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Barnstable Resources
Massachusetts
Deaths, 1844: Vol. 8, Barnstable to Hampshire; Volume 9, Middlesex
to Worcester
Massachusetts kept vital statistics
records since the earliest days, with statewide registration beginning
in 1841. In the early decades, the records were kept on a twelve-month
year that ran from 1 May to 30 April. This
database includes deaths in Massachusetts reported for 1844 (exclusive
of Boston), from 1 May 1843 to 30 April 1844. The records have been
transcribed from a microfilm of the original registers held in the
Massachusetts State Archives, Boston: "3rd Registration 1844
Deaths Vol. 8 Barnstable to Hampshire" and "3rd Registration
1844 Deaths Vol. 9 Middlesex to Worcester" produced by the
Genealogical Society of Utah for the Family History Library, Salt
Lake City, UT. Despite gaps in these early records, the information
contained in the Massachusetts death records is unusually helpful
to the Massachusetts genealogy researcher. As well as the name,
date, and place of death the records include the age at death, and
frequently the cause of death, place of birth, name of father and
mother, and sometimes the parents' place of birth. For married women,
the husband's name is generally given in place of father, though
sometimes both are included. If no notation follows the name in
the "Fathers/Husband's Name" column, the name is that
of the father. In all cases of personal names, the exact spelling
of the records has been kept, however, since spelling was frequently
phonetic and since, in some cases, the ink has faded or the handwriting
is barely legible, the researcher should use the general practice
of "imaginative" spelling to search the database. A question
mark following a name indicates this is the transcribers best understanding
of the name. Square brackets indicate the transcriber's insertion.
Spelling of diseases and other comments by town clerks have been
corrected to match modern conventions when the meaning might otherwise
be lost; in most cases, the meaning is clear and the original spelling
has been kept to retain the flavor of the past.
Barnstable,
MA Businesses - this is a very useful site to find current information
and resources in Barnstable.
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Barnstable Genealogy Databases
 Massachusetts
Deaths, 1844: Vol. 8, Barnstable to Hampshire; Volume 9, Middlesex
to Worcester
Barnstable County Databases
Barnstable
County 1855 Census
City Genealogy Resources
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| Danvers | Dunstable
| Easton | Everett
| Fall River | Fitchburg
| Georgetown | Gloucester
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| Groton | Groveland
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| Hopkinton | Ipswich
| Lawrence | Lee
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| Lowell | Stoneham
| Malden | Mansfield
| Melrose | New
Ashford | New Bedford
| Newburyport | North
Adams | Peabody |
Pittsfield | Plymouth
| Rowley | Rehoboth
| Salem | Shelburne
| Somerville | Stoneham
| Swampscott | Taunton
| Tewksbury |
Watertown | Worcester
| Yarmouth
Massachusetts Genealogy Sites
Massachusetts
Genealogy Resources
City
of Barnstable, state website - this is the official Massachusetts
website for Barnstable.
Barnstable
Townstuff - Useful site for finding news and local
information for Barnstable.
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