Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800 as Found on the Official Records of Worcester County. First Book

This book is a reprint originally published in 1897 of early marriages in Worcester County Massachusetts between the years of 1736 and 1787. Frederic W. Bailey a prolific publisher of vital records compiled several books between the years 1896 and 1914. In 1897 he began a series on early Massachusetts marriages which is believed to be the most complete collection of early Massachusetts marriages ever published. This book the First Book covers Worcester County between the years 1736 and 1787. Included are the full names of the bride and groom the date and town of marriage. There are approximately 4500 marriages or 9000 individuals listed in this First Book. Towns included: Worcester Mendon Uxbridge Rutland Dudley Sturbridge Lunenburg Bolton Upton Harvard Leicester Spencer Holden Southborough Grafton Shrewsbury Westminster Northborough Leominster Douglas New Braintree Fitchburg Winchendon Templeton Sutton Lancaster Hardwick Oxford Charlton Brookfield Barre Milford Athol Northbridge Royalston Berlin Paxton and Princeton. Paperback (1897) repr. 2011 Index 191 pp.