Lynn Genealogy (in Essex County)

Birth Records

Births 1850-1852 US Gen Web
Extracts from the records of the town of Lynn: together with the division and names of the original proprietors of land at Nahant(early town, land, vital records) Ancestry
Vital Records to 1849 Jane Devlin
Vital Records to 1850 Massachusetts Vital Records Project
Vital records of Lynn, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 Ancestry

Cemetery Records

Ahavas Achim Anshi Sfard Cemetery Find a Grave
Burials of Revolutionary War Soldiers US Gen Web
Chevra Mishna Cemetery Find a Grave
New Light Cemetery Find a Grave
Inscriptions from the old burying ground, Lynn, Mass. Ancestry
Old Burying Ground Jane Devlin
Old East Burying Ground Find a Grave
Pine Grove Cemetery Interment
Pine Grove Cemetery Find a Grave
Pine Grove Cemetery (names only) N-Z US Gen Web
Pine Grove Cemetery (names only) A-F US Gen Web
Pine Grove Cemetery (names only) G-M US Gen Web
Pride of Lynn Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Jean de Baptiste Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Joseph Cemetery Find a Grave
Western Burial Ground A Very Grave Matter

Census Records

1790 Federal Census US Gen Web
1800 Federal Census US Gen Web
1810 Federal Census US Gen Web
1820 Federal Census (First Ward) US Gen Web
1820 Federal Census (Second Ward) US Gen Web
1830 Federal Census US Gen Web
1860 Federal Census (incomplete) US Gen Web

Church Records

1837 Member List of First Church US Gen Web
1845 Member List of First Church US Gen Web
1855 Member List of First Church US Gen Web
1860 Member List of First Church US Gen Web
1862 Member List of First Church US Gen Web
1867 Member List of First Church US Gen Web
1874 Member List of First Church US Gen Web
1878 Member List of First Church US Gen Web
1886 Member List of First Church US Gen Web
1894 Member List of First Church US Gen Web
1913 Member List of First Church US Gen Web
A catalogue of the members of the First Church in Lynn(list of members in 1845) Ancestry
A century of Puritanism, and a century of its opposites : with results contrasted to enforce Puritan principles(church history in Lynn) Ancestry
A discourse on the formation and progress of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Lynn Ancestry
Address, poems and speeches delivered at the semi-centennial anniversary of the Second Congregational Society of Lynn1873 church history Ancestry
Celebration of the 275th anniversary of the First Church of Christ : organized June 8, 1632 : Lynn, Massachusetts Ancestry
Celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the First Church of Christ, in Lynn Ancestry
Histories of Churches in Lynn from “Lynn and Surroundings” US Gen Web
Histories of Churches in Lynn from “Sketches of Lynn” US Gen Web
List of 1860 Churches (includes names of pastors) US Gen Web
Memorial of St. Stephen's Parish : Lynn, Mass. Ancestry
Silsbee Street Friends' Meeting 1933 Year Book Genealogy Today

Death Records

Deaths 1850-1910 (incomplete) US Gen Web
Extracts from the records of the town of Lynn: together with the division and names of the original proprietors of land at Nahant(early town, land, vital records) Ancestry
Vital Records to 1849 Jane Devlin
Vital Records to 1850 Massachusetts Vital Records Project
Vital records of Lynn, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 Ancestry

Directories

1841 City Directory (includes Nahant) US Gen Web
1917 Lynn City Directory US Gen Web
Lynn, Massachusetts Directory 1890 Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories(includes Lynn 1860, 1894, 1898, 1906, 1910, 1919-21, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1945-7, 1951-3, 1956, 1958, and 1965) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Lynn 1821, 1841, 1851, 1854, 1856, 1858, 1860, 1863, 1865, 1867, 1869, 1871, 1873, 1875-80, 1882-26, 1928-49, 1951, 1953-58, 1960, 1965) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Lynn Sub 1906, 1918-19) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Lynn Suburban 1922, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1958, 1963) Ancestry

Historical Records

Extracts from the records of the town of Lynn: together with the division and names of the original proprietors of land at Nahant(early town, land, vital records) Ancestry
History of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts: Including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscott, and Nahant US Gen Web
Lynn Encampment, Number 58 of I.O.O.F. 1899 Genealogy Today
Lynn Oxford Club 1909 Members Genealogy Today
Lynn and Surroundings (historical) US Gen Web
Proceedings in Lynn, Massachusetts, June 17, 1879 : being the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the settlement Ancestry
Records of ye Towne Meetings of Lyn, 1691 - 1701/2 World Vital Records
Records of ye towne meetings of Lyn(1691-1783) Ancestry
Sketches of Lynn or the Changes of Fifty Years US Gen Web
Sutton Royal Arch Chapter 1911 Year Book Genealogy Today
The City Hall of Lynn : being a history of events leading to its erection, and an account of the ceremonies at the dedication Ancestry
The First Schools of Lynn from Sketches of Lynn US Gen Web
The History of Lynn including Nahant US Gen Web
The Lynn Academy (historical) US Gen Web
The history of Lynn Ancestry

Land Records

Extracts from the records of the town of Lynn: together with the division and names of the original proprietors of land at Nahant(early town, land, vital records) Ancestry

Marriage Records

Extracts from the records of the town of Lynn: together with the division and names of the original proprietors of land at Nahant(early town, land, vital records) Ancestry
Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 (includes marriages in Lynn 1652 - 1849) Ancestry
Vital Records to 1849 Jane Devlin
Vital Records to 1850 Massachusetts Vital Records Project
Vital records of Lynn, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 Ancestry

Military Records

Burials of Revolutionary War Soldiers US Gen Web
List of Soldiers in the Revolution from “The History of Lynn” US Gen Web
List of World War II Veterans US Gen Web
Lynn in the Revolution US Gen Web
World War I Draft Registration Index US Gen Web

Newspapers

Daily Item, The (Lynn, MA) 9/23/2005-Current Obits Archive

Obituaries

Daily Item, The (Lynn, MA) 9/23/2005-Current Obits Archive

School Records

1904 - 1905 Classical High School Battalion Roster US Gen Web
1934 List of Schools (includes names of principals) US Gen Web
Class of 1904 Lynn Classical High School US Gen Web
Class of 1905 Lynn Classical High School US Gen Web
Class of 1963 Lynn English High School US Gen Web
Lynn English High School, Class of 1939, 25th Anniversary Reunion Book (includes information on graduates) US Gen Web
Lynn English High School, Diamond Jubilee, 1889-1964 (includes lists of most of the graduates) US Gen Web
Lynn High School 1852 Catalogue Genealogy Today
Lynn High School 1854 Catalogue Genealogy Today
Lynn High School 1859 Catalogue Genealogy Today
Lynn High School 1860 Catalogue Genealogy Today
Lynn High School 1867 Catalogue Genealogy Today
The Lynn Academy (historical) US Gen Web

Vital Records

Births 1850-1852 US Gen Web
Deaths 1850-1910 (incomplete) US Gen Web
Extracts from the records of the town of Lynn: together with the division and names of the original proprietors of land at Nahant(early town, land, vital records) Ancestry
Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 (includes marriages in Lynn 1652 - 1849) Ancestry
Vital Records to 1849 Jane Devlin
Vital Records to 1850 Massachusetts Vital Records Project
Vital records of Lynn, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 Ancestry


More records for Lynn are available on the Essex County page and the statewide page