MASSACHUSETTS VITAL RECORDS
NORTHBOROUGH 1716-1892

Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1993
LC 82-81851, ISBN 0-87623-165-2 (ISBN 0-931248-23-X Set)
30-frame, double-image format at 25X & 30X reduction
16 volumes on 92 microfiches
Copyright 1993 by Jay Mack Holbrook

1-5: Births/Deaths 1735-1847
5-7: Marriages/Intents 1771-1847
7,16: Out-Town Marrs 1766-1799
8: Birth, Death Index 1735-1847
9-11: Births 1716-1847
11-12: Deaths 1743-1877
13-14: Intentions 1766-1847
15: Marriage Index 1768-1844
15-16: Marriages 1766-1844
17-25: Town Records 1744-1794
26-33: Town Records 1795-1819
34-43: Town Records 1819-1843
44-54: Town Records 1843-1866
55: Voter Registers 1884-1892
56-60: Burials 1798-1904
61-62: Intent Index 1771-1899
63-65: Intentions 1887-1909
66-70: Birth Index 1844-1991
71-75: Marriage Index 1766-1980
76-79: Death Index 1844-1991
80-81: Births 1843-1858
81: Marriages 1844-1851
82: Deaths 1844-1854
83-86: Births 1859-1892
87-89: Marriages 1852-1892
89-92: Deaths 1855-1892

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Massachusetts Towns

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Essex

 

Northborough, established first as a district from part of Westborough in 1766, acquired town status under a general act of 1775 that made towns of all districts.

 

Northborough Marriages, Births, Deaths 1743-1847. Book 1.

Dates as early as 1735 and as late as 1877 are recorded in this original volume; but marriages and intentions extend only through 1844 and 1847--with few births and deaths after 1844. Pages are numbered from front to back (1-150) and from back to front (1-109). See the transcript to this volume on fiches 9-16, birth and death indexes on fiches 8 and 9-12, marriage intentions indexes on fiches 13 and 61-62, and marriage indexes on fiches 15 and 71-75.

Births & Deaths 1735-1845, 1858, 1860; pp 1-41

FICHE 1

Births & Deaths 1761-1844, 1857; pp 42-78

FICHE 2

Births & Deaths 1779-1844, 1850, 1865, 1877; pp 79-108

FICHE 3

Births & Deaths 1790-1844+, 1858+, 1864, 1875;pp 109-138

FICHE 4

Births & Deaths 1827-1843, 1857; pp 139-150

FICHE 5

Marriages 1768-1794, pp 1-9

FICHE 5

Marriage Intentions 1771-1817, pp 10-35

FICHE 5

Marriage Intentions 1817-1832, pp 36-45

FICHE 6

Marriages 1795-1844, pp 46-80

FICHE 6

Marriage Intentions 1832-1844, pp 81-93

FICHE 6

Marriage Intentions 1844-1847, pp 94-99

FICHE 7

Marriages 1843-1844, p 100

FICHE 7

Out-of-Town Marriages 1766-1799, pp 102-109

FICHE 7

 

Northborough Index to the First Book of Births & Deaths 1766-1844.

This book indexes the first 150 pages of the original volume above. Some references, however, are missing or non-existent; e.g., "A's" from pages 1-45. For indexes to marriages and intentions, see fiches 13, 15, 61-62, and 71-75.

Index to Births & Deaths ca 1735-1877

FICHE 8

 

Northborough Marriages, Births, Deaths 1766-1844. Book 1 (copy).

Referred to as the second Book #1, this 1890 copy of the First ("Old") Book of Records arranges births and deaths alphabetically from about 1716-1877, and indexes marriages and intentions from about 1766-1847. Missing and/or non-existent pages include: 320-321 and "A's" from the intentions index.

Births 1716-1843 A-F, pp 1-49

FICHE 9

Births 1757-1844 F-R, pp 50-111

FICHE 10

Births 1716-1847 F-Y, pp 112-140

FICHE 11

Deaths 1743-1875 A-G, pp 199-225

FICHE 11

Deaths 1760-1877 G-Y, pp 226-265

FICHE 12

Marriage Intentions Index 1766-1847, B-Y

FICHE 13

Marriage Intentions 1766-1767, p 301

FICHE 13

Marriage Intentions 1767-1847, pp 302-363

FICHE 14

Marriage Index 1768-1844, A-Y

FICHE 15

Marriages 1768-1844, pp 401-450

FICHE 16

Out-of-Town Marriages 1766-1799, pp 451-456

FICHE 16

 

Northborough Town Records 1744-1794. Vol 1.

Town records below include mostly minutes of town meetings from 1744-1794. The last 54 pages, however, contain additional town records of 1750-1772, marriage intentions 1766-1771 (pp 1-2), warnings out 1789-1795 (pp ca 44-53), treasurers records and receipts 1766-1798, church records 1787-1789 and, of course, a copy of the Declaration of Independence. Look beyond pages with upside-down writing for their right-side-up filming.

Town Records 1766, 1744-1754; pp <1-51

FICHE 17

Town Records 1754-1771, pp 52-111

FICHE 18

Town Records 1771-1778, pp 112-171

FICHE 19

Town Records 1778-1781, pp 172-232

FICHE 20

Town Records 1782-1785, pp 233-292

FICHE 21

Town Records 1785-1789, pp 293-350

FICHE 22

Town Records 1789-1793, pp 351-409

FICHE 23

Town Records 1793-1794, pp 410-443

FICHE 24

Marriage Intentions 1766-1771, Misc 1750-1798; pp 1-54

FICHE 25

 

Northborough Town Book 1795-1819. Vol 2. 426+ pages.

Oaths of office and plot plans (for meetinghouse common and north school house) are among the many items included in the town meeting records.

Town Meetings 1795-1799, pp 1-59

FICHE 26

Town Meetings 1799-1803, pp 60-119

FICHE 27

Town Meetings 1803-1806, pp 120-179

FICHE 28

Town Meetings 1806-1810, pp 180-239

FICHE 29

Town Meetings 1810-1813, pp 240-297

FICHE 30

Town Meetings 1813-1816, pp 298-357

FICHE 31

Town Meetings 1816-1819, pp 358-418

FICHE 32

Town Meetings 1819, pp 419-426

FICHE 33

Records of Selectmen, Clerk, Treasurer 1795-1820, pp 1-47

FICHE 33

 

Northborough Town Records 1819-1843. Vol 3. 533+ pages.

Page 430 shows weekly salaries of $2.50-8.25 for teachers in 1839. Note pages mis-numbered after 514: 415-433 listed here correctly as 515-533.

Town Meetings 1819-1821, pp 1-47

FICHE 34

Town Meetings 1822-1825, pp 48-107

FICHE 35

Town Meetings 1825-1828, pp 108-167

FICHE 36

Town Meetings 1828-1831, pp 168-227

FICHE 37

Town Meetings 1831-1835, pp 228-287

FICHE 38

Town Meetings 1835-1837, pp 288-347

FICHE 39

Town Meetings 1837-1838, pp 348-403

FICHE 40

Town Meetings 1838-1840, pp 404-461

FICHE 41

Town Meetings 1840-1842, pp 462-521

FICHE 42

Town Meetings 1842-1843, pp 522-533

FICHE 43

Treasurers Records 1820-1866, pp 1-22

FICHE 43

 

Northborough Town Records 1843-1866. Vol 4.

Militia lists appear throughout this book. Other items of special interest are problem thieves in 1847 (pp 144, 154), illegal alcohol traffic in 1854 (p 363), and a contagious cattle disease (p 490). Note, further, two each of pages 611-616: All 12 pages have different data.

Town Records 1843-1844, pp 1-53

FICHE 44

Town Records 1844-1846, pp 54-113

FICHE 45

Town Records 1846-1848, pp 114-173

FICHE 46

Town Records 1848-1850, pp 174-233

FICHE 47

Town Records 1850-1852, pp 234-294

FICHE 48

Town Records 1852-1854, pp 295-354

FICHE 49

Town Records 1854-1857, pp 355-414

FICHE 50

Town Records 1857-1860, pp 415-475

FICHE 51

Town Records 1860-1862, pp 476-535

FICHE 52

Town Records 1862-1864, pp 536-596

FICHE 53

Town Records 1864-1866, pp 597-637

FICHE 54

 

Northborough Register of Voters 1884-1892. 46 pages.

Most entries are for 1884. Besides registration date, listings usually include: name, date, residence (street), occupation, and, sometimes, death date. About half the pages in the book are blank.

Register of Voters 1884-1892, pp 1-46

FICHE 55

 

Records of Northborough Cemetery 1798-1904. 290 pages.

Explanations & Extracts from Town Records, pp 1-4

FICHE 56

Index to Burials 1798-1904, pp 5-11

FICHE 56

Burials 1798-1904 in Lots #1-52, pp 12-60

FICHE 56

Burials 1798-1904 in Lots #54-122, pp 61-134

FICHE 57

Burials 1798-1904 in Lots #G, H & 123-190; pp 135-204

FICHE 58

Burials 1798-1904 in Lots #191-267, E & I; pp 205-274

FICHE 59

Burials 1798-1904 in Lots #A-J, 259-373; pp 275-290

FICHE 60

 

Northborough Index to Marriage Intentions 1771-1899.

This is an index to Book 1 (fiches 5-7), Book 2 (lost), and part of Book 3 (fiches 63-64).

Marriage Intentions Index 1771-1899, A-L

FICHE 61

Marriage Intentions Index 1771-1899, M-Y

FICHE 62

 

Northborough Marriage Intentions 1887-1909. Book 3. 48 pages.

See fiches 61-62 above for indexing through 1899 (and a few for 1900.)

Marriage Intentions Index 1887-1909

FICHE 63

Marriage Intentions 1887-1891, pp 1-10

FICHE 63

Marriage Intentions 1891-1906, pp 11-40

FICHE 64

Marriage Intentions 1906-1910, pp 40-48

FICHE 65

 

Northborough Index to Births 1844-1991.

References each name to multi-year volume and page; i.e., 2 (1844-1858),

3 (1859-1892), 4 (1893-1950), 5 (1951-1960), 6 (1960-1978), 7 (1979-1990), and 9 (1991).

Birth Index 1844-1991, A-B

FICHE 66

Birth Index 1844-1991, C-F

FICHE 67

Birth Index 1844-1991, G-L

FICHE 68

Birth Index 1844-1991, M-R

FICHE 69

Birth Index 1844-1991, S-Z

FICHE 70

 

Northborough Index to Marriages 1766-1980.

References each name to page in both books 1 (original and copy) and to other multi-year volumes; i.e., 2 (1844-1858), 3 (1859-1892), 4 (1893-1961), 5 (1962-1979), and 6 (1980).

Marriage Index 1766-1980, A-B

FICHE 71

Marriage Index 1766-1980, C-F

FICHE 72

Marriage Index 1766-1980, G-L

FICHE 73

Marriage Index 1766-1980, M-R

FICHE 74

Marriage Index 1766-1980, Y-Z, S-Y

FICHE 75

 

Northborough Index to Deaths 1844-1991.

References each name to page in multi-year volumes; i.e., 2 (1844-1858),
3 (1859-1892), 4 (1893-1943), 5 (1944-1960), 6 (1961-1990), and 8 (1991).

Death Index 1844-1991, A-D

FICHE 76

Death Index 1844-1991, E-K

FICHE 77

Death Index 1844-1991, L-P

FICHE 78

Death Index 1844-1991, Q-Z

FICHE 79

 

Northborough Births, Marriages, Deaths 1844-1858. Vol 2.

For index, see fiches 66-79.

Births 1843-1856, pp 1-26

FICHE 80

Births 1856-1858, pp 27-32

FICHE 81

Birth Index 1843-1856, pp 33-34

FICHE 81

Marriages 1844-1851, pp 1-7

FICHE 81

Marriage Index 1844-1851, p 8

FICHE 81

Deaths 1844-1854, pp 1-15

FICHE 82

Death Index 1844-1854, p 16

FICHE 82

 

Northborough Births, Marriages, Deaths 1852-1892. Vol 3.

Some years the ink is bright; for others, it is light. See index on fiches 66-79.

Births 1859-1866, pp 1-27

FICHE 83

Births 1866-1876, pp 28-57

FICHE 84

Births 1876-1886, pp 58-87

FICHE 85

Births 1886-1892, pp 88-111

FICHE 86

Marriages 1852-1878, pp 1-30

FICHE 87

Marriages 1873-1892, pp 31-60

FICHE 88

Marriages 1892+, pp 61-62

FICHE 89

Deaths 1855-1866, pp 1-28

FICHE 89

Deaths 1866-1876, pp 29-58

FICHE 90

Deaths 1876-1886, pp 59-88

FICHE 91

Deaths 1886-1892, pp 89-110

FICHE 92

   
     
     
       
       
 
     
     

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