Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800, as Found on Ancient Court Records of the Counties of Middlesex, Hampshire, Berkshire, and Bristol. Third Book. (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu

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This book is a reprint, originally published in 1914, of early marriages in Middlesex, Hampshire, Berkshire and Bristol Counties, Massachusetts, between the years of 1643 and 1795. Frederic W. Bailey, a prolific publisher of vital records, compiled several books between the years 1896 and 1914. In 1897 he began a series on early Massachusetts marriages, which is believed to be the most complete collection of early Massachusetts marriages ever published. This book, the Third Book, covers Middlesex, Hampshire, Berkshire and Bristol Counties between the years 1643 and 1795. Included are the full names of the bride and groom, the date and town of marriage. There are approximately 5,300 marriages, or 10,600 individuals listed in this Third Book. Following is a list of the Towns covered, by County: Middlesex County: Billerica, Cambridge, Charlestown, Chelmsford, Concord, Dunstable, Groton, Hilliston, Lancaster, Marlborough, Malden, Medford, Mendon, Newton, Reading, Sherborn, Stow, Sudbury, Watertown, Weston, and Woburn. Berkshire County: Adams, Cheshire, Dalton, Egremont, Great Barrington, Hancock, Lanesborough, Lenox, Mount Washington, Peru, Pittsfield, Tyringham, West Stockbridge, Williamstown, and Windsor. Plymouth County (Continued from Book Two): Middleborough, Plymouth, Rochester, Hanover, Bridgewater, Duxborough, and Marshfield. Hampshire County: Belchertown, Blandford, Charlemont, Deerfield, Greenfield, Hatfield, Monson, Northampton, Orange, Southampton, Sunderland, Wendell, Westfield, Westhampton, and Springfield (now Hampden Co.). Bristol County: Attleborough. Paperback, (1914), repr. 2011, Index, 211 pp.