These records have been transcribed by Ann McRoden Mensch in July 1999 from: "Vital Records of Royalston, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849". (1906). Worcester: Published by Franklin P. Rice, Trustee of the Systematic History Fund. A copy of which is held at The Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN.

The information is as given (including spelling). There is always a possibility of error, so it is recommended that an original copy of this source be consulted. It is hoped this information will prove useful as a guide to those searching for Royalston, MA ancestors. If a mistake is found, please contact Ann at mensch-family@worldnet.att.net.

Surnames:  + [A through G ] +  H  +  I  + J  +  K  + L  +  M  + [N through Z]

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GRAVES, Milo Elijah, s. Elijah and ___, April 17, 1846, a. 1 y. 9 m. Influenza.
_____, ch. Elijah, Aug. 25, 1843.

GREEN, Lucy, w. Uzziah, April 7, 1786.
Nahum, July 29, 1775. Of small pox caught in camp at Cambridge. [a. 47, C.R.]
Wid. Sarah, Oct. 19, 1772, a. 86 y. 13. d. C.R.

GREENWOOD, Almira, March 15, 1826, a. 21.

GREGORY, Gen. Franklin, July 6, 1836, a. 44.
Isaac, Sept. 15, 1808, a. 49. G.S.I.
Martha Ann, d. Franklin, Nov. 22, 1828, a. 5 m. Rash.
Martha Porter, d. Franklin and Martha P., Jan. 8, 1821. [a. 16 m., G.S.I.]
Susanna, w. Isaac, Jan. 12, 1793.

GROVER, wid. Deborah, Dec. 11, 1830, a. 73.

HALE, Lydia, w. Silas, June 6, 1800, a. 47. G.S.2.
Stephen, s. Stephen and Sukey, June 26, 1815, [a. 2 y. 5 m. 10 d. G.D.2.].
_____, s. Stephen and Sukey, April 17, 1821, a. 1 d.
_____, w. Jacob, May 12, 1831. Dropsy.

HANDY, Barnet, s. James and Clarissa, Aug. 29, 1840, a. 7 y. 3 m.
Josephus, Aug. 31, 1840, a. 9.

HAVEN, James, March 12, 1782, a. 71. C.R.

HAYNES, Eugene B., s. Gustavus E. and Martha P., Aug. 16, 1848, a. 2. Dysentery. Born in Dayton, O.

HEMENWAY, Luther, Sept. 20, 1783, a. 23. C.R.
Sarah, d. Thomas, Aug. 18, 1785, a. 5 m. C.R.

HERRICK, _____, inf. ch. Marshal, April--, [1842?]. Deformed.

HEWS, Joshua, Nov. 27, 1830, a. 80. Palsy.
_____, wid. Joshua, Sept. 8, 1836, a. 87.

HEYWOOD, Benjamin, s. Silas and Hannah, April 19, 1795.
Benjamin, s. Benjamin, July 23, 1832, a. 10.
Betsey, d. Silas and Hannah, May 23, 1795.
[Comfort], w. Joel, Feb. 11, 1839, a. 49.
Grace, d. Silas and Hannah, May 30, 1795.

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HEYWOOD, Hannah, d. Silas and Hannah, May 16, 1795.
Hannah, w. Silas, Jan. 18, 1821, [in her 71st year.  G.S.I.]
Lucy, d. Benjamin, June 27, 1832, a. 9.
Sarah, d. Silas and Hannah, May 22, 1795.
Sidney Holman, Aug. 18, 1833, a. 2 y. 6 m.
Silas Jr., May 2, 1819, a. 35.
Silas, Nov. 21, 1825, a. 79.  Dropsy.
Silas Nelson, s. Silas Jr., Sept. 1, 1815.
_____, d. Amos and Rebecca, Feb. 11, 1819.  A few days old.

HILL, Danford, s. Oliver and Huldah, July 30, 1797.
David, s. Oliver and Huldah, April 18, 1818, a. 15.  Consumption.
Ephraim, March 23, 1826, a. 64.
Esther, May 8, 1828, a. 90.  Old age.
Wid. Esther, Oct. 4, 1841, a. 80.  Old age.
Widow Huldah, d. Nathaniel and _____ Grover, April 29, 1849, a. 78 y. 3 m. 29 d.  Old age.  Born in Grafton.
Jesse, s. Oliver and Huldah, Feb. 7, 1817, in his 18th year.
Jonah, March 20, 1806, a. 69 the day of his decease.
Jonas, April 29, 1829, a. 32.  G.S.I.
Lucy J., d. Milton and Adaline, June 13, 1845, a. 4 y. 4 m. 9 d.  Worms.  Born in Fitzwilliam.
Lucy J., d. Milton and Adeline, Oct. 25, 1848, a. 6 y. 9 m.  Brain fever.
Oliver, Feb. 23, 1830, a. 62.  Throat disease.

HIX, Jonah, July 14, 1825, a. 80.

Polly, d. Ephraim and Lucy, May 28, 1801.

_____, s. Ephraim and Lucy, Oct. 23, 1797, a. 1 d.

 

HOLDEN, Hannah, w. John (d. John and Hannah Chamberlin), April 3, 1846, a. 45 y. 4 m.  Measles.

John Hervey, March 9, 1841, a. 7, [and 5 m.  G.S.1].

 

HOLMAN, Cyrus, June 11, 1828, a. 28.  Accidental.

Dana, Nov. 25, 1840, a. 17.  [Dany P., s. Seth and Eunice, Nov. 26, a. 17 y. 10 m., G.S.1.]

Fields, s. John and Sally, March 9, 1847, a. 39 y. 6 m.  Consumption.

Hannah, w. Smith, Nov. 24, 1795.

Hannah, w. Stephen, Dec. 25, 1821, a. 41.

Hannah, w. Stephen, Feb. 22, 1829, a. 43.

Hannah, w. Willard, Jan. 30, 1832, a. 25.  [Feb. 6, G.S.1.]

Harvey, Feb. 28, 1833.  G.S.

 

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HOLMAN, [Ellis ?]  John, gr.-s. Exekiel and Lydia Ellis, April 5, 1832, a. 9 y. 7 m. 6 d.  G.S.1.

John (married), Dec. 21, 1843, a. 78.

Joshua, March 15, 1826.

Mary, w. John, ___ __, ____, a. 88.  G.S.1.

Mary E., d. Seth and Eunice, March 23, 1849, a. 13 y. 6 m.  Cerebro meningitis.

Rosilla, Oct. 13, 1833, a. 32.

Sally, d. John, June 26, 1818, a. 16.  Consumption.

Wid. Sarah, Aug. 6, 1814, a. 81.

Stephen, June 23, 1833, a. 59.

_____, d. Seth and Eunice, Dec. 4, 1821, a. about a fortnight.

_____, inf. ch. Seth and Eunice, Sept. 21, 1822, a. 1 d.

_____, ch. Willard, Jan. 3, 1832, a. 14 d.

 

HOWARD, Comfort, w. Joel, March 9, 1839, in her 50th year.  G.S.

Sally, d. Ansel and Esther, March 13, 1846, a. 20.  Bur. in Winchendon.

Sylvia, d. Ansel and Esther, Aug. 20, 1845, a. 18.  Bur. in Winchendon.

_____, Harriet, Sept. 23, 1839, a. 20 m.

 

HUBBARD, Abigail, d. Daniel and Susan, April 3, 1849, a. 35 y. 2 m. 3 d.  Consumption.

Arminda W., d. James and Sophia, April 7, 1846, a. 20 y. 3 m. 2 d.  Brain fever.

Daniel, s. Daniel and Susan, Aug. 21,, 1814.

Elvira, d. Daniel and Susan, Nov. 19, 1814.

Harriet Maria, d. James, April 19, 1832, a. 14 m.

James, March 15, 1827, a. 74.  Palsy.

Sally, d. Daniel and Susan, Feb. 19, 1815.  G.S.1.

Sarah, wid. John Browning, Sept. 24, 1848, a. 86 y. 1 m. 22 d.  Old age.  Born in Rutland.

Sarah E., d. Daniel and Susanna, Feb. 19, 1817.

Sarah E., Oct. 9, 1839, a. 21.

_____, inf. Daniel and Susan, April 12, 1819.  G.S.1.

 

HUTCHINSON, Benjamin, Jan 6 [7 G.S.], 1840, a. 96.

Juda, w. Benjamin, May 19, 1795, in her 56th year.  G.S.1.

Mary, w. Benjamin, Aug. 7, 1830, a. 82.  Old age.

JACOBS, Abigail, w. Simeon, March 20, 1790.
Davis, s. Simeon and Sarah, March 8, 1795.
Elizabeth, w. Joseph, Nov. 22, 1803.
Joseph, s. Joseph and Elizabeth, Jan. 5, 1800.

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JACOBS, Maria [d. Dea. Thomas and Elizabeth, G.S.1.], Feb. 4, 1840, a. 23.
Mary Agnes, d. Loring and Mercy H., Aug. 29, 1848, a. 1 m. 12 d.  Spinal disease.
Olive P., w. Joseph W., Oct. 17, 1844, a. 69 y. 8 m.  Nephritis.  Born in Princeton.
Patty, w. Simeon, May 18, 1825, a. 40.  Consumption.
Sarah, w. Joseph, Oct. 9, 1795.
Simeon, Sept. 4, 1824, a. 41.
Thomas Jr., Oct. 12, 1837, a. 23.
Thomas (married), s. Whitman and Elizabeth, Nov. 24, 1849, a. 69 y. 3 m. 12 d.
                             Lung fever.  Born in Athol.
Elder Whitman, March 28, 1801, a. 79.  Suddenly by a fall.
_____, ch. Thomas and Elizabeth, April 25, 1806, a. 18 d.

JOHNSON, Mr., Feb. 11, 1839, a. 47.

JONES, Amos, March 21, 1826, a. 84.
Elmon, s. Silas, Jan. 16, 1833, a. 16.
Lydia, w. Amos, June 10, 1824, a. 77.
Mary, w. Silas (d. Stephen B. Smith), Nov. 8, 1846. Fever. Born in Winchendon.
Rebecca, w. Silas, May 26, 1845, a. 52 y. 6 m. Born in Templeton.
Sarah, d. Amos and Lydia, April 1, 1795, a. 11. G.S.2.
_____, ch. William, May 7, 1826, a. 4.
_____, ch. Silas, Jan. 5, 1831, a. 12 h.

KENDALL, Andrew, May 3, 1829, a. 63.  G.S.6.

Edward, s. William, Jan. 5, 1845, a. 1 y. 9 m. 9 d.  Croup.

Elizabeth, d. Edward and Abagail Raymond, Feb. 16, 1848, a. 87 y. 7 m. 4 d.  Palsy.  Born in Chelmsford.

KENNEY (see Kinney), Rev. Isaac, Sept. 2, 1801, in 51st year.  G.S.4.
_____, ch. Silas, March 24, 1843, a. 4 y. 5 m.  Hydrocephalus.

KINGSBURY, Christopher C., March 21, 1829, a. 18.  G.S.1.

KINGSLEY, Elisha Mason, s. Peleg and Anna, Dec. 4, 1795.

KINNEY (see Kenney), Rev. Moses, April 23, 1800, in 47th year.  G.S.4.

KNIGHT, Rebecca, w. Israel, July 30, 1811.

LATHE (see Leathe), Benjamin, s. Benjamin and Lois, Aug. 3, 1789.

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LEE, Hannah, w. Rev. Joseph, March 16, 1818, a. 72.
Rev. Joseph, Feb. 16, 1819, in the 77th year of his age and the 51st of his ministry.
Lucy, w. Joseph, Sept. 17, 1791, a. 39.  G.S.1. [Dau. Rev. Thomas Jones of Woburn.]
Lucy, [d. Rev. Joseph, G.S.1], Aug. 14, 1840, a. 53.
Samuel, s. Rev. Joseph and Sarah, Aug. 28, 1777, a. 2 y. 6 m.  G.S.
Sarah, w. Rev. Joseph, Feb. 15, 1783.
Sarah, d. Rev. Joseph and Sarah, July 3, 1783, a. 5 m.  G.S.1.
_____, d. Rev. Joseph and Sarah, Sept. 20, 1771, a. 1 d.  G.S.1.
_____, d. Rev. Joseph and Sarah, July 25, 1777, a. 19 d.  G.S.1.
_____, d. Rev. Joseph and Sarah, Dec. 18, 1782, a. 1 d.  G.S.1.

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METCALF, _____, w. Michael, July 22, 1820, a. 65.  C.R.
_____, ch. Enos Jr., July 10, 1826, a. 2.

MILES, Joel, wdr., s. Abner, Dec. 25, 1843, a. 88.  Old age.  Born in Westminster.  Bur. in Fitzwilliam.

MILLER, _____, ch. Isaac, May 25, 1839, a. 2 w.

MIRICK, George D., s. Ephriam and Lucinda of Princeton, Nov. 30, 1843, a. 23.  Born in Princeton.

MOFFAT, Robert, drowned in attempt to cross Miller's River in Winchendon, April 9, 1771, a. 17.  C.R.

MOORE, Wid. Mary, May 5, 1843, a. 86.  Cancer.
Mary Elizabeth, d. William and Prudence, Oct. 25, 1846, a. 1 y. 6 m.  Croup.
Sophia J., d. William and Prudence, March 7, 1848, a. 4 m. 5 d.  Consumption.
William Judson, s. William and Prudence, Sept. 26, 1846, a. 8 y. 10 m. 28 d.  Croup.

MORSE, Elliot La Rue, s. Samuel Jr. and Eliza Ann, Feb. 29, 1844, a. 2 m.

Milo, s. Nelson and Sarah, Jan. 16, 1835, a. 3 m. 1 d.  G.S.1.

MOSMAN, Ruth, w. Charles, Aug. 16, 1848, a. 25 y. 5 m.  G.S.6.

NEWTON,

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ABBREVIATIONS.
a. -- age
b. -- born
bap. -- baptism
ch. -- child
chn. -- children
C.R. -- church record
d. -- daughter; day; died
Dea. -- deacon
D.R. -- death record
dup. -- duplicate entry
G.S.1. -- gravestone record from Centre Cemetery
G.S.2. -- gravestone record from Cemetery at South Royalston
G.S.3. -- gravestone record from Butterworth Cemetery
G.S.4. -- gravestone record from Cemetery at Cripple Creek
G.S.5. -- gravestone record from Cemetery near Richmond line
G.S.6. -- gravestone record from West Cemetery
h. -- husband
inf. -- infant
int. -- publishment of intention of marriage
Jr. -- junior
m. -- male; married; month
N.S. -- New Style
O.S. -- Old Style
P.R. -- private record
rec. -- recorded
s. -- son
Sr. -- senior
w. -- wife
wid. -- widow
widr. -- widower
2d. -- second
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The age given in the Deaths is in years unless otherwise indicated.

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