Lawrence Genealogy (in Essex County, MA)

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Lawrence Birth Records

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1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry online

Lawrence Births, Marriages and Deaths (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence Public Schools records of births Lawrence Free Library online

Lawrence Vital Record Transcripts (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

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

Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3 online

Massachusetts vital records: Lawrence, 1847-1905 WorldCat

Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 Ancestry online

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

Vital Records of Lawrence Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (included in Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850) Ancestry online

Vital Records to 1849 Jane Devlin online

Vital records of Lawrence, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 Genealogy Gophers online

Lawrence Cemetery Records

Ansha Sholum Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bellevue Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bellevue Cemetery Billion Graves online

Bellevue Cemetery Cemetery Find online

Children of Abraham Cemetery Find a Grave online

Essex County Lodge Cemetery Find a Grave online

Immaculate Conception Cemetery Find a Grave online

Jewish War Veterans Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sons of Israel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sons of Israel Cemetery Billion Graves online

Temple Emanuel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Tifereth Anshai Sfard Cemetery Find a Grave online

Workmens Circle Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lawrence Census Records

1855 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry online

1865 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry 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

Lawrence Church Records

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin church records (included in Massachusetts Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Immanuel Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

The first hundred years of Grace church LDS Genealogy online

The first hundred years of Grace church Internet Archive online

Lawrence City Directories (106)


Lawrence 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

Lawrence Births, Marriages and Deaths (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence Vital Record Transcripts (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 Ancestry online

Massachusetts Town Death Records to 1850 (includes Bellingham, Granville, Lawrence, Lincoln, Richmond, Shirley, and Chelmsford) Ancestry online

Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3 online

Massachusetts vital records: Lawrence, 1847-1905 WorldCat

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

Vital Records of Lawrence Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (included in Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850) Ancestry online

Vital Records to 1849 Jane Devlin online

Vital records of Lawrence, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 Genealogy Gophers online

Lawrence Histories and Genealogies

Fifty years a city 1853-1903, a souvenir of the semi-centennial anniversary of Lawrence, Massachusetts FamilySearch Library

Greater Lawrence, a bibliography : an annotated guide to the history of Andover, Methuen, Lawrence and North Andover FamilySearch Library

Historical sketch of the Memorial Hall, Andover, Mass. : with the rules and regulations FamilySearch Library

Histories and genealogies of Essex County, Massachusetts : containing town histories of Amesbury, Andover, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lawrence, Lynn, Lynnfield, Methuen, Nahant, North Andover, Saugus, Swampscot, and Merrimac; plus biographical sketches of leading citizens FamilySearch Library

History of Lawrence, Massachusetts : with portraits and biographical sketches of ex-mayors up to 1880 and other distinguished citizens, including many business and professional men now living LDS Genealogy online

History of Lawrence, Massachusetts : with portraits and biographical sketches of ex-mayors up to 1880 and other distinguished citizens, including many business and professional men now living Internet Archive online

History of Lawrence, Massachusetts, with war records Genealogy Gophers online

History of the city of Lawrence Ancestry online

History of the city of Lawrence FamilySearch Library

History of the city of Lawrence Genealogy Gophers online

Lawrence up to date, 1845-1895 : illustrated FamilySearch Library

Lawrence yesterday and today, 1845-1918 : a concise history of Lawrence, Massachusetts, her industries and institutions, municipal statistics and a variety of information concerning the city FamilySearch Library

Quarter-centennial history of Lawrence, Massachusetts : with portraits and biographical sketches of ex-mayors, the board of may Ancestry online

Quarter-centennial history of Lawrence, Massachusetts : with portraits and biographical sketches of ex-mayors, the board of mayo r and aldermen for the present year, other leading officials, and a repr esentation of business and professional men FamilySearch Library

Quarter-centennial history of Lawrence, Massachusetts, with portraits and biographical sketches LDS Genealogy online

Quarter-centennial history of Lawrence, Massachusetts, with portraits and biographical sketches Internet Archive online

Semi-centennial history of Lawrence, Mass.; with portraits and biographical sketches of prominent citizens of Lawrence and Essex County, together with views of Lawrence & vicinity LDS Genealogy online

Semi-centennial history of Lawrence, Mass.; with portraits and biographical sketches of prominent citizens of Lawrence and Essex County, together with views of Lawrence & vicinity Internet Archive online

The Lawrence gazetteer : containing a record of the important events in Lawrence and vicinity from 1845 to 1894, also, a history of the corporations, industrial establishments, churches, societies, clubs, and other organizations LDS Genealogy online

The Lawrence gazetteer : containing a record of the important events in Lawrence and vicinity from 1845 to 1894, also, a history of the corporations, industrial establishments, churches, societies, clubs, and other organizations Internet Archive online

Lawrence Immigration Records

Immigrant city: Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1845-1921 LDS Genealogy online

Immigrant city: Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1845-1921 Internet Archive online

Islands of Deutschtum : German-Americans in Manchester, New Hampshire and Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1870-1942 FamilySearch Library

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

Naturalization index (1906-1939) of the Essex County Superior Court sitting at Salem/Lynn and Lawrence [Massachusetts] FamilySearch Library

Naturalization petitions (1920-1945) at Lawrence, Massachusetts, by Essex County Superior Court FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records index, 1906-1982 (at Lawrence) : Essex County (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

Lawrence Land Records

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

Lawrence, Mass., Assessor's Office abatement ledgers, 1853-1932 Archive Grid

Lawrence, Mass., Assessors Office valuation books, 1850-1924 Archive Grid

Massachusetts Land Records Secretary of the Commonwealth online

Lawrence Map Records

Atlas of the city of Lawrence and the towns of Methuen, Andover and North Andover, Massachusetts, 1906 State Library of Massachusetts online

Atlas of the city of Lawrence and the towns of Methuen, Andover and North Andover, Massachusetts, 1926 State Library of Massachusetts online

Atlas of the city of Lawrence, Massachusetts : including also the town of Methuen, 1896 State Library of Massachusetts online

City atlas of Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1875 State Library of Massachusetts online

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

Lawrence Public Library Map Collection 1875-1962 Digital Commonwealth online

Lawrence, 1875 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Map of the city of Lawrence and vicinity FamilySearch Library

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, 1895 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, Aug 1888 Library of Congress online

Lawrence 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

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin church records (included in Massachusetts Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Lawrence Births, Marriages and Deaths (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence Vital Record Transcripts (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry 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: Lawrence, 1847-1905 WorldCat

Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 Ancestry online

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

Vital Records of Lawrence Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (included in Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850) Ancestry online

Vital Records to 1849 Jane Devlin online

Vital records of Lawrence, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 Genealogy Gophers online

Lawrence Military Records

History of Lawrence, Massachusetts, with war records FamilySearch Library

History of Lawrence, Massachusetts, with war records Genealogy Gophers online

World War II Veterans list Lawrence Free Library online

Lawrence Minority Records

Islands of Deutschtum : German-Americans in Manchester, New Hampshire and Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1870-1942 FamilySearch Library

Lawrence Miscellaneous Records

Lawrence Town Reports (1854-1985 selected years) Massachusetts State Library

Lawrence Newspapers and Obituaries (50)


Lawrence 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

Lawrence School Records

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Central Catholic High School - Florentian Yearbook (Lawrence, MA), 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1959 E Yearbook online

Central Catholic High School yearbook, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1981, 1982 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Greater Lawrence Technical High School yearbooks, 1967, 1968, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Lawrence High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Lawrence, MA), 1920, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Lawrence High School class photos 1907, 1912, 1924, 1927, 1929, 2000 Digital Commonwealth online

Lawrence High School yearbook, 1944, 1945, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Sacred Heart High School yearbook, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Mary High School yearbook, 1966, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Patrick's School Class of 1931 photo Digital Commonwealth online

Lawrence Tax Records

Lawrence, Mass., Assessor's Office abatement ledgers, 1853-1932 Archive Grid

Lawrence, Mass., Assessors Office valuation books, 1850-1924 Archive Grid



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