Salisbury Massachusetts History

04/18/2023

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In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry provides more stories about out-of-wedlock births in some of the earliest colonial settlements in America.

12/12/2021

Stanley BEAN sent this into Ford News Magazine about his father Oscar W. BEAN

08/14/2021

William Graves, Sr. was born in Salisbury, MA in 1785. By the age of 18 he was already master of the Henry out of Salem. In 1809 he married Mary Pike of Salisbury. Letters and Documents Concerning the Graves Family

Letters and Documents Concerning the Graves Family of Newburyport and Ship Ann Maria, Lot of 18 18 letters, receipts, and other documents related to the steamer Ann Maria and her owners and captain,

08/14/2021

Civil War Broadsides Recruiting Soldiers from Amesbury, Massachusetts, Ca 1863-1865 Recruiting Officers, Selectmen of Amesbury and Salisbury

Civil War Broadsides Recruiting Soldiers from Amesbury, Massachusetts, Ca 1863-1865 Lot of 4 broadsides, including:Come One! Come All! Eighty Recruits Wanted! / Strong inducements are now offered to a

05/18/2021

See how John Greenleaf Whittier and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow were inspired on the subject of Quaker persecutions--Thomas Macy was a subject of one of them link to read

Melissa Berry continues her story about the punishments Quakers endured at the hands of the 17th century Puritan authorities, focusing on Edward Wharton.

04/25/2021

A Fun Sunday Tidbit John Greenleaf Whittier Abram Morrison An Irish Quaker

Came across this piece published in Boston Globe by Willard DeLue on John Greenleaf Whittier's character Abram Morrison, an Irish Quaker in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Other mentions: Society of Friends, Amesbury Meeting House, Lake Gardner, Salisbury Mills, Abraham Morrison, Powow River, William Lloyd...

04/12/2021

Some photos, stories, articles, and archives on the carriage industry

From my Article published in Newburyport Daily News March 2015 NOTE: Images and PDF Files Follow Article Amesbury, Massachusetts definitely held the “wheels” when it came to carriage-making. A vehicle stamped “made in Amesbury” was a guarantee that you were receiving the highest quality from...

02/07/2021

Anyone know if their ancestor was in the Snow Shoe Men Band created around 1702? I found some Salisbury locals like COLBY, HOYT, PIKE, LUNT, BARNARD, HARVEY, MERRILL, SWETT, BARNARD and much more

In researching Joseph Mayo of Newbury I discovered he was in Captain Thomas Noyes North Regiment a company aka the “Snowshoe men” formed for Indian war service 1705-9. I found a list of them in some of old history books and The Colonial Dames publication and some news clips. Amesbury/Salisbury a...

01/10/2021

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Howard Wellington Merrill (1845-1865) enlisted 1864 in Capt. Twitchell's Company, Seventh Maine Battery; promoted to orderly sergeant: died of fever before Richmond March 25th, 1865. Photo courtesy of the Bartlett Museum Association Macy Colby House. See Records History of the Seventh Maine Light Ba...

11/15/2020

Hello All I am going to be posting all my Salisbury MA on my new website/blog going forward hope to hear from you there. You can also find my page at Americana-Archives Thank you so much! Please send along any pictures, etc you would like me to post on the site

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11/11/2020

Some locals to remember today

From my story published by Boston Media Group 2015 Photo of a gathering November 1950 Ivan Eaton and fellow POW's. Ivan spent 33 months in a Chinese Communists POW Camp. Ivan Eaton of Seabrook (photo above) and George Maryea of Amesbury served together in the Korean War. Both men were captured on No...

11/05/2020

Some Salisbury old names in here! link

I just recently became an associate member of The Brigadier Gen. James Brickett Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and remembered this article I published in Patriot Ledger May 21 2015. A few tidbits on the brave soldiers in and around Newbury area. In Newburyport 60 soldiers from t...