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1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry  
Births 1653-1826 LDS Genealogy  
Births 1653-1826 Internet Archive  
Births, marriages, and deaths 1843-1870 LDS Genealogy  
Births, marriages, and deaths 1843-1870 Internet Archive  
Chelmsford (Massachusetts) vital records (1843-1910) and indexes (1843-1910) FamilySearch Library
Chelmsford Vital Record Transcripts (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry  
Deposition : births 1897-1918 LDS Genealogy  
Deposition : births 1897-1918 Internet Archive  
Index to births 1820-1899 Internet Archive  
Index to births 1820-1899 LDS Genealogy  
Index to births 1898-1905 LDS Genealogy  
Index to births 1898-1905 Internet Archive  
Massachusetts Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 Ancestry  
Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3  
Massachusetts vital records. / Chelmsford, 1653-1900 WorldCat
Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 Ancestry  
Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1926-present Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
Proprietor records, proceedings, misc. births, deaths, marriages, 1645-1750 FamilySearch Library
Transcription of Births and Baptisms of Chelmsford 1653-1699 Chelmsford Historical Commission  
Vital and some town records, 1645-1826 [Chelmsford, Massachusetts] FamilySearch Library
Vital records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 LDS Genealogy  
Vital records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 Internet Archive  
Burying grounds : Forefathers' Burying Ground, Chelmsford Centre WorldCat
Chelmsford Burial Records Search Town of Chelmsford  
Chelmsford Historical Commission Cemetery Records to 2007 Chelmsford Historical Commission  
Fairview Cemetery - Burial Records Interment  
Forefathers Burial Ground Find a Grave  
Forefathers Burying Ground Billion Graves  
Forefathers Burying Ground - Burial Records Interment  
Forefathers Cemetery University of Massachusetts  
Heart Pond Cemetery Massachusetts Gravestones  
Heart Pond Cemetery - Burial Records Interment  
Pine Ridge Cemetery Find a Grave  
Pine Ridge Cemetery - Burial Records Interment  
Riverside Cemetery Billion Graves  
Riverside Cemetery - Burial Records Interment  
Saint Joseph Cemetery Billion Graves  
Saint Joseph Cemetery Find a Grave  
Temple Beth El Cemetery Find a Grave  
Touring the Forefathers Burying Ground : Chelmsford, Massachusetts FamilySearch Library
West Chelmsford Cemetery University of Massachusetts  
1855 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry  
1855 Massachusetts State Census MyHeritage  
1855 and 1865 Massachusetts state censuses for Chelmsford FamilySearch Library
1865 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry  
1865 Massachusetts State Census MyHeritage  
Federal Census of 1940, East Chelmsford, Massachusetts LDS Genealogy  
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  
Chelmsford Parish Records (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry  
First record book of the First Church in Charlestown, Mass., U.S.A., 1640-1734 FamilySearch Library
Historical sketch of the founding of All Saints' Church, Chelmsford, Mass. : an address Ancestry  
Transcription of Births and Baptisms of Chelmsford 1653-1699 Chelmsford Historical Commission  
Chelmsford City Directories (1896-1998 selected years) Massachusetts State Library
Chelmsford City Directory 1927 MyHeritage  
Chelmsford City Directory 1930 MyHeritage  
Chelmsford City Directory 1940 MyHeritage  
Chelmsford City Directory 1949 MyHeritage  
Chelmsford City Directory 1953 MyHeritage  
Chelmsford City Directory 1957 MyHeritage  
Chelmsford Lists of Men and Women 1931-2020 Chelmsford Historical Society  
Chelmsford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1937 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry  
Chelmsford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1940 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry  
Chelmsford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1942 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry  
Chelmsford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1949 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry  
Lowell (Massachusetts) suburban directories FamilySearch Library
Suburban Directories (Chelmsford section) 1896-1957 Chelmsford Historical Society  
FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage  
History of Chelmsford 1820 Chelmsford Historical Commission  
History of Chelmsford, Massachusetts FamilySearch Library
History of Chelmsford, Massachusetts LDS Genealogy  
History of Chelmsford, Massachusetts Internet Archive  
MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage  
Waters' History of Chelmsford 1917 Chelmsford Historical Society  
Chelmsford Deeds (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry  
Chelmsford Land Divisions (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry  
Chelmsford Land Records (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry  
Chelmsford Proprietors Records (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry  
Chelmsford Records of Deeds, Mortgages, Strays (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry  
Massachusetts Land Records Secretary of the Commonwealth  
Proprietor records, proceedings, misc. births, deaths, marriages, 1645-1750 FamilySearch Library
Town records, valuations, proceedings, taxes, deeds & misc. 1710-1869 FamilySearch Library
Chelmsford Aid to Soldiers (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry  
Chelmsford Soldiers and Sailors (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry  
Chelmsford Independent (1986-2006) Boston Public Library
Chelmsford Independent 08/18/2005 to 05/16/2019 Genealogy Bank  
Chelmsford News Weekly (1946-1993;1940-1942) Boston Public Library
Eagle-Independent 06/18/2019 to Current Genealogy Bank  
Middlesex County Newspaper Abstracts 1822-1971 selections US Gen Web  
United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage  
| Offline Newspapers for ChelmsfordAccording 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. Chelmsford Eagle. (Chelmsford, Mass.) 1876-1883 | 
1635-1991 Massachusetts Wills and Probate Records Ancestry  
Index To the Probate Records of the County of Middlesex, Massachusetts, 1870 - 1910 MyHeritage  
Index to the Probate Records of Middlesex County 1648-1871 American Ancestors  
Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870 A-K Ancestry  
Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1871-1909 A-K Ancestry  
Belvedere Country Day School yearbook, 1966 Classmates  
Belvedere Country Day School yearbook, 1966 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage  
Chelmsford High School Lion Yearbook 1969 Internet Archive  
Chelmsford High School Yearbooks 1925-2018 Chelmsford Historical Society  
Chelmsford School Meeting Records (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry  
Chelmsford Tax Assessments (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry  
Chelmsford Tax Records (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry  
Chelmsford Tax Valuations 1783 Massachusetts State Library
Chelmsford Tax Valuations 1784 Massachusetts State Library
Chelmsford Tax Valuations, 1727-1778 Massachusetts State Library
General Record and taxes 1762-1770 LDS Genealogy  
General Record and taxes 1762-1770 Internet Archive  
General Records and Taxes 1782-1787 LDS Genealogy  
General Records and Taxes 1782-1787 Internet Archive  
General Records and Taxes 1787-1789 LDS Genealogy  
General Records and Taxes 1787-1789 Internet Archive  
General Records and assessments 1770-1779 LDS Genealogy  
General Records and assessments 1770-1779 Internet Archive  
Tax lists, 1820, Chelmsford (Mass. : Town) Archive Grid
Town records, valuations, proceedings, taxes, deeds & misc. 1710-1869 FamilySearch Library
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