Andover Historical Society - Subject Matter Index, Genealogy

Genealogy

Published and non-published sources of Andover families make this a valuable genealogy center in New England. The Charlotte Helen Abbott Collection contains her works from 1853 to 1920 and is the beginning for any search. Church records, cemetery inventories and extensive family files round out the collection. We have extensive records on the Abbott, Ames, Bailey, Carrier, Chandler, Foster, Frye, Holt, Jenkins, Osgood, Peters, Poor, and Wardwell families; we also have records for hundreds of other families.

Conducting Genealogical Research can be a difficult task. Please contact our Research Center if you need help from our experienced researchers.

Genealogists Handbook for New England Research
Written by Lindberg, Marcia E., ed.
NEHGS, Second Edition 1985
(AHS Library 0929.1 LI)
Settlers and Old Home Sites in West Parish
Written by Abbott, Charlotte Helen
(typescript at AHS Library)
Genealogical Records of the Early Arrivals in Ballardvale
Written by Abbott, Charlotte Helen
(typescript at AHS Library)
Andover Families 1800-1920
Written by Abbott, Charlotte Helen
(AHS Library 929 AT)
Andover family genealogies (typescript by Miss Lemare via a W.P.A. project in 1936)
Written by Abbott, Charlotte Helen
(AHS Library and Andover Room at MHL)
History of Essex County,
Massachusetts with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men
Written by Hurd, D. Hamilton, ed.
(AHS Library 0974.45 HE)
A Listing of the Index of Deeds (grantors) in Andover up to 1799
Written by Lamere, Marian
(AHS Library 974.451 LI)
A Genealogical-Historical Visitation of Andover,
Massachusetts in the Year 1863 - Essex Institute Historical Collections
Written by Alfred Poore, M.D
(AHS Library 0929.2 POR - Available for Loan)

Also search Cemetery's and Graveyards
Also search internet site US GenWeb Project

US GenWeb Project - Andover, Massachusetts (Essex County)
Note: The information contained within the US GenWeb site varies considerably from county to county and town to town as it follows a free form format developed by each volunteer who manages the particular pages; the US GenWeb Project's Andover pages reference a wide range of subjects other than genealogy.

Also search Government (town and county records contain genealogical information)

More information:

Andover Historical Society's List of General References & Resources

The following society is in the process of undertaking the enormous project of making books and images in public domain available on the internet:
U.S. Internet Genealogical Society
They have transcribed one of the most comprehensive books about early Andover - HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF ANDOVER, (COMPRISING THE PRESENT TOWNS OF NORTH ANDOVER AND ANDOVER), Essex County MASSACHUSETTS. BY SARAH LORING BAILEY - and it's now available online. It's not as pretty as the hardcopy (which we do have available in our gift shop) and there are some typographical errors from the OCR scan, but it's extraordinarilly easy to search for specific information while conducting research. Use the above link to our List of General References & Resources to view the Bailey book online via the USIGS website.

Andover Historical Society Newsletter Articles:
Charlotte Helen Abbott: Genealogist, Dressmaker, Naturalist - written by Joan Patrakis - Vol. 14, No. 1