Published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society at the Robert Henry Memorial Rooms at the Charge of the Eddy Town-Record Fund 

Boston, Mass., 1917         

THIS publication is issued under the authority of a vote passed by the NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, November 6, 1901, as follows:
   Voted: That the sum of $20,000, from the bequest of the late Robert Henry Eddy, be set aside as a special fund to be called the Eddy Town-Record Fund, for the sole purpose of publishing the Vital Records of the towns of Massachusetts, and that the Council be authorized and instructed to make such arrangements as may be necessary for such publication. And the treasurer is hereby instructed to honor such drafts as shall be authorized by the Council for this purpose.
                 
Committee on Publications.
James Parker Parmenter
Hosea Starr Ballou
G. Andrews Moriarty, Jr.
John Wallace Suter
Alfred Johnson
George Ritchie Marvin
Editor, Henry Edwards Scott

Stanhope Press
F. H. Gilson Company
Boston, U.S.A.

THE TOWN OF WINDSOR, Berkshire County, was established as the town of Gageborough July 4, 1771, from the new plantation called Number Four.
  October 16, 1778, a part of the plantation called Number Five was annexed, and the town of Gageborough, together with this annexed tract of land, was established as the new town of Windsor.
  March 14, 1793, a part of Windsor was included in the new town of Cheshire.
  February 26, 1794, a part of Cheshire was reannexed to Windsor.
  February 28, 1795, a part of Windsor was annexed to Dalton.
  February 23, 1796, a part of Windsor was annexed to Dalton.

     Population by Census : 1776 (Prov.), 459;
      1790 (U.S.), 916;     1800 (U.S.),  961;
      1810 (U.S.), 1108;    1820 (U.S.), 1085;
      1830 (U.S.), 1042;    1840 (U.S.),  897;
      1850 (U.S.),  897;    1855 (State), 905;
      1860 (U.S.),  839;    1865 (State), 753;
      1870 (U.S.),  686;    1875 (State), 624;
      1880 (U.S.),  644;    1885 (State), 657;
      1890 (U.S.),  612;    1895 (State), 556;
      1900 (U.S.),  507;    1905 (State), 513;
      1910 (U.S.),  404;    1915 (State), 375;

EXPLANATIONS
1. The fact that a birth, marriage, or death is recorded in Windsor does not prove that it occurred in this town; but when places other than Windsor and Massachusetts are named in the original records, they are given in the printed copy.
   2. In all items from town records the original spelling is followed, and no attempt is made to correct errors appearing in the records.
   3. The various spellings of a name should be examined, as items about the same family or individual may be found under different spellings.
   4. A baptism is not printed, if it occurs within one year after the recorded date of birth of a child of the same name and parents or if it is clear that the child baptized is identical with the child of the birth record; but variations found in the baptismal record are added to the birth record.
   5. The birth of a married women is recorded under her maiden name, if it is known. But if the maiden name cannot be determined, the entry appears under the husband's name, with a dash enclosed in brackets, i.e., [-], to signify that the maiden name is unknown. If it is not known whether the surname is that of a married or unmarried women, ? m. is placed in brackets after the Christian name.
   6. Marriages and intentions of marriage are printed under the names of both parties. When both the marriage and intention of marriage are recorded, only the marriage record is printed; and where a marriage appears without the intention being recorded, it is designated with an asterisk. 
7. Additional information which does not appear in the original text of an item, i.e., any explanation, query, inference, or difference shown in other entries of the record, is bracketed. Parentheses are used to show variations in the spelling of a name in the same entry, to indicate the maiden name of a wife, to enclose an imperfect portion of the original text, and to separate clauses in the original text.
ABBREVIATIONS
a.- age
abt.- about
b.- born
bp.- baptized
bur.- buried
cert.- certificate given; certified
ch.- child
chn.- children
C.R.- church record, Congregational Church
Co.- county
d.- daughter; day ; died
Dea.- deacon
dec'd- deceased
dup.- duplicate entry
Eld.- Elder
Ens.- Ensign
G.R.1.- gravestone record, Windsor Hill Cemetery
G.R.2.- gravestone record, Windsor Bush Cemetery
G.R.3.- gravestone record, Shaw Cemetery
G.R.4.- gravestone record, East Windsor Cemetery
h.- hours; husband
inf.- infant
int.- publishment of intention of marriage
jr.- junior
Lt.- Lieutenant
m.- marriage ; married ; month
min.- minutes
P.R.1.- private record, from an Allen family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Heman Allen of West Cummington
P.R.2.- private record, from the Albert Ford family Bible, now in the possession of Harry A. Ford of Windsor
P.R.3.- private record, from the Josiah Allen family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Heman Allen of Windsor
P.R.4.- private record, from a Miner family Bible, now in the possession of Avery E. Miner of Windsor
P.R.5.- private record, from the Luther Torrey family Bible, now in the possession of Cassius E. Torrey of Dalton
q.v.- which see; whom see
R.R.- Rebellion Record
rec.- recorded
s.- son
Sr.- senior
w.- week; wife
wid.- widow
widr.- widower
y.- year