This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: theclown16 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6924.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jean: C.R. is Church Record. In some of the the records actual church is shown ie C.R. 1 etc. These are from the MA "Tan Books" series which collected everything they could find including church and burial records. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.