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Danvers, Massachusetts
Vital Records
Births, Marriages, & Deaths
As recorded in the Town Records from
1752 to
the end of 1849
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BIRTH RECORDS ONLY
Order item B453
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The book is 128 pages, NOT indexed, names listed alphabetically, soft cover with a plastic comb binding, and available for
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MARRIAGE RECORDS ONLY
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DEATH RECORDS ONLY
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The book is 126 pages, NOT indexed, names listed alphabetically, soft cover with a plastic comb binding, and available for
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ALL 3 RECORD BOOKS ON CD-ROM
Order item B452
FORMAT: ELECTRONIC
The book's (678 pages) lists of records have been converted to PDF format which is
easily searchable for key words, names, dates, places, etc., and placed on a
CD-ROM disk. Priced at $14.95
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The Adobe Acrobat Reader software program is required in order to view these
books on the disk. Using the Acrobat Reader program you can easily
search for names, dates, locations, etc., which appear in the books. You can
also print paper copies of the books. The software program and installation
instructions are included on the disk.
EXPLANATIONS
The records of births, marriages and deaths in this book include all entries to be found in the books of record kept by the town
clerks; in the church records; in the cemetery inscriptions; and in many private records found in family
Bibles, etc. These records are printed in a condensed form in which every
essential particular has been preserved. All duplication of the town clerks'
record has been eliminated, but differences in entry and other explanatory
matter appear in brackets. Parentheses are used when they occur in the
original record; also to indicate the maiden name of a married woman.
When places other than Danvers and
Massachusetts are named in the original records, they are given in the printed
copy. Marriages and intentions of marriage are printed under the names of both
parties. When both the marriage and intention of marriage are recorded, only
the marriage record is printed; and when a marriage appears without the
intention being recorded, it is designated by an asterisk. Double-dating is used in the months of January, February and March,
prior to 1752, whenever it appears in the original, and also, whenever from
the sequence of entry in the original, the date May be easily determined. In
all records the original spelling of names is followed, and in the
alphabetical arrangement the various forms should be examined, as items about
the same family may be found under different spellings.
Joseph Shed, who held the office of town clerk
from 1835 to 1853, made a copy of all the vital records from the incorporation
of the town, and with additional matter which he gathered by a house to house
canvas, arranged the whole in families. In the pages of this book the
original record has been carefully compared with this copy, and the latter
discarded, preserving only the variations which appear. The new material
recorded by Mr. Shed at that time is treated as the original record.
HISTORY OF DANVERS
The town of Danvers, which, previous to 1855, also included the present town of Peabody was originally a part of Salem, the first grant of land within this territory having been made on July 3, 1632 to Gov. John Endecott.
On Mar. 22, 1671-2, this section, known as "The Farms," was set off from Salem and established as "Salem Village" parish.
On Jan. 18, 1710, another division was effected, the territory which comprised the southern portion of the present town of Peabody being set off from Salem as the "Middle Precinct"
On Feb. 11, 1712, the inhabitants of the eastern part of the Village parish, together with some of Beverly, united in forming the parish known as the " Precinct of Salem and Beverly at Royal Side." The inhabitants in the vicinity of Will's hill were set off from the Village parish, and incorporated June 20, 1728, as the town of Middleton.
On Jan. 28, 1752, the Village and Middle parishes of Salem were established as the district of Danvers, and on June 16, 1757, the district was duly incorporated as the town of Danvers.
Objections being made on account of the King's previous mandate that no new towns should be incorporated which would increase the number of representatives to the General Court, the act was
disallowed by the Privy Council, Aug. 10, 1759. However, by a general Act passed Aug. 23, 1775, the district became the town of Danvers.
On Mar. 17, 1840, the bounds between Danvers and Salem were established.
The population of Danvers at different periods was as follows:
1765, 2,133 1830, 4,228
1776, 2,284 1840, 5,020
1790, 2,425 1850, 8,109
1800, 2,643
1810, 3,127 1905, 9,063
1820, 3,646
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