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Massachusetts State-wide Indexes 1841-1895 of births, marriages, and deaths to search for "lost" ancestors.
When all you know is that your relative lived in Massachusetts, search our state-wide, fiche indexes of 1841-1895. They show the year and town of almost all births, marriages, or deaths for that time period. To learn more about the person, go directly to our fiche collections of town records.


Brimfield, Holland, and Monson:
Property List of Brimfield & Surrounding Towns on 1 Oct 1798
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For Monson, Brimfield, South Brimfield (now Wales) and Holland, a census-type document of owners or occupiers of property exceeding two acres and/or valued at $100 or greater.

Property 1798: Monson

FICHE 49

Property 1798: Monson, Brimfield

FICHE 50

Property 1798: Brimfield

FICHE 51

Property 1798: South Brimfield

FICHE 51

Property 1798: Holland

FICHE 52


Groton:   town census taken in 1681 (p 72)
Groton Copy of Old Records [1655-1754]
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Among the minutes of town meetings and selectmen's meetings, one finds much interesting reading; e.g., the town offered Samuel Scripture land in 1671 as incentive to settle in the town (p 37); townspeople provided compassionate service in 1673 for Good-wife Ong (p 46); Andrew the Indian referenced (p 46); town census taken in 1681 (p 72); two drunken squaws caused problems (p 73). Fiche 50.


Nantucket:
Nantucket Census 1800, 1830
. 195 pages.

Both censuses name all family members--usually with age, birth month and day. Sometimes an additional date, perhaps death date, appears.

1800 Census, pp 1-51, A-C

FICHE 135

1800 Census, pp 52-111, C-R

FICHE 136

1800 Census, pp 112-143, R-Y

FICHE 137

1830 Census, pp 1-25, A-B

FICHE 137

1830 Census, pp 26-85, B-F

FICHE 138

1830 Census, pp 86-145, F-R

FICHE 139

1830 Census, pp 146-195, R-W

FICHE 140

Quaise Asylum & House of Industry, pp 183-186

FICHE 140

People of Color; pp 185, 187-195

FICHE 140


Nantucket Census 1840, 1850. 431 pages.

Most list all family members, their ages and, sometimes, month of birth.

1840 Census, pp 1-55, A-C

FICHE 141

1840 Census, pp 56-115, C-F

FICHE 142

1840 Census, pp 116-175, F-M

FICHE 143

1840 Census, pp 176-235, M-W

FICHE 144

1840 Census, pp 236-240, W

FICHE 145

Quaise Farm 1840, pp 242-243

FICHE 145

House of Correction 1840, p 243

FICHE 145

Colored Persons 1840, p 243

FICHE 145

Tax Valuations 1853, pp 244-247

FICHE 145

1850 Census, pp 1-46, A-C

FICHE 145

1850 Census, pp 47-106, C-K

FICHE 146

1850 Census, pp 107-166, K-S

FICHE 147

1850 Census, pp 167-184, T-Y

FICHE 148


Nantucket Census 1860, 1865. 367 pages.

Both censuses list names and ages, but the one for 1865 lists, also, month and day of birth. Blank pages: 26-39.

1860 Census, pp 1-66, Abbott-Davis

FICHE 149

1860 Census, pp 67-126, Day-Manter

FICHE 150

1860 Census, pp 127-186, Manter-Winslow

FICHE 151

1860 Census, pp 187-192, Winslow-Young

FICHE 152

1865 Census, pp 1-49, A-D

FICHE 152

1865 Census, pp 50-109, D-M

FICHE 153

1865 Census, pp 110-169, M-W

FICHE 154

1865 Census, pp 170-172, W-Y

FICHE 155

Soldiers & Sailors Monument, "A" listings

FICHE 155


Nantucket Census 1870, 1880, 1895.

All three censuses list names and ages.

1870 Census, pp 1-53, A-F

FICHE 156

1870 Census, pp 54-113, F-S

FICHE 157

1870 Census, pp 114-132, S-Y

FICHE 158

1880 Census, pp 1-39, A-E

FICHE 158

1880 Census, pp 40-99, F-S

FICHE 159

1880 Census, pp 100-113, S-Y

FICHE 160

1895 Census, pp 114-159, A-H

FICHE 160

1895 Census, pp 160-215, H-Y

FICHE 161


Pittsfield:


PITTSFIELD SCHOOL CENSUSES 1885-1910
 

These censuses of 1885-1910 school children, arranged alphabetically by surname, provide name, age, date and place of birth (city, state or country), street or area of residence (with Pittsfield abbreviated Pfd), name of parent or guardian, and school attended. Further, records of 1885-1895 designate race (e.g., Irish, Scotch, German), and those of 1900-1910 show ward of residence. The Berkshire Atheneum stores these original census volumes.

 

City of Pittsfield Attendance Records, 1885. A-Z. About 110 pages.

Note a few incomplete and mixed entries after listings for "Z".

School Census 1885, A-L

FICHE 247

School Census 1885, L-Z+

FICHE 248

City of Pittsfield Attendance Records, 1888. A-Z. About 100 pages.

School Census 1888, pp 1-59, A-M

FICHE 249

School Census 1888, pp 60-95, M-Z

FICHE 250

 

City of Pittsfield Attendance Records, 1890. A-Z. About 105 pages.

School Census 1890, A-K

FICHE 251

School Census 1890, L-W

FICHE 252

 

City of Pittsfield Attendance Records, 1891. A-Z. About 120 pages.

School Census 1891, A-I

FICHE 253

School Census 1891, J-Z

FICHE 254

 

City of Pittsfield Attendance Records, 1892. A-Z. About 120 pages.

School Census 1892, A-K

FICHE 255

School Census 1892, K-Y

FICHE 256

 

City of Pittsfield Attendance Records, 1893. A-Z About 130 pages.

See preface for key to numbers in race column.

School Census 1893, A-I

FICHE 257

School Census 1893, J-W

FICHE 258

School Census 1893, W-Z

FICHE 259

School Census 1894, W-Z (from below)

FICHE 259

School Census 1895, W-Z (from below)

FICHE 259

 

City of Pittsfield Attendance Records, 1894. A-Z. About 130 pages.

See preface on fiche 257 for key to numbers in race column.

School Census 1894, A-I

FICHE 260

School Census 1894, J-W

FICHE 261

School Census 1894, W-Z

FICHE 259

 

City of Pittsfield Attendance Records, 1895. A-Z. About 135 pages.

See preface for key to numbers in race column.

School Census 1895, A-H

FICHE 262

School Census 1895, I-V

FICHE 263

School Census 1895, W-Z

FICHE 259

 

City of Pittsfield Attendance Records, 1900. A-Z. About 145 pages.

School Census 1900, A-H

FICHE 264

School Census 1900, H-S

FICHE 265

School Census 1900, S-Z

FICHE 266

School Census 1903, R-Z (from below)

FICHE 266

 

City of Pittsfield Attendance Records, 1902. A-Z. About 145 pages.

School Census 1902, A-H

FICHE 267

School Census 1902, H-S

FICHE 268

School Census 1902, S-Z

FICHE 269

School Census 1904, S-Z (from below)

FICHE 269

 

City of Pittsfield Attendance Records, 1903. A-Z. About 150 pages.

School Census 1903, A-G

FICHE 270

School Census 1903, H-R

FICHE 271

School Census 1903, R-Z

FICHE 266

 

City of Pittsfield Attendance Records, 1904. A-Z. About 150 pages.

School Census 1904, A-H

FICHE 272

School Census 1904, H-R

FICHE 273

School Census 1904, S-Z

FICHE 269

 

City of Pittsfield Attendance Records, 1905. A-Z. About 150 pages.

School Census 1905, A-G

FICHE 274

School Census 1905, G-Q

FICHE 275

School Census 1905, R-Z

FICHE 276

 

City of Pittsfield Attendance Records, 1910. A-Z. About 170 pages.

School Census 1910, A-G

FICHE 277

School Census 1910, G-O

FICHE 278


Topsfield:
Topsfield School Census 1888-1898.All listings include birth date; those from 1888-1891 also list names of parents and street of residence. Fiches 61-62.


Westboro:
Westborough Inhabitants in 1776. Male Inhabitants of Westborough over 16 Years Old in 1777. Westborough 1777 List of Inhabitants. Fiche 21.


Williamstown:
List of Williamstown Residents in 1830
. 35 pages. Fiche 3.

   
     
     
       
       
 
     
     

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