MASSACHUSETTS VITAL RECORDS
TOWNSEND 1726-1891

Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1984
LC 82-81851, ISBN 0-931248-61-2, ISBN 0-931248-23-X Set)
30 & 35-frame, double-image format at 25X & 30X reduction
12 volumes + index cards on 52 microfiches
Copyright 1984 by Jay Mack Holbrook

1-2: Births 1727-1778
3-4: Births + Index 1756-1812
5-6: Births + Index 1779-1834
7-8: Births + Index 1787-1851
9-13: Births 1726-1851
13-14 Birth Index 1726-1851
15-16: Deaths 1735-1837
17: Deaths 1759-1805
18: Deaths 1788-1835
19: Deaths 1843-1844
20-24: Deaths + Index 1735-1844
25-26: Marriage Index 1732-1799
27-28: Marriage Index 1781-1835
29-30: Intentions 1785-1821
29-30: Marriages 1737-1820
29-30: New Residents 1767-1820
31-35: Marriages/Intents 1820-1873
36-37: Vital Records 1843-1850
38-41: Vitals Index 1850-1891
42-52: Vital Records 1851-1891

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Massachusetts Towns

Massachusetts Counties

Barnstable

Berkshire

Bristol

Dukes

Essex

 

Townsend Births 1732_1813, Deaths 1732-1813. Vol 1.

Births are arranged by family, with usually one family per page. Pages 1-18 were lost long ago, but a partial index on page 85 indicates the families that were listed on them. Some data is lost in the tight binding. Note that the only name that appears on page 86 is John Wallis, with references to 1734 and to pages 18, 91 and 106.

Births 1727-1778, pp 18-85

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John Wallis 1734, p 86

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Deaths 1735-1837, pp 1-79

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Deaths 1738-1813, pp 80-85

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Townsend Births 1758-1807, Deaths 1760-1816. Vol 2.

Many dates are lost in the tight binding, and many pages in the death section are blank.

Births 1756-1812, pp 2-78

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Births 1765-1807, pp 79-135

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Index to Births 1756-1807, pp [136-137]

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Deaths 1759-1805, pp 2-132

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Birth 1769, p 133

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Townsend Births 1779-1833, Deaths 1791-1835. Vol 3.

Occasional deaths may be found with associated births. Many pages in the death section are blank. Some data is lost in the tight binding.

Index to Births 1778-1834

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Births 1779-1828, pp <1-71

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Births 1778-1834, pp 72-133

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Deaths 1788-1835, pp 3-128

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Townsend Births 1800-1851, Deaths 1836-1844. Vol 4.

Watch for occasional death records among the births. Some data is lost in the tight binding.

Index to Births 1787-1851

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Births 1787-1847, pp 1-68

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Births 1805-1851, pp 70-86

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Deaths 1836-1843, pp 143-148

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Townsend Births 1726-1851.

Births are arranged chronologically in this transcript of volumes 1-4 above. Apparently no births of 1728 appear in the town records. Some data is lost in the tight binding.

Births 1726-1751, pp 7-58

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Births 1752-1776, pp 59-108

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Births 1777-1801, pp 109-158

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Births 1802-1826, pp 159-210

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Births 1827-1851, pp 211-233

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Index to Births 1726-1851, A-M

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Index to Births 1726-1851; B, P-W

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Townsend Deaths 1735-1844.

Deaths are arranged chronologically in this transcript of volumes 1-4 above. Apparently no deaths appear in the town records for the years of 1808, 1814, 1820-1821, 1823-1828, and 1830. Some data is lost in the tight binding.

Deaths 1735-1773, pp 5-54

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Deaths 1774-1798, pp 55-104

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Deaths 1799-1834, pp 105-176

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Deaths 1835-1844, pp 177-196

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Index to Deaths 1735-1844, A-R

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Index to Deaths 1735-1844, S-W

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Townsend Index Cards for Marriages 1732-1776 (sic).

Marriages of 1731-1799 are found among four different alphabets of index cards, including two for out-of-town marriages. Most cards provide names of bride and groom, residence of each, date of marriage, name of minister or justice of the peace, and source of information– usually Sawtelle’s History of Townsend. Note the few birth and death records interspersed with the last three sets of marriage cards.

Marriages 1731/2-1775, A-W

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Out-of-Town Marriages 1780-1799, B-W

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Out-of-Town Marriages 1739-1771, A-W

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Selected Births & Deaths 1754-1858

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Marriages 1776-1798, A-E

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Marriages 1753-1799, E-W

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Selected Births & Deaths 1744-1860

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Townsend Index Cards for Marriages 1800-1830.

Most cards provide names of bride and groom, residence of each, date of marriage, name of minister or justice of the peace, and source of information–most frequently Sawtelle’s History of Townsend. Note the few birth and death records interspersed with marriages.

Marriages 1791-1835, 1843; A-S

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Selected Births & Deaths 1758-1893

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Marriages 1781-1833, S-Z

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Selected Births & Deaths 1757-1891

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Townsend Town Records 1734-1790.

Marriage Intentions 1785-1793, pp 299-308

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Marriages 1737-1791; pp 314-321, 329-343

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Migrants 1767-1782, pp 322-328

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Townsend Town Records 1792-1820.

Migrants 1793-1820, pp 300-304

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Marriage Intentions 1793-1821, pp 400-430

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Marriages 1791-1820, pp 450-463

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Townsend Town Meetings 1800's, Marriages 1820-1890.

Marriage Intentions 1821-1833, pp 5-49

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Marriage Intentions 1833-1846, pp 50-99

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Marriages 1820-1844, pp 100-130

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Marriage Intentions 1846-1850, pp 131-145

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Marriage Intentions 1851-1863; pp 146-149, 168-199, 250-257

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Reports of Stray Animals 1826-1838, pp 150-155

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Marriage Intentions 1863-1873, pp 258-299

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Re-interments of Giles Family 1882, p 356-357

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Townsend [Register of] Marriages, Deaths & Births 1844-1850. [Book 1]

Note that birth records sometimes provide date and names of parents, but omit the name of the child.

Births 1843-1850, pp 1-9

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Index to Births 1843-1850

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Index to Marriages 1844-1850

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Marriages 1844-1850, pp 1-7

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Deaths 1843-1850, pp 9-18

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Index to Deaths 1843-1850

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Townsend Index of Births, Marriages & Deaths 1851-1891.

Though mostly an index of vital records 1851-1891 in Book 2 (below); those of 1850, and some of 1849, from Book 1 (above) are also included.

Index to Births <1850-1891, A-T

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Index to Births <1850-1891, U-Z

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Index to Marriages <1850-1891, A-R

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Index to Marriages <1850-1891, S-Y

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Index to Deaths <1850-1891, A-N

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Index to Deaths <1850-1891, O-Z

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Townsend Marriages, Births & Deaths 1851-1891. [Book 2]

Births 1851-1863, pp 1-40

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Births 1863-1873, pp 41-85

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Births 1873-1884, pp 86-133

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Births 1885-1891, pp 134-162

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Sherwin Family Bible Records 1816-1841, p 163

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Marriages 1851-1857, pp 1-18

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Out-of-Town Marriages 1734-1799, pp 19-30

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Marriages 1858-1869, pp 31-59

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Marriages 1869-1883, pp 60-103

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Marriages 1884-1891, pp 104-129

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Deaths 1851-1858, pp 1-18

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Deaths 1859-1868, pp 19-59

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Deaths 1869-1879, pp 60-105

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Deaths 1879-1891, pp 106-157

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Deaths 1891, pp 158-159

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