VITAL RECORDS
of
SANDISFIELD
MASSACHUSETTS
To the end of the year 1849
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The Town of Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, was established March 6, 1762, and was originally known as Township Number Three, having been granted to a company who petitioned for the same in 1735, but no family moved into the town until 1750. On Feb. 10, 1819 the District of Southfield and the Town of Sandisfield united as the Township of Sandisfield. On April 9, 1838 part of the common lands called the East Eleven Thousand Acres was annexed. On May 4, 1853 bounds between Sandisfield and Tolland were established. On April 24, 1875 part of the town was annexed to Monterey. On May 19, 1875, Act of April 24, 1875, this was accepted by Monterey. On June 1, 1875 the Act of April 24, 1875 took effect.
The Town contains 52.5 square miles or 33,600 acres.
The population by census has been:
| 1776
| 1,044
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| 1830
| 1,655
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| 1890
| 807
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| 1790
| 1,581
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| 1840
| 1,464
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| 1900
| 661
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| 1800
| 1,637
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| 1850
| 1,649
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| 1910
| 566
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| 1810
| 1,648
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| 1860
| 1,585
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| 1920
| 460
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| 1820
| 1,646
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| 1870
| 1,482
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| 1930
| 412
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| 1880
| 1,107
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