VITAL RECORDS
of
WESTBOROUGH
MASSACHUSETTS
To the end of the year 1849
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On the 18th of November, 1717, the westerly part of the territory of Marlborough, then known as Chauncy, was incorporated with other lands as a town, and received the name of Westborough. Subsequent additions were made to this tract, from Sutton in 1728, from Shrewsbury in 1762 and 1793, and from Upton in 1763. In 1766 the Second Precinct of Westborough was made the District of Northborough and in 1775 this was set off as a separate town.
The population of Westborough at various times was:
| 1776
| 900
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| 1810
| 1,048
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| 1840
| 1,658
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| 1790
| 934
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| 1820
| 1,326
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| 1850
| 2,371
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| 1800
| 934
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| 1830
| 1,438
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| 1900
| 5,400
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