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| U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947 | 3,655,095 |
| New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1971 | 3,581,379 |
| New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947 | 2,545,835 |
| New Hampshire, U.S., Death Records, 1650-1969 | 2,311,671 |
| New Hampshire, U.S., Birth Records, 1631-1920 | 2,127,029 |
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| Sorted by New Hampshire immigration & emigration | Sort by Count |
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| U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project)Free | 5,810,303 |
| U.S., Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports, 1904-1944 | 4,355,886 |
| New Hampshire, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1832-1995 | 107,214 |
| New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 | 62,840 |
| Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775Free | 50,955 |
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| New Hampshire, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current | 44,628,241 |
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| New Hampshire, U.S., Court Rosters, 1800-1961 | 117,335 |
| New Hampshire, U.S., City Directories | 102,687 |
| Web: US, New England Seamen's Protection Certificate Index, 1796-1871Free | 29,384 |
| New Hampshire, U.S., Prison Records, 1812-1968 | 21,549 |
| Catholic memoirs of Vermont and New Hampshire : with sketches of the lives of Rev. Wm. Henry Hoyt, and Fanny Allen : also with | 167 |
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| New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982 | 594,641 |
| New Hampshire, U.S., Government Petitions, 1700-1826 | 140,380 |
| New Hampshire, U.S., Court Rosters, 1800-1961 | 117,335 |
| New Hampshire, U.S., Prison Records, 1812-1968 | 21,549 |
| Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850Free | 18,601 |
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| Sorted by New Hampshire dictionaries, encyclopedias & reference | Sort by Count |
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| A biographical dictionary | 520 |
| Burt's guide through the Connecticut Valley to the White Mountains and the River Saquenay | 310 |
| Inventory of the county archives of New Hampshire, No. 3, Cheshire County | 201 |
| Inventory of the county archives of New Hampshire, No. 2, Carroll County (Ossipee) | 165 |
| Inventory of the county archives of New Hampshire, No. 5. Grafton County | 158 |
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| Sorted by New Hampshire maps, atlases & gazetteers | Sort by Count |
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| Early maps of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts | 13 |
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| The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 | 300,569 |
| Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775Free | 119,305 |
| New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 | 62,840 |
| Thomas Sanford, the emigrant to New England : ancestry, life, and descendants | 1,700 |
| Revised register of the soldiers and sailors of New Hampshire in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866 | 1,355 |
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A genealogical history
Statehood: 21 June 1788
Capital: Concord
Largest City: Manchester
Counties: 10
State motto: Live Free or Die
State nickname: The Granite State
Neighboring states: Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont
Portsmouth, N.H. from the navy yard, Kittery, Me. 1854
Interesting facts
- Between 1642-1679 and 1690-1692 New Hampshire was under the control of Massachusetts. During other colonial periods it was a Royal Province and geographically separated the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which at the time included present-day Maine and Massachusetts.
- Early settlers of New Hampshire were English, but in the early 1700s, the state began seeing Scotch-Irish immigrants settling in some southern sections.
- The textile and shoemaking industries played a huge role in the 19th century economy of New Hampshire. The mills and factories drew immigrants from Quebec and other countries to fill the labor force.
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Famous people
Help and advice
Resources
New Hampshire Census Research
Federal censuses for New Hampshire began in 1790. The 1800 census does not include the following towns in Rockingham County: Atkinson, Greenland, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Londonderry, Northampton, Pelham, Plaistow, Salem, Seabrook, Stratham, and Windham. Some Strafford County towns are also missing from the 1800 census, including Alton, Barnstead, Brookfield, Effingham, Gilmanton, Middleton, New Durham, Ossipee, Tuftonboro, Wakefield, and Wolfeborough. However, the 1798 U.S. Direct Tax has been found for nine of these towns and published by Heritage Books.
For the 1820 census, all records for Grafton County and parts of Rockingham (Gosport, Greenland, New Castle, Newington, Portsmouth, and Rye) were lost. Only Center Harbor, Gilford, Moultonborough, New Hampton, and Sanbornton records are available for Strafford County for that year.
For the provincial period, various enumerations exist for the years 1732, 1744, 1767, and 1776. All are available at the New Hampshire Records and Archives, and, except for 1732, appear in the multi-volume set of New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers, described below in “Additional Sources.”
New Hampshire Vital records
Vital events are recorded in town or city clerk’s offices. Today each town or city sends copies of its vital events to the Bureau of Vital Records. Statewide compilation, however, did not begin until a law was passed in 1866, and total compliance was not accomplished until the 1880s.
- New Hampshire Division of Vital Records Administration: Holds records of births, marriages, and deaths from 1640, and divorces from 1880. New Hampshire statutes allow general public access to birth records prior to 1909; deaths, marriages and divorces prior to 1959 for genealogical research. Records area available from the genealogical research room located in Concord. See the FAQ for details.
New Hampshire Research Resources
The organizations listed below provide information about New Hampshire history and genealogy. In addition to these state-level resources, many counties and towns maintain important genealogical collections in local libraries, genealogical societies, or historical societies, so check for a local resource when researching.
Statewide Research Resources
- New Hampshire State Archives genealogy page
- New Hampshire State Library genealogy page
- New Hampshire Historical Society
- New Hampshire Society of Genealogists
- New Hampshire GenWeb
- The National Archives at Boston: This facility maintains records from Federal agencies and courts in New Hampshire, including census, military, court, naturalization, and immigration records.
Specialty and Regional Research
- New England Historic Genealogical Society: NEHGS holds a wide range of records on New England states, including New Hampshire.