Massachusetts Databases - Chosse a link below to learn more about the stated records. These pages describes the type of records that can be found in
Massachusetts research. Or you can go to a county page to learn about more localized records
Massachusetts Census, 1790-1890: This collection contains the following indexes: 1790 Federal Census Index; 1800 Federal Census Index; 1810 Federal Census Index; 1820 Federal Census Index; 1830 Federal Census Index; 1840 Federal Census Index; 1840 Pensioners List; 1850 Federal Census Index; 1860 Federal Census Index; 1890 Veterans Schedule; Early Census Index.
Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850: This database is an index to approximately 838,000 individuals who were married in select areas of the State of Massachusetts, USA, between 1633 and 1850.
Massachusetts Name Changes, 1780-1892: This collection of court records originally published in 1893 contains nearly 40,000 changes of names approved by the courts of Massachusetts between 1780 and 1892.
Massachusetts Town Birth Records: This database is a collection of birth records from many towns. Each record reveals the individual's name, birth date, birthplace, and parents' names. It provides the names of over 95,000 persons.
Massachusetts Town Death Records: This database is a collection of death records from many towns. Each record reveals the individual's name, death date, burial place, and other useful information. It provides the names of over 90,000 persons.
Massachusetts Town Marriage Records: This database is a collection of Marriage records from many towns. Each record reveals the names of bride and groom, marriage date, and marriage location. It provides the names of about 190,000 persons.
Massachusetts Military Company History, Vol. 4: The database contains many facts concerning births, marriages, occupations, etc. of the past and present members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company,
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols: There are over 175,000 records in this database, which give, when available, the name and age of the individual, town of residence, the date and location of enlistment, areas and length of service, date of discharge, and description of their physical features.
Massachusetts Maps (See Also Map Information for other States) - Maps are critical to genealogical research. The Massachusetts State Archives has an eighteenth-century [1794-5] series of maps for the majority of Massachusetts towns, as well as a series done in 1831, the latter of which were published and might be found in libraries or elsewhere. Numerous town histories contain excellent maps of their towns indicating dwelling places and owners at different points in town history.
As with most New England states, an F.W. Beers Atlas for each Massachusetts county was published in the 1870s. Presently only the Worcester County one is in print (Rutland, Vt.: Tuttle Books, 1971). Major research libraries generally have copies of these folio-sized maps, which indicate residences, owners, schools, roads, churches, and cemeteries.
Excellent map collections of town lots and earlier land distribution exist at the Massachusetts State Archives. Good printed maps are available for research at the New England Historic Genealogical Society and many town offices. Saco Valley Printing is reissuing nineteenth-century editions of maps for Essex and Middlesex counties. These include structures and owners' names.
Massachusetts Census Maps 1790 - 1930 - Links to rotating animated maps showing all the county boundaries for each census year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries.
Massachusetts Formation Maps 1643-Present Day - Links to rotating animated maps showing all the county boundary changes for each year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries
Census Maps for all States - Links to rotating animated maps showing all the county boundaries for each census year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries
County Maps for all States - Links to rotating animated maps showing all the county boundary changes for each year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries and State Department of Transportation Maps
Genealogy Atlas - Have images of old American atlases during the years 1795, 1814, 1822, 1823, 1836, 1838, 1845, 1856, 1866, 1879 and 1897
