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Franklin Birth Records

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1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry online

Franklin, Massachusetts computer printouts, births, early to 1871 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

The record of births, marriages and deaths in the town of Franklin : from 1778 to 1872 Internet Archive online

The record of births, marriages and deaths in the town of Franklin : from 1778 to 1872 LDS Genealogy online

The record of births, marriages and deaths in the town of Franklin : from 1778 to 1872 Internet Archive online

The record of births, marriages and deaths in the town of Franklin, from 1778 to 1872 Ancestry online

The record of births, marriages and deaths in the town of Franklin, from 1778 to 1872 FamilySearch Library

Transcription of Franklin Vital Records 1778-2014 Franklin Library Genealogy Club online

Vital records, 1773-1900 [Franklin, Massachusetts] FamilySearch Library

Franklin Cemetery Records

City Mills Historical Cemetery Find a Grave online

City Mills Historical Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Mary Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Marys Cemetery Find a Grave online

Union Street Cemetery Billion Graves online

Union Street Cemetery Find a Grave online

Franklin 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

Franklin Church Records

Franklin, Mass. First Congregational Church Records (1737-1887) Congregational Library and Archives online

Franklin City Directories

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Franklin (Massachusetts) city directories FamilySearch Library

Franklin City Directories (1884-1913 selected years) Massachusetts State Library

Franklin City Directories 1902-1913 Boston Public Library

Franklin Co. Directories (1890,1891,1913,1916) Massachusetts State Library

Franklin Co.Directories 1912-1916 Boston Public Library

Franklin, MA 1902-1913 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Franklin, Massachusetts Directory 1890 Ancestry online

Franklin, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1882 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1884 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1890 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1896 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1899 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1902 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1905 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1909 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1913 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1916 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Massachusetts City Directories (includes Franklin 1896, 1899, 1902, 1905, and 1909) Ancestry online

Resident and business directory of Franklin, Bellingham, Wrentham and Plainville, Massachusetts, 1905 : containning a complete resident, street, and business directory, town officers, schools, societies, churches, post offices, rates of postage, incorporation and population of all towns in Massachusetts by the census of 1840 and 1900 LDS Genealogy online

Resident and business directory of Franklin, Bellingham, Wrentham and Plainville, Massachusetts, 1905 : containning a complete resident, street, and business directory, town officers, schools, societies, churches, post offices, rates of postage, incorporation and population of all towns in Massachusetts by the census of 1840 and 1900 Internet Archive online

Resident and business directory of the town of Franklin, Massachusetts 1884 LDS Genealogy online

Resident and business directory of the town of Franklin, Massachusetts 1884 Internet Archive online

Resident and business directory of the town of Franklin, Massachusetts 1890 LDS Genealogy online

Resident and business directory of the town of Franklin, Massachusetts 1890 Internet Archive online

Resident and business directory of the town of Franklin, Massachusetts 1893 LDS Genealogy online

Resident and business directory of the town of Franklin, Massachusetts 1893 Internet Archive online

Resident and business directory of the town of Franklin, Massachusetts 1909 LDS Genealogy online

Resident and business directory of the town of Franklin, Massachusetts 1909 Internet Archive online

Resident and business directory of the town of Franklin, Massachusetts 1913 LDS Genealogy online

Resident and business directory of the town of Franklin, Massachusetts 1913 Internet Archive online

Franklin 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

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

The record of births, marriages and deaths in the town of Franklin : from 1778 to 1872 Internet Archive online

The record of births, marriages and deaths in the town of Franklin : from 1778 to 1872 LDS Genealogy online

The record of births, marriages and deaths in the town of Franklin : from 1778 to 1872 Internet Archive online

The record of births, marriages and deaths in the town of Franklin, from 1778 to 1872 Ancestry online

The record of births, marriages and deaths in the town of Franklin, from 1778 to 1872 FamilySearch Library

Transcription of Franklin Vital Records 1778-2014 Franklin Library Genealogy Club online

Vital records, 1773-1900 [Franklin, Massachusetts] FamilySearch Library

Franklin Histories and Genealogies

A history of the town of Franklin, Mass. (includes genealogies of early families) Ancestry online

A history of the town of Franklin, Mass.: from its settlement to the completion of its first century, 2d March, 1878 : with genealogical notices of its earliest families, sketches of its professional men, and a report of the centennial celebrat Genealogy Gophers online

A history of the town of Franklin, Mass.: from its settlement to the completion of its first century, 2d March, 1878 : with genealogical notices of its earliest families, sketches of its professional men, and a report of the centennial celebration FamilySearch Library

A history of the town of Franklin, Mass.; from its settlement to the completion of its first century, 2d March, 1878; with genealogical notices of its earliest families, sketches of its professional men, and a report of the centennial celebration Genealogy Gophers online

History of Fall River : with notices of Freetown and Tiverton Ancestry online

History of the Town of Franklin, Mass. (2nd March 1878) by Mortimer Blake Google Books online

History of the town of Franklin, Mass., from its settlement to the completion of its first century LDS Genealogy online

History of the town of Franklin, Mass., from its settlement to the completion of its first century Internet Archive online

Official program of sesqui-centennial Franklin, Mass. 1928 LDS Genealogy online

Official program of sesqui-centennial Franklin, Mass. 1928 Internet Archive online

The one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Franklin, Massachusetts Ancestry online

The one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Franklin, Massachusetts, 1778-1928 : September 1, 2, and 3 FamilySearch Library

Franklin Immigration Records

Naturalization records and index cards, 1806-1958 [Norfolk County, Massachusetts] FamilySearch Library

Franklin Land Records

Land deed books, 1889-1901, and grantor/grantee indexes, 1880-1910 (Norfolk County, Massachusetts) FamilySearch Library

Land records - Deeds, 1793-1890 FamilySearch Library

Massachusetts Land Records Secretary of the Commonwealth online

Franklin Map Records

Franklin Historical Maps Digital Commonwealth online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Feb 1884 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Jun 1894 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Mar 1899 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, May 1889 Library of Congress online

Franklin 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

Marriage Records: Franklin, 1790-1850 Genealogy Trails online

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

The record of births, marriages and deaths in the town of Franklin : from 1778 to 1872 Internet Archive online

The record of births, marriages and deaths in the town of Franklin : from 1778 to 1872 LDS Genealogy online

The record of births, marriages and deaths in the town of Franklin : from 1778 to 1872 Internet Archive online

The record of births, marriages and deaths in the town of Franklin, from 1778 to 1872 Ancestry online

The record of births, marriages and deaths in the town of Franklin, from 1778 to 1872 FamilySearch Library

Transcription of Franklin Vital Records 1778-2014 Franklin Library Genealogy Club online

Vital records, 1773-1900 [Franklin, Massachusetts] FamilySearch Library

Franklin Miscellaneous Records

Franklin Town Reports (1859-1993, 2004-2008) Massachusetts State Library

Town of Franklin annual report 1865 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1865 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1866 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1866 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1867 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1867 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1869 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1869 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1872 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1872 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1874 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1874 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1879 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1879 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1880 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1880 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1881 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1881 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1883 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1883 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1884 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1884 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1885 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1885 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1886 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1886 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1887 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1887 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1888 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1888 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1889 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1889 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1890 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1890 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1891 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1891 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1892 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1892 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1893 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1893 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1894 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1894 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1895 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1895 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1896 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1896 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1897 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1897 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1898 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1898 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1899 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1899 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1900 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1900 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1910 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1910 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1920 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1920 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1930 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1930 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1940 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1940 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1950 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1950 Internet Archive online

Town of Franklin annual report 1960 LDS Genealogy online

Town of Franklin annual report 1960 Internet Archive online

Franklin Newspapers and Obituaries

Country Gazette (1999-2003 Apr;1992) Boston Public Library

Franklin Register 1873-1877 Franklin Library Genealogy Club online

Franklin Sentinel (1883-1978) Boston Public Library

Franklin Sentinel 1883-1978 Franklin Library Genealogy Club online

Franklin Sentinel newspaper, 1900 LDS Genealogy online

Franklin Sentinel newspaper, 1900 Internet Archive online

Offline Newspapers for Franklin

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.

Franklin Register, and Norfolk County Journal. (Franklin, Mass.) 1872-1881

Franklin Probate Records

1635-1991 Massachusetts Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

1793-1900 Norfolk County MA Probate Index Ancestry online

Franklin School Records

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Dean Academy - Blue Spruce Yearbook (Franklin, MA), 1931, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1941, 1951, 1956 E Yearbook online

Dean Academy yearbook, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1941, 1951, 1956 Classmates online

Dean Academy yearbook, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1941, 1951, 1956 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Dean Academy yearbooks, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1941, 1951, 1956 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Dean College - Awpie Yearbook (Franklin, MA), 1941, 1951, 1953 E Yearbook online

Dean College yearbooks, 1951, 1953 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Dean Junior College yearbooks, 1941, 1951, 1953 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Franklin High School - Oskey Yearbook (Franklin, MA), 1928, 1929, 1930, 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 E Yearbook online

Franklin High School yearbook, 1936, 1950, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1977 Classmates online

Franklin High School yearbook, 1936, 1950, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1977 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Franklin High School yearbook, 1936, 1950, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

The Oskey : Franklin High School Yearbook, 1928, 1929, 1930, 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, 2015, 2016, 2017 Internet Archive online

Tri-County Regional Vocational High School yearbook, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Tri-County Regional Vocational High School yearbook, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986 Classmates online

Tri-County Regional Vocational High School yearbooks, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School yearbook, 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, 2018 Internet Archive online

Franklin Tax Records

Franklin Tax Valuations 1783 Massachusetts State Library

Franklin Tax Valuations 1784 Massachusetts State Library

Franklin Tax Valuations 1792 Massachusetts State Library



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