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Massachusetts Freemen     First Name Last Name Any AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY INTL Locality Use this search box to search all databases Massachusetts Freemen Massachusetts freemen during the 1600s Description In 17th Century Massachusetts to hold public office and to vote, a man had to be declared "free." The confirmation of this title was done by the general court after the candidate provided evidence he was a respectable member of a Congregational Church. This database contains the names of hundreds of men who were declared "freemen" by the state of Massachusetts during the 1600ūs. By 1826, nearly three-fourths of the residents of the six New England states were descendants of freemen, making this database of great value to those with ancestors from this area. Related Databases  •  Massachusetts Spanish American War Records   Twelve Months with the Eighth Massachusetts Infantry in the Service of the United States  •  1790 United States Federal Census  1790 United States Federal Census with links to images of the original surviving population schedules.  •  Cheshire, England: Parish and Probate Records  A collection of parish and probate records in England and Wales, from the 1500s to the 1800s.  •  Massachusetts Applications of Freemen, 1630-91  Records relating to applications to be designated "free" in Massachusetts between 1630 and 1691  •  Charles Holder, Life in California, early 1900s  Narrative of sport hunting and fishing in southern California  •  Devon, England: Parish and Probate Records  A collection of parish and probate records in England and Wales, from the 1500s to the 1800s.  •  Gloucestershire, England: Parish and Probate Records  A collection of parish and probate records in England and Wales, from the 1500s to the 1800s.  •  Norfolk, England: Parish and Probate Records  A collection of parish and probate records in England and Wales, from the 1500s to the 1800s.  •  1830 United States Federal Census  1830 United States Federal Census with links to images of the original surviving population schedules.  •  Essex County, Massachusetts Depositions, 1636-86  An extraction of depositions from Essex County, Massachusetts between 1636 and 1686.

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