A Genealogical Historical Visitation of Andover, MA in the year 1863

Alfred Poore, M.D. (1818-1907), author of "A memoir and Genealogy of John Poore," and "The Historical and Genealogical Researches and Recorder of Passing Events of Merrimack Valley," was in the habit of making house to house journeys in various Essex County towns in search of genealogical information and family lore. On several occasions more extended trips were made through Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and even into Canada, in search of material relating to those families who had removed from Essex County and settled in the northern part of New England. He would walk from town to town examining and copying from the town and church records, gravestones, family Bibles, and private memoranda and making extended inquiries into unwritten family history covering its genealogy and immigration. His note books kept during these various "Visitations" are now preserved by the Essex Institute. Almost the first extended "Visitation" undertaken by Dr. Poore was an examination of the town of Andover, Mass., occupying the larger part of the summer of 1863 and it is believed that much of the information then gathered and here published is not preserved in any other form. 

This multipart series is broken into sections, each section a different entry in the volumes of books. I have included below, the volume number and each surname visited, and most surnames deeply involved in  each portion of the series. This short index should not be considered a full representation of all surnames included in the stories. 

Part One :Asa A. Abbott, Manning, Capt. Joshua Ballard, Chandler, Hidden, Batchelder, Wilson, Foster, Goldsmith, Moses Abbott, Dea. Gould, Sylvester Abbott, history and locations of mills throughout Andover, William Hackett, Pearson, Henry E. Hayward

Part Two :William Mears, Moses Mears, William Allen, Thomas Baker Poor, Daniel Poor, Abel Blanchard, John Marland, employees of the mills, Whipple Company, Deacon Gould, Capt. J. Ballard, Mr. Goldsmith, John Edwin Farnham, Charles Spofford, Burt(t) family history, Nathaniel Clark family, Nicholas Tuttle, John Ellis, Caesar Dole, Foster Family, 18th century: Andrew Allen, family and history, includes Russell, Holt and Lovejoy families, Pomp Lovejoy history.

Part Three : coming soon

Part Four : coming soon 

Part Five : coming soon 

Part Six : coming soon