city directory 1967 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) city directory 1968, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) The early records of Groton, Massachusetts. Massachusetts Bay Colony included parts of New England, centered around Boston and Salem. city directory 1888-1889 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry, Gloucester and Rockport, 1884 Map (in U.S. Warnings Out were recorded when a person moved to the town of Gloucester, MA. city directory 1905 LDS Genealogy, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) The list is arranged in three different ways: 1. (Gloucester, Mass.) city directory 1962 LDS Genealogy, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) city directory 1976, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) city directory 1866 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Massachusetts Online Genealogy Records FamilySearch This database is a collection of genealogical notes collected by Nathaniel Goodwin from the time of his appointment to the office of probate judge for Hartford, Connecticut in 1833 and continued until late in his life. 10 on the easterly side of Harris Hill, now known more commonly as Gloucester Hill. 1858-1866, Gloucester Telegraph. For the complete volume, arranged alphabetically viewVeterans Memorials (PDF). "GAR Blacklist," by Priscilla O. Kippen-Smith, August 1993, 7. By 1623, the English knew there was an . city directory 1880-1881 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) city directory 1935-1936 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) city directory 1877 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Another son may have been Richard Bills who was a soldier in the Great Swamp Fight, 19 December 1675. 1862 - Shute & Merchant in business |url=. Why You Should Go Don't forget to swing by Stage Fort Park if you're searching for downtown spots to visit in Gloucester. city directory 1915, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) city directory 1903 LDS Genealogy, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) The Pioneers of Massachusetts, 1620-1650 - Ancestry In 1927 it was rolled down to the town wharf, put on a barge, transported to Wharf Beach, and dragged to its present location. Early settlers used the Connecticut River to travel and transport goods, while the introduction of the railroad in the 19th century made Springfield a major travel center. 1992 - William S. Rafter Jr. becomes mayor. city directory 1984 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) [1] 1642 - Town of Gloucester incorporated. Lost at Sea | Gloucester, MA - Official Website 1792 - Gloucester post office established. city directory 1903, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Massachusetts - First Thanksgiving, the Wampanoag & Harvard - History TTown of Gloucester, Massachusetts had been to their fathers. Early settlers. city directory 1953-1954 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) city directory 1973, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) First Settlers of Amesbury, Massachusetts, 1654 - Geni city directory 1873 LDS Genealogy, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) city directory 1948-1949, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Volume includes: (PDF), 1. NRHP. city directory 1890, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Archive Grid, Cherry Hill Cemetery Massachusetts Gravestones, Early Cemetery Gravestone Inscriptions City of Gloucester, First Parish Burying Ground Billion Graves, Gloucester and Rockport Burials 1711-1898 City of Gloucester, Gloucester, Mass., cemetery records, 1711-1959 Archive Grid, Record of lots Beech Brook Cemetery, Gloucester, Mass.,. Note "Early land-grants of Groton," pages 133-185. city directory 1941-1942 LDS Genealogy, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) The name of the new town may have come from the recent birth of a new Duke of . city directory 1900 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Create a Website Account - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more. Gloucester, MA 01930 Staff Directory; Popular Links. Burial permits, 1977-ongoing, Gloucester (Mass.). (Gloucester, Mass.) Extracts of Gloucester Deeds, 1659-1775 (PDF), listed chronologically, Extracts of Gloucester Deeds, 1659-1775 (PDF), listed alphabetically by Grantee, Cape Ann Sailors and Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War, 1775-1782 (PDF), Apprentices, Indentures, and Illegitimate Children, Gloucester Apprentices During the Eighteenth Century (PDF), Illegitimate Births in Gloucester, MA, 1855-1894 (PDF), Vessels Lost at Sea and Vessels That Lost Men at Sea, 1703-1873 (PDF), Deaths at Sea Before 1873: Addendum to Fishermens Memorial and Record Book (PDF), Volume 1: (PDF) First Parish Burial Ground, Volume 2: (PDF) Bay View, Lanesville, Unitarian Church, Universalist Church, West Gloucester, Gloucester and Rockport Burials 1711-1898 (PDF), includes inscriptions on gravestones, Building Removals, 1874-1983 (PDF) is an inventory of the relocation of buildings in Gloucester. Oak Grove Cemetery, Independent Sons of Temperance. We welcome your suggestions through our Contact Us page, On Defining Success in Genealogy Research. 1739 - "Great meeting-house at the harbor" built. Extracts of Gloucester Deeds, 1659-1775 (PDF), Gloucester and Rockport Burials 1711-1898 (PDF), Gloucester Veterans of World War II (PDF), Soldiers and Sailors Plaque and Cannons (PDF), Capt. city directory 1907, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) city directory 1946-1947 LDS Genealogy, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) city directory 1902 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Most of the first families of Massachusetts came over wither on the Mayflower in 1620 or with the Winthrop Fleet in 1630. 1770 - Freemason Tyrian Lodge established. Immigrants to Massachusetts Bay Colony from England [] A [] Robert Abell (1605-1663) Daniel Abbott (1584-1647; . The early settlers of Beverly were primarily farmers and fishermen. Early settlers FamilySearch Library, Notes and additions to the history of Gloucester : Part First: early settlers. Note: Affiliate links are used within the directory on this site and a small contribution goes to the website for some purchases made. 1877-1887, Cape Ann Evening Breeze. Land Use Codes. 1887-1901, Cape Ann Bulletin. Project Home: How to use: Contact: Towns: Surnames : Vital Records of . city directory 1929 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases), Gloucester and Rockport, 1884 Map (in U.S. 1662-1707 - Green, Samuel A. The fishermen's memorial and record book : containing a list of vessels and their crews, lost from the port of Gloucester from the year 1830 to October 1, 1873 U.S., Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists (includes Gloucester 1820, 1832, 1836, 1867-1868, 1870, 1906, 1908, 1910-1912, 1914, 1916-1925, 1934, 1936-1939, 1942 ), U.S., Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists (includes Gloucester 1906-1942 ). Compiled by the Gloucester Archive Committee and Archive Volunteers, the following resources are intended to facilitate the study of various subjects relating to Gloucesters history. Procter Brothers circulating library opens. 2023-24 Discover Gloucester Visitor Guide: Commemorative 400+ Edition First Families of Massachusetts | Familypedia | Fandom city directory 1925 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) city directory 1953-1954 LDS Genealogy, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) It is the second-oldest town in Massachusetts and you'll love exploring it. North Gloucester Universalist church active. 1805 - Daily Boston-Gloucester stagecoach begins operating. The new settlers homesteaded and fished, but the area was also thickly wooded, so initially timber, not fish, was Gloucester's primary export. Politics in the archives: Records, property, and plantation politics in city directory 1957-1958 LDS Genealogy, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) There is little doubt that Thomas was his son. city directory 1937-1938 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 Ancestry Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1926-present Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics Record of births, deaths & marriage, 1739 to 1794, town of Gloucester LDS Genealogy Record of births, deaths & marriage, 1739 to 1794, town of Gloucester Internet Archive city directory 1951-1952 LDS Genealogy, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Warnings Out provides information regarding the names of the new town residents, their place of origin, date of arrival in town and/or the date that the warning out was recorded. The First Period core of the building was the Coffin House, originally located in East Gloucester Square. Death registers, 1851-ongoing, Gloucester (Mass.). city directory 1941-1942 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) (Gloucester [Mass.]) Eliot's old summer home may become writers' retreat", http://www.gloucesterstage.com/history.html, https://web.archive.org/web/20111122091116/http://www.gloucesterstage.com/history.html, "Massachusetts Chief's Tack in Drug War: Steer Addicts to Rehab, Not Jail", "Le Beau Port: the sea-browned fishing town of Gloucester", "Classification by Cities and Towns: Gloucester", "Urban Leisure: Gloucester: a durable magnet for American painters of modern life", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Timeline_of_Gloucester,_Massachusetts&oldid=1144000538. city directory 1927 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) History of Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA - GREENERPASTURE city directory 1978 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) August, 1892 LDS Genealogy, Memorial of the celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Gloucester, Mass. city directory 1987, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Early settlers of Massachusetts generally came from England and Scotland and the other New England states. 1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry, Gloucester Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths from Gloucester Church Records 1703 to 1835 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry, Gloucester Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1634-1727 LDS Genealogy, Gloucester Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1634-1727 Internet Archive, Gloucester Births, Deaths, Intentions, and Marriages, 1716-1739 LDS Genealogy, Gloucester Births, Deaths, Intentions, and Marriages, 1716-1739 Internet Archive, Gloucester Births, Deaths, Intentions, and Marriages, 1782-1806 LDS Genealogy, Gloucester Births, Deaths, Intentions, and Marriages, 1782-1806 Internet Archive, Gloucester Births, Marriages and Deaths (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry, Gloucester Births, Marriages, Intentions and Deaths in the Town of Gloucester (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry, Gloucester Births, Marriages, Intentions, and Deaths in the Town of Gloucester from 1772 to 1807 (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry, Gloucester Church Records, with Baptisms, Burials, Births, Marriages, and Deaths (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry, Gloucester Vital Record Transcripts (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry, Gloucester, Massachusetts, births, deaths, marriages, and marriage intentions, 1640-1861 FamilySearch Library, Gloucester, Massachusetts, vital records 1701-1910 FamilySearch Library, Illegitimate Births in Gloucester, MA, 1855-1894 City of Gloucester, Index to birth records, 1850 to 1873 City of Gloucester, Massachusetts Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 Ancestry, Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3, Massachusetts vital records -- Gloucester, 1634-1895 WorldCat, Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 Ancestry, Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1926-present Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, Record of births, deaths & marriage, 1739 to 1794, town of Gloucester LDS Genealogy, Record of births, deaths & marriage, 1739 to 1794, town of Gloucester Internet Archive, Vital Records to 1850 Massachusetts Vital Records Project, Vital records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, births LDS Genealogy, Vital records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, births Internet Archive, 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, Beechbrook Cemetery Massachusetts Gravestones, Burial permits, 1977-ongoing, Gloucester (Mass.). According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. 1675: Additions or corrections to this page? Gloucester - Witches of Massachusetts Bay Gloucester Tercentenary Permanent Memorial Association selects. (Gloucester, Mass.) city directory 1875 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) city directory 1890 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) "Warnings Out in Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1705-1792," by John C. 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Gloucester, Massachusetts Town Records, 1711-1907. 1836 - Female Charitable Society organized. Archive Grid, Selectmen's records, 1698-1873, Gloucester (Mass.). city directory 1967, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) city directory 1902, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) city directory 1886, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts - Ancestry Pigeon Cove, Early Settlers, by Allen Chamberlain, 1940: Pool/PP: Pool Papers at Rockport Public Library: PR: Pringle, History of Gloucester, 1892: Prybot: . 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Ancestry, Old houses of Annisquam, 1909 LDS Genealogy, Old houses of Annisquam, 1909 Internet Archive, Some inter-related families of Beverly, Gloucester, Massachusetts FamilySearch Library, The book of the three hundredth anniversary observance of the foundation of the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Cape Ann in 1623 and the fiftieth year of the incorporation of Gloucester as a city LDS Genealogy, The book of the three hundredth anniversary observance of the foundation of the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Cape Ann in 1623 and the fiftieth year of the incorporation of Gloucester as a city Internet Archive, The fisheries of Gloucester : from the first catch by the English in 1623, to the centennial year, 1876 LDS Genealogy, The fisheries of Gloucester : from the first catch by the English in 1623, to the centennial year, 1876 Internet Archive, The new or fourth parish of Gloucester book of records, 1743-1839 FamilySearch Library, The port of Gloucester (history printed in 1940) Ancestry, The saga of Cape Ann FamilySearch Library, The story of Gloucester, Massachusetts, permanently settled 1623 Ancestry, Views of Gloucester and vicinity FamilySearch Library, Village communities of Cape Anne and Salem, from the historical collections of the Essex Institute FamilySearch Library, Gloucester, Massachusetts, naturalization records - notices of application 1885-1900 FamilySearch Library, Massachusetts Crew Lists (includes Gloucester 1918-1943 and New Bedford 1917-1943) Ancestry, Massachusetts, Gloucester Passenger and Crew Lists, 1906-1943 Family Search, 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, Notices of applications, 1885-1900 Archive Grid, Passenger lists of vessels arriving at Gloucester, Massachusetts, October 1906 - March 1942 FamilySearch Library, Ship registers of the distric of Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1789-1875, compiled from the Gloucester customs house records, now on deposit at the Essex institute LDS Genealogy, Ship registers of the distric of Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1789-1875, compiled from the Gloucester customs house records, now on deposit at the Essex institute Internet Archive, The fishermen's memorial and record book : containing a list of vessels and their crews, lost from the port of Gloucester from the year 1830 to October 1, 1873 FamilySearch Library, U.S., Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists (includes Gloucester 1820, 1832, 1836, 1867-1868, 1870, 1906, 1908, 1910-1912, 1914, 1916-1925, 1934, 1936-1939, 1942 ) Ancestry, U.S., Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists (includes Gloucester 1906-1942 ) Ancestry, Voters registers - women, male, naturalized, and native, 1874-1974, Gloucester (Mass.). 1851 - Cape Ann Savings Bank incorporated. Timeline of Gloucester, Massachusetts - Wikipedia city directory 1894 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Perhaps most notable was the lighthouses of Thacher Island, which were built in 1771 and used as an aid to navigation for ships approaching Boston Harbor from the Canadian Maritime Provinces or Europe. city directory 1963 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Historic Place of the week: Gloucester's White-Ellery House city directory 1966, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) city directory 1915 LDS Genealogy, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) (Gloucester, Mass.) city directory 1925, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) FamilySearch Library, Notes and additions to the history of Gloucester : second series LDS Genealogy, Notes and additions to the history of Gloucester : second series Internet Archive, Notes and additions to the history of Gloucester. Oldest cities in America | Entertainment News | wfmz.com 1845 - Odd Fellows Ocean Lodge established. city directory 1976 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Property records, vital records, maps, genealogies, vertical files, and more. Archive Grid, Commoners' record book of bounds of land and public ways, 1707-1820 [Gloucester, Massachusetts] FamilySearch Library, Deeds to and from town and city, 1844-1892, Gloucester (Mass.). Assessors' street lists, 1884-1970, Gloucester (Mass.). Oldest cities in America city directory 1873, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Perley, 1876 1849-1851, Gloucester Telegraph and News. The Colonies | The Dorchester Company city directory 1917 LDS Genealogy, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) John White, a reverend in Dorchester, England at the time, aided the group in securing the patent. . city directory 1860, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) city directory 1884-1885, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Shute & Merchant became the fifth firm to join the Gorton-Pew Fisheries Company |url=. city directory 1939-1940 LDS Genealogy, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Massachusetts Statewide Online Genealogy Records. Archive Grid, Cape Ann Advertiser (1857-1901) Boston Public Library, Cape Ann Advertiser 12/05/1857 to 12/28/1877 Genealogy Bank, Cape Ann Advertiser 1878-1889 Manchester Cricket, Cape Ann Breeze (1887-1901) Boston Public Library, Cape Ann Evening Breeze (1884-1887) Boston Public Library, Cape Ann Light and Gloucester Telegraph (1844-1855;1843-1868) Boston Public Library, Cape Ann Light and Gloucester Telegraph 01/07/1843 to 08/02/1873 Genealogy Bank, Cape Ann News (1901-1909) Boston Public Library, Cape Ann Summer Sun (1949-1952) Boston Public Library, Cape Anne Bulletin (1877-1887) Boston Public Library, Gloucester Daily News (1885-1886) Boston Public Library, Gloucester Daily Times (1888-1901) Boston Public Library, Gloucester Daily Times (1952) Boston Public Library, Gloucester Daily Times 08/13/2008 to Current Genealogy Bank, Gloucester Daily Times and Cape Ann Advertiser (1901-1952) Boston Public Library, Gloucester Democrat & Workingman's Advocate (1834) Boston Public Library, Gloucester Democrat (1835-1838) Boston Public Library, Gloucester Democrat 08/19/1834 to 02/16/1838 Genealogy Bank, Gloucester Telegraph (1832-1838) Boston Public Library, Gloucester Telegraph (1850-1851) Boston Public Library, Gloucester Telegraph (1866-1876) Boston Public Library, Gloucester Telegraph 01/01/1827 to 10/11/1876 Genealogy Bank, Gloucester Telegraph and News (1858-1866) Boston Public Library, Jeffersonian Republic (1838) Boston Public Library, Jeffersonian Republican 10/15/1838 to 11/23/1838 Genealogy Bank, Perley's Trades Gazette (1869-1874) Boston Public Library, Procter's Able Sheet (1853-1854) Boston Public Library, Telegraph (1843-1848;1839-1841) Boston Public Library, Telegraph and News (1858,1852-1853) Boston Public Library. 1856-1857, Gloucester Daily News. city directory 1860 LDS Genealogy, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Between 1623 and 1628 the Dorchester Company plantation begun by Rev. This is a timeline of the history of the city of Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA. city directory 1911, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) About William Bill - In 1640, first settlers in Barnstable, Massachusetts William Bills was known to be in Barnstable, Massachusetts in 1640, one of the first settlers of Cape Cod. "Some of my ancestors were early settlers of Staten Island," he says. Gloucester Veterans of World War II (PDF)complete list. John White city directory 1894 LDS Genealogy, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) 1839 - Annisquam Universalist Ladies' Sewing Circle organized. LDSGenealogy.com is privately owned and is not an official site of FamilySearch International or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Call Number: F 74 G9 G9 Gloucester records [1642-1874] Call Number: Microfilm A 632 Assorted town records such as records of deeds (1701-1914) and the Commoner's book (1707-1820). Gloucester, Essex Co., MA, Vital Records 1650s to 1700 Groveland, Essex Co., MA, Old Cemetery Hamilton, Essex Co., MA, Marriages, 1714-1733 Hamilton, Essex Co., MA, Vital Records to 1849 Haverhill, Essex Co., MA, Vital Records to 1849 Ipswich, Essex Co., MA, 1678 Commonage Rights Ipswich, Essex Co., MA, First Church of Christ Membership, 1862 . city directory 1913 Internet Archive, Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) Massachusetts Emigration and Immigration FamilySearch Archive Grid, Death registers, 1851-ongoing, Gloucester (Mass.). Gloucester, MA: the fishing legacy of America's oldest seaport. Bounds between Gloucester and Manchester were established May 15, 1672. 1698 - First school house built, Thomas Riggs first school master. Early Gloucestermen cleared great swaths of the forest of Cape Ann for farm and pasture land, using the timber to build structures as far away as Boston. It was established in 1628; its charter revoked in 1684, and it became part of the Dominion of New England Genealogy in 1686. The hometown of the Andrea Gail fishing crew has a long and storied past. History of the town and city of Gloucester, Cape Ann, Massachusetts