Wakefield Genealogy (in Middlesex County, MA)

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Wakefield Birth Records

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1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry online

Births, marriages, deaths 1760-1910 (Wakefield, Massachusetts) FamilySearch Library

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

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

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

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

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

Wakefield Cemetery Records

Amos Lodge B'Nai Brith Cemetery Find a Grave online

Forest Glade Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lakeside Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lakeside Cemetery Billion Graves online

Lynn Hebrew Benevolent Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Burying Ground Find a Grave online

Temple Emanuel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Temple Israel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Wakefield Census Records

1855 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry online

1855 and 1865 Massachusetts state censuses for South Reading FamilySearch Library

1865 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry 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

Wakefield Church Records

History of the First Baptist Church in Wakefield, Mass., 1800-1900 LDS Genealogy online

History of the First Baptist Church in Wakefield, Mass., 1800-1900 Internet Archive online

Records, 1813-1977 (inclusive), First Universalist Society in Wakefield Archive Grid

Wakefield Congregational Church (a commemorative sketch, 1644-1877) Ancestry online

Wakefield Congregational church; a commemorative sketch. 1644-1877 LDS Genealogy online

Wakefield Congregational church; a commemorative sketch. 1644-1877 Internet Archive online

Wakefield City Directories (165)


Wakefield 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, deaths 1760-1910 (Wakefield, Massachusetts) FamilySearch Library

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

Records, 1813-1977 (inclusive), First Universalist Society in Wakefield Archive Grid

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

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

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

Wakefield Death Records, January 1850 through December 2016 Lucius Beebe Memorial Library online

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

Wakefield Histories and Genealogies

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

History of Wakefield (Middlesex County) Massachusetts, compiled by William E. Eaton and History Committee LDS Genealogy online

History of Wakefield (Middlesex County) Massachusetts, compiled by William E. Eaton and History Committee Internet Archive online

History of Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts FamilySearch Library

Wakefield Immigration Records

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

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

Wakefield Land Records

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

Wakefield Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Jan 1897 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Jul 1887 Library of Congress online

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

Wakefield 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, deaths 1760-1910 (Wakefield, Massachusetts) FamilySearch Library

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

Records, 1813-1977 (inclusive), First Universalist Society in Wakefield Archive Grid

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

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

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

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

Wakefield Miscellaneous Records (127)


Wakefield Newspapers and Obituaries

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Citizen (1872) Boston Public Library

Daily Evening Banner (1899-1900) Boston Public Library

Evening News (1894) Boston Public Library

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

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

Wakefield Bulletin (1884) Boston Public Library

Wakefield Casket (1871-1872) Boston Public Library

Wakefield Citizen (1873) Boston Public Library

Wakefield Citizen and Banner (1874-1891) Boston Public Library

Wakefield Daily Item (1894) Boston Public Library

Wakefield Observer (1998-2007 June) Boston Public Library

Wakefield Observer 09/01/2005 to 05/16/2019 Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Wakefield

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.

Wakefield Banner. (Wakefield, Mass.) 1868-1872

Wakefield Citizen and Banner. (Wakefield, Mass.) 1874-1911

Wakefield 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

Wakefield School Records

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Northeast Metropolitan High School yearbook, 1971, 1972, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Northeast Metropolitan High School yearbook, 1971, 1972, 1974 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Northeast Metropolitan High School yearbook, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1981 Classmates online

Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School yearbooks, 1973, 1981 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Our Lady of Nazareth Academy - Marivue Yearbook (Wakefield, MA), 1957 E Yearbook online

Our Lady of Nazareth Academy yearbook, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Our Lady of Nazareth Academy yearbook, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1982 Classmates online

Our Lady of Nazareth Academy yearbooks, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1982 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA), 1908, 1925, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 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

Wakefield High School yearbook, 1908, 1925, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 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 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Wakefield High School, The Oracle yearbook, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 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 Internet Archive online

Wakefield Memorial High School yearbook, 1908, 1932, 1936, 1946 (Jun), 1954, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976 Classmates online

Wakefield Memorial High School yearbook, 1908, 1932, 1936, 1946 (Jun), 1954, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Wakefield Memorial High School yearbooks, 1908, 1932, 1936, 1946, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Wakefield Tax Records

List of taxable polls and estates in the town of Wakefield, for the year 1899 : prepared and printed by vote of the town FamilySearch Library



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