Marlborough
Middlesex County.
ON May 31, 166o, the grant to the Whip-suffrage planters was confirmed, the name of the plantation to be " Marlborow." Certain lands were granted to Marlborough July 2, 17oo, and Nov. 16, 1716, the title of a tract of land called " Agaganquamasset " was confirmed. The part called " Chauncy " was established as Westborough (now in Worcester County) Nov. 18, 1717, and a part was established as Southborough (now in Worcester County) July 6, 1727. A part was included in .the District of Berlin (Worcester County) March 16, 1784. A part of Framingham was annexed Feb. 23, 1791, and, another part was annexed to Northborough (Worcester County) and the boundary line established June 2o, 1807. A part was annexed to Bolton (Worcester County) Feb. 1, 1829. A part of Southborough was annexed 'March 24 1843.
Population at different periods: 1765 - 1,287 ; 1776 - 1,554; 1790 - 1,554; 1800 - 1,735; 1810 - 1,674; 1820 - 1,952; 1830 - 2,077; 1840 - 2,101 ; 1850 - 2,941.
Population in 1905 - 14,073
ABBREVIATIONS.
a.
- age
b.
- born
bap
- baptized
ch.
- child
c.R.
- church record
d.-
daughter; day; died
Dca.
- deacon
dup.
- duplicate entry
G.s.
1. - gravestone, Spring Hill Cemetery
c.s.2.
- gravestone, High School or Old Common Cemetery
G.s.3.
- gravestone, Chipman Cemetery
o.s.4.
- gravestone, Brigham Cemetery
G.s.5.
- gravestone, Farms Cemetery
h.
- husband
inf.
- infant
int.
- publishment of intention of marriage
Jr.
- junior
m.
- male; married; month
M.R.
- Middlesex County Registry
o.s.
- old style'
P.R.
- private record
s.
- son
Sr.
- senior
v.R.
-- Vital Records
w.
- A. H. Ward record, N. E. Hist. and Gen. Soc.
w.
- wife
wid.
-widow
widr.
- widower
The age given in the Deaths is in years unless otherwise indicated.
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