MASSACHUSETTS VITAL RECORDS
NEW ASHFORD 1755-1910

Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 2nd edition, 2001
LC 82-81851, ISBN 0-87623-414-7 (ISBN 0-931248-23-X Set)
30- to 35-frame double-image format at 25X & 30X reduction
8 volumes on 28 microfiches
Copyright 2001 by Jay Mack Holbrook

1-3: Town & Vital Records 1755-1859
4-9: Town Meetings 1803-1858
9-10: Personal Property 1833-1855
11-17: Records 1858-1906
18-19: Accounts 1828-1875
20-22, 26: Accounts 1875-1896
22-25: Taxes 1846-1863
26-27: School 1876-1910
28: Births 1844-1906
28: Marriages 1837-1910
28: Deaths 1846-1907

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New Ashford Town Records [1775-1859]. 92 pages.

Besides minutes of town meetings 1775-1802, ear marks 1777-1856, perambulations 1805-1810, and a few other documents (e.g., 1807 estate of Joseph Jarvis, p 56); this is a record of births 1755-1843, marriage intentions 1785-1852, marriages 1834-1838, and deaths 1792-1859. For a listing of the some early settlers, see page 65. The book features several numbering systems. Those in parenthesis below are the easiest to find and read, but they end with records of about 1802. For consecutive paging, look for faint numbers at the top left of alternate pages. Some ink is very light.

Town Records 1775-1788, pp 1-27 (2-52)

FICHE 1

Marriage Intentions 1785-1790, pp 20-27 (38-51)

FICHE 1

Town Records 1788-1831, pp 28-62 (53-55, 26-78+)

FICHE 2

Vital Records 1788-1852, pp 28-61

FICHE 2

Town Records 1777-1856, pp 63-92

FICHE 3

Vital Records 1755-1859, pp 64-87

FICHE 3

 

New Ashford Town Book [1803-1858]. About 454 pages

Town Meetings 1803-1811, pp 1-61

FICHE 4

Town Meetings 1811-1824, pp [62-131]

FICHE 5

Town Meetings 1824-1836, pp [132-201]

FICHE 6

Town Meetings 1836-1846, pp [202-271]

FICHE 7

Town Meetings 1846-1853, pp [272-341]

FICHE 8

Town Meetings 1853-1858, pp [342-383]

FICHE 9

Personal Property Sales 1833-1854, pp <1-26

FICHE 9

Personal Property Sales 1840-1855, pp 27-[71]

FICHE 10

 

New Ashford Town Records [1858-1906]. Book 3. 518 pages.

Though mostly a record of town meeting minutes, this book includes some town accounts and occasional lists of "subscribers"; e.g., pages 44 and 55. Much very light ink.

Town Records 1858-1866, pp 1-65

FICHE 11

Town Records 1866-1874, pp 66-135

FICHE 12

Town Records 1874-1881, pp 136-204

FICHE 13

Town Records 1881-1888, pp 205-274

FICHE 14

Town Records 1888-1895, pp 275-344

FICHE 15

Town Records 1895-1901, pp 345-418

FICHE 16

Town Records 1901-1906; pp 419-458, 501-518

FICHE 17

 

New Ashford [Town Accounts 1828-1875]. About 67 pages.

Note drawings of a church house on the last frame.

Town Accounts 1828-1855, pp 1-[34]

FICHE 18

Town Accounts 1856-1875, pp [35-67]

FICHE 19

 

New Ashford [Town Accounts 1876-1896]. 198 pages.

This record lists residents receiving payments from the town for goods and services; also, payments to paupers and soldiers on relief. Note that most pages from 1-24 are blank.

Town Accounts 1875-1883, pp 25-85

FICHE 20

Town Accounts 1884-1893, pp 86-155

FICHE 21

Town Accounts 1893-1896, pp 156-198

FICHE 22

Tax Valuations 1863, pp [208-219] (from below)

FICHE 22

 

New Ashford [Tax Valuations 1846-1863]. Abt 219 pages.

Information provided by these tables includes names of property owners, descriptions of real estate and personal property, number of polls, tax rate, etc. Of special interest, is the place of residence of non-resident property owners.

Tax Valuations 1846-1850, pp 1-[67]

FICHE 23

Tax Valuations 1850-1856, pp [68-137]

FICHE 24

Tax Valuations 1856-1862, pp [138-207]

FICHE 25

Tax Valuations 1863, pp [208-219]

FICHE 22

 

New Ashford [Town & School Records 1875-1910]. 131 pages.

Besides annual accounts of expenses, school records provide lists of school children and their ages for most years from 1875-1902.

Town Accounts 1875-1876, pp 1-9

FICHE 26

School Records 1876-1893, pp 10-69

FICHE 26

School Records 1894-1910, pp 70-131

FICHE 27

 

New Ashford Register of Births [1844-1920], Marriages [1837-1921], Deaths [1846-1921]. Vol 1.

Births 1844-1906, pp 1-11

FICHE 28

Marriages 1837-1910, pp 1-8

FICHE 28

Deaths 1846-1907, pp 1-8

FICHE 28


MASSACHUSETTS VITAL RECORD
TRANSCRIPTS
NEW ASHFORD 1755-1849

Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1998
LC 94-75008, ISBN 0-87623-301-9 (ISBN 0-87623-158-X Set)
30-frame, double-image format at 24X reduction
One Volume, 75 pages, on 2 microfiches
Copyright 1998 by
Jay Mack Holbrook

FICHE 1T: Marriage Intentions 1785-1842
FICHE 1T: Marriages 1834-1838
FICHE 1T: Births & Deaths 1755-1859
FICHE 2T: Marriages & Intentions 1805-1815
FICHE 2T: Births 1838-1849
FICHE 2T: Marriages 1837-1852
FICHE 2T: Deaths 1843-1849

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New Ashford Town Records 1763-1859.

Marriage Intentions 1785-1842, pp 1-22

FICHE 1T

Marriages 1834-1838, pp 22-23

FICHE 1T

Births & Deaths 1763-1859, pp 24-43

FICHE 1T

Marriage Intentions 1785-1805, pp 43-51

FICHE 1T

Marriages & Intentions 1805-1815, pp 52-58

FICHE 2T

 

New Ashford Register of Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1838-1849.

Births 1838-1849, pp 59-66

FICHE 2T

Marriages 1837-1852, pp 66-69

FICHE 2T

Deaths 1843-1846, pp 72-75

FICHE 2T

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


NEW ASHFORD VITAL RECORDS TO 1850
Boston: NEHGS, 1916. 43 printed pages on 1 fiche, $6.

   
     
     
       
       
 
     
     

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