Needham Genealogy (in Norfolk County, MA)

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Needham Birth Records

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1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry online

Births, marriages, and deaths, ca. 1711-1858; and intentions of marriage, ca. 1802-1863 (Needham, 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

Needham Births, Marriages and Deaths (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, computer printout; births or christenings, 1702-1763 FamilySearch Library

Vital records index , and births, marriages, deaths [Needham, Massachusetts], 1711-1900 FamilySearch Library

Needham Cemetery Records

Christ Church Memorial Garden Find a Grave online

Needham Cemetery Billion Graves online

Needham Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Mary Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Mary's Cemetery Find a Grave online

Needham Census Records

1855 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry online

1865 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry online

Census (Needham) 1790 US Gen Web online

Federal Census of 1940, Needham Heights, Massachusetts LDS Genealogy 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

Needham Church Records

Fiftieth anniversary of Christ Church : 1894-1944, Needham, Massachusetts LDS Genealogy online

Fiftieth anniversary of Christ Church : 1894-1944, Needham, Massachusetts Internet Archive online

Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, computer printout; births or christenings, 1702-1763 FamilySearch Library

Records of the First Parish Church, 1784-1840, First Parish in Needham (Needham, Mass.). Archive Grid

Needham City Directories

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City Directories, 1890 Census Substitute Ancestry online

Massachusetts City Directories (includes Needham 1883, 1885, 1892-3, 1905-6, 1911-2, 1915, 1917, 1923, and 1928) Ancestry online

Massachusetts City Directories (includes Needham and Dover 1885 and 1923) Ancestry online

Massachusetts City Directories (includes Wellesley, Needham, and Dover 1917) Ancestry online

Needham (Massachusetts) city directories FamilySearch Library

Needham City Directories (1883-1938 selected years) Massachusetts State Library

Needham City Directories 1909-1935 Boston Public Library

Needham City Directory 1935 MyHeritage online

Needham, Massachusetts Directories, 1888-89, 1893 Ancestry online

Needham, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1883 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Needham, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1885 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Needham, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1888 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Needham, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1892 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Needham, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1893 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

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

Needham, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1906 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Needham, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1915 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Needham, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1917 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Needham, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1921 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Needham, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1923 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Needham, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1928 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Needham, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1935 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Needham/Wellesley/Dover, MA 1905-1935 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Needham 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, ca. 1711-1858; and intentions of marriage, ca. 1802-1863 (Needham, 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

Needham Births, Marriages and Deaths (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Vital records index , and births, marriages, deaths [Needham, Massachusetts], 1711-1900 FamilySearch Library

Needham Histories and Genealogies

History of Needham, Massachusetts, 1711-1911 : including West Needham, now the town of Wellesley to its separation from Needham in 1881, with some references to its affairs to 1911 FamilySearch Library

History of Needham, Massachusetts, 1711-1911 : including West Needham, now the town of Wellesley to its separation from Needham in 1881, with some references to its affairs to 1911 Genealogy Gophers online

History of Needham, Massachusetts, 1711-1911 : including West Needham, now the town of Wellesley, to its separation from Needha Ancestry online

History of Needham, Massachusetts, 1711-1911 : including West Needham, now the town of Wellesley, to its separation from Needham in 1881, with some reference to its affairs to 1911 LDS Genealogy online

History of Needham, Massachusetts, 1711-1911 : including West Needham, now the town of Wellesley, to its separation from Needham in 1881, with some reference to its affairs to 1911 Internet Archive online

Needham's bicentennial celebration; a record of the exercises and a memorial of the celebration at Needham, Massachusetts, on the two hundredth anniversary of it's incorporation. Pub. by the Celebration committee; LDS Genealogy online

Needham's bicentennial celebration; a record of the exercises and a memorial of the celebration at Needham, Massachusetts, on the two hundredth anniversary of it's incorporation. Pub. by the Celebration committee; Internet Archive online

Needham Immigration Records

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

Needham 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

Town records, 1711-1862 FamilySearch Library

Needham Map Records

Atlas of the towns of Needham, Dover, Westwood, Millis and Medfield, Norfolk county, Massachusetts, 1909 State Library of Massachusetts online

Needham - Dover - Westwood - Millis - Medfield, 1909 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Apr 1896 Library of Congress online

Needham 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, ca. 1711-1858; and intentions of marriage, ca. 1802-1863 (Needham, Massachusetts) FamilySearch Library

Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915 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

Needham Births, Marriages and Deaths (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Vital records index , and births, marriages, deaths [Needham, Massachusetts], 1711-1900 FamilySearch Library

Needham Military Records

Town records, 1711-1862 FamilySearch Library

Needham Miscellaneous Records

Needham Town Reports 1881-2010 Massachusetts State Library

Selectmen's records, 1799-1850 FamilySearch Library

Town records, 1711-1731 FamilySearch Library

Treasurer's records, 1769-1784 FamilySearch Library

Needham Newspapers and Obituaries

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Allston-Brighton TAB 11/11/2005 to 03/01/2019 Genealogy Bank online

Needham Recorder (1896) Boston Public Library

Needham Tab (1997-2001;1926-1973;1917-1924;1915,1912-1913;1910, 1904-1907;1900-1901;1899-1900;1887-1892;1874-1885) Boston Public Library

Needham Times (1983-2007 Aug;1962-1980;1953,1959) Boston Public Library

Needham Times 01/05/2006 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Tab Arts & More (1997-1999) Boston Public Library

Watertown TAB & Press 09/16/2005 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Wellesley Townsman 02/23/2006 to Current Genealogy Bank online

West Roxbury Transcript 07/13/2006 to 05/25/2017 Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Needham

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.

Needham Chronicle and Wellesley Advertiser. (Needham, Mass.) 1874-1881

Needham Probate Records

1635-1991 Massachusetts Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

1793-1900 Norfolk County MA Probate Index Ancestry online

Needham School Records

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Needham High School - Advocate Yearbook (Needham, MA), 1931, 1933, 1941, 1950, 1958, 1965, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1985 E Yearbook online

Needham High School yearbook, 1931, 1941, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Needham High School yearbook, 1931, 1941, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987 Classmates online

Needham High School yearbook, 1985 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Needham High School yearbooks, 1931, 1933, 1941, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Sebastian's Country Day School yearbooks, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1972 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Sebastian's Country Day School yearbook, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1972 Classmates online

St. Sebastian's Country Day School yearbook, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1972 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Needham Tax Records

Needham Tax Valuations 1784 Massachusetts State Library

Needham Tax Valuations, 1712-1732 Massachusetts State Library



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