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

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

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

Military
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