VITAL RECORDS

GLOUCESTER

MASSACHUSETTS

To the end of the year 1849

Transcriptions of the "Tan Books"
Published by
The Essex Institute
Salem, MA
Births, Vol. 1 - 1923
Marriages, Vol. 2 - 1923
Deaths, Vol. 3 - 1924

Title page - Vol. I
Title page - Vol. II
Title page - Vol. III

GLOUCESTER

A company of fishermen, known as the Dorchester Company, established itself here in 1624, but the larger number of the colonists returned to England the following year, and the remainder removed to Naumkeag, afterwards Salem.

The General Court on May 22, 1639, ordered "that a fishing plantation shalbee begun at Cape Ann." A committee was appointed to lay out the plantation and none were allowed to settle without their permission. The authority of the committee was reaffirmed October 7, 1641 and another committee was appointed the same day to settle the bounds between Cape Ann and Ipswich. Their report is dated May 3, 1642 and mentions the meeting house at Cape Ann.

"Gloaster" is first mentioned in the Colony records when a tax was levied June 14, 1642. The plantation without doubt was named for the cathedral city in England, from which several of the settlers emigrated. Bounds between Gloucester and Manchester were established May 15, 1672. Part of Gloucester was set off Feb. 27, 1840 as the town of Rockport.

The population of Gloucester at different periods was as follows:

1765,	3,763	1800,	5,313	1830,	7,510
1776,	4,512	1810,	5,943	1840,	6,350
1790,	5,317	1820,	6,384	1915,	24,478

EXPLANATIONS and ABBREVIATIONS

SURNAME INDEX

All images courtesy of New England Historic Genealogical Society.
Births Abbot - Ayrs Babbit - Byshop Cag - Cutler Dade - Dyke Eades - Eyears Falls - Fulton Gaffney - Guttrige Hacock - Hyland Ilery - Ireland Jackson - Jumper Keen - Kuetville La Baren - Lyncoln McCain - Murrains Nash - Nutter Oakes - Oxton Page - Pyper Quarles - Quint Race - Ryon Sadler - Sylvester Tainer - Tyler Umphry - Urien Vanderford - Votten Wade - Wright Yong - Younger Surnames Missing Indian Negroes	Marriages Abbit - Ayres Babbit - Byrne Caban - Cuttler Dade - Dyson Eades - Ewin Falt - Furness Gaffield - Gyles Hacock - Hutsen Ilsley - Ivory Jackson - Jumper Keegin - Kusey La Brunier - Lynkern McArty - Myles Nash - Nutter Oakes - Oxton Packharris - Pyper Quarels - Quitville Race - Ryns Sadler - Symons Tailor - Tyo Upham - Urann Vanderford - Vorel Wade - Wyer Yonger - Younglove Surnames Missing Negroes	Deaths Abbot - Ayres Babbit - Byron Cabann - Cutler Dade - Dyke Eades - Ewell Farley - Fuz Gaerrin - Gyles Hacks - Hutchings Ingalls - Ireland Jackson - June Kalder - Knutsford Labnieur - Lurvy McCauly - Murphy Nash - Nutter Oakes - Oxton Page - Putnam Rand - Rust Sadler - Symonds Tappan - Tyler Underwood - Uran Vanhuson - Vinson Wainwright - Wytham Yewlin - Younger Surnames Missing Negroes