Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description
On the 20 of October, 1759, part of Rutland and certain common lands adjoining were established as a District, which was for several years known as Rutland East Wing. This was incorporated as a town in 1771, and was named Princeton, in honor of Rev. Thomas Prince, pastor of the Old South Church in Boston, and a large proprietor in this tract of land. On the 16th of February, 1810, a part of Hubbardston was annexed to its territory, and on the 4th of April, 1838, another extension was made by including a part of the common lands of "No Town," so called. The population of Princeton in 1791 was 1016; in 1840, 1254; in 1900, 975.
 * Princeton, Massachusetts at Wikipedia
 * Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town

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

Adjacent Towns
Worcester Co.:  Holden | Hubbardston | Leominster | Rutland | Sterling | Westminster

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

Princeton Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office

6 Town Hall Drive Princeton, MA 01541 Phone: 978-464-2103 Fax: 978-464-2106 Email: [mailto:townclerk@town.princeton.ma.us townclerk@town.princeton.ma.us] Website

Vital Records

 * Vital Records Of Princeton, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849. 1902. Worcester, Massachusetts: Published by Franklin P Rice Online at: Internet Archive

Births

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

Town Reports
The town of Princeton kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Princeton 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.)


 * 1945

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Princeton Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Worcester County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

City Directories

 * 1938-1942 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Princeton at Ancestry - index and images ($), some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

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

Newspapers

 * 1800-Current Massachusetts, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)