Stratton, Eugene Aubrey. Its History and People, 1620-1691 . See the Genealogy section of this outline for additional references to biographies and genealogies for Massachusetts ancestors. The Corbin collection and the Daughters of the American Revolution collection contain tombstone inscriptions from many Massachusetts cemeteries . These collections are described in the Genealogy section of this outline.
Many inscriptions are also in published town vital records.
See the Vital Records section for more information about these sources. Grave Locations of Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors of Maine and Massachusetts . Lists birth, death, and burial information as well as the unit in which they served. Sometimes it will list the spouse and marriage date and place. Index to United States Cemeteries .