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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Massachusetts_Church_Records|Church Records]]'' | ||
Before 1900 the major religious groups in [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] were: | Before 1900 the major religious groups in [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] were: | ||
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The [[Congregational Church in the United States|Congregational Church]] was the predominant church until the end of the 18th century. Many church records were published with the town [[Massachusetts Vital Records|vital records]]. | The [[Congregational Church in the United States|Congregational Church]] was the predominant church until the end of the 18th century. Many church records were published with the town [[Massachusetts Vital Records|vital records]]. | ||
Perry Miller's classic book ''The New England Mind: The Seventeenth Century'' (New York: Macmillan, 1939), provoked a great deal of interest in the religious origins of the Massachusetts colony. | |||
'''1889 Church Records'''. There is a list of the churches in each town, the date of organization, kinds of records kept, years covered, and condition of the records as of 1889 in Wright's Report on the Custody and Condition of the Public Records (see [[Massachusetts Archives and Libraries|Massachusetts Archives and Libraries]]). | '''1889 Church Records'''. There is a list of the churches in each town, the date of organization, kinds of records kept, years covered, and condition of the records as of 1889 in Wright's Report on the Custody and Condition of the Public Records (see [[Massachusetts Archives and Libraries|Massachusetts Archives and Libraries]]). | ||
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*Bailey, Frederic W. ''Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800''. Three Volumes in one, 1897–1914. 1968 Reprint: {{FHL|24602|item}} 974.4 V2b; film 874200; fiche 6051393. 1991 Reprint: {{FHL|609579|item}} 974.4 V2b 1991. This book has records of marriages for more than 111 towns. Digital versions: | *Bailey, Frederic W. ''Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800''. Three Volumes in one, 1897–1914. 1968 Reprint: {{FHL|24602|item}} 974.4 V2b; film 874200; fiche 6051393. 1991 Reprint: {{FHL|609579|item}} 974.4 V2b 1991. This book has records of marriages for more than 111 towns. Digital versions: | ||
**'''Vol. I:''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48585 Ancestry] ($), [http://data.genealogytoday.com/search/Early_Massachusetts_Marriages_Prior_to_1800_First_Book.html Genealogy Today], [http://www.archive.org/details/earlymassachuse00unkngoog Internet Archive], [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc0806300086_fredericwbailey World Vital Records] ($) | **'''Vol. I:''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48585 Ancestry] ($), [http://data.genealogytoday.com/search/Early_Massachusetts_Marriages_Prior_to_1800_First_Book.html Genealogy Today], [http://www.archive.org/details/earlymassachuse00unkngoog Internet Archive], [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc0806300086_fredericwbailey World Vital Records] ($) | ||
**'''Vol. II:''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48190 Ancestry] ($), [http://books.google.com/books?id=NdEUAAAAYAAJ Google Books], [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc0806300086_fredericwbailey World Vital Records] ($) | **'''Vol. II:''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48190 Ancestry] ($), [http://books.google.com/books?id=NdEUAAAAYAAJ Google Books], [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc0806300086_fredericwbailey World Vital Records] ($) | ||
**'''Vol. III:''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48586 Ancestry] ($), [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc0806300086_fredericwbailey World Vital Records] ($) | **'''Vol. III:''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48586 Ancestry] ($), [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc0806300086_fredericwbailey World Vital Records] ($) | ||
**'''Vol. IV:''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48191 Ancestry] ($) | **'''Vol. IV:''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48191 Ancestry] ($) | ||
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For histories of the Episcopal Church see: | For histories of the Episcopal Church see: | ||
*Duffy, Mark J., ed. ''The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts 1784-1984''. [Boston, Mass.]: Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, 1984. {{FHL|9314|item}} 974.4 K2e | *Duffy, Mark J., ed. ''The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts 1784-1984''. [Boston, Mass.]: Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, 1984. {{FHL|9314|item}} 974.4 K2e | ||
*Tyng, Dudley. ''Massachusetts Episcopalians, 1607-1957.'' [Boston, Massachusetts]: Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, [1960]. {{FHL|180862|item}} 974.4 K2t | *Tyng, Dudley. ''Massachusetts Episcopalians, 1607-1957.'' [Boston, Massachusetts]: Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, [1960]. {{FHL|180862|item}} 974.4 K2t | ||