Ashby, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Ashby, 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
Middlesex Co.:  Townsend | Worcester Co.:  Ashburnham | Fitchburg | Lunenburg | Westminster | New Hampshire: Hillsborough Co.: Mason | New Ipswich

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

Ashby Town Clerk
895 Main St Ashby, MA 01431 Phone: 978-386-2424 x 10 Fax: 978-386-2490 Email: tclerk@ci.ashby.ma.us Website

Births

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

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

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

City Directories

 * 1873 Middlesex County Directory,1873 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 * 1875 Middlesex County Directory, 1875 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 * 1938-1953 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ashby at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
 * 1906 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Ashby at Ancestry - index & images ($), 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
 * Ashby at FamilySearch Places
 * Ashby at Google Maps
 * Ashby at Mapcarta
 * Boundary Map of Ashby 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