Abstract Documents in this folder:1) Payment of ten pounds from the Town of Southborough to John Hervey for enlisting in the Continental Army and passing muster (3/3/1777). Mylar Sheet 1, Document 1.2) Payment of ten pounds from the Town of Southborough to Edmund Moore and Capt. William Winchester for enlistment in Continental Service (7/5/1777). Mylar Sheet 1, Document 2.3) Payment of six pence to Ezekiel Collins for “belt and scabbard to a bayonet lost in the service of...

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Militia Lists provide the names of persons enrolled in the town militia, and of those who were liable to be enrolled. Some lists include ages, occupations, and other remarks in addition to names.

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Annual lists of persons enrolled in the town militia, and of those who were liable to be enrolled. Some lists include ages, occupations, and other remarks in addition to names.

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Annual lists of persons enrolled in the town militia, and of those who were liable to be enrolled. Some lists include ages, but the vast majority provide only names.

Scope and Contents Handwritten manuscript verion of “A Record of the Soldiers of Southborough During the Rebellion from 1861 to 1866 together with Extracts from Public Documents.” which was published in 1867. It was re-bound under the title “Civil War Soldier Records”. The work provides biographical notes on Southborough's soldiers in the civil war. It includes birthdates, familial relations, enlistment and service details, and other facts relevant to genealogy. Soldiers are listed alphabetically, and their...

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This volume provides the names of those who subscribed to the Southborough Military Fund during the Civil war, along with their respective contributions.

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Militia rolls, lists of volunteers, certificates of mustering officers, lists of recruits who had been accepted by the examining surgeon, correspondence, and certificates from the adjutant-general's office pertaining to men from Southborough who enlisted in the Civil War.

Abstract Following is a list of documents in this volume which provide the names of soldiers or their families. Records which do not reference personal names are unindexed.1) Communication from the Surgeon General to the Southborough Select Board forwarding twenty dollars on the account of Frederick Nottage (7/13/1867). TC008: Military Records 1741-1950, Series 4: Spanish War and State Aid Pensions 1867-1929, Volume: 1867-1929. Document 1.2) Verification of service for James L....

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes records maintained by the Town Clerk’s Office which relate to the First Church of Southborough (Congregational), and the Pilgrim Evangelical Society of Southborough. Since there was no separation of church and state in Massachusetts until 1806, the majority of records pertain to the First Congregational Church where the pastor was an employee of the town. The congregation was supported through public taxation in the form of a mandatory “Minister Tax''. Surviving...

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Membership, Sacramental Records, and Church Functions from Southborough's Congregational Church