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VITAL RECORDS OF THE Town of Auburn, (Formerly WARD), MASSACHUSETTS, To the end of the year 1850. With the INSCRIPTIONS from the OLD BURIAL GROUNDS.

Collected and arranged by

FRANKLIN P. RICE.

WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS: PUBLISHED BY FRANKLIN P. RICE, Trustee of the Fund.

1900.

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY COPIES PRINTED AND NUMBERED.

No. 133.

In Memory of

IN WHOSE HONOR THE TERRITORY OF AUBURN WAS FIRST NAMED, AND OF

The First Minister of the Town.

"In this work of bringing original material into form for quick reference and practical use, the list of Births, Marriages and Deaths of a place should first be secured and printed, as personal records are the real and important foundation of local history."

—Extract from letter conferring Trusteeship of Systematic History Fund.