Reading Genealogy (in Middlesex County, MA)

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Reading Birth Records

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1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry online

Births, marriages, and deaths of Reading, Massachusetts WorldCat

Massachusetts Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 Ancestry online

Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3 online

Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 Ancestry online

Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1926-present Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics

Reading Births to the Year 1850 Genealogy Trails online

Reading Vital Record Transcripts (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Records of births, marriages, intentions of marriage, and deaths, 1653- 1776, 1640-1846 FamilySearch Library

Vital records of Reading, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 Genealogy Gophers online

Vital records of Reading, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 LDS Genealogy online

Vital records of Reading, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 Internet Archive online

Reading Cemetery Records

Charles Lawn Cemetery Interment online

Charles Lawn Cemetery Cemetery Find online

Charles Lawn Memorial Park Find a Grave online

Forest Glen Cemetery Find a Grave online

Forest Glen Cemetery Billion Graves online

Forest Glen Cemetery Interment online

Forest Glen Cemetery Cemetery Find online

Laurel Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Laurel Hill Cemetery Billion Graves online

Laurel Hill Cemetery Interment online

Laurel Hill Cemetery Cemetery Find online

Wood End Cemetery Find a Grave online

Wood End Cemetery Cemetery Find online

Reading Census Records

1855 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry online

1865 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry online

Census 1790 US Gen Web online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Reading Church Records

Honor to the brave : a discourse delivered in the Old South Church, Reading, Mass., August 23, 1863, on the return of Company D, Fiftieth reg., Mass. vols. LDS Genealogy online

Honor to the brave : a discourse delivered in the Old South Church, Reading, Mass., August 23, 1863, on the return of Company D, Fiftieth reg., Mass. vols. Internet Archive online

Reading, Mass. Second Church Records of Christ (1720-1806) Congregational Library and Archives online

The colonial church records of the First Church of Reading (Wakefield) and the First Church of Rumney Marsh (Revere) WorldCat

Reading City Directories

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City Directories, 1890 Census Substitute Ancestry online

Massachusetts City Directories (includes North Reading 1884, 1896, 1898, 1909, 1913, 1915-7, 1921, 1931, 1934, 1936, and 1938) Ancestry online

Massachusetts City Directories (includes Reading 1882, 1884, 1890, 1892, 1896, 1898, 1909, 1913, 1915-7, 1921, 1931, 1934, 1936, and 1938) Ancestry online

Massachusetts City Directories (includes Wakefield, Stoneham, Reading, and Lynnfield 1913 and 1917) Ancestry online

Massachusetts City Directories (includes Wakefield, Stoneham, and Reading 1890) Ancestry online

Reading City Directories (1869-1941 selected years) Massachusetts State Library

Reading City Directory 1900 MyHeritage online

The Wakefield, Stoneham, Reading, North Reading and Lynnfield directory 1909-1941 LDS Genealogy online

The Wakefield, Stoneham, Reading, North Reading and Lynnfield directory 1909-1941 Internet Archive online

Wakefield (Massachusetts) city directories FamilySearch Library

Reading Death Records

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1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry online

1841-1915 Massachusetts Death Records Ancestry online

1901-1980 Massachusetts Death Index Ancestry online

Births, marriages, and deaths of Reading, Massachusetts WorldCat

Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 Ancestry online

Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3 online

Massachusetts, Death Records, 1926-present Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics

Reading Vital Record Transcripts (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Records of births, marriages, intentions of marriage, and deaths, 1653- 1776, 1640-1846 FamilySearch Library

Vital records of Reading, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 Genealogy Gophers online

Vital records of Reading, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 LDS Genealogy online

Vital records of Reading, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 Internet Archive online

Reading Histories and Genealogies

Ancient Redding in Massachusetts Bay Colony : its planting as a Puritan village and sketches of its early settlers from 1639 to 1652 FamilySearch Library

Genealogical history of the town of Reading, Mass. : including the present towns of Wakefield, Reading, and North Reading, with chronological and historical sketches, from 1639 to 1874 FamilySearch Library

Genealogical history of the town of Reading, Mass. : including the present towns of Wakefield, Reading, and North Reading, with chronological and historical sketches, from 1639 to 1874 Genealogy Gophers online

Genealogical history of the town of Reading, Mass., including the present towns of Wakefield, Reading, and North Reading, with chronological and historical sketches, from 1639 to 1874 LDS Genealogy online

Genealogical history of the town of Reading, Mass., including the present towns of Wakefield, Reading, and North Reading, with chronological and historical sketches, from 1639 to 1874 Internet Archive online

Historical sketch of ancient Redding, Massachusetts : to which has been added early Reading maps and town grants to early settlers, also an individual historical sketch of the first settlers of Redding, and Middlesex and Essex county deeds and wills from 1638 for about 100 years. FamilySearch Library

Index [to] History of Reading, 1970 FamilySearch Library

The beginnings of Reading and Lynnfield, Massachusetts LDS Genealogy online

The beginnings of Reading and Lynnfield, Massachusetts Internet Archive online

Reading Immigration Records

Naturalization index cards, 1800-1885 [Middlesex County, Massachusetts] FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records and certificates indexes, 1906-1984 [Middlesex County, Massachusetts] FamilySearch Library

Reading Land Records

Deeds and mortgages, 1832-1864 FamilySearch Library

Massachusetts Land Records Secretary of the Commonwealth online

Record books of the registry of deeds, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 1649-1900; indexes: grantee (1639-1905) and grantor (1639-1950) FamilySearch Library

Record of deeds to pews, 1818-1849 FamilySearch Library

Town records, 1638-1847 FamilySearch Library

Reading Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Dec 1897 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Jun 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, May 1885 Library of Congress online

Reading Marriage Records

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1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry online

1841-1915 Massachusetts Marriages MyHeritage online

1901-1955 and 1966-1970 Massachusetts Marriage Index Ancestry online

Births, marriages, and deaths of Reading, Massachusetts WorldCat

Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915 Ancestry online

Massachusetts Marriages 1633-1850 Ancestry online

Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 (many towns) Ancestry online

Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3 online

Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 Ancestry online

Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1926-present Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics

Middlesex County, Massachusetts, divorce docket books 1887-1938 FamilySearch Library

Reading Vital Record Transcripts (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Records of births, marriages, intentions of marriage, and deaths, 1653- 1776, 1640-1846 FamilySearch Library

Vital records of Reading, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 Genealogy Gophers online

Vital records of Reading, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 LDS Genealogy online

Vital records of Reading, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 Internet Archive online

Reading Miscellaneous Records (178)


Reading Newspapers and Obituaries

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Daily Times & Chronicle (1982) Boston Public Library

Daily Times and Chronicle (1980-1982) Boston Public Library

Middlesex County Newspaper Abstracts 1822-1971 selections US Gen Web online

Observer-Advocate 06/05/2019 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Reading Advocate (1998-2006) Boston Public Library

Reading Advocate 12/22/2005 to 05/31/2019 Genealogy Bank online

Reading Chronicle (1870-1876) Boston Public Library

Reading Chronicle (1881-1980) Boston Public Library

Reading Chronicle, Wakefield/n. Reading/wilmington News (1880-1881) Boston Public Library

Reading Weekly News & Chronicle (1876-1880) Boston Public Library

Offline Newspapers for Reading

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Reading Chronicle. (Reading, Mass.) 1870-1876

Reading Chronicle. (Reading, Mass.) 1881-1980

Reading Reporter. (Reading, Mass.) 1876-1877

Reading Probate Records

1635-1991 Massachusetts Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Index To the Probate Records of the County of Middlesex, Massachusetts, 1870 - 1910 MyHeritage online

Index to the Probate Records of Middlesex County 1648-1871 American Ancestors online

Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870 A-K Ancestry online

Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1871-1909 A-K Ancestry online

Reading School Records

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Austin Preparatory School yearbooks, 1983, 1984 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Austin Preparatory yearbook, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Austin Preparatory yearbook, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1997, 1998 Classmates online

Austin Preparatory yearbook, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1997, 1998 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Reading High School yearbook, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1972 Classmates online

Reading High School yearbook, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1972 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Reading High School yearbook, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1972 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Reading Memorial High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Reading, MA), 1892, 1896, 1937, 1942, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 E Yearbook online

Reading Memorial High School yearbook, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1971, 1972, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Reading Memorial High School yearbook, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1984 Classmates online

Reading Memorial High School yearbooks, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1984 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Reading Memorial High School, The Pioneer yearbook, 1892-1896, 1900-1901, 1903-1906, 1907-1909, 1912-1913, 1916-1918, 1926-1927, 1928-1929, 1930-1931, 1932-1933, 1934-1935, 1936-1938, 1937, 1938-1941, 1939-1941, 1940-1942, 1943, 1944, 1945-1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Internet Archive online

Reading Tax Records

Reading Tax Valuations, 1664-1703; 1756-1776 Massachusetts State Library

Street list of persons assessed for poll taxes, Reading, Massachusetts Genealogy Gophers online

Street list of persons assessed for poll taxes, Reading, Massachusetts, 1919 LDS Genealogy online

Street list of persons assessed for poll taxes, Reading, Massachusetts, 1919 Internet Archive online

Tax list, 1663-1705, 1750-1803 [Reading, Massachusetts] FamilySearch Library

Tax records, 1773-1811 FamilySearch Library

Town of North Reading; Valuation of real and personal estate with the taxes assessed upon the same, 1890 LDS Genealogy online

Town of North Reading; Valuation of real and personal estate with the taxes assessed upon the same, 1890 Internet Archive online



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