This book is a reprint, originally published in 1914, of early marriages in Middlesex, Hampshire, Berkshire and Bristol Counties, Massachusetts, between the years of 1643 and 1795. Frederic W. Bailey, a prolific publisher of vital records, compiled several books between the years 1896 and 1914. In 1897 he began a series on early Massachusetts marriages, which is believed to be the most complete collection of early Massachusetts marriages ever published. This book, the Third Book, covers Middlesex, Hampshire, Berkshire and Bristol Counties between the years 1643 and 1795. Included are the full names of the bride and groom, the date and town of marriage. There are approximately 5,300 marriages, or 10,600 individuals listed in this Third Book. Following is a list of the Towns covered, by County: Middlesex County: Billerica, Cambridge, Charlestown, Chelmsford, Concord, Dunstable, Groton, Hilliston, Lancaster, Marlborough, Malden, Medford, Mendon, Newton, Reading, Sherborn, Stow, Sudbury, Watertown, Weston, and Woburn. Berkshire County: Adams, Cheshire, Dalton, Egremont, Great Barrington, Hancock, Lanesborough, Lenox, Mount Washington, Peru, Pittsfield, Tyringham, West Stockbridge, Williamstown, and Windsor. Plymouth County (Continued from Book Two): Middleborough, Plymouth, Rochester, Hanover, Bridgewater, Duxborough, and Marshfield. Hampshire County: Belchertown, Blandford, Charlemont, Deerfield, Greenfield, Hatfield, Monson, Northampton, Orange, Southampton, Sunderland, Wendell, Westfield, Westhampton, and Springfield (now Hampden Co.). Bristol County: Attleborough. Paperback, (1914), repr. 2011, Index, 211 pp.

This book is a reprint, originally published in 1900, of early marriages in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, between the years of 1692 and 1789. Frederic W. Bailey, a prolific publisher of vital records, compiled several books between the years 1896 and 1914. In 1897 he began a series on early Massachusetts marriages, which is believed to be the most complete collection of early Massachusetts marriages ever published. This book, the Second Book, covers Plymouth County between the years 1692 and 1789. Included are the full names of the bride and groom, the date and town of marriage. There are approximately 5,500 marriages, or 11,000 individuals listed in this Second Book. Towns included: Plymouth, Plympton, Kingston, Marshfield, Wareham, Duxbury, Pembroke, Middleborough, Halifax, Bridgewater, Abington, Hanover, Scituate, and Rochester. Paperback, (1900), repr. 2011, Index, 215 pp.

This book is a reprint, originally published in 1897, of early marriages in Worcester County, Massachusetts, between the years of 1736 and 1787. Frederic W. Bailey, a prolific publisher of vital records, compiled several books between the years 1896 and 1914. In 1897 he began a series on early Massachusetts marriages, which is believed to be the most complete collection of early Massachusetts marriages ever published. This book, the First Book, covers Worcester County between the years 1736 and 1787. Included are the full names of the bride and groom, the date and town of marriage. There are approximately 4,500 marriages, or 9,000 individuals listed in this First Book. Towns included: Worcester, Mendon, Uxbridge, Rutland, Dudley, Sturbridge, Lunenburg, Bolton, Upton, Harvard, Leicester, Spencer, Holden, Southborough, Grafton, Shrewsbury, Westminster, Northborough, Leominster, Douglas, New Braintree, Fitchburg, Winchendon, Templeton, Sutton, Lancaster, Hardwick, Oxford, Charlton, Brookfield, Barre, Milford, Athol, Northbridge, Royalston, Berlin, Paxton, and Princeton. Paperback, (1897), repr. 2011, Index, 191 pp.