Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Amesbury, Massachusetts at Wikipedia
 * Establishment and former town name(s)
 * 23 May 1666: Salisbury-new-town established as a town, from part of Salisbury
 * 27 May 1668: Name of the town of Salisbury-new-towne changed. "Salisbury new toune..may be named Emesbury." The spelling in the margin of the records is "Amsbury". (Massachusetts Bay Records, Vol. IV, part 2, p. 376.)
 * Archiac name: Emesbury, Little Salisbury, New Salisbury, Salisbury-new-toune.
 * Section/Villages within the town: Allen's Corner, Amesbury Ferry, Attitash, Meadow Brook, Pleasant Valley, Pond District, Rings Corner, Rocky Hill, Salisbury Point.


 * Boundary Changes
 * 15 May 1667: Bounds between Salisbury-new-towne and Haverhill established.
 * 12 May 1675: Just and full bounds allowed to "Amesbury". (Massachusetts Bay Records, Vol. V, p. 40.)
 * 15 March 1844: Part of Salisbury
 * 11 April 1876: Part established as Merrimac.
 * 16 June 1886: Part of Salisbury annexed.
 * 1 July 1886:
 * 13 April 1981: Town charter adopted.
 * 9 April 1996: New town charter adopted which established city form of government.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns
Essex Co.:  Merrimac | Newburyport | Salisbury | West Newbury | New Hampshire: Rockingham Co.:  Newton | Seabrook | South Hampton

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Amesbury Town Clerk
CITY CLERK 62 FRIEND ST. AMESBURY, MA 01913 Phone: 978-388-8100 Fax: 978-388-8150 Website

Vital Records

 * Vital Records of Amesbury Massachusetts to the Year 1850 Google Books

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries
The first "cemetery" in Amesbury is believed to have been at the location where the large rock known as the "Golgotha Stone" is now. The names of the 18 men who were the first settlers are listed on the plaque: Richard Currier, Thomas Barnard, Orlando Bagley, Anthony Colby, Thomas Macy, John Bailey, John Hoyt, John Colby, Philip Challis, William Barnes, George Martin, William Huntington, Valentine Rowell, Henry Blaisdell, William Sargent, Edward Cottle, Jarret Haddon and John Weed
 * Amesbury Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Essex County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

City Directories

 * 1885 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Amesbury at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * 1874-1959 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Amesbury at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * 1) USGS GNIS FID 614180
 * 2) Google
 * 3) Hometown Locator

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * [[World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945|United States Military Records - Wo

Other Town Records
'''Early records.  Information about early residents of Amesbury''' before 1680 may be found in Norfolk (old) County records. Norfolk (old) County was discontinued in 1680, but her records are still available. For more details about these early records see Norfolk (old) County, Massachusetts.