Andover, Massachusetts

ANDOVER

Since Andover was the place that so many of our ancestors call home -- this post is for Andover and the -- Adams, Abbott, Berry, Blanchard, Greenleaf, Mooar families and more.

Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was incorporated in 1646 and as of the 2010 census, the population was 33,201. It is part of the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts-New Hampshire metropolitan statistical area, and is a suburb of Lawrence.

I never found a good blurb to cover the Andover history -- just a long description covering the wars, Salen Witch Trials and more.



1900s School Street





1900s Center Street




1900-1906 Abbott



Charlotte Helen Abbott

Charlotte Helen Abbott was born in 1844 and died in 1921. She was a member of the Punchard High's first graduating class in 1859. Both a teacher and a dressmaker, her real love was documenting the families of early Andover History. In fact, for 25 years she wrote a column in the Andover Townsman; some of these articles have been added to the Andover Massachusetts page on the Essex County USGenWeb Project. http://andover.essexcountyma.net/chaseries/chaindex.html

Andover Historical Series

Published in the Andover Townsman newspapers

beginning in 1896

ADDITIONS TO ORIGINAL ARTLCLES

# 4 - Nicholas Holt and his Neighbors
# 5 - One Sunday Noon - mostly fictional, article about a typical Sunday around the North Parish of Andover in the 1600's.
#7 Farnham Girls - covers the woman of the Ralph Farnham line of Andover. 
#12 A Few Days and Full of Trouble - covers the Faulkner family of Andover.
#13 - Nicholas Holt's Children - first of many articles to appear about the Holt family of Andover. 
#14 Concerning a Scotchman - details the RUSSELL and MARSHALL families of Andover.
# 15 Russell Family of Andover - a second article about the RUSSELL'S
#16 & # 18 Early Osgood's & Osgood's That Staid at Home - two articles about the John, Christopher Osgood families of Andover and Essex County. A must read for ANYONE with early ancestors who were related to an Osgood of any town. 
# 19 - Holts (continued) Another article detailing some Andover and emigrant Holts.
# 33  Along the Merrimack - article covers multiple families including Ingalls, Barnard, Holt, Frye, Stevens, Baker, Parker, Lovejoy, Abbott to name a few. 
# 36 - The Early Abbotts Starting with English history, covers George Abbott in Rowley, and Abbott lines in Andover.
#40  #41  #42 Johnson Family Articles  - three stories relating to the John Johnson family of Andover. Includes real estate and probate transaction excepts. 
#46 Deserted Farms - another story covering multiple families including Abbot, Lovejoy, Cummings, Holt, Russell. 
#50 Farnham Boys - covers the male lineage of the Ralph Farnham line.
# 52 Graves Severed Far and Wide - More of the Farnum, Ingalls, Holt, Stevens and Martin lines 
#69  #72   Ingalls from Lynn & Henry Ingalls- of interest to anyone with Ingalls ancestry of early Essex County.
#74 Frye's We Kept - History and genealogy of some lines of the Andover Frye family.
#75  #76  Our First Ancient and Honorable  & A Ballard Estate - both articles cover the early Ballard's of Andover
#88 Our Mayflower Society - History and genealogy of some of the Mayflower Pilgrims and Andover residents.
#89 Tourjours Fidelis - History and genealogy of some of the BLANCHARD lines of Andover.
#91 Our Last Blanchard's - Lines of Thomas Blanchard family of Andover
#125 The Berry's of Andover - covers this early family.
#127 A Friend of Quakers - on the same page as the Berry article (#125) this story covers the family of Henry PHELPS 
#130   #131  Immigrant Danes & Francis Dane of Andover - two stories regarding this early Andover family of Dane's
#140  #141  On Sunset Rock  & Story of the Hollow - two more stories which cover multiple families including Abbot, Ingalls, Allen and WHITTINGTON
#144 John Farrington's Lines - details this early family of Andover.
Dated November 8, 1901 - FROM FRANCE TO ANDOVER details the history of the MARSHALL & CORNELL family (Corneille, Corneel, etc.)

MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY

http://www.mhl.org/andover/Abbott/index.htm

Abbott Genealogies

Andover genealogist Charlotte Helen Abbott wrote these unpublished genealogies. Earlier versions of some genealogies were published in the Andover Townsman, the local newspaper. They generally cover older Andover families through the late 19th century. Miss Abbott's genealogies are subjective and rich with anecdotes, but list few sources. Kay O’Neil, with the cooperation of the Andover Historical Society, worked to digitize the typescript manuscript. Originals are also held at Memorial Hall Library.
These are some of the documents thar you’ll find there: Early Settlers  -- Abbot/Abbott Family  -- Berry Family  -- Blanchard Family  -- Farnum Family  -- Mooar Family  -- Symmes Family