanwood Bolton, ''Immigrants to New England, 1700–1775'' (Salem, Mass., 1931; rep. Baltimore, 1966+), 235 pp.<br>Digital version at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/476920-immigrants-to-new-england-1700-1775?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48095/ Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1015465 WorldCat (Other Libraries)].<br>
*Carl Boyer 3rd, ed., ''Ship Passenger Lists: National and New England (1600-1825)'' (Newhall, Cal., 1977), 270 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3353223 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|216721|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 W3s or fiche 6049470}} (with digital link).<br>
*Joseph William Carlevale, ''Leading Americans of Italian Descent in Massachusetts'' (Plymouth, Mass., 1946), 861 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=21593 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3763115 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Peter Wilson Coldham, ''The Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage, 1614–1775'' (Baltimore, 1988; supp. 1992), xv, 920, 86 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18176302 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26564121 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (supp.); {{FSC|654640|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 W2c}}.<br>
*Peter Wilson Coldham, ''The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607–1660'' (Baltimore, 1987), xviii, 600 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22434255 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|570051|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 W2coL}}.<br>
*Peter Wilson Coldham, ''The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1661–1669'' (Baltimore, 1990), vii, 894 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22392352 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|410429|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 W2coL}}.<br>
*Peter Wilson Coldham, ''The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1700–1750'' (Baltimore, 1992), ix, 743 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25512381 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|513401|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 W2coL}}.<br>
*Peter Wilson Coldham, ''The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1751–1776'' (Baltimore, 1992), viii, 349 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28095632 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|638712|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 W2coL}}.<br>
*Peter Wilson Coldham, ''The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607–1776, and Emigrants in Bondage 1614–1775'' ([Novato, Ca.], 1996), 1 CD.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35961940 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|773852|item|CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 350}}.<br>
*William Isaac Cole, ''Immigrant Races in Massachusetts: The Greeks'' (Boston?, 1919?), [6] pp.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/immigrantracesin00cole Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3282270 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Meridith B. Colket Jr., ''Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants from Europe 1607–1657'' (Cleveland, Ohio, 1975; second rev. ed., 2002), xlv, 443 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1733517 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (1975 ed.); {{FSC|285129|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 W2cm.}} (1985 ed.).<br>
*George Francis Donovan, ''The Pre-Revolutionary Irish in Massachusetts, 1620-1775'' (Menasha, Wisc., 1932), 158 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8141263 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|381941|item|disp=FS Library film 1466004 Item 8}} or {{FSC|1057843|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 F2dg}} (200? ed.).<br>
*Federal Writers' Project, Massachusetts, ''The Armenians in Massachusetts'' (Boston, 1937; rep. New York, 1973), 148 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/armeniansinmassa00uswo Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5314944 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (1937 ed.); Not at FS Library.<br>
*P. William Filby, ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index'' (Detroit, Mich., 1981-2005), 29v..<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7385897 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (see other eds.); ({{FSC|291926|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 W32p}}.<br>
*Lucie M. Gardner, "Settlers about Boston Bay prior to 1630" in ''The Massachusetts Magazine'', 2 [1909]: [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmag00sale#page/n243/mode/2up 115-117], [http://archive.org/stream/massachusettsmag00sale#page/n243/mode/2up 176-183].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1756836 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1260170|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 B2mm v. 1-2}}.<br>
*Edward A. Hall, "The Irish Pioneers of the Connecticut Valley" in ''The Journal of the American Irish Historical Society'', 4 [1904]: 43-54.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/journalamerican39socigoog#page/n48/mode/2up Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1480088 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1656825|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 B2i v. 4}} (with digital link).<br>
*Marilyn B. Halter, "Cape Verdean-American Immigration and Patterns of Settlement, 1860-1940," Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston Univ., 1986, xiii, 270 leaves.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39874726 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FS Library.<br>
*Edward W. Hanson, "The Non-English New Englanders" in ''The New England Historical and Genealogical Register'', 139 [1985]: 3-20.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7030049 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|127567|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 B2ne v. 139}}.<br>
*Ruth-Ann M. Harris and Donald M. Jacobs, eds., ''The Search for Missing Friends'' (Boston, 1989–2002), 8v.<br>Searchable database at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/510/boston-pilot-irish-immigrant-advertisements-search-for-missing-friends-1831-1920 American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20489613 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|403971|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.461 H29s}}.<br>
*Martin E. Hollick, ''New Englanders in the 1600s: A guide to genealogical research published between 1980 and 2010'' (Boston, 2006; expanded ed., 2012), xxvii, 282 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/786187499 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1359885|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 D22h}} (2006 ed.).<br>
*John Camden Hotten, ''The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants, etc., Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700'' (London, 1874; rep. New York, 1931+), xxxvi, 580 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2065 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1615006 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (1962 ed.); [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results#count=20&query=%2Btitle%3AThe%20%2Btitle%3AOriginal%20%2Btitle%3ALists%20%2Btitle%3Aof%20%2Btitle%3APersons%20%2Btitle%3Aof%20%2Btitle%3AQuality FS Library book 973 W2hot] (many editions).<br>
*''The Irish in New England: Immigration of the Irish to New England; Sources of Irish-American Genealogy; The Kennedys of Massachusetts'' (Boston, 1985), iv, 44 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12573693 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|364313|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 F2k}}.<br>
*Charles Boardman Jewson, ''Transcript of Three Registers of Passengers from Great Yarmouth to Holland and New England, 1637-1639'' ([Norfolk], Eng., 1954; rep. Baltimore, 1964), 98 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/133136 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|283850|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 W3j}}.<br>
*John C. Linehan, "Irish Pioneers in Boston and Vicinity" in ''The Journal of the American Irish Historical Society'', 6 [1906]: 75-84.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/journalamerican43socigoog#page/n85/mode/2up Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1480088 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1656830|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 B2i v. 5-6}}.<br>
*John J. McCoy, "The Irish Element in the Second Massachusetts Volunteers in the Recent War (with Spain)" in ''The Journal of the American Irish Historical Society'', 2 [1899]: 85-88.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/journalamerican00obrgoog#page/n98/mode/2up Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1480088 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1656828|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 B2i v. 1-2}}.<br>
*Patty Barthell Myers, ''Female Index to Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England by James Savage'' (Baltimore, 2008), 344 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191091717 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1462457|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 D2s index}}.<br>
*''English Origins of New England Families: from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register''. First Series, Three Volumes, 1984. Second Series, Three Volumes, 1985. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing. Contains and indexes much of what is known about New England immigrant origins. Multi-generation genealogies. '''Online at:''' {{FSC|323303|item|disp=FS Library films 6047919-6047921, First Series}}(*) and {{FSC|164748|item|disp=FS Library films 6047922-6047924, Second Series}}(*). ''Also at:'' Ancestry ($) - index & images - First Series: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48555/ Vol. I], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48085/ Vol. II], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48086/ Vol. III]; Second Series: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48556/ Vol. I], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48087/ Vol. II], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48088/ Vol. III].
*Michael Joseph O'Brien, "Some Traces of Irish Settlers in the Colony of Massachusetts Bay" in ''The Journal of the American Irish Historical Society'', 18 [1919]: 145-162.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/journalamerican94socigoog#page/n154/mode/2up Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1480088 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|988453|item|disp=FS Library CD-ROM no. 327}} (no hard copy).<br>
*Eben Putnam, "Two Early Passenger Lists, 1635-1637" in ''The New England Historical and Genealogical Register'', 75 [1921]: [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/202/new-england-historical-and-genealogical-register American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7030049 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|127567|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 B2ne}}.<br>
*Melinde Lutz Sanborn, ''Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700'' (Baltimore, 2003), xviii, 379 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49372 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54931461 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1137216|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 V2t supp. 3}}.<br>
*''A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England''. Four Volumes. 1860-62. By James Savage. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. [[A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England]] - description and online availability.
*Kenneth Scott, ''British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812'' (Baltimore, 1979), vii, 420 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49091 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5711802 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|78653|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 W4s}}.<br>
*George Sherwood, ''American Colonists in English Records: A Guide to direct references in authentic records, Passenger Lists not in "Hotten," &amp;c., &amp;c., &amp;c.'' (London, 1932-1933; rep. Baltimore, 1961+), 2v., 215 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48495 Ancestry] ($) (1969 ed.).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6556098 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (1961 ed.); {{FSC|629139|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 W2k}} (1982 ed.).<br>
*Michael Tepper, ''Passengers to America: A Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists from the "New England Historical and Genealogical Register" ''(Baltimore, 1977+), xii, 554 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48605 Ancestry] ($) (1980 ed.)<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3205345 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|287914|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 W3t}}.<br>
*Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer, "The Immigrants (1830-1929)" in Albert Bushnell Hart, ''Commonwealth History of Massachusetts'' (New York, 1927-1930), 4: 142–171.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1543273 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|656150|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 H2ha}}.<br>
*Clarence Almon Torrey, ''New England Marriages Prior to 1700'' (Baltimore, 1985+), xvi, 1009 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3824 Ancestry] ($) (2004 ed.)<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11838492 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|146171|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 V2t}}.<br>Based on original manuscript at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (no catalog record for original), microfilm of manuscript at NEHGS, 12v. on 7 reels, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57267744 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] and {{FSC|290345|item|disp=FS Library film 929494-929500}}.<br>Transcript on CD (Boston, 2001), 1 Disc, Not on WorldCat; {{FSC|1022869|item|disp=FS Library CD-ROM no. 1261}}, searchable database at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1568/new-england-marriages-to-1700 American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($).<br>New edition with bibliographic references and index (Boston, 2011), 3v., [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/712802027 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|1918903|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 V2tc}}.<br>
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=== Newspapers  ===
 
Newspapers were first published in Massachusetts in 1690. The Commonwealth has a rich history documented within these pages. Most all libraries have copies of their local newspapers and research / university libraries include more. There are two libraries whose collection rivals all others:
 
*American Antiquarian Society, Worcester (see details below under [[#Libraries_and_Societies|Libraries]]), collects all things in print before 1876. They hold the largest single collection of [http://www.americanantiquarian.org/newspapers.htm original newspapers] in the country.<br>
*Boston Public Library, Boston (see details below under [[#Libraries_and_Societies|Libraries]]), is the repository for Massachusetts part of the national effort to microfilm all known existing copies of newspapers called the [http://www.bpl.org/research/newspapers/ Massachusetts Newspaper Program]. For their holdings, see the [http://www.bpl.org/research/microtext/news.htm online guide] for newspapers.<br>
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== Massachusetts Repositories  ==
== Massachusetts Repositories  ==


=== Massachusetts Archives  ===
=== Archives  ===
 
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| Boston
| <center>Massachusetts Archives<br>220 Morrissey Blvd.<br>Boston MA 02125<br>617-727-2816<br>[http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arccol/colidx.htm website]</center>
| The Archives holds the official records created by all parts of state government from 1629 to the present. The earliest material is found in the [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arccol/colmac.htm Massachusetts Archives Collection]. Common resources for genealogists and historians detailed in their [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcgen/genidx.htm online guide] are state vital records (starting in 1841), passenger lists, census, military records, the [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts#Suffolk_Files|Suffolk Files]], naturalizations, divorces, probate, name changes, adoptions, [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts#Land_Records_and_Atlases|Suffolk Deeds]], and many other records.<br>{{anchor|mac}}-----<br>The Massachusetts Archives Collection contains 328 volumes about early Massachusetts history (1629-1799). It is also called the Felt Collection. Rev. Joseph Felt organized most of the collection in the 1830s; the last third was added in the late nineteenth century. Most of the collection is available on microfilm.<br>
*Volumes 1-239 on {{FSC|1055547|item|disp=FS Library film 2294195 (1st of 184)}}.<br>
*Volumes 240-328 on {{FSC|1050952|item|disp=FS Library film 2318834 (1st of 74)}}.<br>
 
Several finding aids are available to help locate records of interest.<br>


=== Massachusetts Libraries and Societies  ===
*Search the Archive's [https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/archives/archives.htm online index]. Only 18 of the 328 volumes are indexed.<br>
*View an online list of [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arccol/colvol1.htm volumes 1-99].<br>
*View an online list of [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arccol/colvol2.htm volumes 100-199].<br>
*View an online list of [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arccol/colvol3.htm volumes 200-238].<br>
*View the card index on {{FSC|285054|item|disp=FS Library film 543878 (1st of 57)}}.<br>
*Tables of content and name indexes are available for many of the volumes.<br>


== Massachusetts References  ==
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| Boston
| <center>Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Archives<br>3 Pemberton Sq.<br>Boston MA 02108<br>617-557-1082<br>[http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arccol/colidx.htm#court website]</center>
| The Judicial Archives offices are in downtown Boston, but their holdings are in shared space at the State Archives at 220 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, and several off-site storage facilities. The Archives contains the pre-1860 records of the predecessor courts of the Superior Court (Court of General Sessions of the Peace and Inferior Court of Common Pleas) for 9 counties. Other records in the Judicial Archives include Supreme Judicial Court and Superior Court of Judicature; predominantly pre-1900 probate records of Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, Plymouth, and Worcester counties; a limited number of County Court records; records of some Justices of the Peace, naturalization records and records of a small number of special courts. Probate, naturalization and divorce records are especially useful for those doing genealogical research.
|-
| Waltham
| <center>National Archives and Records Administration<br>380 Trapelo Rd.<br>Waltham MA 02452<br>866-406-2379<br>[http://www.archives.gov/boston/ website]</center>
| This branch of the National Archives serves Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The paper records of this branch are extensive and listed in detail on their [https://www.archives.gov/boston/research online guide to holdings]. The major group researchers use is the [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-001-049.html#21 records of the district and circuit courts]. These courts had jurisdiction over naturalization, bankruptcy, civil (law, equity, and admiralty), and criminal cases. The [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 records of the immigration and naturalization service] (INS) hold the "dexigraph" copies of naturalization declarations, petitions, and other documents dated 1787-1906, from Federal, State, and local courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. An accompanying card index covers all six New England States, 1787-1906 (Connecticut courts, 1787-1940). Related material on passenger lists and Canadian border crossings are held here.
|-
| Worcester
| <center>Massachusetts National Guard Museum and Archives<br>44 Salisbury St.<br>Worcester MA 06109<br>508-797-0334<br>[http://states.ng.mil/sites/MA/DevLibrary2/resources/museum/museum.htm website]</center>
| This archive was established in 1995 and documents the Massachusetts National Guard organized in 1636 and the archives of the Office of the Adjutant General that includes Massachusetts military records from 1775 to 1940. Researchers should call at least one day in advance for a free appointment.
|}
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=== Libraries and Societies  ===
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| Amherst
| <center>W. E. B. Dubois Library<br>University of Massachusetts Amherst<br>Amherst MA 01003<br>413-545-0150<br>[http://www.library.umass.edu/ website]</center>
| An academic library with wide reference collection. Their strength is in the microfilm holdings that include the Mass. Archives Collection, some probate and town records from Franklin, Hampshire, and Suffolk counties, and special focus on the Conn. River Valley towns. Their [http://fcaw.library.umass.edu online catalog] includes the five area colleges. Check their [http://guides.library.umass.edu/genealogy online guide to genealogy] first.
|-
| Barnstable
| <center>Sturgis Library<br>3090 Main St., PO Box 606<br>Barnstable MA 02630<br>508-362-6636<br>[http://www.sturgislibrary.org/collections/ website]</center>
| This is the largest research library on Cape Cod. It has an extensive Mass. reference collection with many manuscripts and original material for Barnstable County including a collection of pre-fire (i.e. 1827) deeds. Their [http://library.clamsnet.org/ online catalog] is part of a network on the Cape. [https://www.sturgislibrary.org/collections/archives-research/ Finding aids] are available for most archival collections.
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| Boston
| <center>Massachusetts Historical Society<br>1154 Boylston St.<br>Boston MA 02215<br>617-536-1608<br>[http://masshist.org/ website]</center>
| This library specifically does not try to duplicate the collections of the NEHGS (below), but has many things useful when dealing with probelmatic research. This is the oldest historical society in the nation and thus has extensive and broad manuscript holdings. Their holdings are in their [http://www.masshist.org/abigail online catalog Abigail].
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| Boston
| <center>Boston Public Library<br>Copley Square<br>Boston MA 02117<br>617-536-5400<br>[http://www.bpl.org website]</center>
| The library has a huge collection though it is in closed stacks. They have extensive [http://www.bpl.org/research/microtext/index.htm microforms holdings] feature the [http://www.bpl.org/research/newspapers/index.htm newspapers of New England] and elsewhere, [http://www.bpl.org/research/microtext/City%20Directory%20Holdings.pdf city directories] (a pdf list), town records and other useful original material in the [http://www.bpl.org/research/rb/index.htm Rare Books Department], and the complete set of Holbrook fiche of town records. There are many databases available from their [http://www.bpl.org/electronic/ electronic resources page] - some may require a free library card number. Their [http://catalog.mbln.org/polaris/ online catalog] does not include everything from their "old catalog" file.
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| Boston
| <center>New England Historic<br>Genealogical Society<br>99-101 Newbury St.<br> Boston MA 02116<br>617-536-5740<br>[http://americanancestors.org website]<br>user fee</center>
| This is the oldest genealogical library in the country. Its print and manuscript collections are legendary. Patrons have access to many [http://www.americanancestors.org/database-list/ online subscription and society-produced databases] (available to members only). The focus is New England (vital records to at least 1900 and probates for most of the six states), New York, Quebec, and the Maritimes. They feature a large city directory collection, the most extensive Quebec collection in one location, and a manuscripts collection that occupies one entire floor. The [http://library.nehgs.org/ online catalog] has all the print collection and a large majority of the manuscript collection. This is a loan center for FS Library microfilm.
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| Boston
| <center>State Library of Massachusetts<br>24 Beacon St.<br>State House, Room 341<br>Boston MA 02133<br>617-727-2590<br>[http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/oversight-agencies/lib/ website]</center>
| The library is the source for any government publication, but has many [http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/research-state-and-local-history/ state and local history resources] that include city directories, town histories, tax valuations, maps, newspapers, and many more. It hosts the [http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/oversight-agencies/lib/zimmer-newspaper-index.html Zimmer Newspaper Indexes] of current events from 1878 to 1937 from prominent Boston papers.
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| Haverhill
| <center>Haverhill Public Library<br>99 Main St.<br>Haverhill MA 01830<br>978-373-1586<br>[http://www.haverhillpl.org/ website]</center>
| [http://www.haverhillpl.org/about/local-history/ Good collection] of published books for New England and an extensive holding of genealogical periodicals. They have the Mass. Vital Records to 1900. They have access to all the major genealogical databases online. The Mass. DAR Collection is no longer (2009) here.
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| Lynnfield
| <center>Lynnfield Public Library<br>18 Summer St.<br>Lynnfield MA 01940<br>781-334-5411<br>[http://www.noblenet.org/lynnfield/ website]</center>
| [http://www.noblenet.org/lynnfield/local-genealogy-room Good collection of Essex County] research material maintained by the Essex Society of Genealogist.
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| New Bedford
| <center>New Bedford Public Library<br>613 Pleasant St.<br>New Bedford MA 02740<br>508-991-6276<br>[http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/Library/index.html website]</center>
| This library focuses on southeastern Mass., bordering Rhode Island towns, and French-Canadian material. They hold the local newspapers, Mass. Vital Records to 1900, and immigration records that documents the large Portguese-Azores-Cape Verdean population. Their [http://opac.sailsinc.org online catalog] is part of a consortium.
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| Pittsfield
| <center>Berkshire Athenaeum<br>One Wendell Ave.<br>Pittsfield MA 01201<br>413-499-9480<br>[http://www.pittsfieldlibrary.org/ website]</center>
| The collection focuses on the Berkshires, but it houses important collections beyond this region such as the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records and the Vermont Vital Records card index to 1908. In Sept. 2012, it received the 71,000 microfilm collection of the National Archives and Records Administration branch in Pittsfield and its computers.
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| Salem
| <center>James Duncan Phillips Library<br>Peabody Essex Museum<br>132 Essex St.<br>Salem MA 01970<br>978-745-9500 x3053<br>[http://www.pem.org/library/ website]</center>
| This is the premier repository for Essex County research. The have large print and manuscript collections focused on pre-1860 material. This is the facility for government records on Essex County including the original court records, customhouse records, maritime records, and (on microfilm) probate records. The paper catalog is in process of conversion to their [http://www.pem.org/library/catalog online catalog].
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| Springfield
| <center>Springfield History Library and Archives<br>21 Edwards St.<br>Springfield MA 01103<br>800-625-7738<br>[http://www.springfieldmuseums.org/the_museums/ct_valley_history/ website]</center>
| The holdings of the Conn. River Valley focus on Springfield, but include a large French-Canadian collection, Mass. Vital Records to 1905, large microfilm collection, and an extensive manuscript collection.
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| Taunton
| <center>Old Colony Historical Society<br>66 Church Green<br>Taunton MA 02780<br>508-822-1622<br>[http://www.oldcolonyhistoricalsociety.org/ website]<br>user fee</center>
| The "Old Colony" refers to Plymouth Colony, the focus of their collection that is now further refined to the Taunton area. It has a good local print collection and manuscripts that include some local churches. A [http://www.oldcolonyhistoricalsociety.org/Research%20Sources%20at%20OCHS%20and%20in%20Taunton.htm general guide] to their holdings is online.
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| Worcester
| <center>American Antiquarian Society<br>185 Salisbury St.<br>Worcester MA 01609<br>508-755-5221<br>[http://www.americanantiquarian.org/ website]</center>
| This is the largest collection of U.S. printed material to 1876 in the United States. It has extensive newspaper and manuscripts holdings and a strong genealogical collection. A [http://www.americanantiquarian.org/collectionsguide.htm detailed guide] to the collection by subject is available online. Their [http://catalog.mwa.org/ catalog] is online, but see the caveat.
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Thanks to the [http://massmayflower.org Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants] for their contributions to this page.
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