VITAL RECORDS

CHESTER

To the end of the year 1849

Transcriptions of the "Tan Book"
Published by
The New England Historic Genealogical Society
Boston, MA
1911

Title Page

The town of Chester, Hampden County, was formerly called Murrayfield, which, as a plantations, was established as a town October 31, 1765.

June 29, 1773, part of Murrayfield was established as the District of Norwich.

May 8, 1781, another part of Murrayfield was annexed to Norwich.

February 21, 1783, the name was changed from Murrayfield to Chester.

March 12, 1783, part was included in the new town of Middlefield, Hampshire County.

June 21, 1799, part was annexed to Worthington, Hampshire County.

Feb. 22, 1809 and June 13, 1810, bounds between Chester and Blandford were established.

May 25, 1853, part was annexed to Norwich.

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Population by Census:

SURNAME INDEX

Births
Abbot - Ayres
Babcock - Burton
Campbel - Culver
Dandurand - Dudley
Eames - Ensign
Fairman - Fuller
Gamwell - Griswold
Haley - Hyde
Ingal - Ingram
Jackson - Judd
Kannaday - Kyle
Lackor - Lyman
Mack - Munson
Nash - Nye
Oles - Owen
Palmer - Prouty
Quigley - Quigly
Rankin - Rust
Sacket - Sullivan
Talmadge - Twist
Vadakin - Vansolon
Wade - Wythe
York - Young
Unidentified

Marriages
Abbot - Ayres
Babcock - Button
Cady - Cushman
Daniels - Dreen
Eager - Everett
Fairbanks - Fuller
Gamwell - Griswold
Hale - Hutchinson
Ingal - Isham
Jackson - Judd
Kagwain - Kyle
Lackor - Lyman
Mack - Muzzey
Nash - Nye
Olds - Owen
Pain - Prouty
Quigley
Raynolds - Rust
Sacket - Sylvester
Taggart - Twiss
Umphrey
Van Solon - Viets
Wade - Wyeth
Unidentified

Deaths
Abbot - Ayres
Babcock - Buttolph
Cambell - Culver
Davis - Dwight
Eastman - Ensign
Fally - Frost
Gambale - Grout
Haley - Hutchins
Ingel - Ingram
Jack - Judd
Kelso - Kyle
Lackor - Lyman
Mahon - Muhhellon
Newel - Noony
Oliver - Otis
Parks - Prouty
Quigley - Quigly
Reed - Rust
Sale - Sumner
Tanner - Tyler
Wade - Wythe
Unidentified
Negroes