MASSACHUSETTS VITAL RECORDS
LEICESTER 1706-1897

Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute 1986
LC 82-81851, ISBN 0-87623-007-9 (ISBN 0-931248-23-X Set)
30 to 35-frame double-image format at 25X & 30X reduction
16 volumes on 52 microfiches
Copyright 1986 by Jay Mack Holbrook
 

FICHES 1-3: Births 1706-1895
FICHES 4-6: Birth Index 1706-1897
FICHES 7-8: Marriage Intentions 1722-1905
FICHES 9-11: Intentions Index 1722-1905
FICHES 12-13: Marriages 1726-1897
FICHES 14-15: Marriage Index 1726-1897
FICHES 16-17: Deaths 1729-1897
FICHES 18-19: Death Index 1729-1897
FICHES 20-34: General Records 1720-1787
FICHES 35-37: Births & Deaths 1762-1843
FICHE 38: Record of Births 1833-1844
FICHES 39-40: Vital Records 1843-1851
FICHES 41-44: Births 1851-1891
FICHES 45-47: Marriages 1851-1891
FICHES 48-51: Deaths 1851-1891
FICHE 52: Vital Records 1891-1897

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Massachusetts Towns

Massachusetts Counties

Barnstable

Berkshire

Bristol

Dukes

Essex

 

Leicester Births 1725-1897. 179 pages.

Copied from old town book. For pages 164-179, see fiche 52.

Births 1706-1805, pp 1-55

FICHE 1

Births 1805-1863, pp 56-115

FICHE 2

Births 1863-1891, pp 116-165

FICHE 3

 

Leicester Index to Births 1725-1897.

Birth Index 1706-1897, A-H

FICHE 4

Birth Index 1706-1897, I-S

FICHE 5

Birth Index 1706-1890, S-Z

FICHE 6

 

Leicester Intentions of Marriage 1722-1905. 117 pages.

Marriage Intentions 1722-1857, pp1-59

FICHE 7

Marriage Intentions 1857-1905, pp 60-117

FICHE 8

 

Leicester Index to Intentions of Marriages 1722-1905.

Marriage Intentions Index 1722-1905, A-H

FICHE 9

Marriage Intentions Index 1722-1905, H-S

FICHE 10

Marriage Intentions Index 1722-1905, S-Z

FICHE 11

 

Leicester Marriages 1726-1897. 72 pages.

Copied from an old town book. For pages 62-72, see fiche 52.

Marriages 1726-1870, pp 1-47

FICHE 12

Marriages 1872-1890, pp 48-62

FICHE 13

Out-of-Town Marriages 1716-1799

FICHE 13

 

Leicester Index to Marriages 1726-1897.

Marriage Index 1726-1897, A-M

FICHE 14

Marriage Index 1726-1897, M-Z

FICHE 15

 

Leicester Deaths 1729-1897. 109 pages.

Copied from an old town book. For pages 96-109, see fiche 52.

Deaths 1729-1856, pp 1-45

FICHE 16

Deaths 1856-1891, pp 46-97

FICHE 17

 

Leicester Index to Deaths 1729-1897.

Death Index 1729-1897, A-M

FICHE 18

Death Index 1729-1897, M-Z

FICHE 19

 

Leicester General Records 1720-1745. About 262 pages.

Vital records of 1710-1746 include births and marriages or marriage intentions. Town records of 1720-1745 include minutes of town meetings, selectmen’s records, accounts, tax lists, perambulations, stray animals, earmarks, etc. List of residents 1727-1743, mostly taxpayers, begin about page 111 and continue, intermittently, about through page 204. Note, on page 138, the 1738 declaration of Benjamin Earl that he is a Quaker; and, on page 148, the 1745-1746 declarations of several Anabaptists. Worn pages, plus bleeding and faded ink, make some reading nearly impossible.

Town Records 1721-1734, pp 1-[59]

FICHE 20

Town Records 1734-1745, pp [60-119]

FICHE 21

Town Records 1720-1745, pp [120-177]

FICHE 22

Town Records 1722-1745, pp [178-230]

FICHE 23

Vital Records 1710-1746, pp [207-237]

FICHE 23

Vital Records 1708-1744, pp [238-259]

FICHE 24

Town Records 1723-1739, pp [243-262]

FICHE 24

 

Leicester General Records 1745-1787. 557 pages.

Vital records include deaths 1734-1831, marriages and intentions 1745-1787, births 1718-1790. Note that two pages of birth, 532-533, may be lost. Other town records of 1737-1789 include minutes of town meetings, accounts, perambulations, road records, stray animals, fence agreements, pew sales, ear marks, treasurer’s records, etc. See page 130 for Quakers of 1758, and pages 200-201 for Anabaptists of 1752-1761. Among other items of special interest are new residents 1768-1786 (pp 132-136); persons receiving town payments 1771-1782 (pp 229-249); 1778 reference to an "Enoculating Hospital" for small pox (p 257).

Table of Contents, 11 pages

FICHE 25

Town Records 1745-1758, pp 1-47

FICHE 25

Town Records 1758-1770, pp 48-107

FICHE 26

Town Records 1771-1775, pp 108-167

FICHE 27

Town Records 1752-1761, 1775-1778, 1781-1782; pp 168-227

FICHE 28

Town Records 1748-1782, pp 228-287

FICHE 29

Town Records 1780-1788, 1745-1771; pp 288-299, 304-347

FICHE 30

Deaths 1734-1831, pp 300-303

FICHE 30

Town Records 1737-1789, pp 348-407

FICHE 31

Town Records 1783-1786, pp 408-444

FICHE 32

Marriage Intentions 1746-1776, pp 445-467

FICHE 32

Marriage Intentions 1776-1787, pp 468-476

FICHE 33

Town Records 1783, pp 476-477

FICHE 33

Marriages 1745-1787, pp 479-492

FICHE 33

Births 1718-1774, pp 493-527

FICHE 33

Births 1725-1790, pp 528-[543]

FICHE 34

Town Records 1747-1788, pp [544]-557

FICHE 34

 

Leicester Births & Deaths 1762-1843. About 170 pages.

Some births and deaths are arranged in alphabetical order; all others are arranged in alphabetical disorder. Accordingly, skim all pages for the surnames you seek.

Births 1759-1826, A-W+

FICHE 35

Births 1797-1839, 1843, 1849

FICHE 36

Births 1829-1836, K

FICHE 37

Deaths 1793-1839, A-W+

FICHE 37

 

Leicester Record of Births 1833-1844. 122 pages, most blank.

Missing letters of alphabet include: A, I-J, N- Q, U-V, X-Z.

Births 1816-1844, B_T.

FICHE 38

 

Leicester Register of Births, Marriages, Deaths 1843-1851.

Births 1839-1850, pp 1-20

FICHE 39

Marriages 1843-1850, pp 69-84

FICHE 39

Deaths 1843-1849, pp 85-100

FICHE 39

Deaths 1849-1850, pp 101-104

FICHE 40

 

Leicester Births 1851-1891. Vol. 1. 76 pages.

Births 1851-1863, pp 1-26

FICHE 41

Births 1864-1878, pp 27-54

FICHE 42

Births 1879-1891, pp 55-75

FICHE 43

Births 1890-1891, pp 75-76

FICHE 44

 

Leicester Marriages 1851-1891. Vol. 1. 64 pages.

Marriages 1851-1871, pp 1-29

FICHE 45

Marriages 1872-1889, pp 30-59

FICHE 46

Marriages 1889-1891, pp 59-64

FICHE 47

 

Leicester Deaths 1851-1891. Vol. 1. 96 pages.

Deaths 1851-1869, pp 1-30

FICHE 48

Deaths 1869-1879, pp 31-59

FICHE 49

Deaths 1879-1888, pp 60-88

FICHE 50

Deaths 1888-1891, pp 89-96

FICHE 51

 

Leicester Births 1725-1897, Marriages 1726-1897, Deaths 1729-1897. These pages are continuations of volumes found on fiches 1-3, 12-13, and 16-17. For indexing, see fiches 4-6, 14-15, 18-19.

Births 1890-1897, pp 164-179

FICHE 52

Marriages 1890-1897, pp 62-72

FICHE 52

Deaths 1889-1897, pp 96-109

FICHE 52


 

MASSACHUSETTS VITAL RECORD
TRANSCRIPTS TO 1850
LEICESTER 1738-1849

Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1997
LC 94-75008, ISBN 0-87623-276-4 (ISBN 0-87623-158-X Set)
30-frame, double-image format at 24X reduction
One volume, 497 pages, on 9 microfiches
Copyright 1997 by Jay Mack Holbrook

FICHE 1T: Marriages & Intentions 1722-1746
FICHES 1T-4T: Births 1716-1787
FICHE 1T: Deaths 1741-1787, 1808-1830
FICHES 1T-2T: Marrs & Intents 1744-1787
FICHES 4T-5T: Marrs & Intents 1787-1829
FICHES 5T-7T: Births 1759-1849
FICHE 7T: Deaths 1798-1839
FICHE 7T: Intentions 1828-1849
FICHE 7T: Marriages 1823-1844
FICHE 8T: Births 1816-1849
FICHE 8T: Deaths 1840-1844
FICHE 9T: Marriages & Deaths 1843-1849

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Leicester Town Records [1716-1746]. Vol 1.

Marriages/Intentions 1722-1746, pp [1-9,11,25-29]

FICHE 1T

Births 1716-1745, pp [5,9-11,13-25]

FICHE 1T

 

Leicester Town Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, & Intentions of Marriages 1755-1787. Vol II.

Deaths 1741-1787, 1808-1830, pp [30-37] (300-303)

FICHE 1T

Publishments 1746-1758, pp [37-49] (445-455)

FICHE 1T

Publishments 1758-1787, pp [50-76] (455-476)

FICHE 2T

Marriages 1744-1786, pp [77-97] (479-492)

FICHE 2T

Births 1718-1749, pp [98-109] (493-500)

FICHE 2T

Births 1725-1785, pp [110-169] (501-535)

FICHE 3T

Births 1767-1787, pp [170-174] (535-538)

FICHE 4T

 

Leicester Town Records 1787-1810. Vol 3.

Marriages 1787-1828, pp [175-195] (454-473)

FICHE 4T

Publishments 1787-1826, pp [195-229] (474-516)

FICHE 4T

Publishments 1826-1829, pp [230-234] (516-523)

FICHE 5T

Marriages 1823-1824, pp [234] (526)

FICHE 5T

 

Leicester Town Records 1810-1830. Vol 4.

Marriages 1822-1823, pp [234-236] (413)

FICHE 5T

 

Leicester Births & Deaths 1786-1838. Arranged alphabetically.

Births 1762-1826, pp [239-289]

FICHE 5T

Births 1791-1849, pp [290-323]

FICHE 6T

Deaths 1798-1839, pp [324-349]

FICHE 6T

Deaths 1798-1825, pp [350-354]

FICHE 7T

Births 1759-1807, pp [354-358]

FICHE 7T

 

Leicester Marriages & Marriage Intentions 1828-1849.

Marriage Intentions 1828-1849,pp [359-395](1-39)

FICHE 7T

Marriages 1823-1844, pp [396-409] (124-139)

FICHE 7T

 

Leicester Births & Deaths 1839-1843.

Arranged alphabetically.

Births 1816-1844, pp [410-416] (8-103)

FICHE 8T

Deaths 1840-1844, pp [417-421] (1-89)

FICHE 8T

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

Births 1838-1849, pp [422-453]

FICHE 8T

Marriages 1843-1849, pp [454-473]

FICHE 9T

Deaths 1843-1849, pp [474-497]

FICHE 9T


1. [Brackets] signal best estimate of contents, pages, and/or dates.
2. (Parentheses) reference page numbers in the original record.


LEICESTER VITAL RECORDS TO 1850
Worcester: F. P. Rice, 1903. 284 printed pages on 1 fiche, $6.

   
     
     
       
       
 
     
     

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