Sunderland, Franklin County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Sunderland, Massachusetts at Wikipedia
 * Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.
 * History of the Town of Sunderland

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

Adjacent Towns
Franklin Co.:  Deerfield | Leverett | Montague | Whately | Hampshire Co.:  Amherst | Hadley | Hatfield

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

Sunderland Town Clerk
12 School Street Sunderland, MA Phone: 413-665-1442 Fax: 413-665-1446 Email: [mailto:townclerk@townofsunderland.us townclerk@townofsunderland.us] Website

Births

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

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

 * Sunderland Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Franklin County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places


 * North Sunderland Cemetery at FindAGrave.com
 * Riverside Cemetery at FindAGrave.com

Census

 * 1790 Census 1790 Census transcription for USGenWeb Census Project
 * 1790 Census 1790 Census transcription at Ray's Place
 * 1810 Census 1810 Census transcription for USGenWeb Census Project

City Directories

 * 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 Sunderland 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
 * Sunderland at FamilySearch Places
 * Sunderland at Google Maps
 * Sunderland 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 ($)

Probate Records

 * 1812-1915 Franklin County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1812-1915 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Albany New York FamilySearch Center
 * Bennington Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Worcester Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * Berkshire Athenaeum - an affiliate library
 * Brooks Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Chicopee Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Jones Library Inc. - an affiliate library