Veteran Grave Cards (Outdated Clerk's Copy), c. 1942

Item — Container: Bound Volume Shelving, Town Clerk’s Vault

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Veteran Grave Cards (Outdated Clerk's Copy)

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Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series includes several hundred grave registration cards for veterans buried in Southborough who served in the military anytime from the French-Indian War through to the present. Included are the veteran’s name, service details, enlistment dates, burial location, and a description of their headstone if the grave is marked.

Note: The Veteran's Grave Card index is a secondary source which was created by the Works Progress Administration at date considerably later than the events described, and it is known to include numerous typographical mistakes and factual errors. In several instances, people with the same first and last names have been confused, such as in the case of the infant son of William Williams who died in 1804 and is erroneously listed as his grandfather William Williams, a Revolutionary War soldier from Southborough.

Dates

Creation: c. 1942

Creator

From the Collection: Town of Southborough (Organization)
From the Collection: Southborough Select Board (Organization)
From the Collection: Southborough Town Clerk (Organization)
From the Collection: Southborough Department of Public Works (Organization)
From the Collection: Town Gravediggers (Organization)
From the Collection: Town Cemetery Commissioners (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research. Whenever possible, digital surrogates must be consulted in lieu of the original documents to prevent unneccesary handling and mitigate wear. Research is accommodated by appointment only. Please call (508) 485-0710 x 3005 to make an appointment, or send an email to: [email protected]