The Vital Records of the Town of Truro, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, are found in seven different volumes of the original town records. The "Register" is the large folio for recording births, marriages and deaths which was issued to all cities and towns by the state in 1844.
The following pages contain a literal copy of every record of a Birth, Intention (or Publishment) of Marriage, Marriage and Death, to the end of the year 1849, found in these volumes.

[Please note:-- the records, as published, are not in alphabetical or chronological order. It would be easiest to use the "FIND" command in your browser to sort through the information.]

Historical notes below Part 1, pages 10 to 50 Part 2, pages 51 to 90

HISTORICAL NOTES

The Town of Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, lies between Provincetown, in whose harbor "The Mayflower Compact" was signed, and the present town of Wellfleet, which was a part of the town of Eastham until 1763.
Truro was incorporated 27 July 1709 (New Style), and in 1714 the bounds between that town and Provincetown were established.
In 1813, in 1829 and again in 1836 parts of Truro were annexed to Provincetown.

Population of the Town of Truro:

1765 (Colonial)..........924
1776 (Colonial)..........1227
1790 (U.S.)................1193
1800 (U.S.)................1152
1810 (U.S.)................1209
1820 (U.S.)................1241
1830 (U.S.)................1549
1840 (U.S.)................1920
1850 (U.S.)................2051
1855 (Mass.).............1447
1870 (U.S.)................1269
1875 (Mass.).............1098
1880 (U.S.)................1017
1885 (Mass.).............. 972
1890 (U.S.)..................919
1895 (Mass.)...............815
1900 (U.S.)..................767
1905 (Mass.)...............743
1910 (U.S.)..................655
1915 (Mass.)...............663
1920 (U.S.)..................554
1925 (Mass.)...............504
1930 (U.S.)..................513


Town Clerks of Truro to 1925, with the Dates of Their Election.

John Snow, 1 August 1709.
Thomas Paine, 13 March 1709/10.
John Snow, 5 March 1715/16.
Thomas Paine, 11 March 1722/3.
John Snow, 23 March 1724.
Thomas Paine, 8 March 1725/6.
Moses Paine, 4 March 1744/5.
Barnabas Paine, 4 March 1765.
David Paine, 30 May 1768.
Silvanus Snow, 1 March 1785.
Benjamin Allne Upham, 3 March 1788.
Levi Stevens, 6 March 1797.
Anthony Snow, 4 March 1799.
Lewis Lombard, 6 May, 1816.
Barnabas Paine, 2 March 1835.
Samuel C. Paine, 29 August 1849.
John B. Dyer, 2 February, 1880 to 21 February, 1925.