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Essex County, Massachusetts
Listed below are the books you may wish to consult in your Merrill research. Most are available in Acrobat format and searchable by clicking on the Acrobat PDF icon to the right. A few are only available in libraries and personal collections but worth mentioning here. These are listed alphabetically.
• The Essex Antiquarian, The Monthly Magazine Devoted to Biography, Genealogy, History and Antiquities of Essex County, Massachusetts, Volume 1 (1897) and Volume 2 (1898) for 142 pages.
• History of Essex County, Massachusetts with biographical sketches of many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men., Vol 1, D. Hamilton Hurd, 1888 (pages i-424, 700 pages). "The work has been compiled from authenticated and original sources, and no effort spared to produce a history which should prove in every respect worthy of the County represented."
• History of Essex County, Massachusetts with biographical sketches of many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men., Vol 2, part 1, D. Hamilton Hurd, 1888 (pages 425-1586, 874 pages). "The work has been compiled from authenticated and original sources, and no effort spared to produce a history which should prove in every respect worthy of the County represented."
• The Indian Land Titles of Essex County, Massachusetts by Sidney Perley, 1912 (144 pages). Interesting early history of Essex county and its inhabitants with an indian perspective.
• Municipal History of Essex County in Massachusetts - Volume 1 Tercentenary Edition, by Benjamin F. Arrington in 1922, 550 pages. Chapters I-XXXIV, including pp 1-450.
• Municipal History of Essex County in Massachusetts - Volume 2 Tercentenary Edition, by Benjamin F. Arrington in 1922, 524 pages. Chapters XXXV- including pp 451-917.
• Municipal History of Essex County in Massachusetts - Volume 3 Tercentenary Edition, by Benjamin F. Arrington in 1922, 240 pages. Biographical sketches, including pp 1-240.
• Municipal History of Essex County in Massachusetts - Volume 4 Tercentenary Edition, by Benjamin F. Arrington in 1922, 274 pages. Biographical sketches, including pp 241-515.
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