VITAL RECORDS

SALEM

MASSACHUSETTS

To the end of the year 1849

Transcriptions of the "Tan Books"
Published by
The Essex Institute
Salem, MA
Births, Vol. 1 - 1916; Vol. 2 - 1918
Marriages, Vols. 3 & 4 - 1924
Deaths, Vols. 5 & 6 - 1925

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SALEM

Salem was planted in 1626 by Roger Conant and his associates who came from a fishing settlement at Cape Ann. The first colony of settlers arrived in 1628 under the leadership of Capt. John Endecott. The Indian name for the locality was Naumkeag.

Bounds between Salem and Saugus (now Lynn), and Salem and Marble Harbor (Marblehead), were established Mar. 4, 1635.

Sept. 7, 1843 part of Salem called Enos was established as Wenham.

May 14, 1645, part of Salem called "Jeffryes Creeke" was set off as the town of Manchester.

May 2, 1649, part of Salem was set off as the town of Marblehead.

Oct. 19, 1638, bounds were established between Salem and Topsfield.

Oct. 14, 1668 part of Salem called "Bass river" was set off as the town of Beverly.

June 20, 1728 part of Salem was included in the new town of Middleton.

Jan. 28, 1752 part of Salem was set off as the district of Danvers, which afterwards became a town. Much of this territory had long been known as, "Salem Village."

Sept. 11, 1753 part of Salem was annexed to Beverly.

Mar. 23, 1836 Salem was incorporated as a city.

The population of Salem at different periods was as follows:

1765,	4,427.	1810,	12,613.	1850,	20,264.
1776,	5,337.	1820,	12,613.	1875,	15,958.
1790,	7,921.	1830,	13,893.	1900,	35,956.
1800,	9,437.	1840,	15,082.	1915,	36,826.

EXPLANATIONS and ABBREVIATIONS

SURNAME INDEX

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Births Abbot - Ayres Babadge - Byshop Caban - Cutts Dabney - Dystill Eager - Evoy Fabens - Fute Gafney - Gyles Hacker - Hyde Ilsley - Ives Jackman - Julyn Kahew - Kroch Ladd - Lyons Maber - Myres Nannery - Nutting Oake - Owen Packard - Pynchon Quailey - Quirk Rabell - Ryne Sackinbotam - Symonds Tabour - Tyler Ugan - Ustace Vaile - Vowden Wadkins - Wymond Yarrington - Younges Surnames missing Indians Negroes	Marriages Aaron - Ayres Babadge - Byron Caban - Cutts Dabney - Dynn Eadee - Ewell Fabens - Furniss Gaddat - G____ Haburn - Hyslop Ide - Ivory Jackman - Justice Kallum - Kuse Labaree - Lyttlefield Maber - Mylod Narbone - Nymes Oakes - Owens Pace - Pynchon Quain - Quint Radcliff - Ryon Sadler - Synnott Taber - Tytler Ulman - Utton Valentine - Vowden Wackfield - Wyn Yaro - Younge Zenus Surname missing Negroes	Deaths Aaron - Aylward Babadge - Byshop Caban - Cutts Dabney - Dystill Eady - Ewell Fabens - Fute Gafney - Gyles Hacker - Hyde Ilsley - Ives Jackman - Joye Kaiselle - Knox Labeter - Lyons Mac - Mylod Naos - Nye Oake - Owens Packard - Pynchon Quarles - Quinn Radax - Ryne Sabteh - Syms Taber - Tyler Underwood - Upton Vaicou - Vowden Wadsworth - Wyman Yarrington - Young Zimmerman Surnames Missing Indians Negroes