Rockport Genealogy (in Essex County, MA)

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Rockport Birth Records

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1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry online

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

Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3 online

Massachusetts vital records: Rockport, 1840-1900 WorldCat

Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 Ancestry online

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

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

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

Vital Records to 1849 Jane Devlin online

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

Rockport Cemetery Records

Ancient dead in Old Cape Ann graveyards : Old Yard, Bridge Street; Universalist Yard, Church Street; Unitarians Yard, Propect Street; Thompsons Yard, West Parish; Annisquam Yard, near Bradstreet school house; Annisquam Yard, back of Harvey Stables; Sandy Bay (Rockport), old yard FamilySearch Library

Beech Grove Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old First Parish Burying Ground Find a Grave online

Old First Parish Burying Ground Billion Graves online

Old Parish Burial Grounds survey FamilySearch Library

Union Cemetery Find a Grave online

Rockport Census Records

1855 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry online

1855 and 1865 Massachusetts state censuses for Rockport FamilySearch Library

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

Rockport Church Records

St. Joachim church records (included in Massachusetts Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Rockport City Directories

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Gloucester (Massachusetts) city directories FamilySearch Library

Massachusetts City Directories (includes Rockport 1870-1, 1888, 1905, 1913, 1925, 1929-30, 1944, and 1955-7) Ancestry online

Resident and business directory of Rockport, Mass. 1888-1889 LDS Genealogy online

Resident and business directory of Rockport, Mass. 1888-1889 Internet Archive online

Rockport City Directories (1870-1970 selected years) Massachusetts State Library

Rockport City Directories (1967, 1971) Boston Public Library

Rockport City Directory 1937 MyHeritage online

Rockport City Directory 1951 MyHeritage online

Rockport, MA 1902-1903, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1919-1920, 1922-1923, 1925-1930, 1932-1933, 1935-1936 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Rockport, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1888 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Rockport, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1939 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Rockport, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1941 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Rockport, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1942 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Rockport, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1944 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

The Gloucester directory, and Rockport business directory, 1884-85 LDS Genealogy online

The Gloucester directory, and Rockport business directory, 1884-85 Internet Archive online

The Gloucester directory, and Rockport business directory, 1899-1900 LDS Genealogy online

The Gloucester directory, and Rockport business directory, 1899-1900 Internet Archive online

Town Directory (includes Essex, Rockport, and Manchester) 1903 US Gen Web online

Rockport 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

Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 Ancestry online

Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3 online

Massachusetts vital records: Rockport, 1840-1900 WorldCat

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

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

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

Vital Records to 1849 Jane Devlin online

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

Rockport Histories and Genealogies

Alluring Rockport : an unspoiled New England town on Cape Ann FamilySearch Library

Alluring Rockport : an unspoiled New England town on Cape Ann Genealogy Gophers online

Gloucester's deserted village FamilySearch Library

History of the town of Gloucester, Cape Ann : including the town of Rockport Ancestry online

History of the town of Gloucester, Cape Ann : including the town of Rockport FamilySearch Library

History of the town of Rockport : as comprised in the centennial address of Lemuel Gott, M.D.; extracts fr om the memoranda of Ebenezer Pool, Esq., and interesting items from othe r sources FamilySearch Library

Town on Sandy Bay, a history of Rockport, Massachusetts FamilySearch Library

Rockport 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

Rockport 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

Massachusetts Land Records Secretary of the Commonwealth online

Rockport Map Records

Atlas of Cape Ann, Gloucester, Rockport and Manchester, Essex County, Massachusetts, 1899 State Library of Massachusetts online

Gloucester and Rockport 1884 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Gloucester and Rockport, 1884 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Map of Pigeon Cove, Rockport, Essex County, Mass , 1886 Library of Congress online

Map of Pigeon Cove, Rockport, Essex County, Mass., 1886 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, Jan 1897 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, Jul 1885 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, Jun 1892 Library of Congress online

Rockport 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

Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915 Ancestry online

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

Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3 online

Massachusetts vital records: Rockport, 1840-1900 WorldCat

Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 Ancestry online

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

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

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

St. Joachim church records (included in Massachusetts Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Vital Records to 1849 Jane Devlin online

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

Rockport Minority Records

The Swedish element on Cape Ann, 1880-1900 FamilySearch Library

Rockport Miscellaneous Records

Rockport Town Reports (1845-2010 selected years) Massachusetts State Library

Rockport Newspapers and Obituaries

Rockport Gleaner (1872-1885) Boston Public Library

Rockport Quarry (1868) Boston Public Library

Rockport Review (1881-1918) Boston Public Library

Offline Newspapers for Rockport

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.

Rockport Gleaner. (Rockport, Mass.) 1872-1887

Rockport Review. (Rockport, Mass.) 1881-1918

Rockport 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

Rockport School Records

Rockport High School yearbook, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Rockport High School yearbook, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1986 Classmates online

Rockport High School yearbook, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1986 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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