- Call Number:
- HIL-MICL FC LMR .M3O3W3
- Category:
- Military
- Creator:
- Massachusetts Archives.
- Material Description:
- 4 microfiche
- Background:
The period of the French and Indian Wars from 1748-1763, which includes the years of the Seven Years War, was a defining period in the struggle between Great Britain and France for the control of North America. The effects of this conflict were far reaching and profound for the relationship between the colonies and the mother country. The Massachusetts Muster Rolls offer an opportunity for historians, whether they are generalists, or those keenly interested in military or family history, to follow many avenues of research.
- Contents:
The original muster rolls of the French and Indian Wars are located in Volumes 91-99 in the Massachusetts Archives. According to information provided by the editor, Nancy S. Voye, in the preface to the microfiche edition, only the names of commissioned officers along with information on their careers, has been transcribed from Volumes 91-99. The officers have been identified from muster rolls, pay rolls, descriptive, and other lists. The transcribed information has been arranged for the microfiche publication in alphabetical order by surname. Each name is preceded by an item number. The surname is followed by the first name, rank, residence, military expedition, service year, time period, length of service, company, and regiment.
- Originals:
The original records are held by the Massachusetts State Archives.
- Archival Ref. No.:
- MA French and Indian Wars, Volume 91-99.
- Finding Aids:
A finding aid, which gives the alphabetical sequence of names found in each microfiche, has been created by the author of the Loyalist Collection Inventory. This guide is available in print with the Loyalist Collection.
Finding Aids and on the World Wide Web.
- PDF Finding Aid:
- Massachusetts Officers in the French and Indians Wars 1748-1763 Shelf List.pdf
- Notes:
Also published in as a monograph in 1975, "Massachusetts officers in the French and Indian wars, 1748-1763," Authors Nancy S Voye and the Massachusetts Archives.