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Vital records of the town of Auburn Massachusetts to 1850 - title page

Vital records of Ward Massachusetts, to the year 1837

The Town of Auburn was originally set off from Worcester, Sutton, Leicester and Oxford, and was incorporated on the 10th of April, 1778, with the name of Ward, in honor of General Artemas Ward, of Shrewsbury, a man of great prominence in this region, active as a patriot during the difficulties that caused the separation from the mother country, and receiving on the eve of hostilities the appoint- ment of First Major General in the Revolutionary Army. He was at a later period Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and afterwards served in Congress. He died in 1800 …

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Vital records of Milford, Massachusetts, to the year 1850

These vital records for Milford, Massachusetts end in 1849. The exact starting date is not clear, as the town added records from the First Church of Milford (Congregational) which had formerly been the Second Parish of Mendon. These records preceded the town of Milford’s formation. Since Milford was not officially a town until 11 Apr 1780, any record appearing with an earlier date occurred while the locality was still called Mendon. Any record which is part of the original records from the First Church is labeled with the abbreviation C.R. The Town of Milford, Worcester County (formerly in Suffolk County, …

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Partridge Suffolk County MA Probate Index

This index appears on FamilySearch Film #007703032 and represents an index to the wills of Suffolk County, Massachusetts for the years of 1636-1899. All listings are for individuals with the last name of Partridge or Patridge. Norfolk County was created from Suffolk County and all probate records for townships which eventually fell under the jurisdiction of Norfolk County are located here prior to 1793. As I add the digital pdf for each probate record, I will link it to the case number. Year Partridge Given Name Case No. 1859 Abby F. guardianship 42626 1753 Abigail guardianship 10310 1859 Adin administration …

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Partridge Norfolk County MA Probate Index

This is an index from Ancestry’s “MA Probate Index 1793-1900” and is specific to Norfolk County, Massachusetts only. To actually view the probate records see the Massachusetts, Norfolk County, probate case files, 1793-1900 on FamilySearch. As I add the digital pdf for each probate record, I will link it to the case number. Given Name Surname Year Residence Nature of the Document Case Number Abigail Partridge 1809 Medway Will 14058 Abigail H. Partridge 1888 Medway Will 26324 Allen Partridge 1872 Medway Administration 14059 Althina J. Partridge 1879 Franklin Administration 21420 Amos Partridge 1862 Bellingham Administration 14060 Amos Partridge 1875 Bellingham …

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The Land Purchase of Partridgetown Massachusetts

Situated within the current bounds of Bellingham, Massachusetts, in the northern part of that locality, was for one-and-a-half centuries an area called Partridgetown. This land was purchased for £240 in 1720 by Eleazer Partridge and comprised of several different parcels of different tracts previously purchased by Samuel Rich, along with all buildings upon it. After purchasing the land, Eleazer moved from Medfield with his family and settled upon the 215 acres of land. Eleazer was 56 when he purchased the property. His family was quite large, he having been married twice and having nine children alive in 1720 ranging from …

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Tallapoosa County, Alabama Notes on Partridge’s

This information comes from loose notes that I have accumulated over the years which provides information on various Partridge and variant surnames of Tallapoosa County, Alabama. Many of these names I have not yet been able to connect to the Partridge Family Tree and I am hoping for assistance.

Chambers County, Alabama Partridge Notes

This information comes from loose notes that I have accumulated over the years which provides information on various Partridge and variant surnames of Chambers County, Alabama. Many of these names I have not yet been able to connect to the Partridge Family Tree and I am hoping for assistance.

1880 Orland, Hancock County, Maine Census

The following families were enumerated within the 1880 Orland, Hancock County, Maine census. I extracted these by hand on 7 August 2010 by browsing the entire Orland 1880 census. The oldest person enumerated below is George Moulton Partridge, and many of the others are children, grand-children and gr-grand-children of George. Year: 1880; Census Place: Orland, Hancock, Maine; Roll 480; Family History Film: 1254480; Page: 72D; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 0145. 127-178Partridge, Henry: w. m. 57 FarmerPartridge, Lizzie: w. f. 54 wifePartridge, Harry K.: w. m. 20 son, sailorPartridge, Fred J.: w. m. 17, son, farmer Year: 1880; Census Place: Orland, …

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