Find Ancestors in Massachusetts Death Records

Death Records for Massachusetts

Vital Records have been registered in Massachusetts since 1635. Statewide collection began in 1841. Records for events (Birth, Marriages or Deaths) that occurred from 1841-1910 are available at the State Archives by regular mail, 

Massachusetts Coffin Plates

Make sure you take a look at my Master Index to Coffin Plates. It has over 500 plates, many of them do not yet have a location so their may be some from Massachusetts. 

Mary Billings 1824~1854 Massachusetts.
Benjamin A Bridges died 1860 Born Massachusetts. Died Maine.
Geo E Bridges died 1870 Massachusetts and Maine.
Mary Taylor Brigham 1838~1912 Found in Massachusetts.
Philander Bodwell 1818~1863 Born in Vermont or New Hampshire died in Massachusetts
Jane Carroll 1810~1882 Found in Mass. May be from Winchendon, Worcester County.
Henry Chanler 1843~1898 found in Massachusetts
Anna Crowninshield 1773~1852 Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
Emily F Durkey 1844~1875 Found in Massachusetts
Sarah Devine found in Massachusetts
Samantha L Fairbank 1835~1866 Douglass, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Joseph K Farley 1823~1904 Massachusetts
Samuel Flower died 1902 Feeding Hills, Mass
Sollomon Ford 1779~1866 Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Charles H Hayden 1828 ~ 1865
James-Hutchings 1811~1881 Found in Wilbraham, Massachusetts
Joanna C Locke Massachusetts.
Sally Merrill 1784~1859 May be from Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Simeon Pearl 1782~1864 Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Deacon Harris Wight 1794~1869 Norwich and Buckland, Massachusetts
Abbie E Wood Found in Vermont. May be from Mass.
Jotham E Wood 1835~1854 Found in Vermont. May be from Mass.
Coffin Plate Master Index. Make sure you take a look at my master index. I now have over 300 coffin plates.

Massachusetts Cemetery Records

Mount Auburn Cemetery Map 1831 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Photo of 1704 Deerfield Raid Victims Mass Grave Massachusetts
Forest Hills Cemetery, Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts 1863 deed for cemetery plot of Margaret Tufts of Newton
Sunderland Cemetery, Sunderland, Massachusetts Photo
Woodside Cemetery Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Massachusetts Family Bibles

Dell (Doll? Dow?) & Hull Family Bible (New York & Attleboro, Massachusetts)
Ecker & Badger Family Bible (Northampton MA)

Massachusetts Funeral Cards

Funeral letter re Dora in Rhode Island sent to Miss Lena Reade in Massachusetts July 1908

Massachusetts Obituaries

Hampshire Federalist Birth Marriage Death Records Extracts from the Hampshire Federalist Newspaper in Springfield Massachusetts. 1812 ~ 1817
Extracts of obits and Marriages from the Massachusetts Ploughman Boston March 29th 1862
Zion Herald Jan 1837 Boston Mass, Vermont, NH, New York. Marriage and Obit Records.

Store Ledger Books Online for Massachusetts

AncestorsAtRest has the following store ledgers online for Massachusetts:

Salem and area Essex County, Massachusetts 1772 to 1780 Student Work Book And Store Ledger. MANY LOCAL NAMES 

Townsend Middlesex County Massachusetts 1868 General Store Ledger. OVER 3850 NAMES

Massachusetts Boston Environs Ledger 1892-1894. PDF Files available for download Start p. 2, Start p. 20, Start p. 39, Start p. 63, Start p. 89, Start p. 109, Start p. 129, Start p. 151, Start p. 177, Start p. 200 

The Coffin Plate Of Rebecca Starkie 1797~1868

Today I am adding the coffin plate of Rebecca Starkie 1797~1868. From what I can find it looks like Rebecca lived in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire. She is living with Benjamin P Starkey age 53. This Benjamin is probably her husband but he is 10 years younger so one would need to look for more info.

1860 United States Federal Census

Name: Rebecah L Starkey
Age in 1860: 63
Birth Year: abt 1797
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1860: Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire
Household Members: Name Age
Benjamin P Starkey 53
Rebecah L Starkey 63

I then went and had a look at the 1850 United States Federal Census
and found them in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

1850 United States Federal Census

Home in 1850: Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Household Members: Name Age
Benjamin P Starkie 44
Rebecca L Starkie 53
Eliza A Starkie 11
Simeon S Page 25

I have more Coffin Plates on AncestorsAtRest.com

Cemetery in Haverhill Massachusetts missing thousands of records

The Hilldale Cemetery, which was founded in 1859, is missing deeds for almost a third of the cemetery’s 4,816 graves.

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20101117thousand_of_records_missing_at_haverhill_cemetery/

Coffin Plate of Mary Luce 1801 ~ 1874

I have added the Coffin Plate of Mary Luce 1801 ~ 1874. I did a little looking and Mary may be from Massachusetts but that is just a guess. It would take a little more digging.

Mary Luce Coffin Plate

Coffin Plate of Lucy Andrews 1790 ~ 1869

The Coffin Plate of Lucy Andrews 1790 ~ 1869 is now online. It looks like Lucy may have lived in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

If you want to see the coffin plate of Lucy Andrews or take a look at the index of over 500 coffin plates go to Coffin Plates

New England Family History Conference

March 29, 2008

New England Family History Conference

The conference will be held in Franklin Massachusetts and will host Alan Mann, David Dilts and Mary Hill from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and Tom Kemp from GenealogyBank.com The Conference is free and will feature 25 classes throughout the day.

1887 Funeral Card FLORA GRANT Massachusetts

In memory of Flora A. Grant
died at Royalston Massachusetts
March 22 1887
Aged 38 years 19 days