Ayer, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Ayer, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

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

Adjacent Towns
Middlesex Co.:  Groton | Littleton | Shirley | Worcester Co.:  Harvard

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

Ayer Town Clerk
1 Main St. Ayer, MA 01432 Phone: 978-772-8215 Fax: 978-772-8222 Email: clerk@ayer.ma.us Website

Births

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Ayer Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Middlesex County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

City Directories

 * 1873 Middlesex County Directory,1873 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 * 1875 Middlesex County Directory, 1875 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 * 1907-1929 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ayer at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
 * 1907-1922 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Ayer at Ancestry - index & images ($), 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
 * Ayer at FamilySearch Places
 * Ayer at Google Maps
 * Ayer at Mapcarta
 * Boundary Map of Ayer 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
 * 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 ($)

Probate Records

 * 1648-1871 Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Boston Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * Lynnfield Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * Marlborough Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * Mount Hope Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * Billerica Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Burlington Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Cary Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Chelmsford Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Leominster Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Reuben Hoar Library - an affiliate library