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Coos County, New Hampshire
History <-> Genealogy

 
Coos County was formed, in 1803, from a portion of Grafton County.
Coos County towns include:  Berlin, Carroll, Clarksville, Colebrook, Columbia, Dalton, Dixville Notch, Dummer, Errol, Gorham, Jefferson, Lancaster, Milan, Millsfield, Northumberland, Pittsburg, Randolph, Shelburne, Stark, Stewartstown, Stratford, Whitefield.

 


 


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Groveton Town Clerk
   Town Hall
   38 State Street
   Groveton, NH  03582
   Phone: (603) 636-1451

Groveton Town Library
   State Street
   Groveton, NH  03582
   Phone: (603) 636-2066

Groveton Cemeteries include:
Emerson Cemetery, Village Cemetery and Percy Cemetery


   20 Park Street - Concord, NH 03301  Phone: (603) 271-2540.

   19 Pillsbury Street - Box 2043, Concord, NH 03301-2043
    Phone: (603) 271-3483   E-mail: preservation@nhdhr.state.nh.us

   20 Park Street - Concord, NH 03301   Phone: (603) 271-2144.

·         State of New Hampshire Division of Archives and Records Management

·         71 South Fruit Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-2236

·         Genealogy Resources among the collection (includes early probate, land, military and naturalization records)

·         Index to The Provincial and State Papers of New Hampshire at http://www.sos.nh.gov/archives/PDF/Index_NH_State_Papers.pdf

·         New Hampshire State Papers at http://www.sos.nh.gov/archives/nhstatepapers.html

      ·         New Hampshire Vital Records

·         71 South Fruit Street - Concord, NH 03301

Obtaining Vital Records Fact Sheet
(Note:  Though Birth, Marriage and Death records may be available from 1640, Divorce Records, from the Bureau of Vital Records begin in 1880.)
Vital Records may also be obtained from the town clerk, in the town where the event occurred.

·         NARA: National Archives and Records Administration

o    The Genealogy Page.

o    About Census Records

o    1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm

o    1930 Census Microfilm Locator

o    The Soundex Indexing System

o    Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840

o    Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930

o    Indian Census Rolls

o    Nonpopulation Census Records

o    Prologue, Spring 1996, Vol. 28, No. 1, "First in the Path of the Firemen" The Fate of the 1890 Population Census, by Kellee Blake.

o    Native American Records

o    Immigration Records and Naturalization Records

o    "Any woman who is now or hereafter may be married... Women and Naturalization, ca. 1802-1940", by Marian L. Smith (Prologue, Summer 1998)

o    By Way of Canada: U.S. Records of Immigration Across the U.S.-Canadian Border, 1895-1954, By Marian L. Smith (St. Albans Lists) (Fall 2000) — A guide to using immigration records of the U.S.-Canada border.

o    Military Records available from the National Archives

o    Military Service and Pension Records: Requesting Pre-WWI


PROFESSIONAL HISTORICAL GENEALOGY RESEARCH
Ann McRoden Mensch, Professional Historical Genealogist

Researching onsite, and with the vast resources of The Allen County Public Library, holding one of the largest genealogical collections in North America.  Search the Library's online catalogue to see some of the printed resources available for a location or topic.


Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001-2008, by Ann Mensch.  All Rights Reserved.


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