Boston Genealogy (in Suffolk County)

Birth Records

Births, Baptisms, Marriages & Deaths, 1630 to 1699 Jane Devlin
Boston Births 1700-1809 NEHGS
Boston Births Records 1800-1849 NEHGS
Boston Births, 1700-1800 Ancestry
Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699 Ancestry
Boston, New North Church Records, 1714-99(church and vital records) Ancestry
Vital Records before 1806 Ray's Place
Vital Records to 1644 Jane Devlin

Cemetery Records

Copp's Hill Burial Ground US Gen Web
Index to the city documents, 1834 to 1909 : with an appendix containing a list of city publications Ancestry
King's Chapel Cemetery Cemetery Junction
Old Granary Burying Ground Cemetery Junction

Census Records

1790 Census US Gen Web
1860 Census (partial) US Gen Web
1900 Census (partial) US Gen Web
Boston, Massachusetts, Census, 1707 Ancestry
Boston, Massachusetts, Report of the Record Commissioners, Miscellaneous Papers(includes historical documents, 1707 census, city directories 1789 and 1796) Ancestry
Smallpox Inoculation Census of 1824 - Boston Western District, Ward Seven NEHGS

Church Records

Births, Baptisms, Marriages & Deaths, 1630 to 1699 Jane Devlin
Historical Catalogue of 3rd Church of Boston (church records & brief sketches of members 1669-1719) World Vital Records
Officers & Beneficiaries of the First Church, 1630 to 1880 Jane Devlin
Boston, New North Church Records, 1714-99(church and vital records) Ancestry

City Directories

1800 City Directory for Boston Distant Cousin
1845 City Directory Tufts University
1855 City Directory Tufts University
1865 City Directory Tufts University
1870 City Directory Tufts University
1872 City Directory Tufts University
1875 City Directory Tufts University
1885 City Directory Tufts University
1904 City Directory for Boston Distant Cousin
1905 City Directory Tufts University
1925 City Directory Tufts University
Boston City Directories (selected years 1789-1926) Footnote
Boston, Massachusetts City Directory, 1789 Ancestry
Boston, Massachusetts Directory, 1796 Ancestry
Boston, Massachusetts Directory, 1800 Ancestry
Boston, Massachusetts Directory, 1805 Ancestry
Boston, Massachusetts Directory, 1890 Ancestry
Boston, Massachusetts, 1913 Harvard University Alumni Directory Ancestry
Boston, Massachusetts, Report of the Record Commissioners, Miscellaneous Papers(includes historical documents, 1707 census, city directories 1789 and 1796) Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories(includes Boston 1843-1918 selected years, 1924-5, 1947, 1961-2, 1967, 1970-1, 1973, and 1981) Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories(includes Boston and New Bedford 1927) Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories(includes Boston and Vicinity 1906) Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories(includes South Boston 1903) Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories(includes Springfield, Boston, and Worcester 1901) Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories(includes Wakefield and Boston 1913) Ancestry
Suffolk County, Boston City Massachusetts 1810 City Directory Ancestry
U.K. and U.S. Directories, 1680-1830(includes Boston 1826-28) Ancestry

Death Records

Births, Baptisms, Marriages & Deaths, 1630 to 1699 Jane Devlin
Boston Deaths 1799-1825 NEHGS
Boston Deaths, 1700-1799 NEHGS
Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699 Ancestry
Deaths Reported in the Boston Recorder and Telegraph , 1827 and 1828 NEHGS
Boston, New North Church Records, 1714-99(church and vital records) Ancestry
Vital Records before 1806 Ray's Place
Vital Records to 1644 Jane Devlin

Genealogies

The Pilgrims of Boston and Their Descendants World Vital Records
The pilgrims of Boston and their descendants : with an introduction(printed 1856) Ancestry

Historical Records

A Historical sketch of Boston : containing a brief account of its settlement, rise, and progress with a glance at its present(published 1861) Ancestry
A history of Boston, the metropolis of Massachusetts : from its origin to the present period, with some account of the environs(1828) Ancestry
A municipal history of the town and city of Boston during two centuries(political history) Ancestry
A Municipal History of the Town and City of Boston During Two Centuries: from 1630 to 1830 World Vital Records
A Partial (And Not Impartial) Semi-Centennial History of the Tavern Club, 1884 - 1934 World Vital Records
A partial (and not impartial) semi-centennial history of the Tavern Club, 1884-1934(includes list of members) Ancestry
A Sketch of the Origin, Object and Character of the Franklin Fund World Vital Records
A volume relating to the early history of Boston(includes Boston marriages 1752-1809 and town records 1784-1822, and Dorchester vital records 1826-1849) Ancestry
Beacon Hill : its ancient pastures and early mansions Ancestry
Boston and its story, 1630-1915 : a relation Ancestry
Boston and Maine Railroad Employees 1874-1939 University of Massachusetts
Boston City Hospital Patient Registers 1867-1870 NEHGS
Boston Common : scenes from four centuries Ancestry
Boston in 1682 and 1699 Ancestry
Boston looks seaward : the story of the port, 1630-1940 Ancestry
Boston Loyalists (list of names) US Gen Web
Boston notions : being an authentic and concise account of "that village," from 1630 to 1847 Ancestry
Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943 Ancestry
Boston Passenger Manifests 1848-1891 Massachusetts Archives
Boston Port Arrivals and Immigrants, 1715-16, 1762-69 Ancestry
Boston Sea Fencibles' (naval militia) Signal Roll 1817-1829 NEHGS
Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore Steamship Arrivals, 1890-1930(names of ships only) Ancestry
Boston Tax List, 1831 NEHGS
Boston, 1821-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists Ancestry
Boston, 1822 to 1922 : the story of its government and principal activities during one hundred years Ancestry
Boston, Massachusetts Passenger Lists, 1884 Ancestry
Boston, Massachusetts, Report of the Record Commissioners, 1736-42(includes names of citizens) Ancestry
Boston, Massachusetts, Report of the Record Commissioners, Miscellaneous Papers(includes historical documents, 1707 census, city directories 1789 and 1796) Ancestry
Celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the settlement of Boston, September 17,1880 Ancestry
Centennial of the Boston Pier, or the Long Wharf Corporation Ancestry
Changes of values in real estate in Boston, the past one hundred years Ancestry
Curiosities of history : Boston, September seventeenth, 1630-1880 Ancestry
Dutch Immigrants to America, 1820-1880(includes Boston passenger lists) Ancestry
Historic Boston and its neighborhood : an historical pilgrimage Ancestry
History and by-laws of the Boston Veteran Firemen's Association : from 1833 to 1898 Ancestry
History of Boston Ancestry
History of the Old South Church (Third Church) Boston, Volume 1 World Vital Records
History of the Old South Church (Third Church) Boston, Volume 2 World Vital Records
Illustrated history of Boston Harbor : compiled from the most authentic sources, giving a complete and reliable history Ancestry
Immigrant Arrivals in Boston (various passenger lists for 1634-6, 1716, 1764, 1766-7, 1825-8, 1846-7, 1858, 1882, 1903) Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
Immigrant Arrivals in Boston (various passenger lists for 1635, 1700, 1826, 1846-7, 1862, 1886, 1889, 1893, 1909) Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
Immigrant Arrivals in Boston (various passenger lists for 1638, 1826-8, 1846-9, 1854-6, 1886, 1894, 1896, 1905) Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
Immigrant Arrivals in Boston (various passenger lists for 1683, 1826, 1844, 1846, 1848, 1849, 1852, 1882-4, 1886, 1890, 1894, 1920) Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
Immigrant Arrivals in Boston (various passenger lists for 1826, 1862, 1874, 1881, 1887, 1890-1, 1905) Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
Immigrant Arrivals in Boston (various passenger lists for 1847, 1890, 1913, 1920, 1923) Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
Index to the city documents, 1834 to 1909 : with an appendix containing a list of city publications Ancestry
Irish in Boston(historical and biographical sketches up to the late 19th century) Ancestry
Leading business men of Back Bay, South End, Boston Highlands, Jamaica Plain and Dorchester(printed 1888) Ancestry
Leading manufacturers and merchants of the city of Boston : and a review of the prominent exchanges.(printed 1885) Ancestry
Lists of Alien Passengers to the Port of Boston, 1847-1852 NEHGS
Northeastern University (Boston) Class of 1926 Distant Cousin
Northeastern University (Boston) Class of 1927 Distant Cousin
Northeastern University (Boston) Class of 1928 Distant Cousin
Northeastern University (Boston) Class of 1929 Distant Cousin
Old Boston days & ways : from the dawn of the Revolution until the town became a city Ancestry
Old Boston Days & Ways: From the Dawn of the Revolution Until the Town Became a City World Vital Records
Old Homesteads of Boston, Massachusetts World Vital Records
Old Landmarks and Historic Personages of Boston Ancestry
Old Park Street and its Vicinity (in Boston) World Vital Records
One hundred years of savings bank service : a brief account of the origin, growth and present condition of the Provident Institution(in Boston) Ancestry
Pupils and Teachers of Mrs. Rowson's Academy, Boston, Massachusetts, 1797-1822 NEHGS
Rambles around old Boston Ancestry
Report of the Draft Riot in Boston, July 14th, 1863 World Vital Records
Romantic days in old Boston : the story of the city and of its people during the nineteenth century Ancestry
Romantic Days in Old Boston: The Story of the City and of its People During the Nineteenth Century World Vital Records
Shawmut, or, The settlement of Boston by the Puritan pilgrims Ancestry
Shawmut: The Settlement of Boston by the Puritan Pilgrims World Vital Records
Ship Passenger Lists from Ireland to America: Miscellaneous Ships(includes various ships to Boston in the 1700s) Ancestry
Sketch of the Franklin Fund of the city of Boston Ancestry
Sketch of the Franklin Fund of the City of Boston World Vital Records
Sketches and reminiscences of the Radical Club of Chestnut Street, Boston Ancestry
Sketches of Boston, past and present : and of some few places in its vicinity Ancestry
Sketches of Boston, Past and Present, and Some Few Places of Its Vicinity World Vital Records
St. Botolph's town : an account of old Boston in colonial days Ancestry
St. Botolph's Town: An Account of Old Boston in Colonial Days World Vital Records
Storms and shipwrecks in Boston Bay Ancestry
Storms and Shipwrecks in Boston Bay: and the Record of the Life Savers of Hull World Vital Records
Tax List of Boston, 1821 NEHGS
The aristocracy of Boston (being a history of the business and business men of Boston) Ancestry
The book of Boston (printed 1916) Ancestry
The Boston social survey : an enquiry into the relation between financial and political affairs in Boston(printed 1916) Ancestry
The city government of Boston Ancestry
The crooked & narrow streets of the town of Boston : 1630-1822 Ancestry
The early years of the Saturday Club (includes names of members 1857-1921) Ancestry
The eighteen fifties(a brief account of School Street, the Province House and the Boston Five Cents Savings Bank) Ancestry
The hundred Boston orators appointed by the municipal authorities and other public bodies, from 1770 to 1852(biographical sketches) Ancestry
The Memorial history of Boston : including Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 1630-1880 Ancestry
The old Boston post road Ancestry
The story of Boston : a study of independency Ancestry
The story of Boston Light : with some account of the beacons in Boston Harbor Ancestry
The Story of Boston: A Study of Independency World Vital Records
The story of the great fire, Boston, November 9-10, 1872 Ancestry
The Story of the Great Fire, Boston, November 9-10, 1872 World Vital Records
The story of the Saturday Morning Club of Boston Ancestry
The Story of the Saturday Morning Club of Boston World Vital Records
The town officials of colonial Boston, 1634-1775 Ancestry
Walks and Rides in the Country Round About Boston World Vital Records
Washington Street, Old and New: A History of the Changes Since the Settlement of Boston World Vital Records

Marriage Records

A volume relating to the early history of Boston(includes Boston marriages 1752-1809 and town records 1784-1822, and Dorchester vital records 1826-1849) Ancestry
Births, Baptisms, Marriages & Deaths, 1630 to 1699 Jane Devlin
Boston Marriages from 1700 to 1751 Ancestry
Boston marriages from 1752 to 1809 Ancestry
Boston Marriages from 1752 to 1809 Ancestry
Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699 Ancestry
Boston, Massachusetts Marriages, 1700-1809 Ancestry
MA Centinel Marr Noticesindex 1784-1840, Vol. 1 A-D Ancestry
Marriage Intentions, 1752 to 1756 Jane Devlin
Marriage Intentions, 1757 to 1761 Jane Devlin
Marriages in Boston, 1700-1809 NEHGS
Marriages Reported in the Boston Recorder and Telegraph , 1827 and 1828 NEHGS
Marriages, 1762 to 1780 Jane Devlin
Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 (includes marriages in Boston 1700 - 1828) Ancestry
Boston, New North Church Records, 1714-99(church and vital records) Ancestry
Vital Records before 1806 Ray's Place
Vital Records to 1644 Jane Devlin

Military Records

Boston, Massachusetts, Males in Major Townsend's Camp, 1698 Ancestry
Celebration of the centennial anniversary of the evacuation of Boston by the British Army, March 17th, 1776 Ancestry
Historical sketch of the Obstetrical Society of Boston in the War of the Rebellion Ancestry

Newspapers

Agricultural Intelligencer 1820 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
American Apollo 1792-1794 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Argus 1791-1793 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Boston Chronicle 1767-1770 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Boston Commercial Gazette 1800-1826 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Boston Daily Advertiser 1813-1823 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Boston Evening-Post 1735-1784 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Boston Gazette 1719-1798 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Boston Gazette 1800-1820 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Boston Globe 1979-current Boston Globe
Boston Globe 1980-current America's Obituaries at Genealogy Bank
Boston Globe and Boston Herald Obituaries 1971-1974, 1983-2002 Boston Public Library
Boston Herald 1991-current Boston Herald
Boston Herald 1997-current America's Obituaries at Genealogy Bank
Boston Intelligencer 1816-1820 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Boston Mirror 1808-1810 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Boston News-Letter 1704-1776 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Boston Patriot 1809-1820 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Boston Phoenix 2001-current Boston Phoenix
Boston Post-Boy 1735-1775 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Boston Price-Current 1795-1798 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Boston Recorder 1816-1820 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Boston Spectator 1814-1815 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Censor 1771-1772 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Christian Science Monitor 1980-current Christian Science Monitor
Christian Watchman 1819-1820 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Columbian Centinel 1790-1825 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Columbian Detector 1808-1809 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Constitutional Telegraph 1799-1802 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Continental Journal 1776-1787 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Courier 1795-1796 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Courier de Boston 1789 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Daily Advertiser 1809 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Deaths Reported in the Boston Recorder and Telegraph , 1827 and 1828 NEHGS
Democrat 1804-1809 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Federal Gazette 1798 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Federal Orrery 1794-1796 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Fredonian 1810 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Gazetteer 1803 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Herald of Freedom 1788-1791 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Idiot 1817-1819 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Independent Chronicle 1776-1820 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Independent Ledger 1778-1786 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
MA Centinel Marr Noticesindex 1784-1840, Vol. 1 A-D Ancestry
Kaleidoscope 1818-1819 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Ladies' Port Folio 1820 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Marriages Reported in the Boston Recorder and Telegraph , 1827 and 1828 NEHGS
Massachusetts Centinel 1784-1790 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Massachusetts Gazette 1785-1788 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Massachusetts Mercury 1793-1803 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Massachusetts Spy 1770-1775 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Metro - Boston 2005-current America's Obituaries at Genealogy Bank
New-England Chronicle 1776-1782 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
New-England Courant 1721-1735 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
New-England Galaxy 1817-1820 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
New-England Palladium 1803-1820 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
New-England Weekly Journal 1727-1741 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Pilot 1812-1813 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Polar-Star 1796-1797 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Post Gazette (Boston, Massachusetts) 2006-2007 World Vital Records
Post Gazette 2006-present World Vital Records
Publick Occurrences 1690 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Repertory 1803-1820 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Republican Gazetteer 1802-1803 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Russell's Gazette 1798-1800 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Satirist 1812 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Saturday Evening Herald 1790 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Scourge 1811 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
The Search for Missing Friends: Irish Immigrant Advertisements placed in The Boston Pilot 1831-1920 NEHGS
Times 1794 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Times 1807-1808 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Weekly Messenger 1811-1820 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Weekly Rehersal 1727-1735 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Weekly Report 1819-1820 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Yankee 1812-1820 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank

Obituaries

Boston Globe 1979-current Boston Globe
Boston Globe 1980-current America's Obituaries at Genealogy Bank
Boston Herald 1991-current Boston Herald
Boston Herald 1997-current America's Obituaries at Genealogy Bank
Boston Phoenix 2001-current Boston Phoenix
Christian Science Monitor 1980-current Christian Science Monitor
Metro - Boston 2005-current America's Obituaries at Genealogy Bank
Post Gazette (Boston, Massachusetts) 2006-2007 World Vital Records
Post Gazette 2006-present World Vital Records

Vital Records

A volume relating to the early history of Boston(includes Boston marriages 1752-1809 and town records 1784-1822, and Dorchester vital records 1826-1849) Ancestry
Births, Baptisms, Marriages & Deaths, 1630 to 1699 Jane Devlin
Boston Births 1700-1809 NEHGS
Boston Births Records 1800-1849 NEHGS
Boston Births, 1700-1800 Ancestry
Boston Deaths 1799-1825 NEHGS
Boston Deaths, 1700-1799 NEHGS
Boston Marriages from 1700 to 1751 Ancestry
Boston marriages from 1752 to 1809 Ancestry
Boston Marriages from 1752 to 1809 Ancestry
Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699 Ancestry
Boston, Massachusetts Marriages, 1700-1809 Ancestry
Deaths Reported in the Boston Recorder and Telegraph , 1827 and 1828 NEHGS
MA Centinel Marr Noticesindex 1784-1840, Vol. 1 A-D Ancestry
Marriage Intentions, 1752 to 1756 Jane Devlin
Marriage Intentions, 1757 to 1761 Jane Devlin
Marriages in Boston, 1700-1809 NEHGS
Marriages Reported in the Boston Recorder and Telegraph , 1827 and 1828 NEHGS
Marriages, 1762 to 1780 Jane Devlin
Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 (includes marriages in Boston 1700 - 1828) Ancestry
Boston, New North Church Records, 1714-99(church and vital records) Ancestry
Vital Records before 1806 Ray's Place
Vital Records to 1644 Jane Devlin

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