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''Many records from the colonial era in New England were kept at the town or county level. Search the catalog at the town or county level to locate those records.'' | ''Many records from the colonial era in New England were kept at the town or county level. Search the catalog at the town or county level to locate those records.'' | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1055547 | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1055547 '''1622-1788'''- Massachusetts State Archives collection, colonial period]-index and images. ''This collection includes agricultural, dispositions, ecclesiastical, estates, foreign affairs, Hutchinson's correspondence, Indian affairs, maritime, military, and other records.'' | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/341084 | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/341084 '''1628-1777'''- Colony records]- images only. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/300720 | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/300720 '''1718-1772'''- Court records and account books]- images only. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/339255 | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/339255 '''1760-1786'''- Divorce records]-images only. | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2548057|'''1767-1833'''- Muster rolls (index file cards) of the Revolutionary War, Massachusetts}}-index and images. | *{{RecordSearch|2548057|'''1767-1833'''- Muster rolls (index file cards) of the Revolutionary War, Massachusetts}}-index and images. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1471369 | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1471369 '''1603-1779'''- French and Indian War muster roll index cards]- images only. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Court Records=== | ===Court Records=== | ||
* [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/267953 | * [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/267953 Records of the court of Assistants of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, 1630-1692]. 3 Vols. (Boston: County of Suffolk, 1901-1928, film 046679). | ||
===Military Records=== | ===Military Records=== | ||
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*[https://archive.org/details/massachusettsoff00dore ''Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers in the Seventeenth Century Conflicts'' by Carole Doreski. (Boston: Society of Colonial Wars, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1982)]. | *[https://archive.org/details/massachusettsoff00dore ''Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers in the Seventeenth Century Conflicts'' by Carole Doreski. (Boston: Society of Colonial Wars, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1982)]. | ||
*''Massachusetts Soldiers in the French and Indian Wars, 1744-1755'' by David K. Goss. (Boston: Society of Colonial Wars, 1985). | *''Massachusetts Soldiers in the French and Indian Wars, 1744-1755'' by David K. Goss. (Boston: Society of Colonial Wars, 1985). | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/306798 | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/306798 ''Membership Roll of Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, 1637-1744, Massachusetts Bay Colony'']. | ||
*''Soldiers in the French War from Essex County, 1775-1800'' by Eben Putnam. (Salem, MA: Historical Society of Essex, 1892). | *''Soldiers in the French War from Essex County, 1775-1800'' by Eben Putnam. (Salem, MA: Historical Society of Essex, 1892). | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/soldiersinkingp00bodggoog/page/n9 ''Soldiers in King Philip's War''] by George M. Bodge. (1906. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991). | *[https://archive.org/details/soldiersinkingp00bodggoog/page/n9 ''Soldiers in King Philip's War''] by George M. Bodge. (1906. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991). | ||
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/567919-redirection ''Checklist of Boston Newspapers, 1704-1780''] by Mary Farwell Ayer. (Boston: Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1907). | *[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/567919-redirection ''Checklist of Boston Newspapers, 1704-1780''] by Mary Farwell Ayer. (Boston: Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1907). | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/230790 | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/230790 ''Index of Obituaries in Boston Newspapers, 1704-1800'']. 3 Vols. (Boston: G.K. Hall, 1968). | ||
===Manuscript Collections=== | ===Manuscript Collections=== | ||
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*''Berkshire Athenaeum'', Pittsfield Public Library. Massachusetts family history files, 1550-1990. | *''Berkshire Athenaeum'', Pittsfield Public Library. Massachusetts family history files, 1550-1990. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3ACollections%20%2Bkeywords%3Aof%20%2Bkeywords%3Athe%20%2Bkeywords%3AMassachusetts%20%2Bkeywords%3AHistorical%20%2Bkeywords%3ASociety ''Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society'']. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3ACollections%20%2Bkeywords%3Aof%20%2Bkeywords%3Athe%20%2Bkeywords%3AMassachusetts%20%2Bkeywords%3AHistorical%20%2Bkeywords%3ASociety ''Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society'']. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/549995 | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/549995 ''Elmer I. Shepard Collection: Massachusetts family group records, 1550-1900'']. Partially digitized but not indexed. | ||
*''The Judd Manuscript Collection, 1625-1850''at the Forbes Public Library in Northamption. | *''The Judd Manuscript Collection, 1625-1850''at the Forbes Public Library in Northamption. | ||
*''Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants: The Bowman Files'' by George Ernest Bowman. (Boston: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1983). | *''Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants: The Bowman Files'' by George Ernest Bowman. (Boston: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1983). | ||
*''Rollin H. Cooke Collections''. A series of town records. Some of these records have been digitized on FamilySearch, and can be found by searching for the town of interest in the library catalog. | *''Rollin H. Cooke Collections''. A series of town records. Some of these records have been digitized on FamilySearch, and can be found by searching for the town of interest in the library catalog. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/199269 | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/199269 ''Walter E. Corbin Manuscript Collection''] at the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston. Digitized but not indexed. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||