Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Gloucester, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

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

Adjacent Towns
Essex Co.:  Essex | Ipswich | Manchester-by-the-Sea | Rockport

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

Gloucester Town Clerk
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE 9 DALE AVE GLOUCESTER, MA 01930 Phone: 978-281-9720 x 6 Fax: 978-282-3051 Website

Births

 * 1636-1924 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Deaths

 * 1720-2003 Gloucester, MA: Burials in Gloucester Cemeteries, 1720-2003 at American Ancestors— index ($)

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Gloucester Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Essex County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

City Directories

 * 1860-1965 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Gloucester at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
 * 1870-1965 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Gloucester at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Gloucester at HomeTownLocator
 * Gloucester at FamilySearch Places
 * Gloucester at Google Maps
 * Gloucester at Mapcarta
 * Massachusetts County Map at Mass.gov
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Massachusetts at Old-Maps.com
 * Massachusetts Maps State Page

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
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Town Clerk Records
 * Gloucester Town Clerk. Spanish-American War records, 1898-1899
 * Gloucester, Massachusetts, World War military service records 1916-1919

Newspapers

 * 1800-Current Massachusetts, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Exeter New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
 * Lynnfield Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * Nashua New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
 * Derry Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Halton Hills Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Memorial Hall Library - an affiliate library
 * Newburyport Public Library - an affiliate library
 * North Hampton Public Library and Cultural Center - an affiliate library
 * Parker Memorial Library - an affiliate library