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Essex County
Cities and Towns: Lynn, Lawrence, Haverhill, Peabody, Methuen, Salem, Beverly, Andover, Gloucester, North Andover, Saugus, Danvers, Marblehead, Newburyport, Amesbury, Swampscott, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Middleton, Salisbury, Georgetown, Boxford, Hamilton, Rockport, Newbury, Groveland, Merrimac, Topsfield, Rowley, Manchester by the Sea, Wenham, West Newbury, Essex, Nahant.
Map: Essex County, Massachusetts 1856 (click to enlarge), Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.
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Andover


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Haverhill

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Lynn

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Newburyport

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Salem

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Virtual Libraries
Andover
History of the Andover Theological Seminary, Leonard Woods, 1885.
The Record of Andover During the Rebellion, Samuel Raymond, 1875.
Lawrence
Institutions, Societies, and Government Websites
Abbreviations and References, Andover Vital Records
Andover’s Digital Collections & Links, Memorial Hall Library
Andover Townsman Newspapers, Memorial Hall Library
Cemetery Search, South Church, Andover
Samuel Sewell Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society
Vital Records
State Level
Vital Records 1841-1925, Digital Records at the Massachusetts Archives
Massachusetts Delayed and Corrected Vital Records, 1753-1920 (Family Search)
Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 (Ancestry)
Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003, Ancestry
Family Search records require access at an affiliate location
Internet Archive except where noted
Andover, Massachusetts
Vital Records of Andover, Massachusetts to 1849, The Massachusetts Vital Records Project
Births
Vital Records to 1849, vol. 1, Births
Marriages
Vital Records to 1849, vol. 2, Marriages and Deaths
Salem, Massachusetts
Town Records of Salem, Massachusetts
Vol. 1, 1634-1659
Vol. 2, 1959-1680
Vol. 3, 1680-1691
Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts to 1849,
The Massachusetts Vital Records Project
Births
Vital Records to 1849, vol. 1, Births
Vital Records to 1849, vol. 2, Births
Eighteenth century baptisms in Salem
(Ancestry)
Marriages
Vital Records to 1849, vol. 3, Marriages
Vital Records to 1849, vol. 4, Marriages
Deaths
Vital Records to 1849, vol. 5, Deaths
Vital Records to 1849, vol. 6, Deaths
Salem High School Yearbooks 1937-2015
Internet Archive (some missing)
eYearbooks
Rowley, Massachusetts
Vital Records of Rowley, Massachusetts to 1849,
The Massachusetts Vital Records Project
Early Records 1639-1672, vol. 1
Early Settlers to 1700
First Record of the First Church
Saugus, Massachusetts
Vital Records of Saugus, Massachusetts to 1849,
The Massachusetts Vital Records Project
Saugus Births, Deaths, Marriages 1818-1842
Saugus Births, Deaths, Marriages 1843-1849
Vital Records to 1949
Saugus Birth Records 1892-1901
Saugus Birth Records 1902-1913
Saugus Death Records 1850-1891
Saugus Death Records 1903-1907
Topsfield, Massachusetts
Vital Records to 1849
Vital Records 1850-1899
Land Records and Deeds
Essex County, Northern, Registry of Deeds (Lawrence)
Essex County, Southern, Registry of Deeds
(Salem, 1640-2020)
Additional websites
Historical Markers and War Memorials in Essex County, Massachusetts