Vital Records of Edgartown, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850New England historic genealogical society, at the charge of the Eddy town-record fund, 1906 - Digital images - 276 pages |
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Vital Records of Edgartown, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Classic Reprint) Edgartown Massachusetts No preview available - 2017 |
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Abiah Abigail Abner Abraham Almira Anna Bedford Benjamin Betsey Bulah buried Butler C.R.I. John C.R.I. Joseph C.R.I. Mary C.R.I. Thomas C.R.I. William Capt Charles Chilmark Cleavland Cleveland Coffin consumption Cornelius Daggett Daniel David Deborah dec'd Dinah Dunham Ebenezer Elijah Eliza Elizabeth Ephraim Eunice farmer Fisher Francis Frederick George Hannah Harriet Henry Hepsibah Huldah Huxford Ichabod Isaac Isaiah D James Jane Jean Jedidah Jernegan Jerusha Jethro John Jr Jonathan July July 17 July 24 July 31 June June 13 June 26 June 9 Love Luce Lucy Lydia Marchant Margaret mariner Martha Matthew Mayhew Nancy Nantucket Nathan negroes Norton omits widr P.R. ch Pease Phebe Polly Rebecca Ripley Sally Sam[ue]ll Samuel Sept Seth Shubael Silas Smith Sophia Stewart Susan Susanna Thankfull Tho[ma]s Timothy Tisbury Tristram twin Uriah Velina Vincent Vinson W[illia]m widr William W
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Page 4 - ... proper reference. All of the records are condensed in print as much as is consistent with intelligibility, accuracy, and completeness of information. Differences in duplicates, and explanatory or other matter which seemed necessary or desirable, appear in brackets. Marriages and intentions of marriage are printed under the names of both parties, but the full information concerning each person is given only under his or her name. An asterisk after a marriage indicates that the intention...
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...
Page 4 - Salem and Massachusetts are named in the original records, they are given in the printed copy. Marriages and intentions of marriage are printed under the names of both parties.
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. And the treasurer is hereby instructed to honor such drafts as shall be authorized...
Page 6 - Burying-ground h. — husband hrs. — hours inf. — infant int. — publishment of intention of marriage Jr. — junior m. — married ; month PR — private record, from Rev.
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. CB TlLLINGHAST, FRANCIS EVERETT BLAKE, CHARLES KNOWLES BOLTON, DON GLEASON HILL, EDMUND DANA BARBOUR.
Page 6 - Jr. — junior m. — married ; month prob. — probably rec. — recorded s. — son Sr. — senior w. — wife ; week -wid. — widow widr. — widower y. — year ist.
Page 229 - Apr. 8, 1843, a. 94. ["He was a soldier of the Revolution and was in the battle on Bunker Hill June 17 1776,
Page 203 - Ferry, now Stone Bridge, RI, Dec. 8, 1776, on an alarm to repel the British forces that arrived at Newport, RI, Dec. 7, 1776. His will, dated Feb. 24, 1781, was proved Oct. 2, 1781. He was a tailor. Children : i. MATTHEW...
Page 225 - Husband" ["She was three times a widow. Her first husband was Temple Philip Cooke. She married next a Crittenden or Cruttenden, perhaps Dr.