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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 |
| 4272 | Abare | Edward | 1864 | Canada | Malvina Dumas |
| 6806 | Abberton | Michael | 1867 | Ireland | Kate Smith |
| 1774 | Abbott | Elizabeth | 1864 | Nova Scotia, Canada | Not Given |
| 477 | Abbott | Emma M. (Day) | 1852 | Vermont | Andrew |
| 2678 | Abbott | Fred E. | 1862 | Milford, NH | Single |
| 293 | Abbott | George A. | 1844 | Lowell, MA | Julia Duffiner |
| 1857 | Abbott | Hezekiah | 4/1822 | Lyndborough, NH | Annette Coburn |
| 7342 | Abbott | James | 1886 | Maine | Single |
| 2518 | Abbott | Not Given | 1816 | Vermont | Hannah D. Willis |
| 7022 | Abbourd | Sali | 1882 | Syria | Sadi Ayoub |
| 1543 | Abdello | Joseph | 1875 | Syria | Sada Abdu |
| 7348 | Abdo | Michael | 1878 | Syria | Marianna Wehbey |
| 3522 | Abels | John S. | 1852 | Canada | Susan Burns |
| 1782 | Abercrombie | John | 1829 | Ireland | Bridget Dowd |
| 6701 | Abobcy | Nicholas | 1881 | Syria | Mahaly Kalif |
| 7118 | Abraham | John | 1868 | Syria | Hidalch Michael |
| 1868 | Adams | Albert or Norbert | 1820 | Canada | Angele Fafard |
| 7239 | Adams | Clara (Brown) | 1860 | Vermont | William Y. |
| 4073 | Adams | Frederick | 1849 | Anson, ME | Abby A. Neal |
| 428 | Adams | James | 7/1848 | Vermont | Ella L. Wilson |
| 4838 | Adamson | Annie | 1825 | England | Single |
| 2709 | Adie | James | 1859 | Scotland | Margaret Collins |
| 3238 | Adie | Miles | 1843 | Scotland | Susan Rush |
| 3280 | Adler | David | 1854 | Russia | Eva Flicker |
| 4131 | Aharer | Annie (Houlton) | 4/201893 | North Billerica, MA | James H Ahaur; Michael Murphy |
| 668 | Ahern | Flora (McDonald) | 1828 | Scotland | John |
| 3259 | Ahern | Maggie | 1871 | Prince Edward Island, Canada | Single |
| 7080 | Aid | Thomas | 1876 | Syria | Ann Toily |
| 7081 | Aiken or Arcand | Arthur | 1866 | Newport, VT | Melvina Hamel |
| 6021 | Aimie | Jean B. | 1850 | Alexandria, Egypt | Katherina Antoine |
| 6880 | Ainsworth | Maria (Northam) Maiden | 1859 | England | Henry Maiden; James |
| 4291 | Aird | James | 7/1813 | Scotland | Merciline Mercil |
| 4700 | Aitken | William | 1827 | Scotland | Mary Greene |
| 542 | Albert | Edward | 1849 | Canada | Caroline Dumas |
| 182 | Alex | Emily | 1837 | Canada | Joseph |
| 78 | Alexander | David | 1869 | Ireland | Single |
| No Number | Alexander | Joseph | 1846 | Canada | Eulalie Desmarais; Phoebe Champaigne Leuchin |
| 490 | Alexander | Mary | 1846 | Canada | Joseph |
| 7196 | Alexandrupolos | Stamtas | 1883 | Greece | Single |
| 6985 | Allard | Alexis | 1853 | Canada | Aurelie Oger; Elizabeth Corbeille |
| 3384 | Allard | Ferdina | 1846 | Canada | Arcillie Lefebre |
| 6200 | Allard | Norbert | 1825 | Canada | Philomene Caron |
| 6657 | Allard | Omer | 1866 | Canada | Marie Cushing |
| 1476 | Allen | Cathennie (Frodden) | 03/1862 | Andover, MA | Thomas E. Allen |
| 6872 | Allen | Catherine | 1823 | Ireland | James |
| 6266 | Allen | Elizabeth | 1850 | Nova Scotia, Canada | John Martin; James Allen |
| 3632 | Allen | John J. | 1837 | Coventry, VT | Single |
| 48 | Allen | Mary (Gorbutt) | 1818 | Manchester, England | Michael |
| 4689 | Allen | Maurice W | 1862 | Lowell, MA | Not Listed |
| 5666 | Allen | Nellie | 1875 | Pennsylvania | Single |
| 6463 | Allen | Oliver C. | 07/26/1852 | Alabama | Delia Grass AKA Legrass |
| 7109 | Allen | Patrick | 1839 | Ireland | Bridget Mooney |
| 7343 | Allen | Robert | 1861 | Scotland | Single |
| 2781 | Allen | Willie | 1867 | New York | Single |
| 5975 | Allison | Annie | 1872 | North Carolina | Single |
| 3203 | Allison | George W. | 1845 | Springfield, MA | Single |
| 1041 | Alsopp | Harriet | 1864 | England | Single |
| 5158 | Amadon | Samuel | 1820 | Vermont | Fannie Flood |
| 3182 | Ambo | Marie | 1831 | Canada | John Ambo |
| 1364 | Ambrose | Joseph | 1848 | Lowell, MA | Ellen Ducey |
| 370 | Amelin | Adolph | 1852 | Canada | Harriet Trochet |
| 1315 | Ames | Eben H. | 1837 | Lyle, NH | Elizabeth Ames |
| 1250 | Amyot | Alphone | 1866 | Canada | Single |
| 6229 | Amyot | Joseph | 1869 | Canada | Eugenie Grotechiere |
| 6248 | Anara | Nassef | 1865 | Syria | Julia Casses |
| 7057 | Anastatiade | Angello or Angela | 1881 | Greece | Nicholas |
| 7186 | Anctil | Achille | 1842 | Canada | Bellesemere Martin |
| 5744 | Anctil | Arthur | 1873 | Canada | Ernestine Deschenes |
| 5756 | Anderson | Andrew | 1844 | Sweden | Single |
| 3156 | Anderson | Annie | 1864 | Sweden | Single |
| 5279 | Anderson | Annie | 1860 | England | Single |
| 3623 | Anderson | Annie (Eagan) | 1862 | England | Robert Anderson |
| 2291 | Anderson | Benjamin | 1839 | Sweden | Hilda Maria Norlin |
| 3253 | Anderson | Carl | 1871 | Sweden | Single |
| 2897 | Anderson | Ellen J. | 1862 | Ireland | Thomas Anderson |
| 5815 | Anderson | Gustavus | 1839 | Sweden | Johanna |
| 3902 | Anderson | Hannah | 1869 | Sweden | Single |
| 6944 | Anderson | Helen A (Reynolds) | 1858 | Providence, RI | John P. |
| 5558 | Anderson | Mary (Smith) | 1872 | Lowell, MA | Thomas J. Richardson, John A. Anderson |
| 1610 | Anderson | Sarah | 1861 | England | Single |
| 279 | Anderson or Hutchinson | Nellie | 12/1878 | Scotland | Not Listed |
| 3297 | Andres | Johanna (Hickey) | 1842 | Lowell, MA | Maurice Dunlavy; James |
| No Number | Andrew | Sarah | 1856 | England | Henry Anderson |
| 7334 | Andrews | Emma | 1856 | Lowell, MA | Single |
| 103 | Andrews | Jessie M. (Gilbert) | 9/14/1856 | St. John, New Brunswick, Canada | William M. |
| 3617 | Andrews | Mary (Eno) | 1856 | Canada | Otis Andrews |
| 4137 | Andrews | Sarah (Bailey) | 8/12/1855 | England | Henry |
| 6260 | Angello | Joseph | 1868 | England | Single |
| 1212 | Angelo | Margaret | 1866 | England | Single |
| 7267 | Angier | Charles | 1860 | Springfield, VT | Margaret Molloy |
| 1830 | Angluin | Elizabeth (Murphy) | 4/1860 | Lowell, MA | Wm Anglium |
| 7339 | Annable | Amelia (Hundmark) | 1853 | Germany | John J. |
| 5594 | Ansera | George | 1867 | Syria | Maria Yarad |
| 5977 | Ansera | Jennie | 1870 | Arabia | George Ansera |
| 5280 | Ansera | Nerna | 1871 | Syria | Not Listed |
| 6263 | Ansera | Salem | 1868 | Syria | Carnia Busharra |
| 5922 | Archambault | Alexander | 1870 | Canada | Sadie Brunelle |
| 446 | Archambault | Delinia (Murray) | 1839 | Canada | Joseph |
| 1178 | Archambault | Treffle | 1869 | Canada | Single |
| 3556 | Archambeault | Joseph | 1866 | Canada | Josephine Ducharme |
| 6685 | Archambeault | Lydia | 1881 | Canada | Single |
| 2531 | Archer | Frank | 1868 | Vermont | Single |
| 1389 | Archibald | James | 1857 | Ireland | Kate Kelly |
| 4270 | Arey | Hattie P | Not Given | Not Given | William H. |
| 5810 | Arguin | Joseph | 1840 | Canada | Marie Boutin |
| No Number | Aris | Olivine | 5/1868 | Canada | George |
| 425 | Aris or Daris | Olivine | 5/1868 | Canada | George |
| 191 | Arlington | Mabel | 1869 | Vermont | Single |
| 1556 | Armor | Hannah (Norton) | 1860 | Not Given | James Armor |
| 3795 | Armstrong | Andrew | 1820 | Ireland | Isabella McKenzie |
| 1105 | Armstrong | Annie | 1867 | Lowell, MA | Single |
| 5684 | Armstrong | Charles | 1874 | Ireland | Mary A. Riley |
| 1293 | Armstrong | Elizabeth | 1852 | England | Thomas Ralph; Richard Armstrong |
| 1711 | Armstrong | Hugh | 1834 | Malta | Single |
| 4704 | Armstrong | James | 1839 | Ireland | Eliza Naughey |
| 6227 | Armstrong | James | 1871 | Ireland | Margaret Muldoon |
| 3157 | Armstrong | John H. | 1872 | England | Single |
| 3462 | Armstrong | Judson | 1873 | Nova Scotia, Canada | Single |
| 1607 | Armstrong | Kate (Mooney) | 1862 | Ireland | Edward Armstrong |
| 4701 | Armstrong | Mary (McLaughlin) | 1853 | Ireland | John |
| 1163 | Armstrong | Mary Ellen (Flood) | 1845 | Ireland | William Armstrong |
| 6308 | Armstrong | Nellie V. | 1865 | New York | Single |
| 6151 | Arneault | Eva | 1882 | Canada | Single |
| 5698 | Arnold | Robert | 1867 | Ireland | Bridget Fallon |
| 7204 | Arpin | Daniel | 1881 | Canada | Single |
| 4363 | Arpin | Isaac | 1847 | Canada | Emma Rivers |
| 7344 | Arsenion | Vacilo | 1878 | Greece | Single |
| 666 | Arundel | Jane (Alcock) | 1835 | Ireland | Joseph |
| 5172 | Arundel | John J. | 1869 | Gloucester, MA | Margaret Mansfield |
| 52 | Arundel | Mary J. | 1864 | Gloucester, MA | Single |
| 6939 | Ash | Johanna (Moore) | 1835 | Ireland | Thomas |
| 4688 | Ash | John | 1875 | Ireland | Not Listed |
| 565 | Ash | Mary (Claffey) | 1829 | Ireland | Samuel |
| 6523 | Ash | Ellen (Welch) | 1832 | Ireland | Edmund Ash |
| 1725 | Ashley | Alice | 1871 | Prince Edward Island, Canada | Single |
| 889 | Ashton | James | 1869 | Newton, MA | Single |
| 4775 | Ashton | William J. | 1828 | England | Elizabeth Whittemore |
| 6462 | Ashworth | Ann (Gilmore) | 1846 | Ireland | Michael Ashworth |
| 634 | Ashworth | Jane (West) | 3/1850 | Montreal, Canada | Richard |
| 1034 | Ashworth | Mary | 1820 | England | Samuel Denby, Daniel Ashworth |
| 6046 | Aspin | Robert | 1854 | Scotland | Elizabeth Hibbard |
| 2476 | Aspinall | Julia (Driscoll) | 1839 | Ireland | Richard Aspinall |
| 6551 | Asseff AKA Sted | Mary | 1881 | Syria | Single |
| 5900 | Asselin | Eusebe | 1867 | Canada | Margaret Lucier |
| 1038 | Atkinson | Eva A. (Austin) | 1864 | New York | George Atkinson |
| 2046 | Atkinson | Mary (Quinn) | 04/1860 | Ireland | Rudolphus A. Atkinson |
| 4898 | Atwood | Josephine (Healey) | 1855 | Suncook, NH | William |
| 2204 | Aubin | George | 1867 | Canada | Single |
| 5469 | Aubrey | Amos | 1865 | New York | Phoebe Prince |
| 6335 | Auckland | Alexander | 1844 | England | Single |
| 4528 | Aucoin AKA Wedge | Maxime | 1858 | Prince Edward Island, Canada | Olive Aban; Emma Chaisson (Gaudette) |
| 3658 | Auger | Alfred | 1841 | Canada | Elizabeth Dumoulon |
| 1634 | Auger | Joseph | 1860 | Canada | Marie Roy |
| 5454 | Augustine | Isadore | 1845 | New Brunswick, Canada | Catherine Dedin |
| 4695 | Austin | Clara | 1869 | Quebec, Canada | Single |
| 566 | Austin | Ethel (Monteith) | 1866 | Ireland | Frank |
| 5442 | Austin | George | 1872 | Billerica, MA | Single |
| 3032 | Austin | Josephine | 11/1870 | Billerica Center, MA | Single |
| 5757 | Austin | William | 1861 | Billerica, MA | Margaret McMilkin |
| 3862 | Avison | Mary | 1867 | England | Single |
| 2444 | Ayer | Oscar | 12/06/1866 | Vermont | Kate McDonald |
| 3015 | Ayer | Rose | 1870 | Waltham, MA | Earl Ayer |
| 6001 | Ayer or Ayers | Nellie (Flemings) | 1865 | New York | Frank Ayer or Ayers |
| 1005 | Ayers | Jennie | 1869 | New Brunswick, Canada | Single |
| 3924 | Ayers | Leura (Keating) | 1864 | Maine | Hosea Ayers |
| 881 | Ayers | Nellie | 1866 | Warren, RI | Single |
| 3503 | Ayotte | Adolphe | 1852 | Canada | Julia Sawyer |
| 4499 | Ayotte | Joseph | 1849 | Canada | Annie Fregon |
| 7262 | Ayotte | Joseph | 1854 | Canada | Clara Bissette; Odilla Belanger |
| 7341 | Ayotte | Samuel | 1881 | Canada | Lena Bernard |
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