MASSACHUSETTS VITAL RECORDS
GLOUCESTER 1634-1903

Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1989
LC 82-81851, ISBN 0-87623-093-1 (ISBN 0-931248-23-X Set)
30-frame, double-image format at 25X & 30X reduction
44 volumes on 387 microfiches
Copyright 1989 by
Jay Mack Holbrook

1-27: Church Records 1703-1835
28-47: Town Records 1642-1752
48-68: Land Grants 1707-1820
69-93: B, M, D 1634-1794
94-107: B, I, M, D 1772-1807
108-116: B, I, M, D 1797-1828
117-140: B, I, M, D 1740-1848
141-154: B, M, D 1843-1850
154-156: Marriages/Intents 1839-1861
157-164: Deaths 1851-1864
165-169: Deaths 1865-1873
170-180: Deaths 1874-1883
181-199: Deaths 1884-1893
200-220: Deaths 1894-1903
221-228: Marriages 1851-1869
229-231: Marriages/Intents 1861-1874
232-235: Intentions 1861-1874
236-286: Marriages/Intents 1874-1903
287-294: Intentions 1890-1895
295-315: Births 1851-1868
316-324: Births 1868-1873
325-330: Births 1873-1876
331-344: Births 1874-1883
345-361: Births 1884-1893
362-369: Births 1893-1898
370-375: Births 1894-1895
376-387: Births 1896-1903

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On 18 May 1642, Cape Ann was renamed Gloucester. At that time Gloucester included Rockport and parts of Manchester. It was not until 1672 that boundary lines were established between Gloucester and Manchester and then in 1840 when the northern part became Rockport.

 

For this collection 44 volumes were filmed. Some 21 volumes include data before 1843 and 23 volumes contain birth, marriage and death information, usually in separate books, after 1843. There are no separate index volumes since most of the books contain indexes. The earliest 21 volumes include church records, town minutes, land grants, and vital records. The three church record books are from 1703 to 1835. The town record books, three in number, are from 1642 to 1752. There are two books called Commoners Records that contain land grants from 1707 to 1820. Vital records from 1634 to 1848 are contained in thirteen volumes.

 

The 23 volumes from 1843 to 1895 include two books from 1843-1850 with births, marriages and deaths combined. After 1851 the deaths are listed separately in five books, the marriage in seven books and the births in nine books.

 

Babson's Copy of Gloucester Church Records, 1877. Size 14"x9".  549  pp.

Baptisms 1703-1726, pp 1-47

FICHE 1

Baptisms 1726-1761, pp 48-117

FICHE 2

Baptisms 1761-1793, pp 118-187

FICHE 3

Baptisms 1794-1834, pp 188-226

FICHE 4

Marriages 1776-1834, pp 227-244

FICHE 4

Deaths 1805-1817, pp 245-253

FICHE 4

Deaths 1817-1834, pp 254-259; Baptisms 1717-1826, pp 260-322

FICHE 5

Marriages 1716-1827, pp 323-345

FICHE 6

Deaths 1771-1827, pp 346-362

FICHE 6

Baptisms 1729-1762, pp 363-387

FICHE 6

Baptisms 1762-1830, pp 388-412

FICHE 7

Marriages 1772-1832, pp 413-438

FICHE 7

Deaths 1772-1820, pp 439-457

FICHE 7

Deaths 1778-1832, pp 458-470; Baptisms 1753-1788, pp 471-527

FICHE 8

Baptisms 1789-1808, pp 528-534

FICHE 9

Marriages 1755-1793, pp 535-548

FICHE 9

Deaths 1758-1804, pp 548-549

FICHE 9

 

Gloucester Church Records: Births, Baptisms, Marriages & Deaths 1703-1835.

Vol 1. Size 19" x 14". Unpaged.

Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Abbit-Blatchford

FICHE 10

Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Blackford-Butler

FICHE 11

Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Butler-Cutler

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Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Dade-Dial

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Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Diall-Fuller

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Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Fuller-Grover

FICHE 15

Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Grover-Haskell

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Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Haskell-Jumper

FICHE 17

Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Jumper-Lani

FICHE 18

 

Gloucester Church Records: Births, Baptisms, Marriages & Deaths 1703-1835.

Vol 2. Size 19" x 14". Unpaged.

Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Lane-Lurvey

FICHE 19

Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Lurvey-Osgood

FICHE 20

Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Osgood-Pool

FICHE 21

Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Pool-Robinson

FICHE 22

Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Robinson-Sargent

FICHE 23

Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Sargent-Steele

FICHE 24

Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Steele-Vinson

FICHE 25

Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Wade-Woodbery

FICHE 26

Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Woodbery-Younger; Negroes

FICHE 27

 

Gloucester Transcript of Town Records 1642-1708. Book 1. 356 pp.

Town Records 1642-1653, pp 1-51

FICHE 28

Town Records 1653-1693, pp 52-109

FICHE 29

Town Records 1679-1705, pp 110-169

FICHE 30

Town Records 1680-1706, pp 170-227

FICHE 31

Town Records 1692-1708, pp 228-287

FICHE 32

Town Records 1662-1712, pp 288-347

FICHE 33

Town Records 1659-1697, pp 348-354, Table of Contents

FICHE 34

Table of Contents to Town Records, T-Y

FICHE 35

 

Gloucester Transcript of Town Records 1694-1752. Book 2. 482 pp.

Town Records 1693-1697, pp 1-43

FICHE 36

Town Records 1697-1702, pp 44-103

FICHE 37

Town Records 1702-1708, pp 104-163

FICHE 38

Town Records 1707-1722, pp 164-223

FICHE 39

Town Records 1722-1734, pp 224-283

FICHE 40

Town Records 1734-1743, pp 284-341

FICHE 41

Town Records 1743-1766, pp 342-401

FICHE 42

Town Records 1693-1793, pp 402-461

FICHE 43

Town Records 1693-1762, pp 462-482

FICHE 44

 

Gloucester Selectman's First Book of Records 1699-1721.

Size 12" x 8". 175 pp.

Index; Town Minutes 1698-1708

FICHE 45

Town Minutes 1708-1717

FICHE 46

Town Minutes 1717-1720

FICHE 47

 

Gloucester Commoners Records 1707-1820. Vol 1. 755 pp.

Index; Town Land Grants 1707, pp 1-21

FICHE 48

Town Land Grants 1707-1708, pp 22-79

FICHE 49

Town Land Grants 1708-1709, pp 80-135

FICHE 50

Town Land Grants 1708-1709, pp 136-193

FICHE 51

Town Land Grants 1709-1715, pp 194-251

FICHE 52

Town Land Grants 1716-1718, pp 252-311

FICHE 53

Town Land Grants 1719-1723, pp 312-369

FICHE 54

Town Land Grants 1723-1726, pp 370-427

FICHE 55

Town Land Grants 1716-1726, pp 428-487

FICHE 56

Town Land Grants 1723-1726, pp 488-547

FICHE 57

Town Land Grants 1725-1727, pp 548-607

FICHE 58

Town Land Grants 1709-1738, pp 608-667

FICHE 59

Town Land Grants 1712-1820, pp 668-727

FICHE 60

Town Land Grants 1712-1725, pp 728-755

FICHE 61

 

Gloucester Commoners Records 1713-1810. Vol 2. 377 pp.

Index; Town Land Grants 1713-1718, pp 1-23

FICHE 62

Town Land Grants 1718-1723, pp 24-83

FICHE 63

Town Land Grants 1724-1730, pp 84-143

FICHE 64

Town Land Grants 1731-1745, pp 144-203

FICHE 65

Town Land Grants 1745-1798, pp 204-263

FICHE 66

Town Minutes 1791-1810, pp 264-323

FICHE 67

Town Minutes 1707-1733, pp 324-377

FICHE 68

 

Gloucester Transcript of Births, Marriages, Deaths 1640-1728.

Books 1 & 2. Size 14" x 9". 206 pp.

Index A-Y; Births 1640-1711, 1:1-3

FICHE 69

Births 1640-1686, 1:4-44

FICHE 70

Marriages 1658-1692, 1:44-61

FICHE 70

Births 1665-1669, 1: 62-66

FICHE 71

Deaths 1666-1691, 1: 66-74

FICHE 71

Births 1693-1709, 2: 77-121

FICHE 71

Births 1710-1721, 2: 122-146

FICHE 72

Deaths 1692-1726, 2: 146-181

FICHE 72

Deaths 1726-1728, 2: 182-184

FICHE 73

Marriages & Intentions 1693-1728, 2: 184-206

FICHE 73

 

Gloucester Births, Marriages, Deaths 1634-1727. Books 1 & 2.

Size 13" x 5". Originals.

Births, Marriages, Deaths 1634-1727

FICHE 74

Births, Marriages, Deaths 1634-1727

FICHE 75

 

Gloucester Publishments, Marriages, Births, Deaths 1716-1739.

Size 12 1/2" x 4". Original records. 186 pp.

Index; Marriages and Intentions 1716-1729, pp 1-35

FICHE 76

Marriages & Intentions 1729-1734, pp 36-53

FICHE 77

Births 1716-1737, pp 54-145

FICHE 77

Vital Records 1720-1739, pp 146-186

FICHE 78

 

Gloucester Births, Deaths, Marriages 1739-1794. Size 16 1/2" x 7".

Index; Vital Records 1738-1794, pp 1-19

FICHE 79

Vital Records 1738-1763 (transcript), pp 20-42

FICHE 80

Vital Records 1738-1794 (originals), pp 1-39

FICHE 80

Vital Records 1738-1794 (originals), pp 40-119

FICHE 81

Marriages, Intentions, Births 1750-1774, pp 120-197

FICHE 82

Marriages, Intentions, Births 1757-1772, pp 198-277

FICHE 83

Marriages, Intentions, Births 1739-1794, pp 278-307

FICHE 84

Deaths 1739-1773, pp 1-23

FICHE 85

 

Gloucester Births, Deaths, Marriages 1642-1780. Transcripts. Books 1-4. Size 16" x 11". 333 pp.

Vital Records Index 1642-1780, Abbit-Hill

FICHE 86

Vital Records Index 1642-1780, Hiller-Tarr

FICHE 87

Index Tarr-Younglove, Vital Rec 1642-1780, A-B, pp 1-37

FICHE 88

Vital Records 1642-1780, B-E, pp 38-97

FICHE 89

Vital Records 1642-1780, F-I, pp 98-153

FICHE 90

Vital Records 1642-1780, I-P, pp 154-215

FICHE 91

Vital Records 1642-1780, P-S, pp 216-275

FICHE 92

Vital Records 1642-1780, S-Y, pp 276-333

FICHE 93

 

Gloucester Intentions, Marriages, Births, Deaths 1782-1806. Bk 5. Size 16" x 7". Originals, 175 pp.

Index; Births & Deaths 1780-1817, pp 1-7

FICHE 94

Marriages & Intentions 1782-87, pp 8-33

FICHE 94

Marriages & Intentions 1787-1801, pp 34-40, 61-120

FICHE 95

Births 1777-1806, pp 41-60, 121-127

FICHE 95

Births 1777-1813, pp 128-139

FICHE 96

Marriages & Intentions 1801-1807, pp 140-175

FICHE 96

 

Gloucester Transcript of Intentions, Marriages, Births, Deaths 1772-1807. Book 5. Size 19" x 12".

Vital Records Index 1772-1807, A-H

FICHE 97

Vital Records Index 1772-1807, H-W

FICHE 98

Index W-Y; Births & Deaths 1772-1807, pp 1-48

FICHE 99

Births & Deaths 1772-1807, pp 49-98

FICHE 100

Marriages & Intentions 1772-1807, pp 99-148

FICHE 101

Marriages & Intentions 1772-1807, pp 149-198

FICHE 102

Marriages & Intentions 1772-1807, pp 199-248

FICHE 103

Marriages & Intentions 1772-1807, pp 249-298

FICHE 104

Marriages & Intentions 1772-1807, pp 299-348

FICHE 105

Marriages & Intentions 1772-1807, pp 349-408

FICHE 106

Marriages & Intentions 1772-1807, pp 409-442

FICHE 107

 

Gloucester Intentions, Marriages, Births, Deaths 1806-1828. Bk 6. Size 16" x 7". 158 pp.

Vital Records Index, 1772-1828

FICHE 108

Marriages & Intentions 1806-1818, pp 1-89

FICHE 109

Births & Deaths 1772-1822, pp 5-89

FICHE 109

Marriages & Intentions 1818-1828, pp 90-158

FICHE 110

Births & Deaths 1804-1828, pp 96-158

FICHE 110

 

Gloucester Transcript of Births, Marriages, Intentions, Deaths 1797-1828. Book 6. Size 19" x 13". 390 pp.

Index

FICHE 111

Index W; Births & Deaths 1782-1828, pp 1-52

FICHE 112

Marriages & Intentions 1806-1809, pp 53-88

FICHE 112

Marriages & Intentions 1809-1816, pp 89-178

FICHE 113

Marriages & Intentions 1816-1821, pp 177-266

FICHE 114

Marriages & Intentions 1821-1826, pp 267-352

FICHE 115

Marriages & Intentions 1826-1828, pp 353-389

FICHE 116

 

Gloucester Publishments, Marriages, Births, Deaths 1827-1839. Book 7. Size 12" x 9".

Index; Marriages & Publishments 1827-1829, pp 1-7

FICHE 117

Marriages & Publishments 1828-1834, pp 8-36

FICHE 118

Marriages & Publishments 1834-1839, pp 37-66

FICHE 119

Index; Births & Deaths 1787-1839, pp 1-22

FICHE 120

Births & Deaths 1789-1839, pp 23-81

FICHE 121

Births & Deaths 1801-1839, pp 82-142

FICHE 122

Births & Deaths 1793-1839, pp 148-207

FICHE 123

Births & Deaths 1800-1839, pp 208-251

FICHE 124

 

Gloucester Births, Marriages & Deaths 1839-1844. Book 8. Size 14"x 9". 135 pp.

Index; Births & Deaths 1818-1844, pp 1-19

FICHE 125

Births & Deaths 1792-1844, pp 20-62

FICHE 126

Marriages & Intentions 1839-1843, pp 1-12

FICHE 126

Marriages & Intentions 1843-1850, pp 13-44

FICHE 127

Marriage Intentions 1851-1858, pp 45-103

FICHE 128

Marriage Intentions 1858-1861, pp 104-135

FICHE 129

 

Gloucester Transcript of Marriages & Intentions 1828-1839. Bk 7. Size 18"x12". 277 pp.

Marriages & Intentions Index 1827-1839

FICHE 130

Marriages & Intentions 1827-1830, pp 1-61

FICHE 131

Marriages & Intentions 1830-1833, pp 62-121

FICHE 132

Marriages & Intentions 1833-1835, pp 122-181

FICHE 133

Marriages & Intentions 1835-1838, pp 182-241

FICHE 134

Marriages & Intentions 1838-1839, pp 242-277

FICHE 135

 

Gloucester Transcript of Births & Deaths 1740-1848. Bks 7 & 8. Size 18"x121/2 ". 240 pp.

Birth & Death Index 1740-1848, A-P

FICHE 136

Index P-Y; Births & Deaths 1812-1848, pp 1-49

FICHE 137

Births & Deaths 1776-1848, pp 50-139

FICHE 138

Births & Deaths 1794-1848, pp 140-231

FICHE 139

Births & Deaths 1791-1848, pp 232-240

FICHE 140

 

Gloucester Births, Marriages, Deaths 1843-1850. Size 18" x 12".

Vital Records Index; Marriages 1843-1846, pp 1-5

FICHE 141

Marriages 1847-1851, pp 6-27; Births 1843-1844, pp 1-5

FICHE 142

Births 1844-1850, pp 6-33

FICHE 143

Deaths 1843-1844, pp 1-26

FICHE 144

 

Gloucester Births & Deaths 1843-1850; Intentions & Marriages 1839-1861. Transcripts. Book 9. Size 18" x 12". 485 pp.

Vital Records Index 1839-1861, A-L

FICHE 145

Vital Records Index 1839-1861, L-Y

FICHE 146

Marriages 1844-1847, pp 1-48

FICHE 147

Marriages 1847-1849, pp 49-98

FICHE 148

Marriages 1849-1850, pp 99-118; Births 1843-1845, pp 121-150

FICHE 149

Births 1845-1848, pp 151-198

FICHE 150

Births 1848-1850, pp 199-240; Deaths 1843, pp 249-256

FICHE 151

Deaths 1844-1847, pp 257-306

FICHE 152

Deaths 1847-1850, pp 307-356

FICHE 153

Deaths 1850, pp 357-366

FICHE 154

Marriages & Intentions 1839-1842, pp 374-413

FICHE 154

Marriages & Intentions 1842-1852, pp 414-463

FICHE 155

Marriages & Intentions 1853-1861, pp 464-485

FICHE 156

 

Gloucester Deaths 1851-1864. Book 10. Size 16" x 12". Index + 191 pp.

Index; Deaths 1851-1852, pp 1-8

FICHE 157

Deaths 1852-1857, pp 9-37

FICHE 158

Deaths 1858-1860, pp 38-67

FICHE 159

Deaths 1860-1861, pp 68-97

FICHE 160

Deaths 1861-1862, pp 98-127

FICHE 161

Deaths 1862-1863, pp 128-156

FICHE 162

Deaths 1863-1864, pp 157-186

FICHE 163

Deaths 1864, pp 187-191

FICHE 164

 

Gloucester Deaths 1865-1873. Book 11. Size 18" x 12". Index + 121 pp.

Death Index 1864-1873, A-W

FICHE 165

Death Index 1864-1873, Y; Deaths 1864-1865, pp 1-31

FICHE 166

Deaths 1865-1868, pp 32-61

FICHE 167

Deaths 1868-1871, pp 62-90

FICHE 168

Deaths 1871-1873, pp 91-121

FICHE 169

 

Gloucester Deaths 1874-1883. Vol 1. Size 17" x 14". Index + 202 pp.

Death Index 1874-1883, A-L

FICHE 170

Death Index 1874-1883, M-W

FICHE 171

Death Index 1874-1883, W-Z; Deaths 1874-1875, pp 1-22

FICHE 172