Vital Records of Truro, MA to the End of the Year 1849

This database presents Truro birth, marriage intention, marriage, and death records transcribed by George Ernest Bowman and Truro baptism records compiled by John Harvey Treat.

From the introduction to Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the Year 1849:

“The Town of Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, lies between Provincetown, in whose harbor "The Mayflower Compact" was signed, and the present town of Wellfleet, which was a part of the town of Eastham until 1763.

Truro was incorporated 27 July, 1709 (New Style), and in 1714 the bounds between that town and Provincetown were established. In 1813, in 1829 and again in 1836 parts of Truro were annexed to Provincetown.

The Vital Records of the Town of Truro, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, are found in seven different volumes of the original town records. The "Register" is the large folio for recording births, marriages and deaths which was issued to all cities and towns by the state, in 1844.

The following pages contain a literal copy of every record of a Birth, Intention (or Publishment) of Marriage, Marriage and Death, to the end of the year 1849, found in these volumes.”

This database contains 5,045 births, 2,977 baptisms, 2,287 marriage intentions, 2,731 marriages, and 803 deaths. Images of the original book pages may be viewed from the search results page.

These two volumes are also available in our Boston research library, call numbers:

Truro Baptisms - F74.T9.T72 1886
Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the Year 1849 – F74.T9.T8 1933

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