Brighton Genealogy (in Suffolk County, MA)
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Brighton Birth Records
1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry 
Brighton Births and Deaths, 1817-1845 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Brighton Births, 1855-1874 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Brighton Births, Deaths, 1817-1845 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Brighton Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1771-1873 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Brighton Index to Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1771-1873 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts computer printout; births or christenings, 1771-1873 FamilySearch Library
Massachusetts Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 Ancestry
Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3
Massachusetts vital records : Brighton, 1771-1873 WorldCat
Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 Ancestry
Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1926-present Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
Brighton Cemetery Records
Catalogue of lot owners : Mount Hope Cemetery and Evergreen Cemetery FamilySearch Library
Epitaphs from two small yards in Allston and Brighton, Mass. FamilySearch Library
Evergreen Cemetery Billion Graves
Evergreen Cemetery Find a Grave
Market Street Burying Ground Find a Grave
Market Street Burying Ground Interment
Market Street Burying Ground Cemetery Find
Oration delivered at the dedication of the soldiers' monument : in Evergreen Cemetery, Brighton, Mass., on Thursday afternoon, July 26, 1866 Internet Archive
Saint Gabriel Monastery Cemetery Find a Grave
Brighton Census Records
1855 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry
1855 and 1865 Massachusetts state censuses for Boxboro, Brighton, and Burlington FamilySearch Library
1865 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry
Massachusetts State Census Transcriptions for 1855 American Ancestors
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Brighton Church Records
Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts computer printout; births or christenings, 1771-1873 FamilySearch Library
First Congregational Church and Society in Brighton (Brighton, Boston, Mass.) Records, 1721-1966. 1721-1966. Archive Grid
Brighton City Directories
Brighton (Massachusetts) city directories FamilySearch Library
Brighton City Directories 1950 Boston Public Library
Brighton, MA 1848 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Brighton, MA 1849 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Brighton, MA 1850 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Brighton, MA 1850 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Brighton, MA 1923,1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Brighton, MA Business Directory, 1848-1849 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Cambridge (Massachusetts) city directories FamilySearch Library
Charlestown (Massachusetts) city directories FamilySearch Library
Massachusetts City Directories (includes Brighton, Waltham, and Watertown 1871) Ancestry
The Brighton and Brookline business directory (1850) Ancestry
Brighton Death Records
1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry
1841-1915 Massachusetts Death Records Ancestry
1901-1980 Massachusetts Death Index Ancestry
Brighton Births and Deaths, 1817-1845 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Brighton Births, Deaths, 1817-1845 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Brighton Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1771-1873 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Brighton Index to Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1771-1873 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 Ancestry
Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3
Massachusetts vital records : Brighton, 1771-1873 WorldCat
Massachusetts, Death Records, 1926-present Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
Brighton Histories and Genealogies
Historical Brighton : an illustrated history of Brighton and its citizens FamilySearch Library
Historical Brighton : an illustrated history of Brighton and its citizens Genealogy Gophers
Brighton Immigration Records
Boston, Massachusetts Passenger Lists, 1891-1943 MyHeritage
Boston, Massachusetts, Passenger Lists, 1820-1891 MyHeritage
Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963 Ancestry
Naturalization applications and papers, 1885-1906, Suffolk County, Massachusetts FamilySearch Library
Primary and final declarations of intention and naturalizations, 1864- 1888 and card index 1856-1884 FamilySearch Library
Searching for Missing Friends: Irish Immigrant Advertisements Placed in The Boston Pilot," 1831-1920 Ancestry
Brighton Land Records
Early recorders and registers of deeds for the county of Suffolk, Massachusetts : 1639-1735 Ancestry
Massachusetts Land Records Secretary of the Commonwealth
Records of deeds, 1639-1885; indexes to deeds, 1639-1920 FamilySearch Library
Registers of deeds for the county of Suffolk, Massachusetts, 1735-1900 FamilySearch Library
Brighton Map Records
Atlas of Dorchester, West Roxbury, and Brighton, City of Boston, 1899 State Library of Massachusetts
Atlas of the city of Boston : Ward 25 Brighton, 1909 State Library of Massachusetts
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Brighton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Aug 1884 Library of Congress
Brighton Marriage Records
1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry
1841-1915 Massachusetts Marriages MyHeritage
1901-1955 and 1966-1970 Massachusetts Marriage Index Ancestry
Brighton Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1771-1873 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Brighton Index to Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1771-1873 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Brighton Intentions of Marriage 1817-1858 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Brighton Intentions of Marriage 1858-1873 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
First Congregational Church and Society in Brighton (Brighton, Boston, Mass.) Records, 1721-1966. 1721-1966. Archive Grid
Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915 Ancestry
Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 (many towns) Ancestry
Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3
Massachusetts vital records : Brighton, 1771-1873 WorldCat
Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 Ancestry
Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1926-present Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
Brighton Miscellaneous Records
Brighton Town Reports 1841-1873 Massachusetts State Library
Brighton Voting List, 1816 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Minutes of the town records, 1807-1874; Selectmen's records, 1816-1874 FamilySearch Library
Township records index 1771-1874, Brighton, Massachusetts FamilySearch Library
Brighton Newspapers and Obituaries
Allston Brighton Citizen (Jan 5- Nov 9, 1939) Boston Public Library
Allston Brighton Citizen Item (1977-1990;1975,1970-1973;1967-1968) Boston Public Library
Brighton Citizen (1942) Boston Public Library
Brighton Item (1886-1895) Boston Public Library
Brighton Item (Jan 2, 1895-Jun 24, 1944) Boston Public Library
Brighton Messenger (1872-1876) Boston Public Library
Citizen Item (Feb 21, 1986- 1990) Boston Public Library
Item (1895-1944) Boston Public Library
Item (Mar 2, 1984-Feb 14, 1986) Boston Public Library
Offline Newspapers for BrightonAccording 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. Brighton Messenger. (Brighton [Boston], Mass.) 1871-1876 |
Brighton Probate Records
1635-1991 Massachusetts Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
Registers of probate for the county of Suffolk, Massachusetts : 1639-1799 Ancestry
Brighton School Records
Brighton High School - Gothic Yearbook (Brighton, MA), 1938, 1943, 1949 E Yearbook
Brighton High School yearbook, 1938, 1943, 1949, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1984 Classmates
Mount Saint Joseph Academy yearbook, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1955 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Mount St Joseph Academy - Yearbook (Brighton, MA), 1939, 1940, 1941, 1955 E Yearbook
Mt St Joseph Academy yearbook, 1971, 1972, 1973 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Mt. St. Joseph Academy yearbook, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1951, 1955, 1971, 1972, 1973 Classmates
Mt. St. Joseph Academy yearbook, 1951 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Saint Columbkille High School yearbook, 1957 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
St Columbkille High School - Columb Yearbook (Brighton, MA), 1945, 1957 E Yearbook
St Columbkille High School yearbook, 1957 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Brighton Tax Records
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