1600s-1850 Available for most Massachusetts towns and cities including Lowell, these published volumes contains Birth, Marriage, and Death Records compiled from local records, cemetery records and church records. They are arranged alphabetically. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has indexed and microfilmed Birth, Death, and Marriage records from 1841-1905. These records provide basic information, including name, residence, nationality, and parents. The State microfilmed these records from 1917-1919.
Information includes age, eye color, hair color, service, and nearest relative.
Volunteers are working on Tyngsborough, MA Vital Records. Only Heads of Households are listed in the Census from 1790-1840. Beginning in 1850 each member of the household is listed in the Census. There are several additional Genealogy CDs available at the front desk. Used in conjunction with the City Directories, these Street Guides quickly limit a Census search.