Malden, Massachusetts One Place Study

Date: 10 Apr 2017 [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surnames/tags: Malden_Massachusetts One_Place_Studies Massachusetts

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The goal of this project is to gather information to help in researching residents of Malden, Massachusetts.

Here are some of the tasks that I think need to be done. I'll be working on them, and could use your help.

• Add location-specific resources
• Add photos and information on the city of Malden
• Add the project tag to relevant profiles.

Will you join me? Please post a comment here on this page, in G2G using the project tag , or send me a private message. Thanks!

See also:

• Malden Civil War Veterans

History

Malden is located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, bordered by Melrose, Stoneham, Medford, Everett, Revere, and Saugus.

Malden was originally called "Mistick Side" and was a part of Charlestown, Massachusetts, settled by the Puritans in 1640 on land purchased from the Pennacook tribe in 1629. It was incorporated as a town in 1649. It was named after Maldon, England, by Joseph Hills, an early settler and landowner. At the time of the Revolution in 1775, the town's 1,000 people were actively involved in opposing British rule. It became the first town to petition the colonial government to withdraw from the British Empire.

Genealogy Resources

• Births, Marriages & Deaths in the Town of Malden 1649-1850
• Corey, Deloraine. The History of Malden, Massachusetts, 1633-1785 (Malden, Mass., 1899)
• The Register of the Malden Historical Society
• A Genealogical Sketch of the Descendants of Thomas Green of Malden, Mass. by Samuel S. Greene
• “New England Cox Families” by John Hosmer Cox, 1898
• Malden Public Library, Local Histiry
• “Malden Soldiers, Spanish-American War” by Noreen Finneran
• Middlesex County Genealogy Resources via FamilySearch.org (lots of free resources)
• “Echos from Mystic Side”, Educational Publishing Company, 1890 (soldiers of the Civil War from Malden, Melrose and Everett)
• “Family History: Notices of the life of John Upham” by Albert G. Upham, 1845
• “Lane Genealogies, by Jacob Chapman and James H. Fitts, 1902
• Manual of the First Church, Malden, Massachusetts (includes history of the church and list of members in 1878, including the year they were admitted
• Directory of the First Baptist Church, Malden, 1803-1915
• 1897 Atlas of Malden, images of atlas, with property owners’ names.
• Vital Records of Malden, 1677-1868, searchable database via FamilySearch.org, with images
• Passage to the Past blog by Linda Hall-Little, excellently-sourced posts about the author’s ancestors, including photos and document scans, many of which are Malden residents
• Malden Genealogy - an amazing collection of resources, both offline and online, both free and paid.
• Sanborn Maps of Malden, MA, Library of Congress, detailed maps for 1887, 1892, and 1897.
• Historical photos, maps and letters of Malden, MA, from the DPLA (Digital Public Library of America)

Cemeteries in Malden

• Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum (1868-present) Find A Grave: Holy Cross Cemetery
• Hebrew Charitable Burial Ground (also known as Lebanon Street Jewish Cemetery, Maplewood Cemetery and Congregation Beth Jacob Cemetery; dates from 1888-1919, mostly Jewish children with unmarked graves)
• Bell Rock Cemetery (originally known as Sandy Bank, and later The Old Burying Ground; Oldest burial ground in the city, earliest gravestone in 1670) Find A Grave: Bell Rock Cemetery
• Forest Dale Cemetery (1885-present) Find A Grave: Forest Dale Cemetery
• Salem Street Cemetery (1832-abt 1885)
• Saint Mary's Cemetery (1858-abt 1970)