Salem Genealogy (in Essex County, MA)
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Salem Birth Records
Births, marriages, and deaths, 1650-1865 Family History Library
Records of birth, death, and marriage, 1644-1870; indexes to births, deaths, and marriages, 1658-1880 [Salem, Massachusetts] Family History Library
Vital Records to 1849 Jane Devlin 
Vital Records to 1850 Massachusetts Vital Records Project
Vital records of Salem, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Ancestry
Vital records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 Genealogy Gophers
Salem Cemetery Records
Broad Street Cemetery Billion Graves
Broad Street Cemetery Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS
Burying Point Cemetery Find a Grave
Cemetery Inscriptions Jane Devlin
Central at Point Cemetery Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS
Central on Hill Cemetery Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS
Charter Street Cemetery burial records : Salem, Massachusetts genealogical and historical Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative
Charter Street Cemetery burial records : genealogical and historical : Salem, Massachusetts Allen County Public Library
Charter street cemetery inscriptions of Salem Massachusetts Peabody Essex Museum
Harmony Grove Cemetery Find a Grave
Howard Street Burial Ground Find a Grave
Howard street cemetery inscriptions : 1801-1852 Peabody Essex Museum
Inscriptions from the Charter Street Burial Ground, Salem, Massachusetts Family History Library
Inscriptions from the Charter Street Burial Ground, Salem, Massachusetts Dallas Public Library
Inscriptions from the burying-grounds in Salem, Massachusetts Genealogy Gophers
Our silent neighbors : a study of gravestones in the olde Salem area Family History Library
Percent Photographed Broad Street Cemetery Find a Grave
Quaker Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Mary's Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Peters Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Salem Census Records
1790 Census US Gen Web
Eighteenth century baptisms in Salem, Massachusetts, hitherto unpunlished Genealogy Gophers
Salem Church Records
Century Baptisms 18th Jane Devlin
Eighteenth century baptisms in Salem, Massachusetts Ancestry
Eighteenth century baptisms in Salem, Massachusetts : hitherto unpublished Peabody Essex Museum
Notes and extracts from the records of the First Church in Salem, 1629 to 1736 Genealogy Gophers
Record of the parish list of deaths, 1785-1819 Genealogy Gophers
Salem Court Records
Petition records (1907-1945) at Salem and Lynn by the Essex County [Massachusetts] Superior Court Family History Library
Salem Death Records
Births, marriages, and deaths, 1650-1865 Family History Library
Record of the parish list of deaths, 1785-1819 Genealogy Gophers
Records of birth, death, and marriage, 1644-1870; indexes to births, deaths, and marriages, 1658-1880 [Salem, Massachusetts] Family History Library
Salem Gazette 9/23/2005 - Current Genealogy Bank
Scrap-book containing many obituaries of Salem residents. Peabody Essex Museum
The Salem Press historical and genealogical record Genealogy Gophers
Vital Records to 1849 Jane Devlin
Vital Records to 1850 Massachusetts Vital Records Project
Vital records of Salem, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Ancestry
Salem City Directories
City Directories, 1890 Census Substitute Ancestry
City Directories, 1890 Census Substitute Ancestry
City Directories, 1890 Census Substitute Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories Ancestry
Salem (Massachusetts) city directories Family History Library
Salem City Directories (1837-1981 selected years) Massachusetts State Library
Salem City Directories (1903-1980 selected years) Boston Public Library
Salem City Directories Containing a House Guide (1882-1983 selected years) Massachusetts State Library
Salem, MA 1837, 1842, 1846, 1850-1851, 1853, 1855, 1857, 1859 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Salem, MA 1901-1935 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Salem, MA; 1936 - 1937, 1939 - 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Salem, Massachusetts Directories, 1888-89, 1890-91, 1893-94 Ancestry
The Salem, Beverly, Peabody, Danvers and Marblehead directory Family History Library
Salem Histories and Genealogies
An address delivered before the Columbian Society of Marblehead, on the eighth of January, 1839 Family History Library
Chronicles of old Salem : a history in miniature Family History Library
Colonial Salem (some brief biographies) New England Colonists Web
Essex farms, the cradles of American homes : an address delivered before the Essex Agricultural Society at Haverhill, Mass., Thursday, Sept., 21, 1893 Family History Library
Historical sketch of Salem, 1626, 1879 Family History Library
History of Salem in Three Volumes Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive
Members of the East India Marine Society, Salem, published 1870 American Ancestors
Old Naumkeag : an historical sketch of the city of Salem, and the towns of Marblehead, Peabody, Beverly, Danvers, Wenham, Manchester, Topsfield, and Middleton Family History Library
Old South Salem : being an account of the village from its settlement to the present time Family History Library
Salem Witches (individuals accused of witchcraft in New England between 1647 and 1697) Ancestry
Salem, Massachusetts, 1626-1683 : a covenant community Family History Library
Salem, Massachusetts: families and statisics. Fayetteville Public Library
The First half-century of the Essex Institute : commemorated at Salem, March first and second, 1898 Family History Library
The Salem witchcraft papers : verbatim transcripts of the legal documents of the Salem witchcraft outbreak of 1692 Family History Library
The first half-century of the Essex Institute (in Salem; published 1898) Ancestry
The history of Salem, Massachusetts Family History Library
The merchant adventurers of England : a narrative of their settlement in Salem Family History Library
The old shipmasters of Salem : with mention of eminent merchants Family History Library
The records of the Salem Commoners, 1713-1739 Ancestry
The records of the Salem commoners, 1713-1739 Family History Library
Village communities of Cape Anne and Salem, from the historical collections of the Essex Institute Family History Library
Salem Immigration Records
Massachusetts, Salem and Beverly Crew Lists and Shipping Articles, 1797-1934 Family Search
Naturalization index (1906-1939) of the Essex County Superior Court sitting at Salem/Lynn and Lawrence [Massachusetts] Family History Library
Naturalization records index, 1906-1982 (at Salem/Lynn) : Essex County (Massachusetts) Superior Court Family History Library
Salem and Beverly Crew lists 1793-1913 National Archives at Boston
Some Brief Biographies of Early Settlers of Salem
The ships and sailors of old Salem : the record of a brillant era of American achievement Family History Library
U.S., Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists (includes Salem 1823, 1865-1866 ) Ancestry
Salem Land Records
History of Salem Massachusetts Genealogy Gophers
History of Salem Massachusetts, 1638 - 1670, vol 2 Genealogy Gophers
Lists of Freeman 1630-1682 US Gen Web
Map of Salem about 1780 : based on the researches of Sidney Perley and the accounts of Benj. Pickman and Benj. F. Browne, with additional information Family History Library
Map of Salem about 1780 : based on the researches of Sidney Perley and the accounts of Col. Benj. F. Browne with additional information assembled by James Duncan Phillips and Henry Noyes Otis Family History Library
Map of Salem in 1700 : from the researches of Sidney Perley Family History Library
The History of Salem Massachusetts, Vol 1, 1626 - 1637 Genealogy Gophers
The Salem Press historical and genealogical record Genealogy Gophers
Town records, 1634-1836 Family History Library
Salem Map Records
Atlas of the city of Salem, Massachusetts : from actual survey & official records Family History Library
Map of Salem about 1780 : based on the researches of Sidney Perley and the accounts of Benj. Pickman and Benj. F. Browne, with additional information Family History Library
Map of Salem about 1780 : based on the researches of Sidney Perley and the accounts of Col. Benj. F. Browne with additional information assembled by James Duncan Phillips and Henry Noyes Otis Family History Library
Map of Salem in 1700 : from the researches of Sidney Perley Family History Library
Salem Marriage Records
Births, marriages, and deaths, 1650-1865 Family History Library
Massachusetts Marriages 1633-1850 Ancestry
Publishments of the intentions of marriage of the town of Salem, vol. 1, 1708-1760 Family History Library
Records of birth, death, and marriage, 1644-1870; indexes to births, deaths, and marriages, 1658-1880 [Salem, Massachusetts] Family History Library
Vital Records to 1849 Jane Devlin
Vital Records to 1850 Massachusetts Vital Records Project
Vital records of Salem, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Ancestry
Vital records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 Genealogy Gophers
Salem Military Records
Greater Salem in the Spanish-American War Family History Library
History of the Salem Light Infantry (includes lists of soldiers 1805-1890) Ancestry
History of the Salem Light Infantry from 1805-1890 Family History Library
List of Revolutionary War Soldiers US Gen Web
Salem Miscellaneous Records
City records, 1836-1859; index to records, 1836-1870 Family History Library
Salem Town Reports (1804-1835, 1836-1977) Massachusetts State Library
Salem and Beverly Crew lists 1793-1913 National Archives at Boston
Seamen from Salem and Vicinity Impressed by British War Vessels, 1800-1818 US Gen Web
Town records of Salem, Massachusetts Family History Library
Salem Newspapers and Obituaries
American Gazette, Or Constitutional Journal (1776) Boston Public Library
American Gazette, or the Constitutional 6/18/1776 - 7/30/1776 Genealogy Bank
American Justifier. (Salem, Mass.) 1867-1868 Multiple Archives
City Post (1872) Boston Public Library
Commercial Advertiser and Essex County Journal. (Salem, Mass.) 1833-1837 Multiple Archives
Commercial Advertiser. (Salem, Mass.) 1832-1833 Multiple Archives
Constitutionalist. (Salem [Mass.]) 1834-1835 Multiple Archives
Dispatch. (Salem, Mass.) 1912-1913 Multiple Archives
Essex County Freeman. (Salem, Mass.) 1849-1854 Multiple Archives
Essex County Mercury and Danvers Courier. (Salem, Mass.) 1849-1854 Multiple Archives
Essex County Mercury and Weekly Salem Gazette. (Salem, Mass.) 1863-1892 Multiple Archives
Essex County Mercury, Weekly Salem Gazette. (Salem, Mass.) 1892-1898 Multiple Archives
Essex County Mercury. (Salem, Mass.) 1844-1849 Multiple Archives
Essex County Mercury. (Salem, Mass.) 1898-1903 Peabody Essex Museum
Essex County Washingtonian. (Salem, Mass.) 1842-1845 Multiple Archives
Essex Gazette (With New England Chronicle, (1768-1775) Boston Public Library
Essex Gazette 8/2/1768 - 5/2/1775 Genealogy Bank
Essex Gazette. (Salem [Mass.]) 1768-1775 Multiple Archives
Essex Register (1807-1840) Boston Public Library
Essex Register (Jan. 16, 1822-Dec. 25, 1822, Special Collections, Print, Semiweekly) Massachusetts State Library
Essex Register 7/23/1807 - 12/31/1827 Genealogy Bank
Essex Register. (Salem, Mass.) 1807-1840 Multiple Archives
Essex Statesman. (Salem, Mass.) 1863-1868 Multiple Archives
Evangelist. (Salem [Mass.]) 1843-1844 Multiple Archives
Evening News (1966-1969) Boston Public Library
Evening News (Beverly Ed., 1967-1968) Boston Public Library
Evening News (Peabody Ed., 1966-1968) Boston Public Library
Evening News. (Salem, Mass.) 1966-1969 Multiple Archives
Evening Telegram. (Salem, Mass.) 1885-1887 Multiple Archives
Friend (1807) Boston Public Library
Friend 1/3/1807 - 7/18/1807 Genealogy Bank
Impartial Register (1800) Boston Public Library
Impartial Register 5/12/1800 - 12/31/1801 Genealogy Bank
Journal Serving the Jewish Community North of B (1992-1993) Boston Public Library
Landmark. (Salem, Mass.) 1834-1836 Multiple Archives
Le Courrier De Salem (1908-1921) Boston Public Library
Le Courrier De Salem (June 1911-Dec. 1921, Special Collections, Microfilm, Semiweekly and Weekly, in French) Massachusetts State Library
Locomotive, an Independent Journal. (Salem [Mass.]) 1842-1843 Multiple Archives
Morning Dispatch. (Salem, Mass.) 1908-1909 Peabody Essex Museum
Morning and Evening Call. (Salem, Mass.) 1890-1891 Peabody Essex Museum
North Shore Gazette. (Salem, Mass.) 1912-1913 Peabody Essex Museum
People's Advocate. (Salem, Mass.) 1853-1858 Multiple Archives
Salem Advertiser and Argus. (Salem, Mass.) 1841-1844 Multiple Archives
Salem Advertiser. (Salem [Mass.]) 1837-1841 Multiple Archives
Salem Advertiser. (Salem, Mass.) 1844-1849 Multiple Archives
Salem Advocate. (Salem, Mass.) 1858-1861 Multiple Archives
Salem Chronicle, and Essex Advertiser (1786) Boston Public Library
Salem Chronicle, and Essex Advertiser 3/30/1786 - 8/3/1786 Genealogy Bank
Salem City Post (1873) Boston Public Library
Salem Courier. (Salem, Mass.) 1828-1829 Multiple Archives
Salem Daily Gazette (1892-1908) Boston Public Library
Salem Daily Gazette. (Salem, Mass.) 1892-1908 Multiple Archives
Salem Daily Times. (Salem, Mass.) 1887-1888 Peabody Essex Museum
Salem Dispatch. (Salem, Mass.) 1861-1862 Multiple Archives
Salem Dispatch. (Salem, Mass.) 1909-1912 Multiple Archives
Salem Enterprise. (Salem [Mass.]) 1867-1868 Multiple Archives
Salem Evening Journal. (Salem [Mass.]) 1854-1855 Multiple Archives
Salem Evening Mail. (Salem, Mass.) 1915-1916 Multiple Archives
Salem Evening News (1880-1966) Boston Public Library
Salem Evening News (1969) Boston Public Library
Salem Evening News (Peabody Ed.) 1965-1966) Boston Public Library
Salem Evening News. (Salem, Mass.) 1880-1966 Multiple Archives
Salem Evening News. (Salem, Mass.) 1969-2002 Multiple Archives
Salem Evening Post (1882-1885) Boston Public Library
Salem Evening Post. (Salem, Mass.) 1881-1885 Multiple Archives
Salem Gazette (1875-1889;1861-1873;1790-1858) Boston Public Library
Salem Gazette (With Mass.Gazette, Boston, 1781-1785) Boston Public Library
Salem Gazette 10/18/1781 - 12/29/1849 Genealogy Bank
Salem Gazette 9/23/2005 - Current Genealogy Bank
Salem Gazette, Or, Newbury and Marblehead Advertiser. (Salem [Mass.]) 1774-1775 Multiple Archives
Salem Gazette. (Salem [Mass.]) 1781-1785 Multiple Archives
Salem Gazette. (Salem [Mass.]) 1790-1892 Multiple Archives
Salem Impartial Register (1800-1801) Boston Public Library
Salem Impartial Register. (Salem, Mass.) 1800-1801 Multiple Archives
Salem Literary & Commercial Observer. (Salem, Mass.) 1825-1827 Multiple Archives
Salem Literary and Commercial Observer (1825-1827) Boston Public Library
Salem Mercury (1788-1789) Boston Public Library
Salem Mercury (June 6, 1832-Mar. 1833, Special Collections, Print, Weekly) Massachusetts State Library
Salem Mercury 10/14/1786 - 12/29/1789 Genealogy Bank
Salem Mercury. (Salem [Mass.]) 1788-1789 Multiple Archives
Salem Mercury. (Salem, Mass.) 1831-1843 Multiple Archives
Salem Mercury. (Salem, Mass.) 1914-1917 Peabody Essex Museum
Salem Mercury: Political, Commercial & Moral (1786-1788) Boston Public Library
Salem Mercury: Political, Commercial, and Moral. (Salem [Mass.]) 1786-1788 Multiple Archives
Salem Observer (1824-1825) Boston Public Library
Salem Observer (1828-1895) Boston Public Library
Salem Observer 12/20/1823 - 1/10/1874 Genealogy Bank
Salem Observer. (Salem, Mass.) 1824-1825 Multiple Archives
Salem Observer. (Salem, Mass.) 1828-1896 Multiple Archives
Salem Post (1874-1882) Boston Public Library
Salem Post. (Salem, Mass.) 1874-1882 Multiple Archives
Salem Public. (Salem, Mass.) 1887-1888 Peabody Essex Museum
Salem Register (1802-1807) Boston Public Library
Salem Register (1841-1892) Boston Public Library
Salem Register (1906-1918) Boston Public Library
Salem Register 1/4/1802 - 1/22/1891 Genealogy Bank
Salem Register and Essex County Mercury (1903-1906) Boston Public Library
Salem Register and Essex County Mercury. (Salem, Mass.) 1903-1906 Multiple Archives
Salem Register. (Salem, Mass.) 1802-1807 Multiple Archives
Salem Register. (Salem, Mass.) 1841-1903 Multiple Archives
Salem Sunday Mercury. (Salem, Mass.) 1914-1917 Multiple Archives
Salem Sunday Tribune. (Salem, Mass.) 1927-1934 Peabody Essex Museum
Salem Times. (Salem, Mass.) 1908-1911 Peabody Essex Museum
Salem Times. (Salem, Mass.) 1961-1964 Peabody Essex Museum
Salem Witch. (Salem, Mass.) 1865-1866 Multiple Archives
Saturday Evening Bulletin. (Salem [Mass.]) 1833-1834 Multiple Archives
Saturday Evening Observer (1895-1919) Boston Public Library
Saturday Evening Observer. (Salem, Mass.) 1896-1919 Multiple Archives
Scrap-book containing many obituaries of Salem residents. Peabody Essex Museum
The Observer (1823) Boston Public Library
The Salem Gazette (1798-1807 (Incomplete), Special Collections, Print, Semiweekly; Oct. 1892-Aug. 1908, Special Collections, Microfilm, Daily (Except Sun.)) Massachusetts State Library
Weekly Visitant 08/02/1806-12/20/1806 Genealogy Bank
Salem Probate Records
Vital records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 Genealogy Gophers
Salem School Records
U.S. School Yearbooks (includes Salem High School 1948) Ancestry
Salem Tax Records
Salem Tax Valuations 1784 Massachusetts State Library
Salem Tax Valuations, 1689-1773 Massachusetts State Library
Tax and valuation lists, 1689-1831 Family History Library
Tax records of the city of Salem, Massachusetts, copied as a W.P.A. project, 1936-1939 Family History Library
Tax records, 1689-1850 Family History Library