Source Information

Ancestry.com. Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts Marriages to 1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
Original data: Eggen, Cheryl, comp.. Vital Records of Newburyport MA to the End of the Year 1849. Salem, MA, USA: The Essex Institute, 1911.

About Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts Marriages to 1850

This database, consisting of more than 12,000 marriage records, is one portion of the vital records for Newburyport, Massachusetts. The records of marriages include all entries found in books of record kept by town clerks, in church records, in cemetery inscriptions, and in many private records found in family bibles. Frequently, the residence location is noted for the bride and groom, and residences for their parents are often listed as well. Marriages that took place in either Newbury or Newburyport will be more easily identified with this valuable database.

Record Description

    Field 1: Surname
    Field 2: Given Name
    Field 3: Age
    Field 4: Occupation
    Field 5: Son/Daughter (S/D)
    Field 6: Parent's Names
    Field 7: Spouse's Name
    Field 8: Age
    Field 9: Spouse's Occupation
    Field 10: Spouse's Parents' Names
    Field 11: Date of Marriage or Intention
    Field 12: Additional Information