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Massachusetts Historical Records

County Historical Records

Barnstable County Historical Records
Berkshire County Historical Records
Bristol County Historical Records
Dukes County Historical Records
Essex County Historical Records
Franklin County Historical Records
Hampden County Historical Records
Hampshire County Historical Records
Middlesex County Historical Records
Nantucket County Historical Records
Norfolk County Historical Records
Plymouth County Historical Records
Suffolk County Historical Records
Worcester County Historical Records

Massachusetts Statewide Historical Records

A biographical dictionary : containing a brief account of the first settlers, and other eminent characters among the magistrateof New England Ancestry
A gazetteer of Massachusetts : containing a general view of the state, with an historical sketch of the principal events Ancestry
A gazetteer of Massachusetts : containing descriptions of all the counties, towns and districts in the commonwealth Ancestry
A Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts, 1874 World Vital Records
A Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts. World Vital Records
A List of Emigrants from England to America, 1682-1692 Ancestry
A List of Emigrants from England to America, 1718-1759 Ancestry
A List of Pensioners in the State of Massachusetts (compiled in 1854) NEHGS
American Biographical Library(short biographies of Americans from various sources) Ancestry
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)(index of individuals appearing in many family histories and other genealogical works) Ancestry
American Migrations 1765-1799(brief biographies of loyalists) Ancestry
American Wills Proved in London, 1611 - 1775 World Vital Records
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005(brief biographies of members) Ancestry
Biographies of Notable Americans, 1904 Ancestry
Bonded Passengers to America (9 vols. In 3)1663-1775 Ancestry
Brief History of Massachusetts US Gen Net
Denizations and Naturalizations in the British Colonies in America, 1607-1775 Ancestry
Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650 - 1775 World Vital Records
Early Massachusetts Settlement from ôA Pictorial History of Americaö US Gen Web
Emigrants from England to the American Colonies, 1773-1776 Ancestry
English Origins of American Colonists(emigrants to American colonies before Revolutionary War) Ancestry
Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts Ancestry
Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33 Ancestry
Historical collections: being a general collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes(of towns in Massachusetts; published 1848) Ancestry
Historical data relating to counties, cities and towns in Massachusetts Ancestry
Historical study of the Jews in Massachusetts (1650-1750) Ancestry
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild (various passenger lists) World Vital Records
Important Men of 1913 Ancestry
In Olde Massachusetts US Gen Net
In Olde Massachusetts, published 1907 US Gen Net
Indian Tribes of Massachusetts Access Genealogy
International Genealogical Index (IGI) Family Search
Leading Americans of Italian descent in Massachusetts(printed in 1946) Ancestry
Legislators of Massachusetts General Court, 1691-1780 NEHGS
List of Freemen of Massachusetts, 1630-1691 Ancestry
List of persons whose names have been changed in Massachusetts, 1780-1892 Ancestry
Loyalists in the American Revolution: Miscellaneous Records Ancestry
Massachusetts Applications of Freemen, 1630-91 Ancestry
Massachusetts Archives Collection Database 1629-1799 (archives of early records of Massachusetts) Massachusetts Archives
Massachusetts Banishment Act 1778 (list of banished traitors to the U.S.) US Gen Web
Massachusetts of to-day : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian Exposition(printed 1892) Ancestry
Massachusetts Post Offices 1816 (names of postmasters) US Gen Web
Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati (former military officers) (includes some brief biographies) NEHGS
Memorial encyclopedia of the state of Massachusetts(biographies; printed 1918) Ancestry
Men of Boston and New England Ancestry
Men of Massachusetts : a collection of portraits of representative men in business and professional life in the commonwealth(printed 1903) Ancestry
Naturalizations in America and the West Indies, 1740-1782 Ancestry
New England Captives' Stories(stories of people living in New England taken captive during the French and Indian Wars) Ancestry
New England History Ancestry
New England Immigrants, 1700-75 Ancestry
New England Irish Pioneers(history of Irish immigrants to America in the seventeenth century) Ancestry
Omitted Chapters from Hotten's Lists of Persons Who Went From Great Britain to America, 1600-1700 World Vital Records
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Ancestry
Passenger Arrivals in the U.S., 1819-20 Ancestry
Passengers from Ireland, List of Passengers Arriving at American Ports Between 1811 and 1817 World Vital Records
Passport Applications, 1795-1905icon Footnote
Petitions and Records of Naturalizations of the Courts of Massachusetts, 1906-1929icon Footnote
Register of the Massachusetts Society of Colonial Dames of America, 1893 - 1905 World Vital Records
Register of the Massachusetts Society of Colonial Dames of America, 1893-1905(includes member lists) Ancestry
Representative Men of Massachusetts, 1890-1900: Leaders in Official, Business and Professional Life World Vital Records
Salem Witches(individuals accused of witchcraft in New England between 1647 and 1697) Ancestry
Scotch Prisoners Sent to Massachusetts, 1752 (lists of names) Jane Devlin
Scots-Irish: The Scot in North Britain, North Ireland and North America, Vol. 2 Ancestry
Ships from Ireland to Early America, 1623-1850. Vol. II Ancestry
Ships from Scotland to America, 1628-1828 Ancestry
Ships from Scotland to America, 1628-1828. Vol. III Ancestry
Statistics of towns in Massachusetts(printed in 1800s) Ancestry
Stories of the Old Bay State US Gen Net
Stories of the Old Bay State (published 1899) US Gen Net
Supplement to the Register of the Massachusetts Society of Colonial Dames of America, 1905-1909 World Vital Records
The American Jewish year book, 5663 : October 2, 1902 to September 21, 1903 Ancestry
The history of Massachusetts.(1600-1775) Ancestry
The history of Massachusetts.(1775-1865) Ancestry
The History of Massachusetts: Early Native Americans Through WWII Kindred Trails
The Massachusetts Magazine 1910, Volume 3 (genealogy magazine) World Vital Records
The Original Scots Colonists of Early America, 1612 - 1783 World Vital Records
The rich men of Massachusetts(biographical sketches) Ancestry
The Rich Men of Massachusetts: the Reputed Wealth of About 1500 Persons, With Brief Sketches World Vital Records
The Scotch-Irish in America World Vital Records
U.S. House of Representative Private Claims, Vol. 1(people who made claims 1799-1850) Ancestry
U.S. House of Representative Private Claims, Vol. 2(people who made claims 1799-1850) Ancestry
U.S. House of Representative Private Claims, Vol. 3(people who made claims 1799-1850) Ancestry
U.S. Public Records Index(1984 to present) Ancestry
Western Massachusetts, A History, 1636 - 1925, Volume 1 World Vital Records
Who's Who in State Politics: 1908 World Vital Records
Who's Who in State Politics: 1909 World Vital Records
Who's Who in State Politics: 1912 World Vital Records
Who's Who in State Politics: 1914 World Vital Records