Dracut existed as a tract of land along the New Hampshire border before it became a town in 1702. Parts of the town were later annexed to Lowell, Massachusetts. Record-keeping began about 1710--with a proprietor's book and seven early books with a mix of town and vital records. An index of the vital records of 1710-1840, extracted from the seven volumes, appears in a separate volume. Another three volumes index all vital records, except those of 1841-1847, found in six registers that began in 1840. The remaining books in the twenty-three volume collection include transcripts of volumes 1 and 5, and three books of military and/or pauper records.

Dracut Proprietors Book 1710-1733/34. 66 pages.
Contains records of 1710, 1715-1716, 1721-1723, and 1733/4; but those of 1721 predominate. Find pages 62-66 on the last row of fiche 15--a space-saving measure. Blank pages include 30-31/(15).

Proprietors Records 1710-1733/34; pp 1-61

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Proprietors Records 1721, pp 62-66

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Dracut Town Records 1711-1749. 330 pages.

This "Copy of Book No 1" includes minutes of town meetings, vital records, reports of stray animals, treasurers records, perambulations, and proprietors records--including a listing of the first land owners on pages 288-289. It, also, dates the comings and goings of some residents; e.g., pages 8 and 15. Births range from 1697-1750, deaths from about 1717-1750, and marriages or intentions from about 1736-1749. Blank pages: 299-300, perhaps others.

Town Records 1710-1749, pp 1-53

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Town Records 1710-1735, 1742-1749; pp 54-113

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Town Records 1736-1742, 1749; pp 114-173

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Town Records 1741-1746, 1748-1750; pp 174-228

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Births, with some Marriages & Deaths, 1697-1727, pp 229-232

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Births & some Deaths 1711-1749; pp 233-246,269,274-277,290-292

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Town Records 1710-1749; pp 247-252, 255-268, 270-273, 284

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Deaths 1717-1750; pp 251, 253-254, 272-273

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Marriage Intentions 1736-1746, pp 278-283

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Births & some Deaths 1734-1750, 1817; pp 293-297, 328-329

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Town Records 1739, 1745-1751; pp 298-304, 307-327, 330

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Marriages 1730, 1736-1738; p 304

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Marriage Intentions 1746-1749, pp 305-306

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Dracut Index of the Births, Deaths and Marriages from 1710-1840.

Indexes births, deaths and marriages in volumes 1 through 7.

Index to Births <1710-1840, pp 1-55, A-R

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Index to Births <1710-1840, pp 56-74, P-W

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Index to Deaths <1710-1840, pp 77-93

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Index to Marriages <1710-1840, pp 97-118

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Dracut Town Records 1714-1736. [Book 1.]

This original record contains minutes of town meetings, as well as vital records, accounts of lot sales and taxes, town expenses, highway descriptions, perambulations, lists of men paid for work on the meetinghouse at various times (e.g., 1749 on pages 42 & 109), reports of stray animals, proprietors of 1710 (pages 263, 288-289)--and other interesting records. Births range from 1697-1750, deaths from 1717-1750, marriages/intentions from 1715-1751. Most ink is good; much of the writing is early style. No pages numbered as 275, 277-278 or 299-300.

Town Records 1710-1749; pp 3-59

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Town Records ca 1712-1749; pp 60-119

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Town Records 1736-1744, 1749; pp 120-179

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Town Records 1741-1746, 1748-1750; pp 180-228

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Marriage Publishments 1715, 1722; p 226

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Births, with some Deaths & Marriages, 1697-1728, pp 229-239

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Births 1716-1750; pp 240-246, 269, 272, 274-276, 290-297

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Proprietors 1710, 1716-1730, 1747-1749; pp 247-271

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Deaths 1717-1750, 1788; pp 253-254, 269, 273

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Town Records 1710, 1736-1749; pp 272, 284-289, 298-303

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Marriage Intentions 1736-1746, pp 279-283

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Marriages & Intentions 1730, 1735-1738, 1746-1749; pp 304-306

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Town Records 1746-1749, pp 307-327

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Births 1715-1750, pp 328-329, 277

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Marriage Intentions 1736, 1749-1751; pp 330, 278

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Proprietors Records 1721, pp 62-66

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Dracut Town Records 1749-1780. Book 2. 552 pages.
Most births seem to range from about 1750-1785; deaths are few; marriages and/or intentions extend from about 1749-1790. Note, on page 351, the bill for minutemen's bayonets; and, on page 489, the town's 1778 donation of shoes, stockings and shirts to soldiers serving in Continental army. See page 476 for the assessor's warning that residents are "Liable to be Doomed" if they do not deliver to him an invoice listing their taxable personal estate. No pages numbered as 526-527.

Town Records 1749-1760, pp 1-55

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Town Records 1760-1767, pp 56-95

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Treasurers Records 1750-1755, 96-115

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Treasurers Records 1755-1763, pp 116-175

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Treasurers Records 1763-1768, pp 176-216

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Town & Treasurers Records 1768-1769, pp 217-235

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Town & Treasurers Records 1769-1770, 1752; pp 236-259

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Births & Deaths 1722-1817, pp 260-295

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Births & Deaths 1744-1820, pp 296-339

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Treasurers & Town Records 1770-1771, 1777; pp 340-355

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Treasurers & Town Records 1771-1776, pp 356-409

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Marriage Intentions 1749-1759, pp 410-415

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Marriage Intentions 1759-1785, pp 416-438

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Town & Treasurers Records 1775-1777, pp 439-475

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Treasurers & Town Records 1777-1780, pp 476-537

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Marriages 1765-1773, 1788-1790; pp 538-540

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Miscellaneous Town Records 1757-1792, pp 541-552

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Dracut Town Records 1780-1792. Book 3. 459 pages.

Besides births, deaths and marriages ranging from 1756-1821, these pages contain records as diverse as the forced resignation of the minister because of a scandal over digging up and "anatomizing" a dead body (page 19); John Hancock's visit in 1772 (page 454); and transients 1784-1792 (pages 455-456).

Town Records 1780-1781, pp 1-53

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Town Records 1781-1784, pp 54-113

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Town Records 1784-1786, pp 114-172

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Town Records 1786-1787, pp 173-232

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Town Records 1787-1789, pp 233-292

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Town Records 1789-1791, pp 293-340

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Births & Deaths 1764-1821; pp 341-352

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Births & Deaths 1756-1813, pp 353-376

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Town Records 1790-1792, pp 377-412

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Town Records 1790-1792, 1784-1789; pp 413-432, 447-459

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Marriage Intentions 1785-1794, pp 433-444

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Marriages 1790-1794, pp 444-445

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Dracut Town Records 1792-1798. Book 4. 424 pages.

Among the records in this book, find lists of property owners 1782-1792 (pp 3-5), petitioners against the building of a new meetinghouse (pp 74-75), workers building the meetinghouse (pp 110-114), members of the West Congregational Society (p 127), and pew owners (pp 142-144). Birth and death records consist mostly of births circa 1790-1805. Note: missing pages 17-20; two sets of pages numbered 111-210 because of a change in the numbering system; different contents on each of three pages numbered as 186; and no page numbered as 312.

Town & Treasurers Records 1792-1793, pp 1-59

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Town & Treasurers Records 1793-1794, pp 60-119

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Town & Treasurers Records 1794-1796, pp 120-179

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Town & Treasurers Records 1796-1798, pp 180-210, 111-136

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Town & Treasurers Records 1798-1802, pp 137-196

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Town & Treasurers Records 1802-1805, pp 197-258

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Town & Treasurers Records 1805-1810, pp 259-317

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Town Records 1810, pp 318-321

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Births & Deaths 1757-1820, 1858; pp 324-377

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Births & Deaths 1775-1806, 1809; pp 378-379

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Marriage Intentions 1794-1814, pp 380-412

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Town Records 1795-1808; pp 413 & ca 414-424

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Dracut Town Records 1788-1815. 463 pages.

In this transcript to Book 5 below, town records include minutes of town meetings, oaths of office, property transfers, pew sales and transfers of church membership; as well as vital records. Births range from 1757-1821, deaths from about 1778-1822, and marriages or intentions from 1786-1822. Blank pages: 127-128, 158-163, 185-190, 269-283, and 322-329.

irths 1757-1819 & Deaths 1778-1820; pp 1-54

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Births 1793-1821 & Deaths 1815, 1821-1822; pp 55-69

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Town Records 1812, 1818-1820; pp 70-114

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Town Records 1820-1821, pp 115-139, 146-157

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Deaths 1791-1822, pp 140-144

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Marriages 1800, p 145

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Marriage Intentions 1814-1820, pp 164-178

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Marriage Intentions 1820-1822, pp 179-184

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Births 1810-1821, pp 191-193

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Town Records 1815-1816, pp 194-242

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Marriages 1801-1802, 1814-1815; pp 243-244

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Marriages 1800-1822; pp 245-285

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Town Records 1812, 1816-1818; pp 255-256, 261, 286-316

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Town Records 1810-1822; pp 317-373, 379-382

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Marriages 1786-1812, pp 374-378

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Town Records 1812-1814, pp 383-442

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Town Records 1814-1815, pp 443-463

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Dracut Town Records, Births, Etc. 1784-1822. Book 5.

Consult the transcript above when in doubt about dates obscured because of the tight binding on this book. Births range from 1757-1822, deaths about 1778-1822, and marriages/intentions from 1786-1822. Blank pages include: 127-128, 158-163, 185-190, 269-283 and 322-329.

Births 1757-1821 & Deaths 1778-1821; pp 1-62

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Births 1793-1822 & Deaths 1808, 1815, 1821-1822; pp 63-69

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Town Records 1812, 1818-1820; pp 70-120

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Town Records 1815, 1820-1821; pp 121-139, 146-157, 194-202

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Deaths 1799-1822, pp 140-144

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Marriages 1800, p 145; Intentions 1814-1822, pp 164-184

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Births 1810-1822, pp 191-193

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Town Records 1812, 1815-1817, 1821; pp 203-242, 255, 261, 286

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Marriages 1800-1822; pp 243-285

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Town Records 1794, 1809-1818, 1821-1822; pp 287-362

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Deaths 1812, p 319

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Town Records 1808-1814, pp 363-373, 379-432

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Marriages 1786-1811, pp 374-378

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Town Records 1814-1815, pp 433-463

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Dracut Town Records 1823-1830. Book 6.

Town meeting minutes and miscellaneous records extend from 1821-1835. Births range from 1776-1840, deaths from 1796-1840, marriages or intentions from 1822-1832. Blank pages include 57-63 and 383-384.

Births 1776-1840, pp 1-56

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Deaths 1796, 1803, 1810, 1822-1840; pp 64-66

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Deaths 1797, 1806, 1812, 1819, 1822-1838; pp 67-79

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Town Meetings 1822-1825, pp 80-136

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Town Meetings 1825-1828, pp 137-206

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Town Meetings 1828-1831, pp 207-276

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Town Meetings 1830-1833, pp 277-346

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Town Records 1821-1835; pp 347-368, 380-414

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Marriages 1822-1831, pp 369-377

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Town Records 1828-1829, 1823, 1816, 1826, 1830; pp 415-446

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Marriage Intentions 1822-1832, pp 417-440

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Dracut Town Meeting Records, Etc., 1834-1850. Book 7. 535 pages.

Oaths of office and jury lists provide names of many town residents. Marriages and intentions extend from 1831-1840. Note three different pages numbered as 89 on fiche 67. Blank pages include 403-415 and 417-422.

Town Records 1843, 1848-1850, 1834-1835; pp 1-63

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Town Records 1835-1838; pp 64-89, 80-89, 80-113

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Town Records 1838-1840, pp 114-183

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Town Records 1840-1843, pp 184-253

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Town Records 1843-1845, pp 254-323

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Town Records 1845-1848, 1841; pp 324-393

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Town Records 1848-1850, 1833-1840, 1844; pp 394-476

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Marriages 1831-1840; pp 458-470

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Marriage Intentions 1832-1840, pp 478-497

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Town Records 1836-1844, 1847, 1849-1850; pp 499-535

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Dracut Militia Records 1807-1819.

Military Orders 1807-1812

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Military Orders 1812-1819, 1857

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Dracut Records of the State of the Poor 1855-1867.

Militia list includes all male residents aged 18-44.

Pauper Reports 1855-1865; Militia List, ca 1862

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Dracut Pauper Record to 1899. Blank pages: 40-339.

Paupers 1861-1890, 1899-1900; pp 1-39, 340-341

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Dracut Index to Births 1848-1905.

This indexes births in the register of 1840-1861, as well as those in the birth volume of 1861-1905. In the register, however, it indexes only those births on pages 41-116.

Index to Births 1849-1905, A-P

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Index to Births 1849-1905, P-Z

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Dracut Index to Marriages 1848-1896.

Indexes pages 133-144 of the 1840-1861 register, as well as the 1853-1896 marriage book--referenced here as Vol 2.

Index to Marriages 1848-1896

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Dracut Index to Deaths 1848-1896.

Indexes pages 153-198 of the 1840-1861 register, as well as the 1861-1896 death volume. Note that only part of the 1848 deaths are indexed.

Death Index 1848-1896

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Dracut [Register of] Births, Deaths, Marriages 1840-1861. 198+ pages.

Birth dates earlier than 1840 appear in this register, some perhaps as early as 1824 or 1834; e.g., pages 9, 17, 37, 53, 57. Also, birth dates in the 1840's are sometimes interspersed with those after 1850; e.g., 1844 birth listed on page 113 with entries of 1861. Most ink is bright enough to read.

Births ca 1840-1850; pp 1-52

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Births 1850-1860, pp 53-112

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Births <1861-1861, pp 113-116; Marriages 1844-1852, pp 117-144

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Deaths 1844-1860, pp 145-198+

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Dracut Deaths 1861-1896. About 50 pages.

Deaths 1861-1881, 1892

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Deaths 1884-1891, 1881-1883, 1893-1896+

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Dracut Marriages 1853-1896. [Vol 2.] 37 pages.

Marriages 1853-1885, pp 1-27

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Marriages 1886-1896, pp 28-37

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Marriages 1897-1900, pp 1-6 of Marriages 1897-1934

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Dracut Marriages 1897-1934. 98 pages.

Marriages 1897-1900, pp 1-6

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Marriages 1901-1915, pp 7-33

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Dracut Deaths 1896-1922. 139 pages.

Deaths 1896-Jan 1905, pp 1-28

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Deaths 1905-1910, pp 29-58

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Deaths 1910-1915, pp 59-88

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Dracut Births 1861-1905. 92 pages.

Births <1861-1877, pp 1-27

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Births 1877-1899, pp 28-57

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Births 1899-1900, pp 58-63

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Births 1901-1905, pp 64-92

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Publishments 1710-1722, pp 1b (226)

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Births & Deaths 1697-1751, pp 1-49 (229-295)

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Births & Deaths 1715-1751, pp 50-54,57-?? (295-297,328-278)

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Marriages 1730-1738, pp 54 (304)

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Marriage Intentions 1736-1749, pp 54-57,61-64 (305-306,330,278)

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Dracut [Town Records 1687-1821]. Vol 2.

Births & Deaths 1687-1821, pp 64-109 (260-298)

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Births & Deaths 1744-1820, pp 110-141 (298-339)

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Marriage Intentions 1749-1777, pp 142-169 (410-428)

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Marriage Intentions 1777-1785, pp 170-184 (428-438)

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Marriages 1765-1790, pp 184-187 (538-540)

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Dracut [Town Records 1756-1821]. Vol 3.

Births & Deaths 1756-1821, pp 188-215 (341-375)

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Marriage Intentions 1780-1794, pp 214-227 (433-443)

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Marriages 1790-1794, pp 227-229 (444-446)

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Marriages 1793, p 230 (446)

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Dracut [Town Records 1757-1814]. Vol 4.

Births & Deaths 1757-1820, pp 230-274 (322-379)

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Marriage Intentions 1794-1801, pp 274-289 (380-392)

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Marriage Intentions 1801-1814, pp 290-314 (392-412)

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Dracut [Town Records 1757-1822]. Vol 5.

Births & Deaths 1762-1818, pp 314-349 (1-38)

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Births & Deaths 1757-1822, pp 350-386, 409 (38-144, 191)

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Marriages 1800, pp 386-387 (145)

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Marriage Intentions 1814-1822, pp 387-409 (164-191)

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Births & Deaths 1811-1822, pp 410-412 (191-193)

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Marriages 1786-1822, pp 412-443 (243-378)

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Dracut [Town Records 1776-1840]. Vol 6.

Births & Deaths 1776-1825, pp 446-469 (1-17)

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Births 1801-1840, pp 470-525 (17-56)

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Deaths 1796-1840, pp 525-529 (64-69)

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Deaths 1812-1839, pp 530-541 (69-79)

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Marriages 1822-1832, pp 541-551 (369-377)

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Marriage Intentions 1822-1832, pp 551-577 (417-440)

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Dracut [Town Records 1831-1840]. Vol 7.

Marriages 1831-1840, pp 577-589 (458-478)

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Marriage Intentions 1832-1840, pp 590-616 (478-497)

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Dracut Register of Births, Marriages, & Deaths 1843-[1849].

Births 1843-1845, pp 618-647 (1-16)

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Births 1844-1849, pp 650-709 (16-43)

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Births 1828-1849,pp 710-717(50-58)

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Marriages 1844-1849,pp 720-763(117-138)

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Deaths 1844-1849, pp 766-793 (145-164)

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DRACUT VITAL RECORDS TO 1850
Boston: NEHGS, 1907; 302 printed pages, 1 fiche, $6.