Index
Sharon, Norfolk Co., Ma,
Vital Records To The Year 1850

Compiled By Thomas W. Baldwin, A.B., S.B.,
Member Of The New England Historic Genealogical Society.
Boston, Mass.

[Transcribed by Dave Swerdfeger]









SHARON

June 10, 1778, part of the town was set off to form part of the new town of Foxboro.

February 25, 1783, an act of the General Court changed the name to Sharon.

February 16, 1789, part of Stoughton was annexed to Sharon; also another part by Act of February 12, 1792.

March 12, 1793, part of Sharon was annexed to Foxboro.

February 28, 1804, part of Sharon was annexed to Walpole, and another part on June 21, 1811.

February 28, 1850, part of Sharon was annexed to Foxboro.

March 26, 1864, part of Stoughton was annexed to Sharon.

May 1, 1874, part of Sharon was annexed to Walpole.


Population by Census:
  • 1776 (Prow.), 1261;
  • 1790 (U.S.), 1034;
  • 1800 (U.S.), 1018;
  • 1810 (U.S.), 1000;
  • 1820 (U.S.), 10101;
  • 1830 (U.S.), 1023;
  • 1840 (U.S.), 1076;
  • 1850 (U.S.), 1128;
  • 1860 (U.S.), 1377;
  • 1865 (State), 1393;
  • 1870 (U.S.), 1508;
  • 1875 (State), 1330;
  • 1880 (U.S.), 1492;
  • 1885 (State), 1328;
  • 1890 (U.S.), 1634;
  • 1895 (State), 1717;
  • 1900 (U.S.), 2060;
  • 1905 (State), 2085;


EXPLANATIONS.
  • 1. When places other than Sharon and Massauhusetts are named in the original records, they are given in the printed copy.
  • 2. In all records the original spelling is followed.
  • 3. The various spellings of a name should be examined, as items about the same family or individual may be found under different spellings.
  • 4. Marriages are printed under the names of both parties.
  • 5. Additional information which does not apear in the original text of an item, i.e., any explanation, query, inference, or difference shown in other entries of the record, is bracketed.


ABBREVIATIONS.
  • a. ----age
  • abt. ---about
  • b. ----born
  • bapt. ----baptized
  • bur. ----buried
  • ch. ----child
  • C.R.1. ----church record, Orthodox Congregational
  • C.R.2.----church record, Unitarian Congregational
  • C.R.3.----church record, Baptist
  • d.----daughter; died; day
  • Dea. ----Deacon
  • dup. ----duplicate entry
  • G.R. ----grave record
  • hrs. ----hours
  • inf. ----infant
  • int. ----intention
  • Jr. ----junior
  • m.----month
  • md. ----married
  • P.R.1. ----from copy made by Wiliam R. Mann of record of Rev. Philip Curtis
  • P.R.2. ----from record copied from family Bible by William R. Mann
  • prob. ----probably
  • rec. ----recorded
  • s. ----son
  • T.C.----from town copy
  • unm.----unmarried
  • w. ----wife; week
  • wd. ----widow
  • y. ----year
  • 1st. ----first
  • 2d. ----second
  • 3d. ----third


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