I wasn’t aware that the Archdiocese was going to let the records be on any other site except NEHGS but I guess that changed. From my understanding now the indexes will always be free at HisGen but you will need to be a member to see the actual pages and entries. I’m not sure what is available to Ancestry.com members but when I find out I’ll report back unless someone else does.
A little history on the blurred lines in my neck of the woods - up until 1872 southeastern MA (including Cape Cod and the Islands) and Rhode Island were part of the Archdiocese of Boston. In that year the Diocese of Providence was formed and included all of Rhode Island, southeastern MA, the Cape and the Islands. In 1904 the Diocese of Fall River was formed from all southeastern MA parishes outside of RI but it’s territory is not drawn cleanly. For example, the towns of Rochester and Lakeville, which are south of Plymouth are part of Boston while their neighbors East Freetown, Marion and Wareham are part of Fall River. Many Portuguese immigrants settled all throughout this area so depending on when they arrived will depend on which diocese they belonged to and celebrated their sacraments in. Checking all three of these dioceses when searching after 1850 is not a bad idea. I hope that helps. Joanne Grota Mercier On November 14, 2017 at 12:39:33 PM, Cheri Mello (gfsche...@gmail.com) wrote: You'll have to go over there and look, Liz. I think they did it in conjunction with the New England Historical Society, if I remember correctly. Joanne M or someone else may know Diocese history better...there is the Diocese of Fall River. I don't know when it was formed. If the ancestor married down there, they might NOT be found in the Diocese of Boston records. Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 9:29 AM, Elizabeth Migliori <lizmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > So would they also be on family search? > > On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 7:07 PM, "E" Sharp <bellema...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Any of you waiting for those Boston Catholic Records, they are now on >> online at Ancestry.com. >> >> "E" >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
