Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Oxford, Massachusetts at Wikipedia


 * George Fisher Daniels. History of the town of Oxford, Massachusetts : with genealogies and notes on persons and estates. Oxford, Massachusetts : G.F. Daniels, 1892. FHL Digital Images

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

Adjacent Towns
Worcester Co.:  Auburn | Charlton | Douglas | Dudley | Leicester | Millbury | Sutton | Webster

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

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

325 Main St Oxford, MA 01540 Phone: 508-987-6032 Fax: 508-987-1804 Email: [mailto:lkelley@town.oxford.ma.us lkelley@town.oxford.ma.us]
 * Website
 * Town records, 1800-1862
 * Financial records of Oxford,1796-1915
 * Assessors' report of the valuation and tax for 1902 of the town of Oxford, Mass.

Vital Records

 * Vital Records of Oxford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. 1905. Worcester, Massachusetts: Published by Franklin P. Rice. Online at: Internet Archive
 * Town Clerk.Birth and death records, 1722-1840 Oxford, Massachusetts
 * Town Clerk.Marriages and intentions of marriage, Oxford, Massachusetts, 1799-1839
 * Town Clerk. Oxford, Massachusetts, vital records and indexes, 1875-1965
 * Town Clerk. Town proceedings, births, deaths, and miscellaneous records, 1713-1752
 * Town Clerk. Vital records, 1714-1894 Oxford, Massachusetts

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

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

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

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


 * Military records of Oxford, Massachusetts, 1805-1830

Probate Records

 * Worcester County, Probate Files, 1731-1925

Libraries
Oxford Free Public Library

339 Main Street

Oxford, MA

01540

508-987-6003 Director: Timothy Kelley

Museums
Oxford History Museum

Housed within the Library

339 Main Street

Oxford, MA

01540

508-987-6003 ext. 223 Curator: Timothy Kelley