VITAL RECORDS
of
LEICESTER
MASSACHUSETTS
To the end of the year 1849
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On the 15th of February, 1713, the petition of those who had purchased lands at a place called Towtaid, near Worcester, was confirmed, "the town to be named Leicester."
April 12, 1753, "part of Leicester was made the District of Spencer."
February 12, 1765, "parts of Leicester and Rutland were established as the District of Paxton."
April 10, 1778, "the Parish lately set off from Leicester, Oxford, Sutton and Worcester was established as Ward."
The population of Leicester at different periods was as follows:
| 1765,
| 770
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| 1810,
| 1,181
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| 1840,
| 1,707
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| 1790,
| 1,076
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| 1820,
| 1,252
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| 1850,
| 2,117
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| 1800,
| 1,103
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| 1830,
| 1,782
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| 1900,
| 3,416
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