Andover Genealogy (in Essex County, MA)

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Andover Birth Records

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1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry online

Andover Births and Deaths, 1649-1854 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Births and Marriages, 1906-1914 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Births, 1855-1882; Vol. 5 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Births, 1882-1914; Vol. 6 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1647-1700 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1843-1855; Vol. 4 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Births, Marriages and Intentions, Deaths, 1701-1803 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Transcript of Births, 1649-1844 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Births, marriages, deaths, intentions of marriage, and out of town marriages, 1647-1850 [Andover, Massachusetts] FamilySearch Library

Massachusetts Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 Ancestry online

Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3 online

Massachusetts vital records. / Andover, 1647-1905 WorldCat

Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 Ancestry online

Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1926-present Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics

Membership list of North Parish, Andover, Mass.,. n.d. Archive Grid

Vital records 1843-1910, and indexes 1844-1914 FamilySearch Library

Vital records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Vol. 1 Genealogy Gophers online

Vital records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, births Internet Archive online

Vital records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, births LDS Genealogy online

Vital records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, births Internet Archive online

Andover Cemetery Records

Andover inscriptions before 1800 : extracted from The Essex antiquarian: an illustrated quarterly magazine devoted to the biography, genealogy, history and antiquities of Essex County, Massachusetts LDS Genealogy online

Andover inscriptions before 1800 : extracted from The Essex antiquarian: an illustrated quarterly magazine devoted to the biography, genealogy, history and antiquities of Essex County, Massachusetts Internet Archive online

Andover inscriptions. Old South Burying Ground FamilySearch Library

Andover inscriptions. West Parish Burying-Ground FamilySearch Library

Christ Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Farm and neighborhood cemeteries of Andover and North Andover, Massachusetts, including stone inscriptions, 1930 LDS Genealogy online

Farm and neighborhood cemeteries of Andover and North Andover, Massachusetts, including stone inscriptions, 1930 Internet Archive online

Phillips Academy Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sacred Heart Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Augustine Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Augustine Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Francis Cemetery Find a Grave online

South Church Cemetery South Church in Andover online

South Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

South Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Spring Grove Cemetery Find a Grave online

Spring Grove Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Spring Grove Cemetery Billion Graves online

Syrian Cemetery Find a Grave online

Temple Emanuel Cemetery Billion Graves online

West Parish Garden Cemetery Billion Graves online

West Parish Garden Cemetery Find a Grave online

Woodbridge and Jenkins Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Andover Census Records

1855 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry online

1865 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry online

Census 1790: Andover Genealogy Trails online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Andover Church Records

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Andover Deeds of Seats, 1797-1827 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Town and County Tax Lists, 1781-1788 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover, Massachusetts Church Records, 1780-1898 Archive Grid

Articles of faith, and form of covenant, adopted by the South Church in Andover . . . together with the names of the surviving members, December, 1812 LDS Genealogy online

Articles of faith, and form of covenant, adopted by the South Church in Andover . . . together with the names of the surviving members, December, 1812 Internet Archive online

Confession of faith, and covenant of the South Church (Congregational) in Andover : with a catalogue of surviving members, May 12, 1834 LDS Genealogy online

Confession of faith, and covenant of the South Church (Congregational) in Andover : with a catalogue of surviving members, May 12, 1834 Internet Archive online

Historical manual of the South Church in Andover, Mass. : August, 1859. Ancestry online

Historical manual of the South Church in Andover, Mass., August 1859 WorldCat

Historical manual of the South church in Andover, Mass LDS Genealogy online

Historical manual of the South church in Andover, Mass Internet Archive online

Historical manual of the South church in Andover, Mass (catalogue of members 1711 to 1859) Internet Archive online

Historical manual of the West Church and Parish in Andover, Massachusetts, with the complete roll of the members of the church, 1826-1926 LDS Genealogy online

Historical manual of the West Church and Parish in Andover, Massachusetts, with the complete roll of the members of the church, 1826-1926 Internet Archive online

Historical sketches of the West Parish church, Andover, Massachusetts, 1906 LDS Genealogy online

Historical sketches of the West Parish church, Andover, Massachusetts, 1906 Internet Archive online

Manual and directory of the South Church, Andover, Massachusetts, 1907 LDS Genealogy online

Manual and directory of the South Church, Andover, Massachusetts, 1907 Internet Archive online

Membership list of North Parish, Andover, Mass.,. n.d. Archive Grid

St. Augustine's Parish 100th Anniversary, 1852-1952 LDS Genealogy online

St. Augustine's Parish 100th Anniversary, 1852-1952 Internet Archive online

Andover City Directories (98)


Andover Death Records

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1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry online

1841-1915 Massachusetts Death Records Ancestry online

1901-1980 Massachusetts Death Index Ancestry online

Andover Births and Deaths, 1649-1854 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1647-1700 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1843-1855; Vol. 4 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Births, Marriages and Intentions, Deaths, 1701-1803 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Deaths, 1844-1854 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Deaths, 1855-1896; Vol. 5 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Deaths, 1897-1914; Vol. 6 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Transcript of Deaths, 1650-1844 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Transcript of Deaths, 1660-1844 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Births, marriages, deaths, intentions of marriage, and out of town marriages, 1647-1850 [Andover, Massachusetts] FamilySearch Library

Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 Ancestry online

Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3 online

Massachusetts vital records. / Andover, 1647-1905 WorldCat

Massachusetts, Death Records, 1926-present Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics

Vital records 1843-1910, and indexes 1844-1914 FamilySearch Library

Vital records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Vol. 1 Genealogy Gophers online

Vital records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, marriages and deaths Internet Archive online

Vital records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, marriages and deaths LDS Genealogy online

Vital records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, marriages and deaths Internet Archive online

Andover Histories and Genealogies (63)


Andover Immigration Records

Naturalization declaration records (1920-1945) at Lawrence, Massachusetts, Superior Court FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records index, 1906-1982 (at Lawrence) : Essex County (Massachusetts) Superior Court FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records index, 1906-1982 (at Salem/Lynn) : Essex County (Massachusetts) Superior Court FamilySearch Library

Naturalizations, Essex County, Massachusetts, 1794-1820 FamilySearch Library

Andover Land Records

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Andover Land Records, 1667-1697 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Proprietors Records, 1714-1798; Vol. 1 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Proprietors Records, 1715-1824; Vol. 2 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Chattel mortgages, 1832-1854 FamilySearch Library

Deeds, 1639-1866; index to deeds, 1640-1879 (Essex County, Massachusetts) FamilySearch Library

Land Deeds 1640 to present Southern Essex District Registry of Deeds online

Land Deeds 1951-present (Southern Essex District) Southern Essex District Registry of Deeds online

Massachusetts Land Records Secretary of the Commonwealth online

Proprietors' records, 1714-1824 FamilySearch Library

Town meetings, 1660-1855 FamilySearch Library

Andover Map Records

Lawrence - Methuen - Andover - North Andover, 1906 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Lawrence - Methuen - Andover - North Andover, 1926 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Map of Andover, 1852 Library of Congress online

Map of Andover, 1852. Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, Dec 1896 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, Jul 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, May 1885 Library of Congress online

Andover Marriage Records

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1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry online

1841-1915 Massachusetts Marriages MyHeritage online

1901-1955 and 1966-1970 Massachusetts Marriage Index Ancestry online

Andover Births and Marriages, 1906-1914 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1647-1700 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1843-1855; Vol. 4 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Births, Marriages and Intentions, Deaths, 1701-1803 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Index to Intentions of Marriage, 1850-1898 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Intentions of Marriage, 1850-1898 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Intentions of Marriage, 1898-1908; Vol. 4 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Marriages and Intentions, 1704-1850 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Marriages in Other Towns Prior to 1800 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Marriages, 1844-1855 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Marriages, 1855-1896; Vol. 5 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Marriages, 1897-1914; Vol. 6 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Transcript of Marriages, 1650-1844 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Births, marriages, deaths, intentions of marriage, and out of town marriages, 1647-1850 [Andover, Massachusetts] FamilySearch Library

Marriages, 1647-1700 Jane Devlin online

Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915 Ancestry online

Massachusetts Marriages 1633-1850 Ancestry online

Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 (many towns) Ancestry online

Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3 online

Massachusetts vital records. / Andover, 1647-1905 WorldCat

Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 Ancestry online

Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1926-present Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics

Vital records 1843-1910, and indexes 1844-1914 FamilySearch Library

Vital records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Vol. 1 Genealogy Gophers online

Vital records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, marriages and deaths Internet Archive online

Vital records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, marriages and deaths LDS Genealogy online

Vital records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, marriages and deaths Internet Archive online

Andover Military Records

Andover South and North Precincts, 1749-1831 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover, Massachusetts, in the world war Internet Archive online

Andover, Massachusetts, in the world war LDS Genealogy online

Andover, Massachusetts, in the world war Internet Archive online

Record of death and interment of Andover soldiers and sailors Internet Archive online

Soldiers and sailors whose graves have been designated by the marker of the society, 1901 LDS Genealogy online

Soldiers and sailors whose graves have been designated by the marker of the society, 1901 Internet Archive online

Andover Miscellaneous Records (161)


Andover Newspapers and Obituaries

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Andover Advertiser 2/1853 - 2/1866 Memorial Hall Library online

Andover Advertiser Under Lawrence (1853-1866) Boston Public Library

Andover MA Advertiser 1866-1875 Fulton History online

Andover Townsman 10/1887 - 3/1988 Memorial Hall Library online

Andover Townsman (1991-2007;1887-1970) Boston Public Library

Andover Townsman 04/04/2007 to Current Genealogy Bank online

El Carillon (1991-1995) Boston Public Library

Journal of Humanity (1829-1833) Boston Public Library

Journal of Humanity; and Herald of the American Temperance Society (1829-1833) Boston Public Library

Lawrence American and Andover Advertiser 2/1866 - 12/1907 Memorial Hall Library online

Northshore Magazine 05/04/2018 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Andover

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Andover Advertiser. (Andover, Mass.) 1853-1866

Andover Townsman. (Andover, Mass.) 1887-Current

Journal of Humanity and Herald of the American Temperance Society [Microform]. (Andover, Mass.) 1829-1833

Journal of Humanity and Herald of the American Temperance Society. (Andover, Mass.) 1829-1833

Andover Probate Records

1635-1991 Massachusetts Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

1648-1840 Essex County Massachusetts Probate Records Ancestry online

Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1635-1681 Ancestry online

Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1638-1840 (index) Ancestry online

Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records, Supplement (index) Ancestry online

The Probate records of Essex County, Massachusetts, 1635-1664 LDS Genealogy online

The Probate records of Essex County, Massachusetts, 1665-1674 LDS Genealogy online

Andover School Records

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A singular school : Abbot Academy, 1828-1973 Internet Archive online

Abbot Academy - Circle Yearbook (Andover, MA), 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 E Yearbook online

Abbot Academy yearbook, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Abbot Academy yearbook, 1926, 1931, 1932, 1938, 1949, 1955, 1956, 1959 Classmates online

Abbot Academy yearbook, 1926, 1931, 1932, 1938, 1949, 1955, 1956, 1959 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

An Andover primer : Phillips Academy and its history, 1778-1925 Internet Archive online

Andover High School - Andanno Yearbook (Andover, MA), 1934, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977 E Yearbook online

Andover High School Yearbook, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1979 Internet Archive online

Andover High School Yearbook. 1964. Internet Archive online

Andover High School yearbook, 1929, 1930, 1934, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1995 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Andover High School yearbook, 1930, 1934, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Andover High School yearbook, 1930, 1934, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1995 Classmates online

Andover Junior High School Yearbook, 1961 Internet Archive online

Biographical catalogue of the trustees, teachers, and students of Phillips academy, Andover, 1778-1830 Internet Archive online

Circle (Abbot Academy yearbook), 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 Internet Archive online

Division of school districts, 1847-1849 FamilySearch Library

Doherty Middle School Yearbook, 1990 Internet Archive online

Phillips Academy - Pot Pourri Yearbook (Andover, MA), 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1908, 1916, 1918, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1960, 1965 E Yearbook online

Phillips Academy potpourri, 1923-1924 FamilySearch Library

Phillips Academy yearbook, 1897, 1910, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1975, 1976 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Phillips Academy yearbook, 1897, 1910, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1994 Classmates online

Phillips Academy yearbooks, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1910, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1994 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Phillips Andover Academy yearbooks, 1894, 1895, 1898, 1900, 1903, 1908, 1916, 1932 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Punchard High School (Andover, Mass.), Prism yearbook, 1934 Internet Archive online

Punchard High School - Prism Yearbook (Andover, MA), 1916, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957 E Yearbook online

Punchard High School Yearbook, 1916 , 1923 , 1924 , 1927 , 1929, 1930 , 1935 , 1942, 1943 , 1944 , 1946 , 1947 , 1949 , 1952 , 1953 , 1955 , 1956 , 1957 Internet Archive online

Punchard High School yearbook, 1916, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1930, 1934, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Punchard School, 90th anniversary, 1946 Internet Archive online

West Middle School Yearbook, 1990 Internet Archive online

Andover Tax Records

Andover State, Town and County Tax, 1832-1851 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Tax Assessments, 1789-1808 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Tax Records, 1768-1781 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Tax and Record Book, 1681-1716 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Town and County Tax, 1809-1815 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Town and County Tax, 1816-1831 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Andover Town and County Taxes, 1820-1823 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Poll-tax list : Town of Andover, 1892 LDS Genealogy online

Poll-tax list : Town of Andover, 1892 Digital Public Library of America online

Poll-tax list : Town of Andover, 1892 Internet Archive online

Tax list of South Parish, Andover, Mass.,. 1792 Archive Grid

Tax records, 1678-1865 FamilySearch Library



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