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Lunenberg was incorporated in
1728 from parts of Dorchester, Woburn, and Turkey Hills.
Adjoining Worcester County towns presently are Lancaster,
Leominster and Fitchburg; while Middlesex County neighbors
include Ashby, Townsend and Shirley. It is reported that many
of Lunenberg's early settlers came from Ireland.
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Lunenburg Transcript of Births,
Marriages, Deaths 1739-1800. Vol 1.
294 pages.
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This transcript (copied in
1847-1848) is attributed to original volumes I and II.
Arranged alphabetically, it includes births circa 1707-1796,
marriages of 1727-1798, marriage intentions of 1741-1797, and
deaths 1707-1790. Some "A" listings for deaths may
be missing. Most marriages and intentions are arranged by the
name of the groom. Unfortunately, some of the ink is badly
faded. Check the Addenda for additional entries in each
category.
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Marriage Intentions 1741-1797,
1:1-41, Grooms A-P
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FICHE 1
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Marriage Intentions 1741-1796,
1:42-60, Grooms P-W
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FICHE 2
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Marriages 1727-1795, 1:61-101,
Grooms A-W
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FICHE 2
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Marriages 1753-1794, 1:102-104,
Grooms W
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FICHE 3
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Births 1707-1796, 1:105-161,
A-G
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FICHE 3
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Births 1719-1796, 1:162-221,
G-S
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FICHE 4
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Births 1715-1792, 1:222-255,
S-W
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FICHE 5
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Deaths 1707-1790, 1:256-276,
A-W
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FICHE 5
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Addenda 1719-1794, 1:277-281
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FICHE 5
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Out-of-Town Marriages
1730-1798, 1:282-294
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FICHE 6
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Lunenburg Records 1720-1763.
Vol I.
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Subtitled as "Minutes and
Reports," this appears to be the original Volume I that
is transcribed above. The first pages are numbered as 1-183;
remaining pages, after an initial 1-57, are numbered in small
sets or not at all. Pages 1-159 are mostly town meeting
minutes of 1728-1763. The remainder of the book is mostly
vital records, with town records of 1790-1796 sometimes
interspersed, especially among the second group of pages
31-57. The vital records include marriage intentions of
1741-1785; births and deaths of 1707-1791; and marriages of
1730-1768 and 1787-1795. For data lost in the book's tight
binding, check the transcript.
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Town Meeting Minutes 1728-1741,
1793, 1794; I:1-53
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FICHE 7
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Town Meeting Minutes 1741-1754,
I:54-113
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FICHE 8
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Town Meeting Minutes 1754-1763,
I:114-159
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FICHE 9
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Marriage Intentions 1747-1761,
I:ca 160-180
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FICHE 9
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Marriage Intentions 1761-1765,
ca I:181-183
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FICHE 10
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Births & Deaths by Family
1707-1788, I:1-17
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FICHE 10
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Births & Deaths by Family
1728-1791, I:18-62
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FICHE 11
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Town Records 1790-1796,
interspersed among I:31-57
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FICHE 11
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Marriages 1730-1758, 1765;
I:1-15
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FICHE 11
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Marriages 1758-1768, I:16-20
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FICHE 12
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Deaths 1707-1787, I:1-12
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FICHE 12
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Ear Marks & Strays
1791-1794, 1759-1783
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FICHE 12
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Marriages 1787-1795, 1783
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FICHE 12
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Births & Deaths by Family
1732-1787, I:25-4
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FICHE 12
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Marriage Intentions 1770-1785,
1759-1760, 1743-1747
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FICHE 12
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Marriage Intentions 1741-1743
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FICHE 12
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Wallis Family 1756-1768; Strays
1785-1791
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FICHE 12
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Lunenburg Records 1763-1796.
Vol II.
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Subtitled as "Minutes and
Reports," this seems to be the original Volume II
referenced in the transcript above. Included in this record,
besides minutes of town meetings, are births of 1763-1796,
some marriages of 1768-1790, and marriage intentions of
1765-1770 and 1785-1797. Look two frames beyond the
upside-down page 5 of births for a right-side-up filming.
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Town Meetings 1763-1776,
II:1-65
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FICHE 13
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Town Meetings 1776-1784,
II:67-135
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FICHE 14
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Town Meetings 1785-1796,
II:136-196
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FICHE 15
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Pew Deed 1821, 1 page; Warnings
Out 1791, 6 pages
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FICHE 16
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Marriages 1768-1773, 3 pages;
Population 1777, 1 page
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FICHE 16
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Road Index, 1 page; Marriages
1772-1774+, 1787-1789+, 2 pages
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FICHE 16
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Births 1763-1796, II:1-6+
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FICHE 16
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Marriage Intentions 1785-1797,
1765-1770; 13 pages
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FICHE 16
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Lunenburg Transcript of
Marriages, Births, Deaths 1800-1849.
Vol 2.
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This copy of original volume
III includes marriage intentions of 1797-1849; marriages
1764-1844; births 1776-1851; and deaths 1783-1849+, with a few
as late as 1895. Transcribed, also, are some of the 1841-1843
deaths hidden in the town records of 1828-1847. Some ink is
hard to read. Except for a few pages of marriages from
1764-1800, all other entries are alphabetized--with intentions
and marriages arranged by groom. Why did six members of the
Low family die (page 299) from July through October 1807:
Benoni @ 75, Deacon William @ 56, Eunice @ 55, Francis @ 29,
William @ 27, and Joseph @ 22?
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Introduction, 2:1-3
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FICHE 17
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Marriage Intentions 1797-1849,
2:4-57, Grooms A-J
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FICHE 17
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Marriage Intentions 1797-1849,
2:58-100, Grooms K-Y
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FICHE 18
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Marriages 1796-1844, 2:101-117,
Grooms A-C
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FICHE 18
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Marriages 1795-1844, 2:118-177,
Grooms C-S
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FICHE 19
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Marriages 1796-1843, 2:178-188,
Grooms T-Y
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FICHE 20
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Marriages 1764-1800, 2:189-201
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FICHE 20
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Births 1776-1846, 2:202-237,
A-H
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FICHE 20
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Births 1781-1851, 2:238-277,
H-Z
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FICHE 21
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Deaths 1783-1895, 2:278-315,
A-W
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FICHE 22
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Lunenburg Births, Marriages,
Deaths, Intentions 1796-1853. Vol
III.
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Likely titled at one time as
"Records 1796-1853," this seems to be the original
Volume III on which the above transcript was based. The vital
records include marriages 1764-1843, intentions 1795-1849, and
births and deaths 1776-1848.
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Town Records 1797-1798
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FICHE 23
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Marriages & Intentions
1795-1832, III:<1-62
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FICHE 23
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Marriages & Intentions
1825, 1832-1838; III:63-83
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FICHE 24
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Marriages 1764-1800, III:84-93
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FICHE 24
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Intentions & Marriages
1839-1843, III:94-111
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FICHE 24
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Intentions 1844-1849, III:ca
112-127
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FICHE 24
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Births & Deaths Table of
Contents, III:1
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FICHE 24
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Births & Deaths by Family
1776-1847, III:2-55
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FICHE 25
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Births & Deaths by Family
1783-1848, III:56-90
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FICHE 26
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Births & Deaths by Family
1797-1848, III:91-124
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FICHE 27
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Lunenburg Proprietor Book
1730-1833.
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Grants before 1740 seem to
predominate.
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Plan of Original Grants
1729-1833, <p 1
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FICHE 28
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Land Grants 1729-1797, pp 1-24
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FICHE 28
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Land Grants 1729-1748, pp 25-53
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FICHE 29
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Land Grants 1728-1766, pp 54-81
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FICHE 30
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Land Grants 1729-1779; pp
82-89, 1-20
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FICHE 31
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Proprietors' Records 1728-1780,
pp 90-108
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FICHE 31
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Land Grants & Divisions
1729-1803, pp 21-81
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FICHE 32
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Proprietors' Records 1780-1815,
pp 82-ca 141
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FICHE 33
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Proprietors' Records 1815-1833,
pp ca 142-160
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FICHE 34
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Accounts Due 1781, pp ca 162
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FICHE 34
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Lunenburg Records 1728-1848.
443 pages.
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Dates in the title reflect the
earliest data (1728) and the date this transcript was started
(1848). Town business of 1728-1796 is recorded.
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Town Meetings 1728-1749, pp
1-55
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FICHE 35
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Town Meetings 1749-1763, pp
56-115
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FICHE 36
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Town Meetings 1763-1774, pp
116-175
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FICHE 37
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Town Meetings 1774-1779, pp
176-235
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FICHE 38
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Town Meetings 1779-1785, pp
236-295
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FICHE 39
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Town Meetings 1785-1792, pp
296-355
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FICHE 40
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Town Meetings 1793-1796, pp
356-380
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FICHE 41
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Warnings Out 1791, pp 381-386
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FICHE 41
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Roads 1729-1768, pp 387-415
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FICHE 41
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Roads 1768-1792, pp 416-429
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FICHE 42
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Perambulations 1733, 1769-1792;
pp 430-433
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FICHE 42
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Pew Deeds 1784, 1795, 1821,
1794; pp 433-435, 437
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FICHE 42
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Errata, Addenda & Notes ca
1849; pp 436-439
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FICHE 42
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Index of Roads, pp 440-443
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FICHE 42
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Lunenburg Treasurer's Book
1745-1836. About 180 pages.
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Treasurers' Records 1745-1800,
pp ca 1-98
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FICHE 43
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Treasurers' Records 1793-1836
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FICHE 44
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Lunenburg Selectman's Book
1765-1803. About 375 pages.
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Note some 1810-1812 records of
the license commission near the end of this book.
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Selectmens' Account Book
1765-1787
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FICHE 45
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Selectmens' Account Book
1787-1792
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FICHE 46
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Selectmens' Account Book
1792-1799
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FICHE 47
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Selectmens' Account Book
1799-1805
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FICHE 48
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Selectmens' Account Book
1805-1812
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FICHE 49
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Selectmens' Account Book
1812-1814
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FICHE 50
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Lunenburg Town Record Book
1797-1827.
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Though mostly a record of town
meetings, the last pages include pew deeds, fence divisions,
stray beasts and perambulations. Pages 347-349 extend from
fiche #62.
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Town Records 1797-1805, pp 1-59
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FICHE 51
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Town Records 1805-1812, pp
60-119
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FICHE 52
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Town Records 1812-1814, pp
120-175
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FICHE 53
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Town Records 1815-1819, pp
176-235
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FICHE 54
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Town Records 1819-1824, pp
236-295
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FICHE 55
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Town Records 1824-1828, pp
296-345
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FICHE 56
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Miscellaneous Town Records
1815-1828+, ca 20 pages
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FICHE 57
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Lunenburg Records 1828-1847.
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Names of persons abound in this
book subtitled as "Minutes and Reports"; e.g.,
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lists of militia, jurors and
political candidates--as well as those in death records and
town meeting minutes. See fiche #57 for the last three pages.
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Town Records 1828-1832, pp 1-66
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FICHE 58
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Town Records 1832-1837, pp
67-136
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FICHE 59
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Town Records 1837-1842, pp
137-206
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FICHE 60
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Town Records 1842-1845, pp
207-276; Deaths 1841-1843; pp 225, 231
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FICHE 61
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Town Records 1845-1847, pp
277-346
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FICHE 62
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Town Records 1847-1848, pp
347-349
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FICHE 57
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Lunenburg Church Records
1805-1837. Vol 2.
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Referenced on its title page as
Volume 2, this book consists of about 160 pages, with few
numbered. Most entries in the book extend from 1805-1834 and
1847-1850--with little data when there was no minister
(1835-1846). The first half of the book is a chronological
listing of general church records from about 1805-1836 and
1846-1860, including baptisms from 1805-1814+. (See page 3 for
the total number of deaths, marriages and christenings in
1805.) The last half of the book includes baptisms 1815-1832,
marriages and deaths 1815-1832/1834 and 1847-1850; as well as
church admissions and dismissions and a chronology of
ministers from 1728-1834 and 1847-1859.
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Records 1805-1836, 1846-1860;
Baptisms 1805-1814+; 2:ca 1-82
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FICHE 63
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Admissions 1815-1832,
1847-1848; 2:ca 86-88
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FICHE 63
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Dismissions 1815-1831, 2:ca
90-91
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FICHE 64
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Partial Index, 2:ca 92-102
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FICHE 64
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Baptisms 1815-1832, 2:ca
104-109
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FICHE 64
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Ministers 1728-1834, 1847-1859;
2:ca 130
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FICHE 64
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Marriages/Deaths
1847-1850, 1815-1832+; 2:ca 110-157
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FICHE 64
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Lunenburg Register of Births
1844-1872, Marriages 1844-1854 and Deaths 1844-1855.
Registration dates are in the title; event dates are listed
below.
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Births 1843-1865, pp 1-27
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FICHE 65
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Births 1866-1872, 1857, 1862;
pp 28-34
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FICHE 66
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Marriages 1843-1854, pp 35-41
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FICHE 66
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Deaths 1843-1854, pp 43-57
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FICHE 66
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Lunenburg Death Register
1855-1891. Vol III. 58 pages.
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A brief record at the end of
this book provides length of Civil War service for some town
residents, but does not list surnames starting with A-G, T, or
Y.
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Deaths 1855-1879, III:1-32
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FICHE 67
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Deaths 1879-1891, III:33-58
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FICHE 68
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Partial Rebellion Records
1861-1864, 4 pages
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FICHE 68
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Lunenburg Marriage Register
1854-1891. Vol III. 47 pages.
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Marriages 1854-1888, III:1-41
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FICHE 69
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Marriages 1889-1891, III:42-47
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FICHE 70
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Lunenburg Birth Register
1873-1891. Vol III. 21 pages.
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Births 1873-1891, III:1-21
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FICHE 71
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Lunenburg Birth Register
1892-1956. Vol IV. 180 pages.
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Births 1892-1900, IV:2-24
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FICHE 72
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Lunenburg Marriage Register
1892-1964. Vol IV. 148 pages.
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Marriages 1892-1901, IV:2-15
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FICHE 73
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Lunenburg Death Register
1892-1964. Vol IV. 142 pages.
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Deaths 1892-1905, IV:2-23
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FICHE 74
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