| "A
Merrill Memorial" |
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References
to the town by the definitive Merrill document from
Samuel Merrill. Currently working on a searchable Acrobat version. |
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| Cape Merrill NEW |
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Early land grant to the family still named for John Merrill and passed down through the family for a number of generations. |
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| Census - 1790 |
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Online list of the inhabitants of the town of Newbury in 1790. |
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| Essex-Roots
mailing list archives |
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Do
a lookup of the Essex county mailing list requests.
At the prompt, type in Essex-Roots-L |
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| The Historical Society of Old Newbury |
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The
historic Cushing House Museum and Garden is the home
of the society and offers an abundance of information
on Newbury, Newburyport, West Newbury, Byfield and
Plum Island. Consider joining and supporting further
research into our genealogy on the local level. |
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| Landing
Place of the First Settlers |
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On
the Parker River is a stone commerating the arrival
of the first settlers to the town of Newbury. |
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| Maps
of Old Newbury |
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USGS
maps dating from 1894 showing detailed information
(SE corner).
Maps of Newbury - 1895,
1932, 1945,
1952 |
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| Newbury Celebrated its 375th Anniversary in 2010 |
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The town of Newbury, Massachusetts is celebrating it's 375th birthday. John Merrill helped settle Newbury in 1635 and Nathaniel joined him a few years later. |
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| Parker
River Bridge |
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Gaining
access from one side to the other has been important
since the early 1600s. Check out some of these old
photographs of how they crossed the river. |
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| Parker
River Pavilion |
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A Trolley used to run with a stop on the south side of the Parker River bridge. |
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| Settler's Monument |
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The
first residents of the area are honored with a large
monument. |
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| Smallpox Epidemic, Newbury, MA, 1759-60 |
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Sixty
four others contracted the disorder (including the
phisitions) out of which 24 died. Contribution by
Robert Chase. |
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| "The Merrills of Old Newbury" |
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Portion
of article pertaining to Newbury by Jean Merrill Thurston |
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| "The
Richardson Memorial" |
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Including
information on the Newbury Richardsons. |
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| View
from Oldtown Hill |
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Detailed
pen and ink drawing taken from an 1892 photograph. |
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| Books
to Own |
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"A
Merrill Memorial"
- Samuel Merrill, 1928 |
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"List
of Grantees and Genealogy of the First Settlers of
Newbury 1635-1700" - Joshua
Coffin, 1845, 34p |
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"Newbury in 1700" - Sidney Perley,
52p |
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"Newbury
Town History" - extract, 1888,
36p |
