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Connie Mack, a member of
the Baseball Hall of Fame, began life in the East Parish
of Brookfield (now East Brookfield), Worcester County,
Massachusetts. He lived there as Cornelius Alexander
McGillicuddy until he left to play professional ball at
about age 16 (see fiche 32).
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The first settlers of
Brookfield, however, arrived nearly 200 years earlier, in
1673. By 1718, they numbered 40-50 families and organized
as a town. Later, parts of Brookfield became new towns; i.
e., North Brookfield in 1812, West Brookfield in 1848, and
East Brookfield in 1920. This collection of Brookfield
vital and town records includes eight data and index
volumes.
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Brookfield Births and
Deaths 1700-1818. Vol 1. 161
pages + index.
Worn pages, faded ink, and distinctive handwriting--all
give authenticity and character to this original volume.
When upside-down writing appears, look a few pages beyond
for right-side-up filming. Consider searching the
transcript below (fiches 6-9) before studying the births
and deaths on these pages. Note that marriages and
intentions are neither indexed nor transcribed.
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Index to Births &
Deaths 1696-1814
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FICHE 1
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Marriages & Intentions
1718-1735, 1747-1792; pp ca 1-31
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FICHE 1
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Intentions & Marriages
1787-1792, 1772-1793; pp ca 32-51
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FICHE 2
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Births & Deaths by
Family ca 1701-1814, pp 1-38
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FICHE 2
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Births & Deaths by
Family ca 1705-1813, pp 39-97
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FICHE 3
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Births & Deaths by
Family ca 1708-1813, pp 98-146
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FICHE 4
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Births & Deaths by
Family ca 1696-1807, pp 147-161
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FICHE 5
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Marriages 1768-1777, pp ca
157-161
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FICHE 5
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Brookfield Births and
Deaths 1700-1818. 245 pages +
index.
Easy to read, for the most part, this transcript includes
births and deaths from the original volume above, with
additions to 1843 and later.
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Index to Births &
Deaths 1696-1843+; A-Y, B
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FICHE 6
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Births & Deaths by
Family 1701-1841, pp 1-44
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FICHE 6
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Births & Deaths by
Family 1707-1843, pp 45-114
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FICHE 7
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Births & Deaths by
Family 1696-1841, 1897; pp 115-184
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FICHE 8
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Births & Deaths by
Family 1760-1843, 1905; pp 185-245
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FICHE 9
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Brookfield Births and
Deaths 1768-1847. 287 pages +
index.
This fairly easy-to-read volume includes a smattering of
marriages and does not seem to duplicate births found in
the original or transcribed books above.
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Index to Births &
Deaths 1768-1847
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FICHE 10
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Births & Deaths by
Family 1768-1841, pp 1-48
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FICHE 10
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Births & Deaths by
Family 1765-1841, pp 49-118
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FICHE 11
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Births & Deaths by
Family 1783-1846, pp 118-186
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FICHE 12
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Births & Deaths by Fam
1762-1845, pp 187-256
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FICHE 13
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Births & Deaths by
Family 1829-1847, pp 257-287
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FICHE 14
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Brookfield Marriages,
Publishments, Miscellaneous 1793-1844.
About 426 pages & index. Besides records of marriages
and intentions 1792-1844, this volume includes such
miscellaneous town records as pew sales, complaints of
stray animals, notices of found money, perambulations,
registrations of tax-exempt church members and fence
disputes. The tight binding swallows some dates. Among the
missing or blank pages: 25, 30, 57, 98-100, 112, 201-299.
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Topical Index to Contents
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FICHE 15
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Intentions & Marriages
1792-1805, pp 1-22
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FICHE 15
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Intentions & Marriages
1804-1820, pp 23-54
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FICHE 16
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Intentions & Marriages
1808, 1813-1836; pp 55-59, 69-85
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FICHE 17
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Misc Town Records
1791-1822, pp 60-68
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FICHE 17
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Marriages &
Publishments 1820-1841, 1843; pp 86-91, 300-351
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FICHE 18
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Town Records 1828, p 321
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FICHE 18
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Marriages &
Publishments 1840-1844, pp 352-353, 400-410
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FICHE 19
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Town Records 1794,
1809-1844; pp 409,411,421,92-97
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FICHE 19
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Tax-Exempt Church Members
1812-1821; p 101-107
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FICHE 19
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Tax-Exempt Church Members
1821-1825, 1803; pp 108-111
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FICHE 20
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Perambulations 1819, p 110
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FICHE 20
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Pew Sales 1796-1806, pp
113-149
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FICHE 20
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Pew Sales 1806-1814; pp
150-153, 158-200
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FICHE 21
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Precinct Boundary Changes
1754, pp 154-157
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FICHE 21
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Publishments &
Marriages 1839-1841, 1843; pp 346-351
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FICHE 21
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Publishments &
Marriages 1836-1844; pp 352-420
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FICHE 22
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Misc Town Records
1803-1842; pp 354-ca 426
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FICHE 22
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Brookfield Births,
Marriages, Deaths 1843-1860.
For indexing, see the first few references in each section
on fiches 40-44.
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Births 1843-1850, pp 1-46
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FICHE 23
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Births 1850-1858, pp 46-70
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FICHE 24
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Births 1859-1860, pp 71-79
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FICHE 25
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Marriages 1843-1857, pp
1-13
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FICHE 25
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Deaths 1843-1856, pp 1-27
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FICHE 26
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Brookfield Marriages
1845-1901. About 250 pages
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Table of Contents
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FICHE 27
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Intentions & Marriages
1845-1850, pp 1-16
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FICHE 27
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Marriages 1850-1873, pp
17-61
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FICHE 27
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Marriages 1873-1901, pp
62-120
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FICHE 28
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Fence Divisions 1843-1896,
pp 1-55
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FICHE 29
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Fence Divisions 1896-1908,
1912; pp 56-63
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FICHE 30
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Debtors & Creditors
1867-1872
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FICHE 30
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Debtors & Creditors
1865-1867
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FICHE 31
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Misc Town Records 1853-1903
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FICHE 31
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Brookfield Births
1861-1911, Marriages 1722-1910, Deaths 1857-1910.
Note that the index below (fiches 40-44) references this
as the "new" book. Though the book contains 114
pages of births, 122 pages of marriages, and 101 pages of
deaths, only those records through 1895 are shown here.
Out-of-town marriages are interspersed among others dated
before 1800. For the birth of Cornelius McGillcuddy
(Connie Mack), see entry for 22 December 1862 on page 3.
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Births 1861-1875, pp 1-28
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FICHE 32
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Births 1875-1891, pp 29-58
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FICHE 33
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Births 1892-1895, pp 59-67
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FICHE 34
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Marriages 1696-1799, pp
1-13
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FICHE 34
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Marriages 1858-1862, pp
14-20
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FICHE 34
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Marriages 1863-1878, pp
21-50
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FICHE 35
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Marriages 1878-1891, pp
51-79
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FICHE 36
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Marriages 1892-1895, pp
80-89
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FICHE 37
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Deaths 1857-1871, pp 1-19
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FICHE 37
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Deaths 1872-1889, pp 20-48
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FICHE 38
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Deaths 1889-1895, pp 49-59
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FICHE 39
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Brookfield Index to Births
1843-1911, Marriages 1696-1910, Deaths 1843-1910.
This index to two volumes identifies the latter as the
"new" book (fiches 32-39); the former must be
the record on fiches 23-26. References name to page.
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Index to Births 1843-1911,
A-L
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FICHE 40
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Index to Births 1843-1911,
L-Z
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FICHE 41
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Index to Marriages
1696-1799, 1843-1910; A-B
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FICHE 41
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Index to Marriages
1696-1799, 1843-1910; B-O
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FICHE 42
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Index to Marriages
1696-1799, 1843-1910; P-Y
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FICHE 43
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Index to Deaths 1843-1910,
A-G
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FICHE 43
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Index to Deaths 1843-1910,
H-Z
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FICHE 44
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