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"The Overseers of the Poor office was responsible for dispersing aid to the poor of Lowell. This collection consists of 6000+ individual files of people who applied for aid, ranging from transportation money to burials of the poor. The family history information contained in these files is extensive and often chronicle the complete travel history of many who came to Lowell looking for work." -Lowell City Hall Archives
For more information, please contact the Lowell Historic Board, 375 Merrimack Street, 2nd Floor, Room 55, Lowell, MA 01852, 978-674-4144 (P)
| Folder | Last Name | First Name | DOB | Birth Place | Spouse |
| 2052 | O'Heir | Peter | 1867 | Canada | Single |
| 632 | Oakes | Orice | 1836 | Phillips, Franklin Co., ME | Lizzie K. (Collins) |
| 1599 | Oakley | Keran | 1852 | Ireland | Ellen (Whelan) |
| 6904 | Oatman | Susan (Pilling) | 1867 | England | William E |
| 5277 | Obeirne | Edward | 1833 | England | Mary Murray |
| 283 | Ober | Mary (Mingo) | 1870 | St. Stephens, New Brunswick, Canada | Blith |
| 6080 | Oberg | Allen | 1869 | Norway | Single |
| 963 | O'Berne | James | 1825 | Ireland | Winifred McManus |
| 417 | O'Bissell | William | 1848 | East Longmeadow, MA | Annie (Bailey) |
| 1978 | O'Brien | John | 1823 | Ireland | Bridget Shea |
| 952 | O'Brien | Mary | 1867 | Ireland | Single |
| 4962 | O'Brien | Annie (Scully) | 1860 | Ireland | John |
| 2412 | O'Brien | Bridget (Gibbons) | 1822 | Ireland | Marcus |
| 1059 | O'Brien | Bridget (Jordan) | 1848 | Ireland | Not Listed |
| 6473 | O'Brien | Bridget (Tighe) | 1831 | Ireland | Thomas Flood; Patrick O'Brien |
| 673 | O'Brien | Catherine | 1847 | St. John, New Brunswick, Canada | Jeremiah |
| 4089 | O'Brien | Charles J | 1858 | Ireland | Julia |
| 1081 | O'Brien | Dennis | 1853 | Lowell, MA | Ellen McManus |
| 2132 | O'Brien | Dennis | 1865 | Ireland | Single |
| 6367 | O'Brien | Ellen (Elvin) | 1850 | Lowell, MA | Willliam O'Brien |
| 1845 | O'Brien | Ellen P (Corrigan) | 1855 | Lowell, MA | Richard O'Brien |
| 2652 | O'Brien | Frank | 1859 | North Berwick, ME | Catherine Sullivan |
| 6783 | O'Brien | Hattie (Kiraan) | 1881 | Lowell, MA | William J |
| 804 | O'Brien | James | 1838 | Ireland | Mary Brohan |
| 882 | O'Brien | James | 1864 | Lowell, MA | Fannie (Ray) |
| 1975 | O'Brien | James | 1844 | Ireland | Elen Gallagher |
| 3289 | O'Brien | James | 1861 | Ireland | Mary Justin |
| 5386 | O'Brien | John | 1863 | Lowell, MA | Ellen Donnelly |
| 1471 | O'Brien | Julia | 1855 | Ireland | Single |
| 2267 | O'Brien | Kate | 1868 | Boston, MA | Single |
| 3307 | O'Brien | Maggie | 5/1869 | England | Single |
| 1106 | O'Brien | Mary | 1848 | Ireland | Single |
| 2396 | O'Brien | Mary A. | 11/06/1863 | Lowell, MA | Single |
| 2001 | O'Brien | Patrick | 1837 | Ireland | Kate Spring |
| 2821 | O'Brien | Patrick | 1847 | Ireland | Honora |
| 5564 | O'Brien | Peter | 1875 | Ireland | Single |
| 1205 | O'Brien | Sarah | 1861 | Ireland | Single |
| 213 | O'Brien | Terrence | 1816 | Ireland | Margaret McNamara |
| 2307 | O'Brien | Terrence, Sr. | 1860 | Lowell, MA | Eva (Bancroft) |
| 383 | O'Brien | William F. | 7/1856 | Lowell, MA | Elizabeth (Sullivan) |
| 3344 | O'Clair | Louis | 1873 | Canada | Single |
| 1057 | O'Connell | Eliza | 1823 | Ireland | Single |
| 3818 | O'Connell | Lottie | 1870 | Prince Edward Island, Canada | John M. O'Connell |
| 6553 | O'Conner | Catherine | 1878 | Ireland | Single |
| 3346 | O'Connor | Catherine (Nash) | 1863 | Ireland | Patrick |
| 3494 | O'Connor | Daniel | 12/1853 | Ireland | Bridget McCarthy |
| 4888 | O'Connor | Ellen | 12/1868 | Ireland | Single |
| 6740 | O'Connor | Ellen (Nash) | 1857 | Ireland | John |
| 3308 | O'Connor | Jennie | 1/1872 | Milford, NH | Single |
| 808 | O'Connor | Johanna | 1848 | Ireland | Single |
| 1527 | O'Connor | John | 1833 | Ireland | Mary Fitzpatrick |
| 4699 | O'Connor | John | 1870 | Ireland | Single |
| 1625 | O'Connor | Mable E | 1870 | Ireland | Single |
| 3208 | O'Connor | Mary | 1864 | Ireland | Single |
| 3215 | O'Connor | Mary (O'Mealey) | 1863 | Ireland | Stephen |
| 6847 | O'Connor | Michael | 1861 | Ireland | Mary Brennan |
| 5233 | O'Connor | Patrick | 1841 | Ireland | Single |
| 476 | O'Connor | Sarah (O'Brien) | 1855 | Ireland | Owen |
| 2749 | O'Connor | Timothy | 1863 | Ireland | Maggie Finnigan |
| 3464 | O'Connor alias Daily | Ellen (Haggerty) | 1860 | Lawrence, MA | Jeremiah Daily |
| 3302 | O'Connors | Julia (Roach) Carolin | 7/1868 | Ireland | John Carolin; Michael |
| 4149 | O'Coughlin AKA Coughlin | Honora (Donovan) | 1838 | Ireland | Timothy |
| 4998 | O'Day | John | 1836 | Ireland | Bridget Quigley |
| 7133 | O'Day | William | 1870 | Salem, MA | Single |
| 6748 | O'Del | Curt O. | 1871 | Germany | Annie Williams |
| 7257 | O'Donnell | George | 1861 | Holliston, MA | Lottie Clark |
| 1396 | O'Donnell | Margaret P. | 1866 | Ireland | Not Listed |
| 2391 | O'Donnell | Michael | 06/1862 | Ireland | Ellen (Casey) |
| 7205 | O'Donnell | Michael | 1848 | Ireland | Margaret Kane |
| 3499 | O'Donnell | Nora | 1873 | Ireland | Single |
| 6110 | O'Donnell | Patrick | 1863 | Ireland | Mary (Campbell) |
| 800 | O'Donnell | Patrick F. | 1831 | Ireland | Single |
| 6065 | O'Donnell | William | 1872 | Ireland | Single |
| 6324 | O'Donnell | William | 11/1873 | Ireland | Mary A Dugan |
| 7107 | O'Dowd | Michael | 1873 | Ireland | Winifred Mahoney |
| 4233 | Offer | John | 1855 | England | Annie Mead |
| 1046 | Ogara | Kate (McNeice) | 1844 | Ireland | Morgan Ogara |
| 6593 | Ogier | Robert | 1863 | Maine | Single |
| 4252 | Ogle | Robert | 10/1819 | Ireland | Susan McKnight |
| 2407 | O'Gorman | Lizzie | 1862 | Ireland | Thomas O'Gorman |
| 2407 | O'Gorman | Mary | 1830 | Ireland | Thomas O'Gorman |
| 6988 | O'Grady | Ellen (Connelly) | 1861 | Ireland | James |
| 1047 | O'Grady | Ellen (Ready) | 1877 | Ireland | John Ogrady |
| 7016 | O'Grady | George | 1854 | Ireland | Kate Crowley |
| 5629 | O'Grady | Henry | 1862 | New York | Single |
| 4487 | O'Hagen | Daniel | 1847 | Ireland | Mary Welch |
| 1283 | O'Hara | Bridget | 1848 | Ireland | Single |
| 2777 | O'Hara | Ellen | 1853 | England | John O Hara |
| 1355 | O'Hara | John | 1860 | Ireland | Harriet Niland |
| 1541 | O'Hara | Margaret (McNamara) | 1855 | England | Hugh O'Hara |
| 2603 | O'Hara | Margaret (Slavin) | 1848 | Ireland | John O'Hara |
| 4003 | O'Hare | Ann (Higgins) | 1861 | Lowell, MA | John |
| 888 | O'Hare | Bernard | 1859 | England | Ellen (Kavel) |
| 1729 | O'Hare | James | 1852 | Lowell, MA | Single |
| 2004 | O'Hare | James | 1832 | Ireland | Bridget Ferrick |
| 5388 | O'Hare | John | 1851 | Ireland | Rose Rourke |
| 6791 | O'Hare | John | 1859 | Ireland | Annie Gallagher |
| 4679 | O'Hare | Kate (Rowland) | 1/1872 | England | Matthew |
| 2146 | O'Hare | Mary | 10/1866 | Nova Scotia, Canada | Single |
| 3274 | O'Hare | Michael | 1846 | Ireland | Margaret Slattery |
| 2397 | O'Herney | Thomas | 1864 | Ireland | Single |
| 3130 | O'Keefe | Delia (Kearns) | 1831 | Ireland | George OKeefe |
| 3082 | O'Keefe | Ellen | 1831 | Ireland | John O Keefe |
| 3952 | O'Keefe | John | 1873 | Ireland | Single |
| 1791 | O'Keefe | Michael | 1828 | Ireland | Bridget Forkin |
| 5242 | O'Keefe AKA Keefe | John | 1851 | Liverpool, England | Single |
| 3315 | O'Laughlin | Elizabeth (Reed) | 1858 | England | Bryan or Bernard |
| 6707 | Oldie | James | 1869 | Italy | Delia Copton |
| 7226 | O'Leary | Ann (Delaney) | 1870 | Ireland | Michael |
| 1665 | O'Leary | Bridget | 1829 | England | Timothy O'Leary |
| 1511 | O'Leary | John | 1866 | Ireland | Single |
| 426 | O'Leary | Michael | 8/28/1865 | Ireland | Mary Agnes (Kelly) |
| 1155 | O'Leary | Timothy | 1853 | Ireland | Catherine Cruess; Jane Ahearn |
| 3074 | Oliver | Alice | 1859 | Canada | Mitchel Oliver |
| 4928 | Oliver | Frank | 1856 | Canada | Elizabeth A Demers; Leonine Labelle |
| 6050 | O'Loughlin | Nellie | 1856 | Ireland | Michael O'Loughlin |
| 5460 | Olsen | Abraham | 1861 | Norway | Sophie Jacobson |
| 4680 | Olsen | Herman | 1860 | Norway | Matilda Eugene |
| 4992 | Olsson | Hans | 1861 | Norway | Caroline Anderson |
| 3947 | Olsson | Ida | 1878 | Sweden | Single |
| 6861 | O'Malley | Jennie (Carroll) | 1879 | Ireland | Richard |
| 3131 | O'Malley | Margaret | 1865 | Ireland | Single |
| 6558 | O'Malley | Patrick | 1849 | Ireland | Single |
| No Number | O'Marra | Annie (Monahan) | 12/1858 | Ireland | John |
| 6566 | O'Neil | Bartley | 1866 | Ireland | Single |
| 4142 | O'Neil | Bridget | 11/1872 | Ireland | Single |
| 1077 | O'Neil | Bridget (McKenna) | 1860 | Ireland | John O'Neil |
| 226 | O'Neil | Catherine (Collins) | 1847 | Essex St., Boston, MA | John |
| 3078 | O'Neil | Dennis | 1868 | Ireland | Bridget Ohare |
| 3342 | O'Neil | Eliza (McCoffrey) | 1860 | Ireland | Cornelius |
| 475 | O'Neil | Ellen (McNamee) | 1838 | Ireland | Hugh |
| 763 | O'Neil | Ellen (Roarke) | 1855 | New York City | William H. |
| 2551 | O'Neil | Francis P. | 1868 | Ireland | Single |
| 3993 | O'Neil | Frank | 1870 | Ireland | Bridget Carney |
| 4754 | O'Neil | Fred | 7/16/1873 | Lowell, MA | Not Listed |
| 977 | O'Neil | Jane (Oneil) | 1832 | Ireland | John Oneil |
| 2481 | O'Neil | Kate | 1863 | Salem, MA | Not Listed |
| 187 | O'Neil | Margaret | 1859 | Ireland | John |
| 3138 | O'Neil | Martin | 1867 | Cohoes, NY | Single |
| 6726 | O'Neil | Mary | 1856 | Lowell, MA | Single |
| 3402 | O'Neil | Mary | 1859 | Fenwick St., Lowell, MA | Single |
| 5473 | O'Neil | Mary | 1849 | Ireland | Michael O'Neil |
| 883 | O'Neil | Mary (Smith) | 1842 | Ireland | James |
| 5913 | O'Neil | Patrick | 1862 | Ireland | Maria (Duckworth) |
| 6901 | O'Neil | Patrick | 1837 | Ireland | Bridget Flanagan; Mary Moran |
| 4146 | O'Neil | Peter J | 1860 | Providence, RI | Mabel Edwards |
| 3786 | O'Neil | Samuel | 1857 | Scotland | Mary Boyle |
| 4036 | O'Neil | Sarah | 9/1862 | New York | Single |
| 6737 | O'Neil | Timothy | 1863 | Ireland | Annie Keefe |
| 1935 | O'Neil | Mary (Tully) | 1865 | England | James O'Neil |
| 4555 | O'Neill | Mary (Gormley) | 1863 | Scotland | Patrick |
| 4619 | O'Neill | William H | 8/1854 | Clinton, MA | Not Listed |
| 4183 | O'Reiley or Riley | Annie (O'Connor) | 1847 | Ireland | Bernard |
| 6594 | O'Reilly | John T. | 1839 | West Newton, MA | Mary Doherty |
| 6722 | Organ | Michael | 1855 | Ireland | Susan Gallery |
| 2251 | Ormond | Patrick | 1820 | Ireland | Bridget Cotter |
| 4243 | O'Rourke | Catherine (O'Rourke) | 1835 | Ireland | Andrew |
| 3442 | O'Rourke | Ellen (Keeley) | 1861 | Warren, MA | John O'Rourke |
| 2861 | O'Rourke | Nellie | 1858 | Ireland | Timothy O'Rourke |
| 3261 | O'Rourke | Patrick | 1871 | Ireland | Single |
| 3630 | O'Rourke | Terrence | 1813 | Ireland | Margaret McBride |
| 3783 | O'Rourke | Thomas | 1845 | Ireland | Susan Gillon |
| 2284 | Orr | Agnes | 1830 | Scotland | Single |
| 605 | Orr | Mary (Clark) | 1859 | Lowell, MA | George |
| 4961 | Orvin | Annie (McAloon) | 1867 | Maine | Francis |
| 686 | Osborn | Eben B. | 1848 | Salem, MA | Honora J. (Mack) |
| 4048 | Osborn | Thomas | 3/1861 | Prince Edward Island, Canada | Elizabeth A Cooper |
| 6592 | O'Shea | Margaret | 1851 | Ireland | Single |
| 224 | O'Sullivan | Ann (Murphy) | 1857 | Bucksport, ME | Francis |
| 6576 | O'Sullivan | Bridget (McKiernan) | 1844 | Ireland | John O'Sullivan |
| 5387 | O'Sullivan | John D | 1867 | Boston, MA | Mary Manning |
| 3183 | O'Sullivan | Margaret | 1831 | Ireland | Patrick O'Sullivan |
| 6727 | Oswald | Kate (Flynn) | 1859 | Ireland | Francis |
| 5973 | O'Toole | Annie | 1872 | Ireland | Single |
| 395 | Ouelette | Joseph | 1869 | Canada | Rosanna (Boucher) |
| 156 | Ouellette | Alexander | 1851 | Canada | Louine (Laparre) |
| 7306 | Ouellette | Frazie (Maloney) | 1864 | Canada | Thomas |
| 2292 | Ouimette | Belinda (Raymond) AKA Blanche | 1865 | Canada | Peter Ouimette |
| 6171 | Ouimette | Marie (Plouff) | 1862 | Canada | John Ouimette |
| 6793 | Ouimette | Oliver O | 1868 | Canada | Valerie Breault |
| 4557 | Ouinnette | Napoleon | 1860 | Canada | Louisa Rowe |
| 6205 | Overend | Benjamin | 1843 | England | Sarah Taylor |
| 710 | Overlock | Jennie | 1867 | Maine | Single |
| 5891 | Owens | Bernard | 1844 | Ireland | Single |
| 2561 | Owens | Bridget | 1870 | Ireland | Single |
| 4889 | Owens | Edward | 3/1865 | England | Single |
| 6125 | Owens | Kate (Donohue) | 1870 | Ireland | Patrick Owens |
| 5863 | Owens | Mary (Conway) | 1861 | Indiana | Peter Owens |
| 3535 | Owens | Patrick | 08/1862 | Ireland | Single |
| 2592 | Owens | Peter | 1845 | Ireland | Bridget McMahon |
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