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Westminster, MD: Heritage Books Inc. New. (1890) 2007. Reprint. Paperback. 510 pages. A Heritage Classic. "At its annual meeting in March, 1889, the town of Lancaster made appropriations for the preservation in print of its older records of births, marriages and deaths." These records came from a variety of sources, including: Middlesex County court, town records, five churches (First Church, Second or Chocksett Church, Hillside Church, The Evangelical Congregation Church, and Universalist Church), Rev. George M. Bartol, and Judge Joseph Wilder. Epitaphs were preserved from the following seven burial grounds: the Old Burial Field; the Old Common Burial Ground to 1850; the Chocksett Burial Ground, 1736-1781; the Middle Cemetery to 1850; the Burial Place of the Shakers to 1850; the North Burial Field to 1850; and the North Village Cemetery to 1850. The everyname plus subject index lists places and persons .

West Hartford, CT: Chedwato Service. Near Fine. 1953. Trade Paperback. No spine crease.. 88 pages .

Westminster, MD: Heritage Books Inc. New. (1995) 2008. Trade Paperback. 456 pages. This revised collection of thirty-three cemeteries is an alphabetical arrangement of inscriptions found on tombstones and in records. These cemeteries are found in Barnstable, West Barnstable, Cotuit, Marstons Mills, Centerville, Hyannis, Hyannisport, Cummaquid and Oesterville, Massachusetts. The inscriptions include the name of the deceased and, when available, the year of death and/or birth and the names of spouses and children. Additional commentary identifies such items as: who the deceased is buried next to or the family plot in which he or she was buried; the condition of the tombstone as a result of weather, time or vandalism; and stones that were difficult to read. Supplementary information provided by the compiler includes: military involvement of the deceased, epitaphs, status (widow, infant, doctor, etc.), religious affiliation, and age at death. A key is provided to help identify each person… Read More

Clearfield. New. 1996. Trade Paperback. 678 pages. This is the most complete collection of early Massachusetts marriages ever published, containing over 20,000 entries for the period 1643-1800. The marriages derive from records kept by the various county, city, and court clerks in compliance with Massachusetts law, and give the full name of the bride and groom and date and place of marriage. The book is divided into four sections covering: Worcester County; Plymouth County; Middlesex, Hampshire, Berkshire, and Bristol counties; and Plymouth County again, as transcribed from the first volume of the records of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and an unnumbered volume of the records of the Court of General Sessions. This last section contains over 1,000 additional entries. Each section of the book is separately paginated and indexed, except for the last, which is arranged in chronological order. .

Heritage Books Inc.. New. 2009. Trade Paperback. 110 pages. This volume consists of abstracts from the fifth copy book of the Essex County Deed Books. These records are a rich source of names complete with details of the transactions and the properties involved. Records contain (as available) the full names of both the buyer and the seller in bold type, the date of the transaction, a description of the property including its location, payment(s), and (as available) witnesses. The fullname index is a bonus for researchers. .

Baltomore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1991. Reprint. Hardcover. A number of inked marks in margins. Blue cloth binding with title and author imprinted in gold on front cover and spine . 535, 291 pages .

Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company. New. 2006. Hardcover. 363 pages. Names thousands of Mayflower and sister ship antecedents. .

Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Near Fine. 1992. Reprint. Paperback. 363 pages. No other official record or group of records is as historically significant as the 1790 census of the United States. The taking of this census marked the inauguration of a process that continues right up to our own day--the enumeration at ten-year intervals of the entire American population. In its very continuity the census is a mirror image of the evolution of the American republic, and the census of 1790, the first official enumeration of all heads of household residing in the infant republic, is the true starting point of this process, the place where we can point a finger and say with confidence, "This is where it started! From here on we deal with facts!" The equivalent of England's Domesday Book, the 1790 census is an authentic chronicle of the American people during the period immediately following the Revolution and at the time of the adoption of the Constitution. It is certain… Read More

Clearfield Co. New. 2005. Trade Paperback. 683 pages. This is the standard history of the town of Haverhill, Massachusetts. Fully two-thirds of this volume is devoted to the period prior to the end of the American Revolution. Mr. Chase describes Haverhill's milestones--the laying out of the town, Indian wars, Haverhill in the Revolution, and so on--against a backdrop of genealogy. Thus, the narrative is interrupted on numerous occasions by genealogical and biographical essays of prominent citizens, lists of voters, militia companies, signatories to this and that, tax lists, householders in 1798, etc. The separate name index at the back of the book totals as many as 7,500 entries. .

Heritage Books. New. (1879) 2007. Trade Paperback. 623 in 2 vols pages. A Heritage classic. The book begins with a history of the local Nipmuck Indians and includes a copy of the deed for the purchase of the town from them, followed by a list of citizens who received property in the division of land and information about early events of note. Other valuable lists include census polls, military enlistments, agricultural data, and government positions, select-men, and constables. The remaining chapters cover a variety of diverse subjects including the town's war record, ecclesiastical and educational history, official and statistical history, and old houses and buildings. Genealogies include character sketches, professional profiles and death notices of 79 of the oldest local families, among them Aldrich, Baker, Child, Clark, Fisk, Goddard, Goodale, Harrington, Leland, Miles, Robbins, Stone, Wheeler, Whitney and Wood. Over 50 illustrations, including maps, woodcuts, and portraits… Read More

Heritage Books. New. (1997) 2012. Trade Paperback. 147 pages. The history of the Myricks United Methodist Church, located in Berkley, Massachusetts, is a topic not only of interest to the author, but of personal significance. Mrs. Terry's grandmother was a lifelong member of the church and "served as Church Historian for many years." It was through this relationship that she first became interested in the subject. Upon realization that there was no written history of the church, she began this work to present a source of information on the "church and community." In the process of compiling this information, she accessed a number of sources, including the church records and articles, newspaper articles, earlier books and a local historical society. The Myricks United Methodist Church was established in the middle of the 19th century, and therefore this book covers about 150 years of the church and its members. The book begins with a chapter giving a brief history of… Read More

Bowie: Heritage Books, Inc.. New. (2002) 2009. Paperback. Index. . 781 pages. This handy guidebook to existing published works belongs in the library of anyone searching for their New England ancestors, or researching Massachusetts family histories/genealogies. The author has researched and compiled this valuable bibliographic reference tool from the abundance of genealogical works about Massachusetts family histories and genealogies that are available to the public. .

Heritage Books Inc.. New. 2009. Paperback. 568 pages. Attempts to identify all the men who came to Massachusetts between 1620 and 1650, a period of enormous influx, and to follow them down to the time of their death with a genealogical sketch. .

Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company. New. 1999. Corrected and Revised Edition. Trade Paperback. Index. . 550 pages. An alphabetically arranged list of approximately 5,000 settlers and their families, this work contains the names of all persons mentioned in the records of the commonwealth of Massachusetts between 1620 and 1650 and in the various passenger lists for the period. Information given includes dates of arrival in America, occupations, estates, marriages, names and dates of birth f children, and abstracts of probated wills. .

Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1991. Hardcover. A number of names have light check marks . Red hardcover book with title and author in gold on front cover and spine. No dust jacket as published . 293 pages .

Heritage Books, Inc. New. 2010. Paperback. 404 pages. This book offers a detailed and highly readable account of the Salem witchcraft affair of 1692. Its publication coincides with the tercentenary observance of the events that form one of the grimmest chapters in colonial American history. The book has three parts. Part One, "Salem Witchcraft History," provides background information on the Puritan settlement of New England and documents the circumstances which led to the witch hunt of 1692. It identifies the conspirators who accused innocent people by working in collusion with the Puritan old guard authority. It then gives an account of the Andover phase of the witch hunt, with emphasis on the almost forgotten story of the fifty townspeople who were imprisoned for witchcraft in 1692. Nathaniel Hawthorne was a descendant of John Hathorne, one of the most zealous of the Salem witch hunters. Part Two, "The House of the Seven Gables," briefly examines Hawthorne's… Read More

Bowie: Heritage Books, Inc.. New. 1993. Paperback. 425 pages. Master guide to 14,000 surnames found in 128 volumes of Massachusetts town histories. Nearly 56,000 citations. .

Bowie: Heritage Books, Inc.. New. 1988. Trade Paperback. 484 pages. This collection of birth, marriage and death records is in three major sections, each alphabetically arranged, in the same basic format that has been used in the previously published volumes of Massachusetts vital records. The data was taken from the town records, ministers returns, and private sources, and will be a boone to researchers interested in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. .