Worcester County, Massachusetts, Genealogy

Vital Records of Worcester County
Massachusetts

Information about vital records were taken from the NELA publication Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research (1980). In the list of towns that follow, the codes for vital records are:
COOKE (The Cooke Collection);
COR (The Corbin Collection);
DAR (The DAR Library, Washington DC);
MD (The Mayflower Descendant);
MSS (Manuscript or Typescript);
PMV (Published in miscellaneous volumes);
POS (Published in the official series)NOTE - These books can be found in almost every town library for at least their town, and at larger libraries other towns will also be found;
REG (The NEHGR);
SPT (established late - see parent town);
X (no VRs published - inquire at town).

(*the town of Woodstock, CT is not included in this list- although it was one of the original towns- for more information see the town information section)

Researching your Family History in the Massachusetts Archives-a great explanation of where to look for various types of records from different time periods.

Original Towns Date VR's 2nd Wave Date VR's 3rd Wave Date VR's
Brookfield 1673 POS Ashburnham 1765 POS Auburn 1837 POS
Lancaster 1653 POS Athol 1762 POS Berlin 1784 PMV
Leicester 1714 POS Barre 1753 POS Blackstone 1845 SPT
Lunenburg 1728 PMV Bolton 1738 POS Boylston 1786 POS
Mendon 1667 POS Charlton 1754 POS Clinton 1850 POS
Oxford 1693 POS Douglas 1742 POS Dana 1801 POS
Rutland 1714 POS Dudley 1732 POS East Brookfield 1920 SPT
Shrewsbury 1720 POS Fitchburg 1764 PMV Hopedale 1886 SPT
Southborough 1727 POS Gardner 1785 POS Milford 1780 POS
Sutton 1714 POS Grafton 1735 POS Millbury 1813 POS
Uxbridge 1727 POS Hardwick 1739 POS Millville 1916 SPT
Westborough 1717 POS Harvard 1732 POS North Brookfield 1812 X
Worcester 1684 POS Holden 1741 POS Phillipston 1786 POS
Hubbardston 1767 POS Southbridge 1816 X
Leominster 1740 POS Sterling 1781 PMV
New Braintree 1751 POS Webster 1832 SPT
Northborough 1766 POS West Boylston 1808 POS
Northbridge 1772 POS West Brookfield 1848 SPT
Oakham 1762 POS
Paxton 1765 COR
Petersham 1754 POS
Princeton 1759 POS
Royalston 1765 POS
Spencer 1753 POS
Sturbridge 1738 POS
Templeton 1762 POS
Upton 1735 POS
Warren 1834 POS
Westminster 1759 POS
Winchendon 1764 POS

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Original Towns	Date	VR's	2nd Wave	Date	VR's	3rd Wave	Date	VR's
Brookfield	1673	POS	Ashburnham	1765	POS	Auburn	1837	POS
Lancaster	1653	POS	Athol	1762	POS	Berlin	1784	PMV
Leicester	1714	POS	Barre	1753	POS	Blackstone	1845	SPT
Lunenburg	1728	PMV	Bolton	1738	POS	Boylston	1786	POS
Mendon	1667	POS	Charlton	1754	POS	Clinton	1850	POS
Oxford	1693	POS	Douglas	1742	POS	Dana	1801	POS
Rutland	1714	POS	Dudley	1732	POS	East Brookfield	1920	SPT
Shrewsbury	1720	POS	Fitchburg	1764	PMV	Hopedale	1886	SPT
Southborough	1727	POS	Gardner	1785	POS	Milford	1780	POS
Sutton	1714	POS	Grafton	1735	POS	Millbury	1813	POS
Uxbridge	1727	POS	Hardwick	1739	POS	Millville	1916	SPT
Westborough	1717	POS	Harvard	1732	POS	North Brookfield	1812	X
Worcester	1684	POS	Holden	1741	POS	Phillipston	1786	POS
			Hubbardston	1767	POS	Southbridge	1816	X
			Leominster	1740	POS	Sterling	1781	PMV
			New Braintree	1751	POS	Webster	1832	SPT
			Northborough	1766	POS	West Boylston	1808	POS
			Northbridge	1772	POS	West Brookfield	1848	SPT
			Oakham	1762	POS
			Paxton	1765	COR
			Petersham	1754	POS
			Princeton	1759	POS
			Royalston	1765	POS
			Spencer	1753	POS
			Sturbridge	1738	POS
			Templeton	1762	POS
			Upton	1735	POS
			Warren	1834	POS
			Westminster	1759	POS
			Winchendon	1764	POS