Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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United States Massachusetts Middlesex County

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Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Map
Location in the state of Massachusetts
Location of Massachusetts in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	1643, May 10
County Seat	East Cambidge
Courthouse
Address	Middlesex County Courthouse 208 Cambridge Street East East Cambridge, Ma 02141 Phone: 617-494-4533 Middlesex County Website

County Courthouse

City Clerks has birth records 1632-1745
marrige records 1651-1793, death records 165-1689;
Divorce records from 1888 and court records from 1755
Register of Deeds 360 Gorham Street Lowell, Ma 01852 has land
records from southern District for Northern District from 1855^[1]>

http://lwvma.org/govcounty.shtml

In 1997, the county governments of Middlesex, Berkshire, Essex, Hampden and Worcester were abolished.
Their functions were turned over to state agencies.
Sheriffs in these counties still administer jails but their employees are state employees.
The legislation to abolish these county governments transferred Registeries of Deeds to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk county governments remain substantially unchanged.

Quick Facts

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Middlesex County, Massachusetts

The county was created by the Massachusetts General Court on May 10, 1643, when it was ordered "that the whole plantation within this jurisdiction be divided into four sheires". Middlesex initially contained Charlestown, Cambridge, Watertown, Sudbury, Concord, Woburn, Medford, and Reading.

Parent County

10 May 1643: Created from the Massachusetts Bay Colony lands. ^[2]

Boundary Changes

5 April 1731: Worcester County was set off.

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Modern city and town borders in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Ceded Towns: Brighton · Charlestown · Litchfield · Nottingham^[3]

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Archives and Libraries

Cemeteries

Refer to the cities and towns above for the cemeteries. There are no "rural" cemeteries in Massachusetts.

Lowell Cemetery, Lowell BillionGraves
St. Patrick Cemetery, Lowell: Courtesy of the cemetery
St. Mary Cemetery, Tewksbury: Courtesy of the cemetery
Westlawn Cemetery, Lowell BillionGraves. (location also listed in above localities box as 'Littleton Commons').

Census

Federal

Searchable census records:

State Census

1855

please refers to cities and towns, too

Massachusetts 1855 State Census A free Internet index and images to the 1855 Massachusetts State Census can be viewed on the Historical Records Search. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1855, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.

1865

Massachusetts 1865 State Census A free Internet index and images to the 1865 Massachusetts State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Historical Records Search. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1865, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.

Church Records

Refer to Cities and Towns for the church history and records. There are no "rural" churches in Massachusetts.

Court Records

Gazetteers

Land and Property

History

Maps

Military Records

Newspapers

Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Boston newspapers (early 1900's), The Lowell Sun (1878-1977), Fitchburg newspapers (1868-1977), and Portsmouth,NH newspapers (1898-2007) covering local news that included residents from Middlesex County communities.

Cambridge Public Library's Historic Cambrige Newspaper Collection courtesy of the Cambridge Public Library includes the following newspapers:

Cambridge Chronicle (1846-1923
The Cambridge Press (1887-1889)
The Cambridge Sentinel (1903-1912)
The Cambridge Tribune (1887-1923)

Probate Records

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies, Libraries and Museums

Family history Centers

Websites

The Middlesex County MAGenWeb Project, an member of The MAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
The USGenWeb Archives Project for Middlesex County
The USGenWeb Archives Project for Middlesex County (backup site)
Middlesex County at Our Family Tree
FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Middlesex County

References

↑ The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002)Middlesex County, Massachusetts, p.330.
↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].
↑ Michael J. Leclerc, Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research, 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 224-26. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 974 D27g 2012.

v • d • e Links to Massachusetts-related articles

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Counties	Barnstable · Berkshire · Bristol · Dukes · Essex · Franklin · Hampden · Hampshire · Middlesex · Nantucket · Norfolk · Plymouth · Suffolk · Worcester

Obsolete MA Jurisdictions	Cornwall (ME) · Devonshire (ME) · Dominion of New England · Dukes (NY) · Maine · Massachusetts Bay Colony · New Hampshire · New Netherland · Norfolk (old) · Plymouth Colony · Yorkshire (ME)

Major Repositories	New England Historic Genealogical Society · Massachusetts State Archives · Massachusetts State Library · Massachusetts Historical Society · Boston Public Library · Connecticut Valley Historical Museum · Berkshire Athenaeum · Peabody Essex Museum · American Antiquarian Society · National Archives Northeast Region (Boston) · New York Public Library

Migration Routes	Bay Road · Catskill Road · Coastal Path · Greenwood Road · Kennebunk Road · King's Highway or Boston Post Road · Massachusetts Turnpike · Mohawk Trail · Old Connecticut Path · Old Roebuck Road · Connecticut River · Atlantic Coast Ports

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