This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total. They built their church on Somerset Place [. Hanover Street Church and later Bowdoin Street Church, 1825-1861. Ser. 23. About Our Cemeteries List By City List By Name By Regional Map Cemetery Hours FAQ. Starting on Dorchester Bay up Greenwich Street, left on Dorchester Avenue, right Centre Avenue to what now is Codman Square, right on Talbot Avenue, left on Blue Hill Avenue, diagonally across Blue Hill Avenue onto Harvard Street to the border of the city of Boston and town of Hyde Park, left along the border with Hyde Park to the Neponset River, left down the river along the border with the town of Milton and city of Quincy to Dorchester Bay. The congregation built a new church in 1904. 11. Fifth smallpox outbreak left 313 persons dead. Record book 1 burned with home and church on 10 July 1852. Boston town records, 14 Mar. This church severed its ties with the Church of England in 1785, it has kept a quasi-Episcopalian form of church government, and considered Unitarian. Customs. The great fire burned 776 buildings covering 65 acres. Fourth Church, Brattle Street Church, and last the Church in Brattle Square, 1698-1876. 20. 1 (334); Gen. Bank, public sales and ship arrivals; weekly; Early Am. 2. 9. The town of Boston dutifully recorded these events. Free Will Baptist Church, 1834-bef. They move to Harvard Avenue in Brookline in 1905, but sold this building in 1906. The church steeple used by Sexton Robert Newman who hangs two lanterns at the request of Paul Revere to warn that the British were sailing up the Charles River to Cambridge to march on Lexington. Minutes of the New North Religious Society, 1860-1884 (microfilm), held by the Boston Public Library. Proceedings of the Committee on Necklands, 1823-1829, Boston Warnings out, 1763-1779, and other towns, see the. The City of Boston is the recipient of a coveted 38th annual Massachusetts Historical Commission award for the Granary Burying Ground's 2016 preservation project. 5 (578), 15 June 1820-1831; Gen. Bank, weekly; Early Am. 1 (61); Gen. Bank, semi-weekly; Early Am. Mount Vernon Congregational Church records, 1842-1970, held by the. List of cemeteries in Boston includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable. The tax records before 1782 were destroyed by fire except for 1673-1698 [original at BPL, Ms.Bos.5 and Ms.q.Bos.5; published in BRC, v. 1]. To find cemetery records for Massachusetts in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps: Go to the FamilySearch Catalog Enter: Massachusetts in the Place box Click on: Search Click on: Cemeteries To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below Go to the FamilySearch Catalog Enter: Massachusetts in the Place box The congregation moved to a building on Bedford Street in 1834. [0100.001], Boston City Documents, 1784-1970, 342 volumes. Starting at the corner of Boylston and Pleasant streets, down Pleasant Street and left again on Eliot Street [, Starting at the end and including all of the Eastern Packet Pier on the harbor and running across and up Richmond Street, right on Salem Street, left on Cooper Street, crossing Charlestown Street diagonally right onto Beverly Street out to the river along and including Trull's Wharf. (A, B). The congregation first worshipped at Boylston Hall and then Meldeon Hall. 85. Using the list The Department determines the fair cash value and classification of all real and personal property located in the city. The Boston meeting was officially restarted in 1870 and became a Monthly Meeting in 1883. of Beacon Hill), Fort Point, Government Center, Haymarket Square, Kenmore, Leather District, Logan Airport, Longwood, North End, Scollay Square, Seaport, South End, South Bay, South Boston (Southie), Washington Village, and West End. Inoculations were done and a list of families involved are listed in a copied manuscript at the. Mission Hill to the planned Fenway and all of Brighton. Starting on Fort Point Channel at the Dover Street Bridge down into South Bay to the junction of the with the New York & New England Railroad and the Old Colony Railroad tracks, continuing right out the Old Colony tracks, left on D Street, right on West Sixth Street, and left on E Street out the Boston Harbor. - Grove Hall to Field's Corner. They built a church on Charles Street in 1807. They worshipped at the Concord Street Chapel of the South Church for several months in 1863. By 1855, they were on Tyler Street and the corner of Kneeland Street. 1849-1895 records and certificates, out-of-town, 1889-1895 (except 1892), stillborn, 1889-1895, index (several), 1630-1891. For information on the areas annexed to Boston, see those separate town pages. Ser. [Note: Seven churches], Starting at the corner of Court Street and Cornhill (above), southwest as above to Bedford Street, southeast on Bedford to the harbor; then from Russian Wharf onto Atkinson Street north to Milk Street, then east to Adams Street, north on Adams through Kilby to State Street, then west on State to Cornhill. 64. Trinity Church [and now officially Trinity Church in the City of Boston], 1728/1734. Assessors, as well as, Assistant Assessors were chosen by concurrent vote of the City Council until 1885. St. John's Episcopal Church, 1845-1979. See also Boston Cemetery in Boston, Lincolnshire in England List of cemeteries in Massachusetts Starting at Jamaica Pond out on Pond Street on the border with the town of Brookline, right on Myrtle Street, right on Centre Street, veer left onto South Street at the Soldier's Monument, left on Carolina Avenue, left on the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad tracks, right on Green Street across Washington Street onto Glen Road across Forest Hills Street onto Sigourney Street onto Walnut Street, right on Seaver Street, right on Blue Hills Avenue, right on Harvard Street to the border of the city of Boston and town of Hyde Park, left along the border with Hyde Park, right onto the border with the town of Dedham, right onto the border with the city of Newton, right onto the border with the town of Brookline back to the beginning. Chapter 605 of the Acts of 1982 provided for a City Council of thirteen members, one each from nine districts and three at large, effective with the preliminary election in September of 1983. Boston Cemetery The two departments were formally united by Ordinance passed May 19, 1855. [2100.006], Plans, circa 1918-1985, 36 flat file drawers. They soon moved to Meridian and Decatur Streets in East Boston. 83. 20, p. 297. Below is a list of the census records for Boston: This is a list derived from the microtext holdings of the Boston Public Library and augmented with other sources. For more details regarding these cemeteries, see the state guide under . Starting at the South Bay and up the Roxbury Canal, left on Albany Street, sharp right onto Northampton Street, sharp left on Fellow Street, right on Lenox Street, left on Washington Street, veer left on Warren Street, left on Dudley Street, right on Greenville Street, right on Blue Hill Avenue, left on Quincy Street, left on Columbia Street through Boston Street and Dorchester Street, and left on Willow Court out to South Bay. 34. Gen. Hospital, and the new county jail], West side of Beacon Hill including State House, Starting at the Cambridge Bridge and out along Cambridge Street, right on Temple Street through Mount Vernon Street, right on Beacon Street and onto Western Avenue to the river. Reflecting on her daughter's life, Lina told ITV News: "[Lilia] was cheeky, happy, it was challenging, you know she was a challenging child but that's what I like. The original Boston City Charter is held by the Massachusetts State Archives under the records for Statute 1822, Chapter 10, in flat case, on parchment (4pp.). Clarence Saunders Brigham, "Index to Obituary Notices in the Boston Transcript, 1875-1899 and 1900-1930" [Worcester, typ., 1938-1940; photocopy, 1968], 2 vols. Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy FamilySearch 77. Church in Brattle Square, records, held by the Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Part of "Index to Church records," card index to church records held by the City Clerk, this card index held by, Thaddeus W. Harris and John L. Sibley, "Memoranda from the Rev. These first settlers were Puritans, the religious group wanting to change the Church of England from working inside the church. The location of the original records is unknown, but likely with the succession of merged churches. Starting at the Long Wharf and up State Street through Court Street, left on Tremont Street, left on Bromfield Lane, right on Marlborough Street, left on Milk Street to the harbor. The parish was suppressed on 1 Jan. 1996 and all current records sent to, Baptisms (1847-1917), Marriages (1847-1910), and confirmations (1865-1905) held by the. Starting at the south side of Long Wharf across Atlantic Avenue, up Central Street, right on India Street, left on Milk Street, right on Washington Street, left on School Street across and up Beacon Street, right on Bowdoin Street, right on Cambridge Street, left on Chardon Street, left on Portland Street, right on Travers Street, left on Charlestown Street, right on Causeway Street, left on Prince Street to the Charles River. The contents can change annually. Fire destroyed part of the State House on State Street. Starting at Dorchester Bay and a straight line to Dorchester Avenue, across and up Mount Vernon Street, left on Dorchester Street through Boston Street and Columbia Street, right on Quincy Street, left on Blue Hill Avenue, veer right on Back Street to the border with the town of Hyde Park, left along the town line to the Neponset River, and down the river to Dorchester Bay. The congregation built a church on North Russell Street in the West End in 1839. Boston Selectmen's records, 20 Mar. The Chief Engineer serves as the Executive Officer of the Commissioner and directs the work of the members of the Department. Despite everything that has happened to her, however, Lina's determination for something good to come out of her daughter's death has seen her work to improve safety in Boston and help to unite the community. Shattuck found that from 1704 to 1774, sextons made weekly returns to the newspapers for the number who died each week. - Ashmont to Neponset River, Boston Proper - West End and Back Bay West, Dorchester Dist. The next official list came in 1834 when the 1708 and 1788 lists were reprinted and then updated with streets in the annexed South Boston, formerly Dorchester Neck. Their old building was burned in the summer of 1977. 99. Indian Converts Collection | Study Guide | Reading Gravestones With the reorganization of the School Committee in 1906, all sub-committees were discontinued. The church built on Endicott Street in the North End was consecrated in 1836. Their manuscript department, which is open only to members, houses more than two million manuscript items. St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 1816-1948. The best resource for the vital records of the churches of Boston is Robert J. Dunkle and Ann S. Lainhart, trans., The Records of the Churches of Boston (Boston, 2002) on CD [see WorldCat (Other Libraries); FS Library CD-ROM no. In 1884, the Superintendent was given additional powers. Boston town records, 10 Mar. Franklin Street Church and later Central Church or Central Congregational Church [Trinitarian], 1835-1931. 9 above then up Florence Street, diagonally across Washington Street and up Champman Street, left on Tremont Street, right on Berkeley Street, left on Warren Avenue, left on Brookline Street to South Bay. Mount Auburn Cemetery - U.S. National Park Service Dorchester births, marriages, and deaths, 1826 to 1849 (including deaths from the First Burying Ground not in town records). [1], The cemetery contains the war graves of 82 Commonwealth service personnel. Using the line from above -- all land southwest of this line plus all the harbor islands. South Universalist Society, 1845-ca. The church was officially dissolved on 6 June 1889. The church was closed during the Revolution from April 1775 to August 1778. 1895-1908), ms., 12v. There were fourteen listed then and by all accounts, there nothing established that were closed by then. 39. Agreement among subscribers to build New Brick Church, 1720, New Brick Church, records, 1722-1775, bound volume, [34 pp. With this legislation, the Board of Fire Wards was dissolved. At Camden Street on the Boston & Providence Railroad tracks out, left on Tremont Street, right on Pynchon Street, left on Roxbury Street, left on Washington Street, and left on Camden Street to the beginning. The Mariners' Bethel Church was erected on North Square in the North End by the Boston Port Society in 1830 as a Methodist Episcopal church. The only church not giving permission for their records to be included was the Cathedral of the Holy Cross (the oldest Catholic Church in New England). and places in alphabetical order of street name. Since Boston covers a majority of Suffolk County, look for Suffolk County Atlases. 67. The next wave included more Irish (their dominance starting in the early 20th century is a testament to their number), but also Germans, Italians, and Syrians. Fire destroyed 90 buildings and 7 ropewalks. [Note: Ten churches], All that part of the city called East Boston and all the islands in the harbor. 0 See your favorite cemeteries here, just select the Add Favorite button on any cemetery. Josiah Snelling, "Record book for North Burial Ground," 1810-1813, "Tombstone inscriptions, Copp's Hill, Boston, Mass." ), records, 1927-1980, held by, Harriet E. Johnson, "The Early History of Arlington Street Church" in. Broadway Universalist Society records, 1833-1920, held by the. The Board also exercises all the powers and duties formerly conferred upon the City Clerk and other officers by chapter 504 of the Acts of 1894. It does not include pet cemeteries. By the later 1800s, when someone was being dropped because they died, their death date would be given, or moved, their new town of residence was given. In Massachusetts, Boston is ranked 269th of 585 cities in Cemeteries per capita, and 173rd of 585 cities in Cemeteries per square mile. The New Jerusalem Church [Swedenborg] and now called Church on the Hill, 1818-present. A note in the earliest original book state that after 23 years of existence, the church had yet to get a record book and that this sad state of affairs was impossible to restore it to a desirable record. When the congregants moved to Bowdoin Street, they renamed their church the, The church was dissolved in 1863 and the building sold to the. King's Chapel, records, 1686-1942, held by the Massachusetts Historical Society, "Graves with and without stones, King's Chapel, Boston, Mass.,". Jonathan D. Sarna, Ellen Smith, and Scott-Martin Kosofsky, Thomas Pemberton, "A Topographical and Historical Description of Boston, 1794" in the. 1734-1740: Bills, petitions, votes, receipts, accounts, memorial, contracts for settlements for 1736 beyond the Connecticut River, meeting minutes, etc. Our Mission The mission of the Catholic Cemetery Association of the Archdiocese of Boston, Inc. includes the witness of faith in the world as we minister to the needs of those who come to us. [Note: Eleven churches], Including all that part of the city called East Boston and all the islands in the harbor. African Baptist Church, Independent Baptist Church, and the Belknap Street Church, 1805. The Archives Commission oversees the protection of City records, files and other items of historic interest. - Franklin Park to Lower Mills, Dorchester Dist. With Boston's aggressive program of landfill and annexation of neighboring towns, the city landscape of streets was ever-changing. The congregation moved to Tyler Street at the corner of Kneeland Street in present-day Chinatown by 1880. Beginning on the Charles River and out Otter Street, left on Beacon Street, right on Arlington Street, left on Boylston Street, right on Carver Street, left on Eliot Street, right on Warrenton Street, right on Tremont Street, veer right onto Chandler Street, lef on Berkeley Street, right on Lawrence Street, left on Dartmouth Street, right on Warren Avenue, left on West Newton Street, left on the Boston & Providence Railroad tracks, and right on West Chester Park to the Charles River. The congregation bought a second building at 381 West Broadway near E Street in 1983 as their. 80. 1775 [. Called Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church by 1880. Subscriptions for the Boston almshouse, 11 Apr. Part of Roxbury annexed and border established per act of 3 Apr. Katherine Ruth Means Boston (1897-1941) - Find a This Bethel Church was listed in the city directories in North Square from 1835 to 1875. Copp's Hill Burying Ground | Boston.gov 76. The department maintains official maps, property description data, ownership records and assessment, abatement and exemption records. Want a quick and expert briefing on the biggest news stories? PDF City of Boston Starting at the Charles River and going up Chapman Street, diagonally right onto Austin Street, left on Main Street, right up Green Street, right on High Street, right on Winthrop Street, left along the north side of Winthrop Square [. GET DIRECTIONS 75 State St. Garage GET DIRECTIONS Lewis Wharf Parking GET DIRECTIONS 15. See Municipal Records, Vol. The end of the century saw French Canadians, Russian and Polish Jews, and Swedes arriving. GPS: 42.281343, -71.103136. She could never imagine that the decision would end in such tragedy. The location of the original records is unknown. A wooden church building was built on Hollis Street [called Harvard Street in 1732]. Though the first two hundred years saw mostly English arrivals, Scots, Irish, and French were found here, too. Each entry lists the name, date of death, and location number. They built a church at 140 Bowdoin Street on Beacon Hill in 1845. Henry Caner left for Halifax, N.S., with the church records in 1776. A number following the Orthodox view along with the minister William R. Chapman dismissed themselves and organized the new. 1852. Information about memorial safety and inspections. (A). 86. 2 (4923); Gen. Bank, both 18 Dec. 1835-11 Apr. 1855 Massachusetts State Census. Free Church, St. John's Church, and then St. Stephen's Church [Roman Catholic], 1844-1992. land records), town and city records, newspapers, maps, and libraries. East Boston Universalist Parish records, 1842-1948, held by the. 27 Unusual Cemeteries in Massachusetts - Atlas Obscura The burden of rebuilding their church forced the society to deed the church to thirty-seven men in 1855 who formed the Evangelical Baptist Benevolent and Missionary Society to hold this asset. Starting on the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad tracks at Camden Street, out on the tracks, left on Linden Park Street, right on Gay Street, right on Roxbury Street to Eliot Square, very sharp left Bartlett Street onto Dudley Street, left on Warren Street onto Washington Street, and left on East Camden Street back to the beginning. This was Boston's fourth Baptist church called the, Pastor A. J. Gordon founded the Boston Missionary Training School at the church in 1889 that became. They moved to a brick building on Somerset Street on Beacon Hill, 1854-1877. This is a historical and genealogical guide to the town and city of Chelsea. Eighth Church, Harvard Street Church, South Meeting House, but later known as Hollis Street Church, 1732-1887. A day like any other. The 21st century brought African Americans from the South, Southeast Asian immigrants (especially Chinese and Vietnamese), Muslims, and Puerto Ricans. [See an image of the. This church was not listed in the city directories for the earlier period, nor mentioned in John Hayward's. Historical Boston, then only the land of a peninsula, was a faction of the land mass it is today after massive land-fill projects of the mid- to late-19th century (the rubble from the Great Boston Fire of 1872 help fill in the waterfront) and the annexing of six towns from two counties (as listed above). Arlington Street Church (Boston, Mass. 50. Ser. [Ms.f.Bos.9], Treasurer's accounts, 1688-1691/2. Boston has numerous historic cemeteries. Pine Street Church, Berkeley Street Church, or Berkeley Temple, 1827-1907. French Huguenot Church, 1686-1748/1764.
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