Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Genealogy

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Town Hall
http://www.ci.amesbury.ma.us/

Town Hall 62 Friend St. Amesbury, MA 01913

Quick History
Named for Amesbury, Wiltshire, England

==== 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.

Wikipedia

==== 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.

Maps

 * 1) USGS GNIS FID 614180
 * 2) Google
 * 3) Hometown Locator

Vital Records

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