New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * New Salem, Massachusetts at Wikipedia
 * Archive.org to find published materials for this town

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns
Often the records of our ancestors might be in a nearby town, rather than in the town where they lived. Below are the towns closest to New Salem: Franklin County Worcester County Hampshire County
 * Orange
 * Shutesbury
 * Wendell
 * Athol
 * Petersham
 * Belchertown
 * Pelham
 * Ware

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

New Salem Town Clerk
24 South Main St New Salem, MA 01355 Phone: 978-544-2731 Fax: 617-742-3238 Email: [mailto:newsalemsclerk@aol.com newsalemsclerk@aol.com]

Vital Records

 * Vital Records of New Salem, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849. 1927. Salem, Mass.: Published by The Essex Institute. Online at: Internet Archive

Births

 * 1636-1924 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Town Reports
The town of New Salem kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when New Salem kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * New Salem Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Franklin County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

City Directories

 * 1906 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, New Salem at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of New Salem at HomeTownLocator
 * Massachusetts County Map at Mass.gov
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * New Salem at FamilySearch Places
 * New Salem at Google Maps
 * New Salem at Mapcarta
 * Old Maps of Massachusetts at Old-Maps.com
 * Massachusetts Maps State Page

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Probate Records

 * 1812-1915 Franklin County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1812-1915 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Albany New York FamilySearch Center
 * Bennington Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Worcester Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * Berkshire Athenaeum - an affiliate library
 * Brooks Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Chicopee Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Jones Library Inc. - an affiliate library