~ NAME CHANGES 1780 - 1892 ~ MARLBOROUGH - SOUTHBOROUGH - NORTHBOROUGH - HUDSON
Source: Massachusetts State Government. List of Persons Whose Names Have Been Changed in Massachusetts, 1780-1892. Boston: 1893
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Marlborough
That from and after the passing of this act, Billy Hager, of Marlborough, in the county of Middlesex, son of William Hager, of said Marlborough, shall be allowed to take the name of William Hager
That Ira Sawyer, of Marlborough, laborer, may take the name of Alfred Ira Sawyer
That Louisa Luther Rice, of Marlborough, may take the name of Louisa Malvina Rice
That Samuel Chipman, jun., of Marlborough, may take the name of Samuel Adams Chipman
That Alcimus Fairbanks, of Marlborough, may take the name of George Fairbanks
That Joseph S. Trowbridge, of Marlborough, may take the name of Joseph S. Bradley
That Alexander E. Pope, of Marlborough, may take the name of Franklin Mancer Pope
That Nahum Allen Dalrymple, of Marlborough, may take the name of Nahum Allen Gay
That John Boyd, jun., of Marlborough, may take the name of John Merrick Boyd
That Thomas Colley, of Marlborough, may take the name of Thomas Corey
That Jonathan Brigham Cunningham, Sarah Cunningham, Lydia Ann Cunningham, and Sarah Cunningham, jun., all of Marlborough, may severally take the surname of Brigham
That Charles Courtsworth Babcock, of Marlborough, may take the name of Charles Dana Elliot
That Lueretia Barnes, of Marlborough, may take the name of Lucretia Felton
That Earl H. Southwick, of Marlborough, may take the name of George Houghton
That William Toombs and Ruth F. Toombs, his wife, of Marlborough, may take the names of William Edward Wood and Ruth Fry Wood; also, their three minor children, Louisa Elizabeth Toombs, Martha Toombs, and Mary Toombs, may take the surname of Wood instead of Toombs
That Abraham Rice, of Marlborough, may take the name of Abraham Winfield Rice
That Sarah Bruce, of Marlborough, may take the name of Sarah Elizabeth Bruce
That William Brown Chase, of Marlborough, may take the name of William Chase
That Silas Proctor Pingrey, of Marlborough, may take the name of Proctor Pingrey
That Ledry Cooledge Wright, a minor, of Marlborough, may take the name of Charles Wright
That Luther Rice, of Marlborough, may take the name of Luther Melville Rice
Original Name.: Michael Gorman
Name Decreed.: Charles Francis
Residence.: Marlborough
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Abraham Paul
Name Decreed.: Abraham Paul Belmore
Residence.: Marlborough
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Mary Frances Brigham
Name Decreed.: Mary Frances Barnard
Residence.: MarlboroughOriginal Name.: Jennie Elliot Coolidge
Name Decreed.: Jennie Elliot Cotting
Residence.: Marlborough
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Emma Jane Parker
Name Decreed.: Emma Mebltable Morse
Residence.: Marlborough
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Louisa Ann Howe
Name Decreed.: Annie Louisa Howe
Residence.: Marlborough.Original Name.: Francis Evans
Name Decreed.: Frank Bean
Residence.: Marlborough
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Arthur Bemis
Name Decreed.: Arthur Greenwood
Residence.: Marlborough
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Annette E. Wallace
Name Decreed.: Nettie Jennie Gibson
Residence.: Marlborough
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Mary Ann Flavin
Name Decreed.: Mary Ann Flynn
Residence.: Marlborough
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Albert Heldenrich
Name Decreed.: Herbert Reed Brigham
Residence.: Marlborough
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Freddie Heidenrich
Name Decreed.: Feddie Ellsworth Wilkins
Residence.: Marlborough
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Ella Jane Hemphill
Name Decreed.: Ella Hemphill Perry
Residence.: Marlborough
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Anna White Warren
Name Decreed.: Anna White Draper
Residence.: Marlborough.
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Thomas Wallace
Name Decreed.: Thomas Dunn
Residence.: Marlborough
AdoptionOriginal Name.: George Dana Winch
Name Decreed.: George Dana Mansfield
Residence.: Marlborough
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Abraham Paul Belmore
Name Decreed.: Abraham Paul
Residence.: Marlborough
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Peter Christmas
Name Decreed.: Peter Noel
Residence.: MarlboroughOriginal Name.: Flora Ann Temple
Name Decreed.: Florence Engente Temple
Residence.: Marlborough
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Georgie Mabel Streeter
Name Decreed.: Georgie Mabel Jacobs
Residence.: Marlborough
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Ella Prudence Brown
Name Decreed.: Ella Cora Baker
Residence.: MarlboroughOriginal Name.: Arthur H. Russell
Name Decreed.: Arthur Walker
Residence.: MarlboroughOriginal Name.: Joanna McCarron
Name Decreed.: Josephine Agnes Barnes
Residence.: Marlborough.Original Name.: Samuel Mitchell
Name Decreed.: Samuel O'Kelly
Residence.: MarlboroughOriginal Name.: Nellie F. Brigham
Name Decreed.: Nellie Fay Brigham Belknap
Residence.: Marlborough.Original Name.: Mindora Fisher Daggett
Name Decreed.: Maud Fanny Dyar
Residence.: Marlborough.Original Name.: Mabel Conley
Name Decreed.: Mabel May Skiff
Residence.: Marlborough.
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Thomas Joseph Jones
Name Decreed.: Thomas Joseph Ryan
Residence.: Marlborough.
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Charles Roscoe Basaford
Name Decreed.: Charles Roscoe Craig
Residence.: Marlborough.Original Name.: Sarah Elizabeth Ellis
Name Decreed.: Sarah Lillan Ellis
Residence.: Marlborough.Original Name.: Albert Henry Putnam
Name Decreed.: Henry Albert Putnam
Residence.: Marlborough.Original Name.: Joseph Donovan
Name Decreed.: Joseph Burke
Residence.: Marlborough.
AdoptionOriginal Name.: George Cierendon Cotting
Name Decreed.: Philip Cierendon Cotting
Residence.: Marlborough.Original Name.: Andrew McGlenn Walsh
Name Decreed.: Francis Wilbur Carey
Residence.: Marlborough.
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Mary Bertha McDonald
Name Decreed.: Mary Bertha Barke
Residence.: Marlborough.
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Irene A. Mahoney
Name Decreed.: Irene Ann Looby
Residence.: Marlborough.
AdoptionOriginal Name.: James Edward Tubbs
Name Decreed.: James Edward Wilson
Residence.: Marlborough.Original Name.: Caroline Connors
Name Decreed.: Carrie Johnston Millik
Residence.: Marlborough.
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Austin Mann
Name Decreed.: Elmer Allen Bursley
Residence.: Marlborough.
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Walter Ray
Name Decreed.: Fordyce Raymond Moores
Residence.: Marlborough.
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Laura Noble
Name Decreed.: Laura Alton Howe
Residence.: Marlborough.
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Lottie Alberta Trecartin
Name Decreed.: Lottie Louisa Doyle
Residence.: Marlborough.
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Abbie Louisa Wheeler
Name Decreed.: Abbie Louisa Walker
Residence.: Marlborough.
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Sarah Jane McGovern
Name Decreed.: Sarah Jane Reynolds
Residence.: Marlborough.
Adoption
Original Name.: Ellen Collins
Name Decreed.: Ellen Shea
Residence.: Marlborough.
AdoptionNorthborough
That Flavel Fay of Northborough, trader, may take the name of John Flavel Fay
That Salome Fay, of Northborough, may take the name of Mary Salome Fay
That Roger Phelps, of Northborough, may take the name of Henry Rogers Phelps
That Alothina Bartlett Howe, a minor, of Northborough, may take the name of Ellen Frances Gertrude Howe
That Lois C. Rice, of Northborough, may take the name of Louisa C. Rice
That Sally Eager, of Northborough, may take the name of Sarah J. Eager
That Lois Brigham Nourse, a minor, of Northborough, may take the name of Louisa Brigham Nourse
That Asa Goodnow Howe, of Northborough, may take the name of John Calhoun Howe
That Samuel Wood, of Northborough, may take the name of Samuel Lees Wood
That Charles Dwight Eager, of Northborough, may take the name of Charles Henry Eager
That William Everett Dalrymple, a minor, of Northborough, may take the name of William Everett Warren
Original Name.: Brida Sawyer
Name Decreed.: Lelia Bertha Wood
Residence.: Northborough
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Harry C. Townsend
Name Decreed.: Harry Carleton Fay
Residence.: Northborough.
AdoptionSouthborough
That Francis Fay, Jun. of Southborough, shall be allowed to take the name of Francis Ball Fay
That Emery Brigham, of Southborough, in the county of Worcester, shall be allowed to take the name of Emery Cushing Brigham
That Larkin Newton, of said Southborough, shall be allowed to take the name of Henry Martial Pinkney
That Marcellus Emerson, minor, adopted by Warren Fay, of Southborough, may take the name of Marcellus Emerson Fay
Original Name.: George Washington Onthank
Name Decreed.: George Wasbington Rice
Residence.: Southborough.
AdoptionHudson
Original Name.: Sophia Annis Curtis
Name Decreed.: Frankis Spaulding Curtis
Residence.: Hudson.Original Name.: Richard Burke
Name Decreed.: Richard Irving Maynard
Residence.: Hudson
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Abbie Maria Newhall
Name Decreed.: Abbie Maria Holyoke
Residence.: Hudson
AdoptionOriginal Name.: Agness Gertrude Bruce
Name Decreed.: Agness Gertrude Phelps
Residence.: Hudson
Adoption