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Andover:
Andover Deeds of Seats 1797-1827. Book 1. About 180 pages. Fiches 169-171.

Beverly:
Beverly Births and Deaths 1777-1843
. Data on Fiches 51-53 transcribed from church records.

Billerica:
Billerica Church of Christ Baptisms [1747-1828]
. Baptismal dates on Fiches 14T-15T are arranged alphabetically by family.

Bolton:
Bolton [Church Certificates] 1817-1833
. 36 pages. In order to avoid the minister tax for the official town church, these residents obtained certificates of membership in other churches; e.g., Baptist, Methodist, Evangelical Congregational, and Universalist. Tax-Exempt Church Members 1817-1833, pp 1-36 on Fiche 76.

Boston:
Boston Church Marriages 1751-1761
. 116 pages. Fiches 131-132.
This book, though worn and torn, is especially valuable because of the lack of 1751-1761 marriages in city records. Further, the marriages here, arranged by church, actually date from 1730-1802. Note that the introduction identifies the churches that existed in 1751, along with the year of their organization.

Charlestown:
Charlestown 1st Church 1632-1789
. Contains data from First Church, index, Second Church and Harvard Church on Fiches 250-258.

Chilmark:
Chilmark General [Church] Record 1819-1905.
About 150 pages. fiches 21-23.
Chilmark Methodist Episcopal Church 1837-1872. Fiches 24,25, 27.
Chilmark Methodist Episcopal Church Records 1842-1888
. Fiches 26-27.

Dunstable:
Dunstable Church Records 1834-1898
. Fiches 89-93.
Records at the beginning of the book include the Confession of Faith and Covenant; as well as such business as rules, discipline for un-Christian acts, baptisms, admissions, and dismissals. News items, such as the 1871 death of a past minister, sometimes appear. The end of the book provides lists of members at time of baptism, marriage and/or death; along with a chronological listing of church admissions and dismissals--perhaps extracted from earlier pages in the book. Two censuses identify church members of 1860-1873 and circa 1879-1897, with dates of church admission ranging from 1813-1897. Dates of death (ranging from 1861-1898), sometimes with age or place of death, and new places of residence, also, often appear in the censuses. Note that 1885 membership consisted of 20 males and 44 females.

Ludlow:
Ludlow [Congregational Church Records 1819-1839]
. Fiches 20-21
These records report baptisms, identify church members, give names (and sometimes residence) of those applying for church admission, provide death notices or new addresses for most removals, reveal some personal confessions, and proclaim the Confession of Faith & Covenant of the church.

Wenham:
Records of First Church In Wenham Kept by Rev John Fisk, Pastor 1644-1655
. 183 pp.  Fiches 10-13. Copied from original by David Pulsifer, 1882. This book also contains records of the First Church from 1655-1683 after it moved to Chelmsford.

Westborough:
Westborough Church Register 1724-1874
.  Fiches 94-96.

Westborough Church Records 1808-1835. Fiches 97-99.
Besides general church records, this book lists baptisms 1810-1835, marriages 1809-1834, and deaths 1808-1836. Incoming and outgoing members are listed, also--often with former or future residence.

Westborough Congregational Church Records 1835-1856. Volume 3. Fiches 100-103. The annotated index of members, beginning on page 248, is of special interest. For many, it identifies other places of residence and/or death date.

Church Records 1835-1856. Deaths 1835-1849. Baptisms 1835-1857. Church Members 1835. Church Admissions 1835-1841. Church Dismissals 1835-1842. Index of Members 1780-1858. New Members 1845-1858. Table of Contents.

Westborough Church Records 1856-1889. Volume 4. 359 pages. Fiches 104-109.
Of special interest is the annotated index of members that begins on page 318. For many, it identifies other places of residence and/or death date. Church Records & Baptisms 1859-1876.


Westford:
Records of the Second Church of Chelmsford, Anno 1727, afterwards the First Church of Westford, Mass
. Typed. 207 + 33 pages. Fiches 140-146.
Church Establishment & Covenant. Baptisms 1727-1864. Admissions 1728-1860. Marriages 1728-1868. Church Meetings 1727-1808,  1824-1866. Recommendations & Dismissions 1728-1841. Penitents Restored 1728-1797. Church Stock 1727-1773. Church History 1727-1840.

Westford Proprietors of Union [Meeting House] Records [1829-1874]. Vol 1. About 185 pages. Fiches 147-149. Congregational Church. Pew map included near end of book.

Westford Union [Congregational] Church Record [1828-1880]. 181 pages. Fiches 149-151. Lists of church members sometimes indicate age, death date, or new residence.

Westford Union Society Notes [1852-1870]. About 70 pages. Fiche 154.
Church Business 1852-1870, Church Members 1852 FICHE 154

Westford Union Society Records 1871-1894. About 100 pages. Fiches 153, 155.
A short list of members is found in records of 1885 and 1886.

 West Roxbury:
First Church, West Roxbury 1712-1837, Marriages, Baptisms, Deaths, and Index
. Fiches 1-9.

Whately:
Record of Church of Christ in Whately 1771-1831
. Fiches 15-17.
Church Minutes 1771-1822; Baptisms 1771-1831. Deaths 1771-1822; Marriages 1771-1831.

Records of the Congregational Church of Whately 1821-1843. Fiches 18-19.
Marriages 1822-1840, baptisms 1822-1842, and deaths.

Congregational Church Records of Whately 1860-1897. Fiches 20-24.
Church Records & Index 1771-1898. Church Records, Marriages, Deaths 1771-1895. Marriages & Deaths 1834-1897. Church Records 1860-1869, 1877-1897.


Whately Baptist Church Records 1789-1850
. Fiche 25-26.
Church Records 1789-1850, Marriages 1809.

Worcester:
Worcester Church Records 1807-1824
.  Second Parish; First Parish; Calvinist Society; Baptist Society.


Worthington:
Records of the Church of Christ in Worthington 1771-1838
. Vol 1. Fiches 8-10.
Church Records 1771-1813.  Church Records 1771-1838. Marriages 1834-1838. Baptisms 1771-1830,. Baptisms 1830-1838. Church Records 1825-1839. Deaths 1804-1839.  Marriages 1823-1834, 1809-1823.

Records of the First Congregational Church in Worthington 1839-1871. Vol 2.  Fiches 11-13. Church Records 1839-1871. Church Members 1839. Baptisms 1839-1871.  Church Records 1839-1871. Marriages 1839-1870.  Deaths 1839-1861. Deaths 1861-1871.

 

 

MASSACHUSETTS CHURCH RECORDS
SCITUATE 1695-1887

Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1991
LC 90-814431, ISBN 0-87623-132-6 (ISBN 0-87623-130-X, Set)
30- to 35-frame, double-image format at 25X & 30X reduction
7 volumes on 19 microfiches
Jay Mack Holbrook

FICHES 1-2: First Book of Records 1695-1761
FICHES 3-5: Transcript of First Book 1695-1761
FICHES 6-10: Records of First Parish 1761-1854
FICHES 11-13: First Precinct Accounts 1786-1871
FICHES 14-15: Church Book of Scituate 1707-1791
FICHES 16-17: First Church of Christ 1787-1831
FICHES 18-19: First Church of Christ 1831-1887

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MASSACHUSETTS CHURCH RECORDS
SUTTON 1720-1905

Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1998
LC 90-814431, ISBN 0-87623-170-9 (ISBN 0-87623-130-X, Set)
30- to 35-frame, double-image format at 25X & 30X reduction
9 volumes on 33 microfiches
Jay Mack Holbrook

FICHES 1-3: Church Records 1720-1825
FICHES 4-6: Parish Book of Records 1743-1773
FICHE 6: Inventory of Church Records 1989
FICHES 7-10: Church of Christ Records 1826-1859
FICHES 11-15: Congregational Church Records 1859-1884
FICHES 16-20: Parish/Society Records 1783-1851
FICHES 21-23: Congregational Society Records 1794-1826
FICHES 24-28: Congregational Society Records 1794-1851
FICHES 29-33: Church Register & Record 1854-1948

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MASSACHUSETTS CHURCH RECORDS
WARREN 1791-1869

Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1991
LC 90-814431, ISBN 0-87623-133-4 (ISBN 0-87623-130-X, Set)
30- to 35-frame, double-image format at 25X & 30X reduction
2 volumes on 5 microfiches
Jay Mack Holbrook

FICHE 1: Church & Vital Records 1791-1837
FICHE 2: Church Records & Deaths 1791-1836
FICHE 3: Church Records 1836-1855
FICHE 4: Church Records 1856-1868
FICHE 5: Church & Vital Records 1836-1869

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