VITAL RECORDS

GREAT BARRINGTON

To the end of the year 1849

Transcriptions of the "Tan Book"
Published by
The New England Historic Genealogical Society
Boston, MA
1904

Title page

The town of Great Barrington, Berkshire County, was established June 30, 1761, from a part of Sheffield.

February 16, 1773, a part of Great Barrington was included in the new district of Alford.

February 16, 1773, lands adjoining Great Barrington were annexed.

October 21, 1777, a part of Great Barrington was included in the new town of Lee.

February 11, 1779, a part of Great Barrington was annexed to Alford.

February 18, 1819, a part of Great Barrington was annexed to Alford.

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Population by Census:

SURNAME INDEX

Births
Adams - Avery
Backus - Burr
Chadwick - Curtis
Dale - Dwight
Eaton - Emerson
Fair - Fuller
Gaines - Grannon
Hains - Humphrey
Jackson - Judd
Kane - Knapp
Lamasnee - Loomis
Maley - Murphy
Nash - Noxon
Olds
Palmer - Pychon
Quigley
Ramsey - Rorabacher
Sanford - Stillwell
Taylor - Turner
Utter
Van Allen - Vosburgh
Walters - Woodin
Unidentified

Marriages
Adams - Avery
Backus - Byington
Cadwell - Curtiss
Davis - Durant
Eddy - Ensign
Fairchild - French
Gaines - Gurling
Halenbeck - Hyde
Ingersoll - Ives
Jacklin - Judd
Kelcy - Knoll
Laflin - Lyon
Manser - Munson
Nash - Notewear
O'Brien - Owen
Palmer - Pynchon
Race - Russell
Sabin - Swan
Taylor - Tyrrel
Vandeusen - Vosburgh
Wadsworth - Wyllis
Unidentified

Deaths
Alger - Ayres
Babcock - Byington
Cashore - Cushing
Daniels - Dwight
Eldridge - Evans
Fair - Fuller
Garfield - Gurling
Hallenbeck - Hyde
Ingersol - Ives
Jacobs - Jones
Kelcey - Kilmore
Laird - Lyman
Manser - Murray
Nash - Noxon
Olds - Osborn
Paine - Pynchon
Ray - Russell
Sandford - Sumner
Talmage - Turner
Valkenburgh - Van dusen
Wainwright - Wray
Unidentified
Negroes