Essex Genealogy (in Essex County, MA)
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Essex Birth Records
1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry 
Births 1843-1861 US Gen Web
Essex Births, Marriages and Deaths (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Essex Vital Record Transcripts (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Essex, Massachusetts computer printout, births and christenings (1799-18 49), A thru Z Family History Library
Massachusetts Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 Ancestry
Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3
Massachusetts vital records--Essex, 1819-1892 WorldCat
Massachusetts vital records: Essex, 1819-1892 WorldCat
Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 Ancestry
Vital Records to 1849 Access Genealogy
Vital Records to 1850 Massachusetts Vital Records Project
Vital Records to 1850 Ray's Place
Vital records of Essex, Massachusetts : to the end of the year 1849 Internet Archive
Vital records of Essex, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Ancestry
Essex Cemetery Records
Old Burying Ground (incomplete) US Gen Web
Old Graveyard Find a Grave
Old Graveyard Billion Graves
The Epitaph report Family History Library
Essex Census Records
1855 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry
1855 and 1865 Massachusetts state censuses for Essex Family History Library
1865 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry
Census 1830 US Gen Web
Census 1840 US Gen Web
Census 1850 US Gen Web
Census 1860 US Gen Web
Federal Census 1820 US Gen Web
Federal Census of 1940, Essex, Massachusetts LDS Genealogy
Massachusetts State Census Transcriptions for 1855 American Ancestors
Register of the towns of Manchester, Essex, Hamilton, and Wenham, Massachusetts, 1912 Family History Library
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1940 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1940 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1940 Family Search
Essex Church Records
Congregational Church Members 1681-1937 US Gen Web
Congregational Church Papers 1683-1929 US Gen Web
Congregational Church and Parish, Essex, Massachusetts : two hundred and fiftieth anniversary, 1683-1933 Internet Archive
Essex, Mass. First Congregational Church Records (1681-1879) Congregational Library and Archives
Essex, Massachusetts computer printout, births and christenings (1799-18 49), A thru Z Family History Library
Essex City Directories
Beverly (Massachusetts) city directories Family History Library
City Directories, 1890 Census Substitute Ancestry
Directory and register of Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Beverly, Manchester, Essex, Wenham, Topsfield Family History Library
Directory of Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Beverly, Manchester, Essex, Wenham, Topsfield, with street and advertising directories, town registers, map, etc. Family History Library
Essex City Directories (1873-1969 selected years) Massachusetts State Library
Essex City Directories Containing a House Guide (1916-1924 selected years) Massachusetts State Library
Essex Co. City Directories (1869, 1876, 1877) Boston Public Library
Essex, MA 1902-1903, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1916-1917 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Essex, MA 1933 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Essex, Massachusetts Directory 1888-89 Ancestry
Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1866 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1869 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1870 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1871 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1873 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1874 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1876 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1879 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1884 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1886 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1888 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1907 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1909 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1912 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1914 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1916 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Gloucester (Massachusetts) city directories Family History Library
Massachusetts City Directories (includes North Essex 1909, 1912, 1914, 1916-7, 1918, and 1925) Ancestry
Salem (Massachusetts) city directories Family History Library
Town Directory (includes Essex, Hamilton, Manchester, and Wenham) 1912 US Gen Web
Town Directory (includes Essex, Rockport, and Manchester) 1903 US Gen Web
Essex Death Records
1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry
1841-1915 Massachusetts Death Records Ancestry
1901-1980 Massachusetts Death Index Ancestry
Deaths 1843-1855 US Gen Web
Essex Births, Marriages and Deaths (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Essex Vital Record Transcripts (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 Ancestry
Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3
Massachusetts vital records--Essex, 1819-1892 WorldCat
Massachusetts vital records: Essex, 1819-1892 WorldCat
Vital Records to 1849 Access Genealogy
Vital Records to 1850 Massachusetts Vital Records Project
Vital Records to 1850 Ray's Place
Vital records of Essex, Massachusetts : to the end of the year 1849 Internet Archive
Vital records of Essex, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Ancestry
Essex Histories and Genealogies
Essex : the shipbuilding town Family History Library
Frame-up! : the story of the people and shipyards of Essex, Massachusetts Family History Library
History of Ipswich, Essex, and Hamilton Ancestry
History of Ipswich, Essex, and Hamilton Family History Library
History of Ipswich, Essex, and Hamilton Genealogy Gophers
History of the town of Essex : from 1634 to 1868 Ancestry
History of the town of Essex : from 1634 to 1868 WorldCat
History of the town of Essex, from 1634 to 1868 Genealogy Gophers
Ipswich, Essex, and Hamilton, Massachusetts: Town Histories Ancestry
Essex Immigration Records
Naturalization declaration records (1920-1945) at Lawrence, Massachusetts, Superior Court Family History Library
Naturalization records index, 1906-1982 (at Lawrence) : Essex County (Massachusetts) Superior Court Family History Library
Naturalization records index, 1906-1982 (at Salem/Lynn) : Essex County (Massachusetts) Superior Court Family History Library
Naturalizations, Essex County, Massachusetts, 1794-1820 Family History Library
Essex Land Records
Deeds, 1639-1866; index to deeds, 1640-1879 (Essex County, Massachusetts) Family History Library
Land Deeds 1640 to present Southern Essex District Registry of Deeds
Land Deeds 1951-present (Southern Essex District) Southern Essex District Registry of Deeds
Massachusetts Land Records Secretary of the Commonwealth
Proprietor's records, 1721-1747 Family History Library
Town records, 1819-1852 Family History Library
Essex Map Records
Essex Marriage Records
1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry
1841-1915 Massachusetts Marriages MyHeritage
1901-1955 and 1966-1970 Massachusetts Marriage Index Ancestry
Essex Births, Marriages and Deaths (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Essex Vital Record Transcripts (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Marriages 1843-1854 US Gen Web
Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915 Ancestry
Massachusetts Marriages 1633-1850 Ancestry
Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 (many towns) Ancestry
Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3
Massachusetts vital records--Essex, 1819-1892 WorldCat
Massachusetts vital records: Essex, 1819-1892 WorldCat
Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 Ancestry
Vital Records to 1849 Access Genealogy
Vital Records to 1850 Massachusetts Vital Records Project
Vital Records to 1850 Ray's Place
Vital records of Essex, Massachusetts : to the end of the year 1849 Internet Archive
Vital records of Essex, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Ancestry
Essex Military Records
Book of Aid Paid by Town During Civil War Internet Archive
Civil War canvas records (details about soldiers from Essex) Internet Archive
Civil War enlistment records Internet Archive
Essex Town and Militia Records (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
History of the town of Essex, from 1634 to 1868 Family History Library
Ledger book of money paid to families of Civil War volunteers Internet Archive
Roll of members - Essex GAR, 1871 Internet Archive
Essex Miscellaneous Records
Essex Town Records (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Essex Town Reports (1835-2010 selected years) Massachusetts State Library
Essex Town and Militia Records (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry
Treasurer's records 1819-1885, Essex, Massachusetts Family History Library
Essex Newspapers and Obituaries
Essex Echo (1895-1918;1887-1889) Boston Public Library
New Star (1875-1876) Boston Public Library
Selections from Cape Ann Advertiser 1868-1894 US Gen Web
Selections from Essex Echo 1887, 1890-2, 1894, 1902-5, 1907-10 US Gen Web
Offline Newspapers for EssexAccording 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. Essex Echo. (Essex, Mass.) 1887-1918 |
Essex Probate Records
1635-1991 Massachusetts Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
1648-1840 Essex County Massachusetts Probate Records Ancestry
Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1635-1681 Ancestry
Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1638-1840 (index) Ancestry
Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records, Supplement (index) Ancestry
The Probate records of Essex County, Massachusetts, 1635-1664 Internet Archive
The Probate records of Essex County, Massachusetts, 1665-1674 Internet Archive
Essex School Records
Essex High School yearbook, 1985 Classmates
Essex Tax Records
Tax records 1802-1856, Essex, Massachusetts Family History Library
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