VITAL RECORDS

GROTON

MASSACHUSETTS

To the end of the year 1849

Transcriptions of the "Tan Book"
Published by
The Essex Institute
Boston, MA
1927

Title Page - Vol. 1
Title Page - Vol. 2

GROTON

The Plantation of Petapawag was incorporated as Groton on May 29, 1655. On June 14, 1715, the bound between Groton and Nashoba were established. On June 29, 1732, a part was included in the new town of Harvard. On Jan. 5, 1753, a part was established as the district of Pepperell. On Feb. 25, 1793, a part was annexed to Dunstable. On Jan. 26, 1796, a part was annexed to Dunstable. On Feb. 6, 1798, a part was annexed to Shirley. On Feb. 3, 1803, a part of Pepperell was annexed. On June 18, 1803, a part was annexed to Dunstable. On Feb. 15, 1820, the bounds between Groton and Dunstable were established. On May 18, 1857 a part was annexed to Pepperell. On Feb. 14, 1871, a part was included in the new town of Ayer.

The population of Groton at different periods was as follows:

1765,	1,423	1820,	1,897	1870,	3,584
1790,	1,840	1830,	1,925	1900,	2,052
1800,	1,802	1840,	2,139	1910,	2,155
1810,	1,886	1850,	2,515	1920,	2,185

EXPLANATIONS and ABBREVIATIONS

SURNAME INDEX

Births
Abrams - Ayer
Baker - Buttrick
Cade - Cutter
Daby - Dustun
Eaton - Emory
Farewell - Furness
Gage - Gregory
Hadle - Hutchin
Irvine
Jacobs - Jordan
Kaan - Korey
Laken - Lyons
McGilson - Murphy
Needham - Nutting
Olds - Osburn
Pag - Putnum
Quailes
Raddin - Russell
Sackett - Symonds
Tainter - Tufts
Underwood
Varnum - Vazie
Wait - Wythe
Young
Surnames missing
Negroes

Marriages
Abbot - Avery
Backus - Byan
Cade - Cutter
Daby - Dyer
Earle - Ewin
Fairbank - Fuller
Gadridge - Gutterson
Haboard - Hutchinson
Ingolls - Irvine
Jacobs - Joy
Kamp - Knox
Labart - Lunt
McCarthy - Murtogh
Nash - Nye
O'Connor - Otis
Pach - Putnam
Quailes - Quails
Ralph - Russell
Salisbury - Symonds
Taft - Tyler
Underwood - Usher
Vandoorn - Vinton
Wait - Wythe
Yarrow - Young
Zweir
Surnames missing
Negroes

Deaths
Abbott - Avery
Baker - Buttrick
Cadey - Cutter
Daboll - Dyer
Eaton - Estes
Farmer - Fuller
Gage - Gulliver
Haden - Huntington
Jacobs - Jones
Keep - Knights
Laken - Lund
McCobb - Murphy
Nash - Nutting
Olds - Osburn
Pag - Putnam
Quailes
Raddin - Russell
Salisbury - Symes
Tarbell - Tufts
Underwood - Ure
Vinton - Vose
Wait - Wyman
Young
Surname missing
Negroes