Description:
Originally published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society,
the Massachusetts Town Vital Records Collection is one of the most valuable
tools available in finding ancestors who lived in the colony and state
prior to 1850.
This database is an update adding Dorchester to the collection of marriage
records from the towns of Abington, Acton, Andover, Ashburnham, Ashfield,
Billerica, Brimfield, Brockton, Carver, Chelmsford, Chester, Dartmouth,
Dover, Dracut, Essex, Framingham, Gill, Granville, Holden, Holliston,
Hummards, Lawrence, Lexington, Lynn, Medford, Medway, Middlefield, New
Ashford, New Bedford, New Braintree, Pembroke, Shirley, Shrewsbury,
Sturbridge, Taunton, Templeton, Tisbury, Tyringham, Wayland, Washington,
Westford, Westminster, Westport, West Springfield, Winchendon, Windsor,
Worthington, and Wrentham.
Each record reveals the names of bride and groom, marriage date, and
marriage location. It provides the names of about 190,000 persons.