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In 1727, the legislature established
the town of Southborough from Marlborough.
Surrounding towns include Marlborough to the north,
Framingham and Ashland to the east, Hopkinton to the
south, and Westborough and Northborough to the west. |
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Southborough [Town Records]
1727-1767. [Copy of] Book 1. 300 pages. This is
a typed copy of the original records on fiches
11-15. |
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Town Records 1739-1790, pp 1-10
(1:1-9) |
FICHE 1 |
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Town Records 1727-1729, pp 11-37
(1:1-27) |
FICHE 1 |
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Town Records 1729-1734, pp 36-93
(1:26-83) |
FICHE 2 |
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Town Records 1734-1737, pp 94-145
(1:83-119) |
FICHE 3 |
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Town Records 1737-1749, pp 146-203
(1:120-161) |
FICHE 4 |
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Town Records 1748-1761, pp 204-263
(1:161-219) |
FICHE 5 |
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Town Records 1761-1767, pp 264-300
(1:219-266) |
FICHE 6 |
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Southborough [Town Records]
1736-1742, 1766-1781. [Copy of] Book One
Continued, [along with partial copy of Book 2]. 83 +
213 pages. This is a typed copy of original records
found on fiches 16-20. |
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Town Records 1766-1772, pp 1-55
(1:267-329) |
FICHE 7 |
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Town Records 1736-1742, 1771-1774;
pp 56-83 (1:329-361) |
FICHE 8 |
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Town Records 1774-1775, pp 85-113
(2:1-24) |
FICHE 8 |
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Town Records 1775-1779, pp 112-171
(2:23-94) |
FICHE 9 |
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Town Records 1779-1781, pp 172-213
(2:95-134) |
FICHE 10 |
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Southborough Records 1727-1773.
Book #1. About 370 pages. For a typescript of this
original record, see fiches 1-8. |
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Misc Town Records 1734-1790, pp
[1-14] |
FICHE 11 |
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Town Records 1727-1730, pp 1-40 |
FICHE 11 |
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Town Records 1730-1735, pp 41-98 |
FICHE 12 |
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Town Records 1735-1745; pp 99-157,
148 |
FICHE 13 |
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Town Records 1745-1758, pp 149-206 |
FICHE 14 |
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Town Records 1759-1766, pp 207-266 |
FICHE 15 |
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Town Records 1767-1772; pp 269-316,
217-228 |
FICHE 16 |
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Town Records 1772-1773; pp 229-234,
335-360 |
FICHE 17 |
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Misc Records 1735-1744, 1770-1774; 7
pages |
FICHE 17 |
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Southborough Records 1774-1799.
Book #2. 461 pages.
For a typescript of the first 135 pages of this
record, see fiches 8-10. |
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Town Records 1773-1777, pp 1-55 |
FICHE 18 |
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Town Records 1777-1780, pp 56-115 |
FICHE 19 |
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Town Records 1780-1783, pp 116-177 |
FICHE 20 |
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Town Records 1783-1786, pp 178-237 |
FICHE 21 |
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Town Records 1786-1789, pp 238-297 |
FICHE 22 |
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Town Records 1789-1792, pp 298-356 |
FICHE 23 |
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Town Records 1792-1796, pp 357-416 |
FICHE 24 |
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Town Records 1796-1799; pp 417-455,
446-[451] |
FICHE 25 |
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Southborough Town Meeting Records
1799-1833. Vol 3. 466 pages. For 1804
"care" voted for wife & children of Benjamin Mix,
see page 61. |
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Town Records 1799-1804, pp 2-56 |
FICHE 26 |
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Town Records 1804-1808, pp 57-116 |
FICHE 27 |
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Town Records 1808-1813, pp 117-174 |
FICHE 28 |
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Town Records 1813-1818, pp 175-232 |
FICHE 29 |
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Town Records 1818-1822, pp 233-287 |
FICHE 30 |
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Town Records 1822-1824, pp 288-347 |
FICHE 31 |
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Town Records 1824-1830, pp 348-407 |
FICHE 32 |
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Town Records 1830-1833, pp 408-466 |
FICHE 33 |
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Southborough Town Meetings 1833-1847.
Vol 4. About 475 pages. Among the lists of persons
are jurors, 1837 residents, and 1840-1846 militia. |
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Town Records 1833-1835, pp 1-56 |
FICHE 34 |
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Town Records 1835-1837, pp 57-112 |
FICHE 35 |
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Town Records 1837-1838, pp 113-172 |
FICHE 36 |
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Town Records 1838-1840; pp 173-185,
106-150 |
FICHE 37 |
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Town Records 1840-1842; pp 151-199,
101-110 |
FICHE 38 |
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Town Records 1842-1844, pp 111-170 |
FICHE 39 |
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Town Records 1843-1845, pp 171-229 |
FICHE 40 |
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Town Records 1845-1847, pp 230-287 |
FICHE 41 |
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Town Records 1847, pp 288-291 |
FICHE 35 |
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Southborough Town Meetings 1847-1864. Vol
5. 540 pages.
Find militia lists of 1847-1863 in this book. Note
that there are two separate lists for 1862; one
includes age and occupation of most members of the
militia. Of special interest, page 429 tells of an
1860 scare because of "mysterious disease." |
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Town Records 1847-1849, pp 1-53 |
FICHE 42 |
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Town Records 1849-1851, pp 54-113 |
FICHE 43 |
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Town Records 1851-1852, pp 114-173 |
FICHE 44 |
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Town Records 1852-1853, pp 174-231 |
FICHE 45 |
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Town Records 1853-1856, pp 232-291 |
FICHE 46 |
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Town Records 1856-1857, pp 292-343 |
FICHE 47 |
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Town Records 1857-1859, pp 344-403 |
FICHE 48 |
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Town Records 1859-1861, pp 404-461 |
FICHE 49 |
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Town Records 1861-1863, pp 462-521 |
FICHE 50 |
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Town Records 1863-1864, pp 522-540
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FICHE 51 |
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Estate Attachment 1858, p 453 (from
below) |
FICHE 51 |
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Chattel Mortgages 1862-1863, pp
421-434 |
FICHE 51 |
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Dog Licenses 1849-1864, pp 435-450 |
FICHE 51 |
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Southborough [Town Records
1837-1864]. Book 2. 453 pages. Blank or missing
pages: 135-139, 143-150, 155-161, 262-265, 353-354,
444, 451-452. |
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Chattel Mortgages 1837-1840, pp 1-52 |
FICHE 52 |
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Chattel Mortgages 1840-1844, pp
53-112 |
FICHE 53 |
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Chattel Mortgages 1844-1863; pp
113-134, 162-184 |
FICHE 54 |
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Strays & Found Items 1844-1862, pp
140-142 |
FICHE 54 |
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Pew Deeds 1848-1850, pp 151-154 |
FICHE 54 |
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Chattel Mortgages 1848-1851, pp
185-244 |
FICHE 55 |
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Chattel Mortgages 1851-1855, pp
245-300 |
FICHE 56 |
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Chattel Mortgages 1855-1860, pp
301-362 |
FICHE 57 |
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Chattel Mortgages 1860-1862, pp
364-420 |
FICHE 58 |
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Chattel Mortgages 1862-1863, pp
421-434 |
FICHE 51 |
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Dog Licenses 1849-1864, pp 435-450 |
FICHE 51 |
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Estate Attachment 1858, p 453 |
FICHE 51 |
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Southborough [Town Records]
1769-1837. Book 1. About 175 pages. New resident
registrations identify persons, young and old,
moving in with present residents for various
reasons. An index identifies their hosts. Missing or
blank pages include 10-29, 100-133 and 148-150. |
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Index & New Residents 1769-1792, pp
<1-9 |
FICHE 59 |
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Pew Sales 1806-1817, pp 30-65 |
FICHE 59 |
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Pew Sales 1819-1834, pp 66-95 |
FICHE 60 |
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Dog Licenses 1858-1859, pp 96-99 |
FICHE 60 |
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Chattel Mortgages 1832-1837, pp
134-161 |
FICHE 60 |
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Chattel Mortgages 1834, pp 162-165 |
FICHE 67 |
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Index: Strays & Lost Goods
1774-1837, pp <1-8 |
FICHE 67 |
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Records of Congregational Church of
Southborough 1791-1835. #-1. About 218 pages.
Church business, dismissions, admissions,
confessions, 1830-1831 defections to the Pilgrim
Church. Many pages are blank; others are badly
faded, especially those of 1791-1800. |
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Church Records 1791-1822, pp [1-57] |
FICHE 61 |
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Church Records 1822-1833, pp [66-78] |
FICHE 62 |
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Admissions & Baptisms 1791-1835, pp
[80-117] |
FICHE 62 |
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Deaths 1791-1835, 1838; pp [118-173,
177] |
FICHE 63 |
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Admissions 1791-1797, p [175] |
FICHE 63 |
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Marriages 1792-1835, pp [178-218] |
FICHE 64 |
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[Records of First Parish Church of
Southborough 1832-1873]. #2. About 143 pages.
Some handwriting hard to read. List of 1833 church
donors on pages 19-20. |
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Church Meetings 1832-1854; pp [i-ix],
1-45 |
FICHE 65 |
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Church Meetings 1838-1856, pp
46-[107] |
FICHE 66 |
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Church Meetings 1857-1873, pp
[108-143] |
FICHE 67 |
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Chattle Mortgages 1834, pp 162-165
(above) |
FICHE 67 |
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Index: Strays & Lost Goods
1774-1837, pp <1-8 |
FICHE 67 |
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Southborough Records of Overseers of
the Poor 1830-1858. About 82 pages. Look for
periodic listings of paupers’ names and their ages. |
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Pauper Records 1830-1854, pp [1-53] |
FICHE 68 |
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Pauper 1854-1858, 1831-1843; pp
[54-82] |
FICHE 69 |
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School Records 1892-1894, pp 240-248
(below) |
FICHE 69 |
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Southborough Records of School
Committee [1859-1894]. 248 pages. For 1875-1878
annual censuses of children aged 5-15, see pages
45-51, 69-75, 89-95, and 104-110. Look, also, for
periodic lists of teachers and their salaries. Blank
or missing pages include 10-11, 66-67, 86-87,
178-179, 212-213. |
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School Records 1859, 1863,
1869-1875; pp 1-51 |
FICHE 70 |
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School Records 1876-1879, pp 52-115 |
FICHE 71 |
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School Records 1879-1882, pp 116-175 |
FICHE 72 |
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School Records 1882-1892, pp 176-239 |
FICHE 73 |
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School Records 1892-1894, pp 240-248 |
FICHE 69 |
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Southborough Lists of Voters
1757-1813; Tax Assessment 1777; Census of Polls &
Population [1808-1810]. #15. About 50 loose
papers. |
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Voters 1757-1799 |
FICHE 74 |
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Voters 1799-1813 |
FICHE 75 |
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Tax Assessments 1777 |
FICHE 75 |
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Town Census [1808-1810] |
FICHE 77 |
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Southborough Burials 1794-1862.
69 pages.
Besides date of burial and age at death, cause or
place of death is noted for some entries. |
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Burials 1794-1846, pp 1-53 |
FICHE 76 |
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Burials 1847-1862, pp 54-69 |
FICHE 77 |
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Town Census [1808-1810] (from above) |
FICHE 77 |
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Southborough Earliest Records
[1718-1796]. 90 pages.
Some data is lost because of worn and/or lost pages.
The transcript below (fiches 81-82), however, may
provide some of the missing data. Note that the
index does not reference pages 78-90. |
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Partial Index to Vital Records
[1718-1796] |
FICHE 78 |
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Vital Records [1718-1796], pp 1-7 |
FICHE 78 |
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Vital Records [1718-1796], pp 8-54 |
FICHE 79 |
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Vital Records [1718-1796], pp 55-90 |
FICHE 80 |
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Southborough Records [Births,
Marriages, Deaths] 1727-1762. 104 pages. This is
a transcript of the book above, with some additional
data. Dates extend from 1718-1804; including births
1718-1804, marriages 1731-1777, and deaths
1724-1769. |
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Births 1718-1781; pp 1-7, 10-52 |
FICHE 81 |
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Deaths 1724-1737, pp 8-9 |
FICHE 81 |
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Marriages 1731-1739, p 53 |
FICHE 81 |
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Marriages 1739-1777; pp 54-55, 89-95 |
FICHE 82 |
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Births 1719-1804, pp 56-88 |
FICHE 82 |
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Deaths 1728-1769, pp 94-104 |
FICHE 82 |
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Southborough Records [Births,
Marriages, Deaths] 1762-1836. About 256 pages.
Miss-numbered or lost pages 84-88; blank pages
147-185. |
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Births by Family 1762-1831, pp 1-55 |
FICHE 83 |
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Births by Family 1786-1841, pp
56-116 |
FICHE 84 |
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Births by Family 1810-1843, pp
117-146 |
FICHE 85 |
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Marriages 1832-1833, 1825,
1777-1781; pp 186, [200]-201 |
FICHE 85 |
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Marriage Banns 1789-1824, pp
[187-206] |
FICHE 85 |
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Marriages 1781-1833, pp 202-203,
[204-218, 233-243, 256] |
FICHE 86 |
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Religious Societies 1812-1832, pp
[219-232] |
FICHE 86 |
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Deaths 1765-1842, pp 231-241,
[245-255] |
FICHE 86 |
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Southborough Births 1833-1844,
Marriages 1834-1842, Deaths 1822-1844. About 283
pages. Contents of this volume include births
1821-1848, intentions 1844-1851, marriages
1833-1842, and deaths 1813-1844. Blank pages include
40-149, 174-199, and 214-274. |
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Births 1821-1848, pp 1-39 |
FICHE 87 |
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Marriage Intentions 1824-1837, pp
150-158 |
FICHE 87 |
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Marriage Intentions 1837-1851, pp
159-173 |
FICHE 88 |
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Marriages 1833-1842, pp 200-213 |
FICHE 88 |
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Deaths 1813-1844, pp 275-[283] |
FICHE 88 |
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Southborough Register of Births,
Marriages, Deaths 1844-1852. 39 pages. Note some
birth dates as early as 1839. Light ink on blue
pages makes some reading difficult. For another copy
of most (not all) of this data, see the 1843-1868
record below. |
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Births 1839-1852, pp 1-16 |
FICHE 89 |
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Marriages 1843-1853, pp 1-8 |
FICHE 90 |
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Deaths 1843-1852, pp 1-15 |
FICHE 90 |
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Southborough Death Index 1843-1850. |
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This indexes deaths of 1843-1850 on
pages 1-12 above. |
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Death Index 1843-1850, A-W |
FICHE 91 |
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Southborough Birth Index [1843-1918]. |
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This indexes births found in records
below. |
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Index to Births 1843-1918, A-M |
FICHE 92 |
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Index to Births 1843-1918, —Z |
FICHE 93 |
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Southborough Death Index [1843-1905]. |
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This book indexes deaths found in
records below. |
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Index to Deaths 1843-1905, A-N |
FICHE 94 |
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Index to Deaths 1843-1905, O-W |
FICHE 95 |
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Southborough Marriage Index
[1843-1906 & Out-of-Town Marriages Before 1800]. |
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This book indexes marriages found in
records below. Additionally, it contains out-of-town
marriages 1728-1799. |
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Index to Marriages 1843-1906, A-M |
FICHE 96 |
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Index to Marriages 1843-1906, –W |
FICHE 97 |
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Out-of-Town Marriages 1728-1799 |
FICHE 97 |
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Southborough Marriage Index
1853-1865. |
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Curiously, names in this index are
referenced to pages 1-16, but are found on pages
69-84 of 1843-1868 marriage records (fiches
100-101). |
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Index to Marriages 1853-1865 |
FICHE 98 |
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Southborough Births, Deaths,
Marriages 1843-1868. About 110 pages. Presently
part of a very large book titled "Births, Deaths,
Marriages 1843-1918," this was once a separate
record of 1843-1868. To increase the legibility of
its light ink on blue pages and to correctly place
some pages that were bound in the wrong order, the
record of 1843-1868 was filmed in its original
format. For another copy of entries through 1852,
also on blue pages, see fiches 89-90. |
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Births 1843-1862; pp 1-15, 21-35 |
FICHE 99 |
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Births 1862-1868, pp 36-53 |
FICHE 100 |
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Marriages 1843-1853, pp 58-67 |
FICHE 100 |
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Marriages 1853-1868, pp 68-90 |
FICHE 101 |
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Deaths 1843-1863; pp 92-105,
110/1-14 |
FICHE 102 |
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Deaths 1864-1868, pp 15-25 |
FICHE 103 |
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Southborough Births, Deaths,
Marriages 1869-1900. 193 pages. Presently part
of a very large book titled "Births, Deaths,
Marriages 1843-1918," this was once a separate
record of 1869-1900. It is presented here in its
original format. |
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Births 1869-1880, pp 1-28 |
FICHE 104 |
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Births 1881-1891, pp 29-55 |
FICHE 105 |
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Births 1891-1900, pp 55-77 |
FICHE 106 |
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Marriages 1869-1884, pp 1-26 |
FICHE 107 |
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Marriages 1885-1900, pp 27-54 |
FICHE 108 |
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Deaths 1869-1884, pp 1-28 |
FICHE 109 |
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Deaths 1884-1898, pp 29-58 |
FICHE 110 |
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Deaths 1899-1900, pp 59-62 |
FICHE 111 |
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Deaths 1901-1910, pp 1-19 (from
below) |
FICHE 111 |
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Southborough Births, Deaths,
Marriages 1901-1918. 93 pages. Presently part of
a very large book titled "Births, Deaths, Marriages
1843-1918," this was once a separate record of
1901-1918. It is presented here in its original
format, except that data beyond 1910 is not
published at this time. |
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Births 1901-1910, 1-20 |
FICHE 112 |
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Marriages 1901-1910, pp 1-10 |
FICHE 112 |
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Deaths 1901-1910, pp 1-19 |
FICHE 111 |
