The Family History of Stephen Borden

Links and References

 

Higginson Book Company - Genealogy and American History Publications

New England Historic Genealogical Society

 

Websites

Borden and Fall River related sites:

Rise and Fall of Fall River (and Bordens)

Many Fall River items on this link - SailsInc.org

UMASS Borden research site

A Borden Genealogy Site (Cole)

Old Photos of Fall River (Lizzie Borden site)

Other Borden Descendants

Headcorn Church, Co Kent, Eng.

Town of Borden

Askew history

Terry Mason's Family History Web Site.

Genealogy Resources:

Stephen Borden genealogy.com homepage

Genealogy.com

Ancestry.com

Rootsweb.com

New England Historic Genealogical Society(NEHGS) - New England Ancestors

Archives Researching Your Family's History at the Massachusetts Archives

English Origins - Search database

Genealogical Research

Genealogy.com Genealogy Library

New England Ancestry

Cemeteries of Massachusetts - Cemetery Records - Genealogy - Genealogy

Massachusetts Society of Genealogists

Obituaries - Newspaper Obituary - Genealogy - Genealogy

NARA US National Archives & Records Administration

American Family Immigration History Center-Ellis Island

Genealogy TODAY.com -- Family Tree Articles and Genealogy Search

Massachusetts State Genealogy Links - StateGenSites

Bristol County Massachusetts Cemeteries

Massachusetts Newspaper Database Index

Census Online - Massachusetts Census Records - 135 Links

American College of Heraldry Links Page

The Religious Society of Friends

Massachusetts Local History

Rhode Island Historical Society

The Association for Gravestone Studies Online

Massachusetts Vital Records - Order Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Records Online!

RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Our Research

American Antiquarian Society Home Page

The Library of Congress

Welcome to the Library of the Boston Athenæum

Burial & Memorial Benefits

Vital Records Information - Massachusetts Towns (F-G)

United States Newspapers

Books

1. Historical and Genealogical Record of the Descendants, as far as known, of Richard and Joan Borden, who settled in Portsmouth, RI, May,1638. Compiled by Hattie Borden Weld, Los Angeles, CA. Jul 1899.

2. History of Fall River. Henry M Fenner, F Smiley Publishing, New York, 1906.

3. Centennial History of Fall River:  A Record of Corporate Progress from 1656 to 1876. Henry H Earl, Atlantic Publishing, New York, 1877. (original edition signed by Nathaniel B Borden)

4. Fall River and Its Industries. Frederick M Peck et al, Atlantic Publishing, New York, 1877.

5. Vital Records of the Town of Freetown, MA 1686 through 1890. Helen Gurney Thomas, Heritage books, Bowie, MD, 1988.

6. History of Freetown, Massachusetts. JH Franklin Press, Fall River, MA, 1902.

7. History of Swansea, Massachusetts 1667 - 1917. Compiled by Otis Olney Wright. Published by the town, 1917.

8. History of the Town of Somerset, Massachusetts, William Hart. Published by the Town, 1940.

9. Family Register of the Town of Shrewsbury, Mass 1717 to 1829. Andrew T Ward. Samuel Drake Publishing, Boston, MA. 1847.

10.Genealogies of Rhode Island Families ( 2 volumes) from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Gary Boyd Roberts, Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore, MD, 1989.

11.Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol 2, Compiled by Esther Woodford-Barnes. Published by General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002.

12. Phillips History of Fall River, 3 volumes 1041

13. NEHGS Register, Jan 1930, and Apr 1930.

Other Resources and Efforts:

Numerous trips to the Oak Grove Fall River cemetery office,  many other cemeteries, the town halls, of Fall River, Somerset, Westport, Swansea, etc, and the state archives in Boston, the Public libraries in Fall River , New Bedford and Boston, and numerous other documents obtained from Higginson books, the New England Historic Genealogical Society and even Ancestry.com! Thanks to all who have assisted me along the way...though I'm still learning and digging!