Number of Births printed.... 4,382
Marriages .... 1,316 X 2 = 2,632 names
Deaths .... 2,188
9,202 total
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February 25, 1812, the First or South Parish of Reading was established as the town of South Reading.
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June 16, 1813, a part of South Reading was annexed to Reading.
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April 5, 1856, a part of Stoneham was annexed to South Reading.
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February 25, 1868, the name of the town was changed to Wakefield.
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March 13, 1889, a part of Stoneham was annexed to Wakefield.
Population by Census:-
1830 (U.S.), 1,311;
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1840 (U.S.), 1,517;
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1850 (U.S.), 2,407;
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1855 (State), 2,758;
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1860 (U.S.), 3,207,
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1865 (State), 3244;
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1870 (U.S.), 4,135;
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1875 (State), 5,349;
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1880 (U.S.), 5,547;
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1885 (State), 6,060;
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1890 (U.S.), 6,982;
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1895 (State), 8,304;
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1900 (U.S.), 9,290;
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1905 (State), 10,268;
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1910 (U.S.), 11,404.
EXPLANATIONS. -
1. When places other than Wakefield or 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 the 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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bur. ---- buried
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ch. ---- child
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C.R. ---- church record, First Congregational Church
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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, Old Cemetery, formerly Town Buring Ground
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G.R.2. ---- grave record, Lakesude Cemetery
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G.R.3. ---- grave record, Jewish Cemetery
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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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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, weeks
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wid. ---- widow
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widr. ---- widower
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y. ---- year
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