Massachusetts Freemen
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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.
Sources Paige, Lucius R. "List of Freemen," New England Historical and Genealogical Register. vol. 3, 1849.
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