Massachusetts in the War of 1812

Online Resources

 * at FamilySearch — index & images
 * at FamilySearch — index & images
 * War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 at Fold3.com — images
 * War of 1812 Pension Files at Fold3.com — images
 * U.S., War of 1812 Papers, 1789-1815 at Ancestry.com — index & images, ($)
 * War of 1812 Service Records at Ancestry.com — index, ($)
 * at FamilySearch — images
 * Records of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia : Called Out By the Governor of Massachusetts to Suppress a Threatened Invasion During the War of 1812-14 at Archive.org — digital book, searchable index
 * at FamilySearch — digital book

Introduction
During the War of 1812, Massachusetts supplied 43,321 infantry men, 446 cavalry men, 2,714 artillery men, and 200 men in miscellaneous troops for a total of 46,681 men.

Service Records

 * Ancestry.War of 1812 Service Records.($). This database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825.


 * Massachusetts. Adjutant General. Muster Rolls and Payrolls of the Massachusetts Militia, 1812-1815. The FHL has a digitized collection of Muster Rolls and Payrolls. They contain soldier's name, occupation, rank, marital status, date of enlistment, date of discharge, date of muster-in, date of muster-out, and some remarks..


 * Adjutant General of Massachusetts. Records of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia : Called Out By the Governor of Massachusetts to Suppress a Threatened Invasion During the War of 1812-14 Digitized book lists commander, unit, soldier's name, and service dates. Index starts on page 315. Searchable at Archive.org.


 * General Society of the War of 1812, The Constitution and Register of Membership of the General Society of the War of 1812 to October 1, 1899], Philadelphia, Dewey &amp; Eakens, Makers 1899). Family Search. contains registers for eight states and District of Columbia. Descendant Members of the Massachusetts Society identifies veteran ancestor by name, his rank, unit in which he served, dates of service, etc., page 135.

Pension Records
A soldier may have been recorded in state records (see below) or in federal records (see US War of 1812 Pension Records).


 * Fold3. Massachusetts War of 1812 Pension Files.(Free) Alphabetical by surname. Shows entire pension file for those digitized.


 * Fold3. War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815. (Free) More general for whole United States. Alphabetical by surname. Shows entire pension file for those digitized.

Important National and International Sources

 * United States in the War of 1812 has lists of records, books, etc. for the United States, not just one state. The federal records are listed here rather than on each state page. Two of the most important are:


 * FamilySearch Historical Records Collection On line Database:


 * FamilySearch Historical Records Collection On line Database:


 * War of 1812, 1812 to 1815 has lists of general books and documentaries, as well as a list battles with links to web sites about the battles, and other information not tied to one country.

Other Sources

 * Crowninshield, B.B., An account of the private armed ship "America" of Salem ( Washington, D.C. Filmed by the Library of Congress, 1975) Salem Massachesetts.