Massachusetts, U.S., Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850

Originally published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the Massachusetts Town Vital Records Collection is one of the most valuable tools available in finding ancestors who lived in the colony and state prior to 1850. This database is an update adding Dorchester to the collection of marriage records from the towns of Abington, Acton, Andover, Ashburnham, Ashfield, Billerica, Brimfield, Brockton, Carver, Chelmsford, Chester, Dartmouth, Dover, Dracut, Essex, Framingham, Gill, Granville, Holden, Holliston, Hummards, Lawrence, Lexington, Lynn, Medford, Medway, Middlefield, New Ashford, New Bedford, New Braintree, Pembroke, Shirley, Shrewsbury, Sturbridge, Taunton, Templeton, Tisbury, Tyringham, Wayland, Washington, Westford, Westminster, Westport, West Springfield, Winchendon, Windsor, Worthington, and Wrentham. Each record reveals the names of bride and groom, marriage date, and marriage location. It provides the names of about 190,000 persons.