GENERAL
Number of Births printed ... 8,639
Marriages . . . 2,942 = 5,885 names
Deaths ... 2711
17,234 total
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A part of Lynn was established as Reading May 29, 1644."
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"Linn Village shall be called Redding (Mass. Records, Vol. 11, p. 73).
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October 14, 1651, land was granted to Reading.
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June 3, 1727, a part of Malden was annexed.
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September 25, 1730, a part was included in the new town of Wilmington.
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December 21, 1734, a part was annexed to Stoneham.
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February 25, 1812, the First or South Parish was established as South Reading (now Wakefield).
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June 16, 1813, a part of South Reading was annexed.
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March 22, 1853, a part was established as the town of North Reading.
Population by Census: -
1765 (Prov.), 1,530;
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1776 (Prov.), 1,984;
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1790 (U.S.), 1,802;
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1800 (U.S.), 2,025;
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1810 (U.S.) 2,228;
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1820 (U.S.), 2,7977;
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1830 (U.S.) 1,806;
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1840 (U.S.) 2,193;
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1850 (U.S.) 3,108;
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1855 (State) 2,522;
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1860 ((U.S.) 2,662;
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1865 (State) 2;436;
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1870 (State) 2,664;
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1875 (State) 3,186;
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1880 (U.S.), 3,181;
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1885 (State) 3,539;
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1890 (U.S.) 4,088;
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1895 (State) 4,717;
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1900 (U.S.) 4,969;
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1905 (State) 5,682;
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1910 (U.S.), 5,818.
EXPLANATIONS.-
1. When places other than Reading and Massachusetts are named in the original records they are given in the printed record.
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2. In all records the original spelling is followed.
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3. The various spellings of a name should be examined, as items about the same family or individual may be found under different spellings.
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4. Marriages are printed under the names of both parties.
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5. Additional information which does not appear in the original text of an item, i.e., any explanation, query, inference, or difference shown in other entries of the record, is bracketed.
ABBREVIATIONS.-
a. ---- age; aged
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abt. ---- about
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b. ---- born
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bp. ---- baptized
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ch. ---- child
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C.R.1. ---- church record, Congregational Church, North Reading
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C.R.2. ----church record, Congregational Church, Reading
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C.R.3. ---- church record, Baptist Church, North Reading
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d. ---- daughter; died; day
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Dea. ---- deacon
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dec. ---- deceased
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dup. ---- duplicate entry
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G.R.1. ---- grave record, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Reading
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G.R.2. ---- grave record, Park Street Cemetery, North Reading
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G.R.3. ---- grave record, Riverside Cemetery, North Reading
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G.R.4. ---- grave record, Chestnut Street Cemetery, North Reading
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h. ---- husband; hours
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inf. ---- infant
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int. ---- publishment of intention of marriage
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Jr. ---- Junior
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m. ---- month
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Md. ---- married
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M.R. ---- Middlesex court record
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prob. ---- probably
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s. ---- son
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Sr. ---- Senior
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T.C. ---- from town copy
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Unm. ---- unmarried
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w. ---- wife
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W.G.R. ---- Wakefield grave record
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wid. ---- widow
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widr. ---- widower
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y. ---- year
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