Vital Records of Tisbury, Massachusets, to the Year 1850New England historic genealogical society, at the charge of the Eddy town-record fund, 1910 - Registers of births, etc - 244 pages |
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Vital Records of Tisbury, Massachusets, to the Year 1850 Tisbury (Mass. : Town) No preview available - 2013 |
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Abby Abigail Abijah adds Capt Adeline Allen Almira Athearn Barsheba Bartlett Benjamin Betsey Butler C.R. ch Caroline Chace Charles Charles G Charlotte Chase Chilmark Cleavland Cleveland Clifford Cottle Crowell Daggett David Davis Deborah Luce dec'd Dexter Dunham Ebenezer Edgartown Edmund Edward Elijah Elisha Eliza Elizabeth Emily Eunice Falmouth farmer George George W Hammett Hannah Harriet Henry Hillman Holmes Hole Intention not recorded Isaac Jabez James Jane Jedidah John Joseph July 16 July 27 June June 14 June 28 Katharine Lamberts Cove Leander Lewis Look Lucy Lydia Manter Margaret Martha Mary master mariner Matthew Mayhew Merrey Merry Nancy Nathan Norton Olive omits Pease Peggy Peter Polly Presbury Prudence Rebecca Rhoda Sam[ue]ll Samuel Sept Seth Shubael Smith Sophronia Stephen Susan Susanna Thankfull Tho[ma]s Thomas Tilton Timothy Tisbury Tristram West West Tisbury widr William Winslow
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Page 2 - November, 1901, as follows: Voted: That the sum of $20,000, from the bequest of the late Robert Henry Eddy, be set aside as a special fund to be called the Eddy Town.Record Fund, for the sole purpose of publishing the Vital Records of the towns of Massachusetts, and that the Council be authorized and instructed to make such arrangements as may be necessary for such publication.
Page 4 - Additional information which does not appear in the original text of an item, ie any explanation, query, inference, or difference shown in other entries of the record, is bracketed. Parentheses are used to show the difference in the spelling of a name in the same entry, to indicate the maiden name of a wife, to enclose an imperfect portion of the original text, and to separate clauses in the original text — such as the birthplace of a parent in late records.
Page 4 - Tisbury and Massachusetts are named in the original records, they are given in the printed copy. 2. In all records the original spelling is followed. 3. The various spellings of a name should be examined, as items about the same family or individual might be found under different spellings. 4. Marriages and intentions of marriages are printed under the names of both parties. When both the marriage and intention of marriage are recorded, only the marriage record is printed ; and where a marriage appears...
Page 4 - Marriages and intentions of marriage are printed under the names of both parties. When both the marriage and intention of marriage are recorded, only the marriage record is printed; and where a marriage appears without the intention being recorded, it is designated with an asterisk.
Page 2 - ... Henry Eddy, be set aside as a special fund to be called the Eddy Town-Record Fund, for the sole purpose of publishing the Vital Records of the towns of Massachusetts, and that the Council be authorized and instructed to make such arrangements as may be necessary for such publication. And the treasurer is hereby instructed to honor such drafts as shall be authorized by the Council for this purpose.
Page 5 - Gs — gravestone record h. — husband inf. — infant int. — publishment of intention of marriage Jr. — junior m. — male ; married ; month Ns — New Style oS — Old Style PR — private record rec.
Page 4 - When both the marriage and intention of marriage are recorded, only the marriage record is printed ; and where a marriage appears without the intention recorded, it is designated with an asterisk. 5. Additional information which does not appear in the original text of an item, ie, any explanation, query, inference, or difference shown in other entries of the record, is bracketed. Parentheses are used only when they occur in the original text, or to separate clauses found there — such as the birthplace...
Page 2 - Records of the towns of Massachusetts, and that the Council be authorized and instructed to make such arrangements as may be necessary for such publication. And the treasurer is hereby instructed to honor such drafts as shall be authorized by the Council for this purpose. Committee on Publications HENRY W1NCHESTER CUNN1NGHAM FRANC1S EVERETT BLAKE CHARLES KNOWLES BOLTON DON GLEASON H1LL EDMUND DANA BARBOUR Editor F. APTHORP FOSTER Sttnbcpe ]prt«
Page 219 - Dollars was obtained from the State for the establishment of the Dukes County Academy at Tisbury