Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Modern town borders of Springfield in Hampden County, Mass.

Town Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

Springfield, Massachusetts at Wikipedia
Mason Arnold Green. Springfield, 1636-1886 : history of town and city, including an account of the quarter-millennial celebration at Springfield, Mass., May 25 and 26, 1886. Springfield, Massachusetts : C.A. Nichols, 1888.

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Town Records[edit | edit source]

In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Springfield Town Clerk[edit | edit source]

Election Commission
36 Court St, Ground Floor Room 8
Springfield, MA 01103
Phone: 413-787-6190
Fax: 413-787-6186
Email: goyola@springfieldcityhall.com
Website

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Vital records of Springfield, Massachusetts, 1638-1887

Births[edit | edit source]

Marriages[edit | edit source]

Deaths[edit | edit source]

Springfield. Records of deaths 1880-1897 and indexes 1870-1924

Divorce[edit | edit source]

Town Reports[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

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Biographies[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Springfield Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
Hampden County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
Hampden County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census[edit | edit source]

Church Records[edit | edit source]

City Directories[edit | edit source]

1867-1868 Springfield City Directory and Business Advertiser(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
1930 Springfield, West Springfield, Longmeadow, Chicopee Directory : numerical directory, streets, householders and business(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Compiled Genealogies[edit | edit source]

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Immigration[edit | edit source]

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Maps[edit | edit source]

This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Modern town borders of Springfield in Hampden County, Mass.

Migration[edit | edit source]

Migration routes for early European settlers to and from Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Genealogy included:^[1]

Connecticut River a navigable river stretching from the border of Quebec, New Hampshire, and Vermont flowing south to through Connecticut into Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean at Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut Genealogy
Alford and Egremont (MA) Turnpike^[2] 1812
Ancram (NY) Turnpike^[3] 1805, also sometimes called the Catskill Road, from Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy to Catskill, Greene County, New York Genealogy
Catskill Road 1750s from Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Genealogy to Catskill, Greene County, New York Genealogy^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8]
Catskill Turnpike (aka Susquehannah Turnpike ) from Catskill, NY to Unadilla, NY; route travelled by Europeans by 1792; toll booths opened by 1804.^[9] ^[6] ^[10] ^[11]
Columbia (NY) Turnpike 1799
Great Barrington and Aford (MA) Turnpike^[12] 1812
Greenwood Road^[13] 1799 from Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy to Albany, Albany County, New York Genealogy
Hampden and Berkshire (MA) Turnpike^[14] 1826
Hillsdale and Chatham Turnpike 1805 from Alford, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Genealogy to Albany, Albany County, New York Genealogy
Housatonic River (MA) Turnpike^[15] 1809
King's Highway, also known as the upper fork of the Boston Post Road, from Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy to Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina Genealogy 1650s
Massachusetts 10th Turnpike^[16] 1800
Massachusetts 12th Turnpike^[17] 1812
Old Connecticut Path^[18] ^[19] ^[20] 1630 from Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy to Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy
Rensselaer and Columbia (NY) Turnpike 1799
Salisbury and Canaan (CT) Turnpike^[21] 1801-1829
Ulster and Delaware Turnpike 1802 from Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy to Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York Genealogy

Military[edit | edit source]

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Revolutionary War, 1775-1783[edit | edit source]

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Civil War, 1861-1865[edit | edit source]

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World War I, 1917-1918[edit | edit source]

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World War II, 1941-1945[edit | edit source]

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Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Other Town Records[edit | edit source]

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Websites[edit | edit source]

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Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. WorldCat entry; FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
↑ Frederic J. Wood, The Turnpikes of New England and the Evolution of the Same Through England, Virginia, and Maryland (Boston: Marshall Jones, 1919), map between 56 and 57, and 168. Internet Archive version online.
↑ Isaac Huntting, History of the Little Nine Partners of North East Precinct and Pine Plains, New York, Dutchess County (Amenia, NY: Chas. Walsh, 1897), 99-101. Google Book edition.
↑ List of turnpikes in New York in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 6 November 2014).
↑ Ancram Turnpike in Routes in the Northeastern United States: Historic Trails, Roads and Migration Routes (accessed 6 November 2014). The Ancram Turnpike went from Springield, MA to Catskill, NY; and was called the Catskill Road.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Almira E Morgan, The Catskill Turnpike: A Wilderness Path (Ithaca, N.Y.: DeWitt Historical Society of Thompkins County, 1971), 5. Online digital copy.
↑ Catskill Turnpike in Routes in the Northeastern United States: Historic Trails, Roads and Migration Routes (accessed 6 November 2014). The Catskill Turnpike went west from Catskill, NY to Bath, NY; the east part was called the Susquehanna Turnpike.
↑ Huntting, 97-99.
↑ List of turnpikes in New York in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 1 November 2014).
↑ Anastassia Zinke, The Susquehanna Turnpike and America's Frontier History in Catskill Mountain Foundation (accessed 1 November 2014).
↑ Joan Odess, The Susquehanna Turnpike (pdf accessed 1 November 2014).
↑ Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 186-88.
↑ Wood, map between 330 and 331, and 348-49.
↑ Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 203-205.
↑ Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 166-67.
↑ Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 76-78.
↑ Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 79-80.
↑ Old Connecticut Path in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 28 October 2014).
↑ Wood, 25.
↑ Boston Post Road in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 28 October 2014).
↑ Wood, map between 330 and 331, and 363-64.

[HBG-1] Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. WorldCat entry; FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.

[2] Frederic J. Wood, The Turnpikes of New England and the Evolution of the Same Through England, Virginia, and Maryland (Boston: Marshall Jones, 1919), map between 56 and 57, and 168. Internet Archive version online.

[3] Isaac Huntting, History of the Little Nine Partners of North East Precinct and Pine Plains, New York, Dutchess County (Amenia, NY: Chas. Walsh, 1897), 99-101. Google Book edition.

[4] List of turnpikes in New York in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 6 November 2014).

[AncramTpk-5] Ancram Turnpike in Routes in the Northeastern United States: Historic Trails, Roads and Migration Routes (accessed 6 November 2014). The Ancram Turnpike went from Springield, MA to Catskill, NY; and was called the Catskill Road.

[Morgan-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Almira E Morgan, The Catskill Turnpike: A Wilderness Path (Ithaca, N.Y.: DeWitt Historical Society of Thompkins County, 1971), 5. Online digital copy.

[CatskillTpk-7] Catskill Turnpike in Routes in the Northeastern United States: Historic Trails, Roads and Migration Routes (accessed 6 November 2014). The Catskill Turnpike went west from Catskill, NY to Bath, NY; the east part was called the Susquehanna Turnpike.

[8] Huntting, 97-99.

[9] List of turnpikes in New York in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 1 November 2014).

[10] Anastassia Zinke, The Susquehanna Turnpike and America's Frontier History in Catskill Mountain Foundation (accessed 1 November 2014).

[11] Joan Odess, The Susquehanna Turnpike (pdf accessed 1 November 2014).

[12] Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 186-88.

[13] Wood, map between 330 and 331, and 348-49.

[14] Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 203-205.

[15] Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 166-67.

[16] Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 76-78.

[17] Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 79-80.

[18] Old Connecticut Path in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 28 October 2014).

[19] Wood, 25.

[20] Boston Post Road in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 28 October 2014).

[21] Wood, map between 330 and 331, and 363-64.

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