Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Every year since 1860 the Town of Southborough has published a Town Report. These annual reports contain information about town officials and appointments, and provide updates on the workings of each town department and committee. Throughout the 1850’s individual town departments also published annual reports; particularly the assessor and school committee.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Every year since 1860 the Town of Southborough has published a Town Report. These annual reports contain information about town officials and appointments, and provide updates on the workings of each town department and committee. Throughout the 1850’s individual town departments also published annual reports; particularly the assessor and school committee.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Every year since 1860 the Town of Southborough has published a Town Report. These annual reports contain information about town officials and appointments, and provide updates on the workings of each town department and committee. Throughout the 1850’s individual town departments also published annual reports; particularly the assessor and school committee.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Every year since 1860 the Town of Southborough has published a Town Report. These annual reports contain information about town officials and appointments, and provide updates on the workings of each town department and committee. Throughout the 1850’s individual town departments also published annual reports; particularly the assessor and school committee.

Scope and Contents

Every year since 1860 the Town of Southborough has published a Town Report. These annual reports contain information about town officials and appointments, and provide updates on the workings of each town department and committee. Throughout the 1850’s individual town departments also published annual reports; particularly the assessor and school committee.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Every year since 1860 the Town of Southborough has published a Town Report. These annual reports contain information about town officials and appointments, and provide updates on the workings of each town department and committee. Throughout the 1850’s individual town departments also published annual reports; particularly the assessor and school committee.

Scope and Contents This collection contains documentation relating to two cemeteries in Southborough: the Old Burying Ground on Saint Marks Street, and Southborough Rural Cemetery on Cordaville Road. The Old Burying Ground is the town’s oldest cemetery and was utilized from the town’s inception in 1727 through 1843 when it became too crowded to accommodate further burials. Southborough Rural Cemetery was opened in 1842 and remains active. The majority of cemetery records held by the town are...

Abstract A series of anecdotal notations provide interesting information relating to decedents, or remarks on their causes of death which cannot be found in the official town death records. Some examples include:1795 - Mr. James Williams, aged 48. Buried 10/22/1795. "What is extraordinary to be remembered about this gentleman, is that he was one of the most corpulent persons, perhaps in the country. He weighed in March last at 430 pounds, and it is altogether likely that when he died he...

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Cemetery deeds in this volume are organized alphabetically by the plot owner's surname. Contrary to the volume’s names, no plans or diagrams of the plots are included. Plot deeds provide the date of purchase, name of the lot purchaser and their home address, the lot and range numbers of the purchased plot, and amount paid for the plot in addition to perpetual care.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Massachusetts law, and the Commonwealth’s Voter Registration system, require each Town or City Clerk’s Office to confirm the identity of every person residing in town at the beginning of each year. To gather that information, town censuses are collected annually. Residents of all ages are included in the census regardless of whether they are registered to vote, or how long they have resided in the town.The Town Census is mailed to all known households in late January and the...