VITAL RECORDS

STOW

MASSACHUSETTS

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

STOW

The town of Stow, Middlesex County, was established May 16, 1683, prior to which time it was known as a plantation between Concord and Lancaster called Pompositticut.

April 12, 1717, bounds between Stow and Concord were established.

December 29, 1730, part of Sudbury was annexed to Stow.

June 29, 1732, part of Stow was included in the new town of Harvard.

February 25, 1783, part of Stow was included in the new town of Boxborough.

July 11, 1783, bounds between Stow and Marlborough were established.

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Population by Census:

1765,	794	1820,	1,071	1870,	1,813
1776,	915	1830,	1,220	1880,	1,045
1790,	801	1840,	1,230	1890,	903
1800,	890	1850,	1,455	1900,	1,002
1810,	885	1860,	1,641	1910,	1,115

EXPLANATIONS and ABBREVIATIONS

SURNAME INDEX

Births
Abbut - Arnold
Bailey - Buttrick
Carr - Curry
Daby - Dyer
Eames - Evleth
Farnsworth - Furbush
Gardner - Greene
Hale - Hughes
Jewel - Jones
Kilborn - Knight
Laforest - Lynch
Macomber - Munroe
Nelson - Night
Oak - Osburn
Parks - Putnam
Rand - Russell
Salter - Swift
Tayler - Tuttle
Underwood - Utter
Walcott - Worster
Unidentified

Marriages
Adams - Ayer
Backer - Buttrick
Caldwell - Cutting
Daby - Dyer
Eaga - Eyres
Fairbank - Furrabush
Galbreath - Guarie
Haden - Hutchins
Ireland - Irvin
Janson - Jordan
Keegen - Kyes
Laghling - Lyon
Macclode - Muzzy
Nash - Noyse
Oak - Osgood
Page - Putnam
Ramsdal - Russell
Safford - Swift
Tarbell - Tyne
Underwood
Wakefeild - Wyman
Yates - Young
Unidentified
Negroes

Deaths
Abbott - Ames
Bailey - Buttrick
Carr - Crouch
Daby - Dyer
Eams - Eveleth
Farr - Furbush
Gardner - Greene
Hale - Hunt
Jefferson - Johnson
Kindall - Kitchen
Laforest - Lynnfield
Macomber - Muzzey
Newell
Oliver - Osborne
Page - Putnam
Rand - Russell
Sampson - Swift
Tarbell - Tuttle
Underwood
Wakefield - Wormsley
Unidentified