Salem Genealogy (in Essex County)

Birth Records

Vital records of Salem, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Ancestry
Vital Records to 1849 Jane Devlin
Vital Records to 1850 Massachusetts Vital Records Project

Cemetery Records

Broad Street Cemetery A Very Grave Matter
Broad Street Cemetery Cemetery Transcriptions of NEHGS
Cemetery Inscriptions Jane Devlin
Central at Point Cemetery Cemetery Transcriptions of NEHGS
Central on Hill Cemetery Cemetery Transcriptions of NEHGS
Charter Street Cemetery A Very Grave Matter
St. Peter's Church A Very Grave Matter

Census Records

1790 Census US Gen Web

Church Records

18th Century Baptisms Jane Devlin
Eighteenth century baptisms in Salem, Massachusetts Ancestry
History of the First Church (includes names of ministers) First Church in Salem

City Directories

1861 City Directory of Salem Footnote
City Directories, 1890 Census Substitute(includes directory of Salem 1886, 1895) Ancestry
City Directories, 1890 Census Substitute(includes directory of Salem and Beverly 1895) Ancestry
City Directories, 1890 Census Substitute(includes directory of Salem, Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, and Peabody 1895) Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories(includes Salem 1837, 1850-1, 1861, 1864, 1866, and 1878-1962 selected years) Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories(includes Salem and Beverly 1895 and 1924) Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories(includes Salem, Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, and Peabody 1895) Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories(includes Salem, Danvers, and Marblehead 1937) Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories(includes Salem, Danvers, Marblehead, and Peabody 1935, 1942, 1947, 1952, 1953, and 1962) Ancestry
Salem, Massachusetts Directories, 1888-89, 1890-91, 1893-94 Ancestry

Death Records

Vital records of Salem, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Ancestry
Vital Records to 1849 Jane Devlin
Vital Records to 1850 Massachusetts Vital Records Project

Historical Records

Colonial Salem (some brief biographies) New England Colonists Web
History of Salem in Three Volumes Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive
History of Salem, Massachusetts, Volume 1 World Vital Records
History of Salem, Massachusetts, Volume 2 World Vital Records
History of Salem, Massachusetts, Volume 3 World Vital Records
Lists of Freeman 1630-1682 US Gen Web
Members of the East India Marine Society, Salem, published 1870 NEHGS
New England Founders, 1602-1630(primarily Salem and Plymouth) Ancestry
Proceedings upon the dedication of Plummer Hall at Salem, October 6, 1857 : including Mr. Hoppin's address and Judge White's Ancestry
Seamen from Salem and Vicinity Impressed by British War Vessels, 1800-1818 US Gen Web
Some Brief Biographies of Early Settlers of Salem
The first half-century of the Essex Institute(in Salem; published 1898) Ancestry
The Records of the Salem Commoners, 1713 - 1739 World Vital Records
The records of the Salem Commoners, 1713-1739 Ancestry
The Salem Fire of 1914 US Gen Net

Marriage Records

Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 (includes marriages in Salem 1639 - 1849) Ancestry
Vital records of Salem, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Ancestry
Vital Records to 1849 Jane Devlin
Vital Records to 1850 Massachusetts Vital Records Project

Military Records

History of the Salem Light Infantry(includes lists of soldiers 1805-1890) Ancestry
List of Revolutionary War Soldiers US Gen Web

Newspapers

American Gazette 1776 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Essex Gazette 1768-1775 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Essex Register 1807-1827 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Friend 1807-1880 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Impartial Register 1800-1801 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Salem Chronicle 1786 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Salem Gazette 1781-1785 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Salem Gazette 1790-1837 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Salem Mercury 1786-1789 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Salem Register 1802-1807 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Salem Register 1803-1807 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank

Vital Records

Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 (includes marriages in Salem 1639 - 1849) Ancestry
Vital records of Salem, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Ancestry
Vital Records to 1849 Jane Devlin
Vital Records to 1850 Massachusetts Vital Records Project

More records for Salem are available on the statewide page