USGenWeb Genealogical Site for the Town of
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West Newbury Massachusetts (Formerly Parsons; Originally the West Parish of Newbury) Essex County |
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Including the Village of Rock's Bridge
See also the site for the parent town of Newbury
Moses-Poore Farmhouse, West Newbury
Photograhed about 1898
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April 28, 2007 — Welcome to the brand new West Newbury USGenWeb page. I'll be posting notices here as new resources are added to the site.
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Lookups and Resources
If you have any West Newbury material and would like to volunteer for lookups please send email to Dale H. Cook.
When requesting a lookup please use the email link following the listing for that book, limit your request to one or two specific names on separate lines, and please thank the volunteer for their time and effort.
Vital Records of West Newbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, transcribed and with page images, courtesy of John Slaughter and Jodi Salerno's Massachusetts Vital Records Project.
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Family Researchers and Websites
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Books, Newspapers and Records
You can find copies of books for sale by using the search engine at Bookfinder.com.
Vital Records of West Newbury Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1918). See Books Online below.
Joshua Coffin, A Sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport, and West Newbury (Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1845; Reprinted Hampton, NH: P. E. Randall for the Sons and Daughters of the First Settlers of Newbury, Mass., 1977).
Ann S. Lainhart, 1855 and 1865 Massachusetts State Censuses for West Newbury (Boston: The Author, 1987).
Vital Records of West Newbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, transcribed and with page images, courtesy of John Slaughter and Jodi Salerno's Massachusetts Vital Records Project.
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A newspaper often had a succession of titles on its masthead during the course of its publication. Some libraries list newspapers by the last title used, followed by previous titles. Other libraries list all holdings under the most common, most familiar or most recent title. For each title the library's holdings are given.
American Antiquarian Society, Worcester - Titles on Microfilm
Newburyport
Boston Public Library - Microtext Department
West Newbury
Newburyport
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Published Vital Records to 1849 Transcribed Online:
Vital Records of West Newbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, transcribed and with page images, courtesy of John Slaughter and Jodi Salerno's Massachusetts Vital Records Project.
Vital Records 1819 to present:
Town Clerk
Town Office Building
381 Main St.
West Newbury, MA 01985
978-363-1100, Ext. 110
Fax: 978-363-1117
Hours: Mon. - Thu. 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.; Fri. 8:00 A.M. to Noon
Vital Records 1841-1915:
Massachusetts Archives
220 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125
617-727-2816
Fax: 617-288-8429
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.; Sat. 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
Vital Records 1916 to present:
Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
150 Mount Vernon St., 1st Floor
Dorchester, MA 02125-3105
617-740-2600
Or order online:
Births
Marriages
Divorces
Deaths
Massachusetts Vital Records Information from Ancestry.com
Deeds and Probate
Southern Essex District Registry of Deeds
36 Federal St.
Salem, MA 01970
978-741-0201
Register's Fax: 978-744-7679
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Essex Probate and Family Court
36 Federal St.
Salem, MA 01970
978-744-1020 Ext. 383
Fax: 978-741-2957
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
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Genealogical and Historical Societies, Libraries and Locations
Genealogical and Historical Societies and Libraries
G. A. R. Memorial Library
490 Main St.
West Newbury, MA 01985
978-363-1105
Regular Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.; Fri. 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.; Sat. 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
Summer Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.; Fri. 12:00 Noon to 5:00 P.M.
West Newbury Historical Society
P.O. Box 332
West Newbury, MA 01985
978-465-8046
Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square
Salem, MA 01970-3783
978-745-9500
Hours: Daily 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.; Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day
Museum Admission: Adults $13, Seniors $11, Students $9, Youth (16 and under) and Salem, Mass. residents admitted free.
Members admitted free to all sites.
Formed in 1992 from the merger of the Peabody Museum of Salem with the Essex Institute.
Essex Society of Genealogists, Inc.
P.O. Box 313
Lynnfield, MA 01940-0313
Meetings are held the third Saturday of each month, except January, June, July and August, at Centre Congregational Church, Lynnfield Center, MA. 12 Noon - social hour; bring your own lunch, desserts and coffee will be provided by the society. 1:00 P.M. - business meeting, followed by program.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215-3695
617-536-1608
Hours: Mon. - Weds. 9:00 A.M. to 4:45 P.M.; Thurs. 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.; Fri. 9:00 A.M. to 4:45 P.M.; Closed weekends.
New England Historic Genealogical Society
101 Newbury St.
Boston, MA 02116-3007
617-536-5740
Fax: 617-536-7307
Email: nehgs@nehgs.org
Library Hours: Tues. 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.; Weds. - Thurs. 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.; Fri. - Sat. 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Winter Hours (Dec. - Mar.): Tues. - Weds. 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.; Thurs. 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.; Fri. - Sat. 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
The library is closed for some holidays - call or see the website for details.
For non-members there is a daily admisssion fee for the research library.
NEHGS is nation's oldest genealogical society, founded in 1845. It offers unsurpassed resources for New England research including the Boston research library of over 200,000 volumes. Members not in the Boston area appreciate the circulating library of more than 30,000 volumes and online resources including all issues of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, the nation's oldest genealogical journal, published quarterly since 1847.
Genealogical and Historical Locations
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The territory which comprises this town was originally a part of Newbury until Feb. 18, 1819, when it was set off as the town of Parsons. This name was changed on June 14, 1820, to West Newbury.
| 1820 | (U.S.) | 1,279 | 1830 | (U.S.) | 1,586 | 1840 | (U.S.) | 1,560 | 1850 | (U.S.) | 1,746 | ||||
| 1860 | (U.S.) | 2,202 | 1870 | (U.S.) | 2,006 | 1880 | (U.S.) | 1,989 | 1890 | (U.S.) | 1,796 | ||||
| 1895 | (State) | 1,643 | 1900 | (U.S.) | 1,558 | 1905 | (State) | 1,405 | 1910 | (U.S.) | 1,473 | ||||
| 1915 | (State) | 1,529 | 1920 | (U.S.) | 1,492 | 1930 | (U.S.) | 1,549 | 1940 | (U.S.) | 1,515 | ||||
| 1950 | (U.S.) | 1,598 | 1960 | (U.S.) | 1,844 | 1970 | (U.S.) | 2,254 | 1980 | (U.S.) | 2,861 | ||||
| 1990 | (U.S.) | 3,421 | 2000 | (U.S.) | 4,149 |
Inhabitants of the West Parish of Newbury in 1729 from John J. Currier, Ould Newbury: Historical and Biographical Sketches (Boston: Damrell and Upham, 1896)
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Commonwealth Communities page for West Newbury
-->The Web Directory for West Newbury
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West Newbury Vital Records Online - USGenWeb
Massachusetts Genealogy - USGenWeb
The USGenWeb Project - Home Page
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Please note that although I was born and raised about 50 miles from West Newbury I now live hundreds of miles away and do not have easy access to the town.
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