Somerville Genealogy (in Middlesex County, MA)

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Somerville Birth Records

1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry online

First Congregational Society of Somerville, Mass. records 1844-1891 Archive Grid

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

Somerville Cemetery Records

Milk Row Cemetery Find a Grave online

Milk Row Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Veterans Cemetery Find a Grave online

Somerville Census Records

1855 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry online

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

Somerville Church Records

Broadway Winter Hill Congregational Church records, ca. 1864-2004, Somerville, Mass. Archive Grid

First Congregational Society of Somerville, Mass. records 1844-1891 Archive Grid

First Universalist Church (Somerville, Mass.). Records, 1861-1984. 1861-1984. Archive Grid

Flint Street Methodist Church Records (in New England Select United Methodist Church Records collection) Ancestry online

History of the First Universalist Church in Somerville, Mass., illustrated : a souvenir of the fiftieth anniversary, celebrated February 15-21, 1904 LDS Genealogy online

History of the First Universalist Church in Somerville, Mass., illustrated : a souvenir of the fiftieth anniversary, celebrated February 15-21, 1904 Internet Archive online

Prospect Hill Congregational Church records, 1874-1976, Somerville, Mass. Archive Grid

Somerville City Directories (87)


Somerville Death Records

1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry online

1841-1915 Massachusetts Death Records Ancestry online

1901-1980 Massachusetts Death Index Ancestry online

First Congregational Society of Somerville, Mass. records 1844-1891 Archive Grid

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

Somerville Histories and Genealogies

Somerville, Mass.; the beautiful city of seven hills, its history and opportunities LDS Genealogy online

Somerville, Mass.; the beautiful city of seven hills, its history and opportunities Internet Archive online

Somerville, past and present : an illustrated historical souvenir commemorative of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of the city government of Somerville, Massachusetts LDS Genealogy online

Somerville, past and present : an illustrated historical souvenir commemorative of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of the city government of Somerville, Massachusetts Internet Archive online

Somerville Immigration Records

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

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

Somerville 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

Somerville Map Records

Atlas of the city of Somerville, Massachusetts : from actual surveys and official plans 1895 Library of Congress online

Atlas of the city of Somerville, Massachusetts : from actual surveys and official plans, 1895 State Library of Massachusetts online

Atlas of the city of Somerville, Massachusetts : from actual surveys and official plans, 1895 Library of Congress online

Atlas of the city of Somerville, Massachusetts, 1874 State Library of Massachusetts online

Somerville, 1884 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Somerville, 1895 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Somerville 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

First Congregational Society of Somerville, Mass. records 1844-1891 Archive Grid

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

Middlesex County, Massachusetts, divorce docket books 1887-1938 FamilySearch Library

Somerville Miscellaneous Records (179)


Somerville Newspapers and Obituaries

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Charlestown Patriot and Somerville Chronicle (1975-2006 Mar;1961-1968) Boston Public Library

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

Somerville Citizen (1888-1901) Boston Public Library

Somerville Democrat-Citizen (1932) Boston Public Library

Somerville Journal (1876-1937) Boston Public Library

Somerville Journal (1985-2007, June) Boston Public Library

Somerville Journal 08/11/2005 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Somerville Journal and Somerville Press (1941-1969;1938-1939) Boston Public Library

Somerville News (1913-1916;1893) Boston Public Library

Somerville Press (1933-1936;1916-1922) Boston Public Library

Somerville Reporter & Cambridge World (1900-1901) Boston Public Library

Somerville Reporter (1904-1913) Boston Public Library

Somerville Times 07/07/2004 to Current Genealogy Bank online

West Somerville Reporter and Cambridge World (1900-1901) Boston Public Library

Offline Newspapers for Somerville

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.

Boston After Dark. (Somerville, Mass.) 1965-1972

Somerville Chronicle. (Somerville, Mass.) 1874-1875

Somerville Journal. (Somerville, Mass.) 1870-1938

Somerville 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

Somerville School Records

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Saint Clement High School yearbooks, 1946, 1953 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA), 1922, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1966 E Yearbook online

Somerville High School yearbook, 1922 (Jun), 1923, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Somerville High School yearbook, 1922 (Jun), 1923, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1990 Classmates online

Somerville High School yearbook, 1922, 1923, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1990 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Somerville High School, Radiator Yearbook, 1947 Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center online

Somerville Trade High School yearbook, 1961, 1966, 1972 Classmates online

Somerville Trade High School yearbook, 1961, 1966, 1972 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Somerville Trade High School yearbooks, 1961, 1966, 1972 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Southern Junior High School - Bell Yearbook (Somerville, MA), 1935 E Yearbook online

Southern Junior High School yearbook, 1935 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Clement High School yearbook, 1946, 1953, 1972 Classmates online

St. Clement High School yearbook, 1946, 1953, 1972 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

St. Clement High School yearbook, 1972 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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