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Massachusetts family history books provide a window into a state renowned for its pivotal role in American history. From the early Puritan settlers and colonial challenges to the American Revolution and industrial growth, these texts offer detailed genealogies, town records, personal diaries, and immigration documents. Massachusetts’ historical narratives capture the journeys of diverse communities whose legacies have shaped local identities and the nation’s founding ideals. For genealogists and family researchers, these publications are indispensable tools, revealing how personal family stories interlace with the broader tapestry of a state celebrated for its intellectual heritage and revolutionary spirit.
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- Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, Volume 1 2,390 records
- Hamlin Family, a Genealogy of James Hamlin of Barnstable, Massachusetts (1902) 1,565 records
- Genealogy of James Hamlin of Barnstable, Massachusetts (1902) 1,558 records
- The Hamlin Family: A Genealogy of James Hamlin of Barnstable, Massachusetts, 1639 - 1902 1,550 records
- Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, And Hight Families: With Some Account of the Earlier Hyatt Families, a List of the First Settlers of Salisbury And Amesbury, Massachusetts 1,430 records
- The Chandler Family 1,356 records
- Our County and its People: A Descriptive and Biographical Record of Bristol County, Massachusetts 1,316 records
- History of the Descendants of John Whitman of Weymouth, Massachusetts, Volume 1 1,274 records
- History of the Descendants of John Whitman of Weymouth, Massachusetts, Volume 2 (1889) 1,258 records
- Historical And Genealogical Register of John Wing, of Sandwich, Massachusetts, And His Descendants, 1662-1881 1,216 records
- The History of the Descendants of John Dwight of Dedham, Massachusetts 1,207 records
- Descendants of Nicholas Cady of Watertown, Massachusetts 1645-1910 (1910) 1,202 records
- Pickering Genealogy, Volume 2 (1897) 1,192 records
- Genealogy of the Waldo Family: Record of the Descendants of Cornelius Waldo, of Ipswich, Massachusetts, From 1647 To 1900, Volume 2 (1902) 1,175 records
- Ipswich Emersons, A.D. 1636-1900: a Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Emerson of Ipswich, Massachusetts (1900) 1,164 records
- Genealogies of the Families And Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts (1860) 1,156 records
- Family Memorials. Genealogies of the Families And Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Volume 1 (1855) 1,144 records
- Descendants of Cornelius Waldo, of Ipswich, Massachusetts, From 1647 To 1900 (1902) 1,142 records
- Pickering Genealogy, Volume 3 (1897) 1,102 records
- Record of the Posterity of Reginald Foster (1899) 1,094 records
- Gathering of the Bailey-Bayley Family Association, Andover, Massachusetts, August 16, 1894 1,076 records
- Genealogy of the Descendants of John Clough of Salisbury, Massachusetts 1,076 records
- Family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts 1,046 records
- Genealogy of the Descendants of John White of Wenham And Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1638-[1909, Volume 2 (1900)] 1,034 records
- Descendants of John White of Wenham And Lancaster, Massachusetts, Volume 2 (1900) 1,034 records
- Descendants of Samuel Stowell of Hingham, Massachusetts (1922) 1,022 records
- Genealogy of the Descendants of John White of Wenham And Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1638-[1909, Volume 1 (1900)] 1,008 records
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