Merrimack County, New Hampshire
History <-> Genealogy
Merrimack
County was established in 1823, from Rockingham and Hillsborough counties.
Towns include:
Allenstown, Andover, Boscawen, Bow, Bradford,
Canterbury, Chichester, Concord, Danbury, Dunbarton, Epsom, Franklin,
Henniker, Hill, Hooksett,
Hopkinton, Loudon, New London, Newbury, Northfield, Pembroke, Pittsfield, Salisbury, Sutton, Warner, Webster,
Wilmot. For the town of Merrimack, see Hillsborough
County.
- Mt. Kearsarge
Indian Museum (Merrimack County)
Kearsarge Mountain Road - Warner, NH
"...The Museum honors the Native American history of having
an oral rather than written culture..." includes: Online Tour
& Medicine
Woods "...a nature trail where plants are identified as to how
they were used for food, dye, and medicine..."
- Merrimack County seat of government
is based in Concord. At the County level of Government, you will
find Merrimack County Registry of Deeds, Probate Court, and Superior Court
offices and administration.
- Merrimack County
Register Deeds: Hours
and Copy Fees
and online Index
163 N. Main Street - Concord, NH
Phone: (603) 228-0101.
- Merrimack County Register Probate:
163 N. Main Street - Concord,
NH Phone: (603) 224-9589.
- Merrimack County Superior Court Clerk:
Court House - 163 N. Main Street - Concord,
NH Phone: (603) 225-5501.
- Concord District Court
32 Clinton Street - Concord, NH
03301 Phone: (603) 271-6400
- Merrimack County Probate Court
163 North Main Street - Concord, NH
03301 Phone: (603) 224-9589
- Bureau of Vital Records
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301-6527
Phone: (603)271-4501
- Public Health Services Division
6 Hazen Drive
Concord N.H. 03301
Phone: (603) 271-4651
Vital Records -- (603) 271-4650
- City of Concord,
NH withCity
Government contacts, Concord History, and a MAP of Merrimack
County.
- Concord,
NH Photos: Library of Congress American Memory Collection (ca. 1880-1910)
- Museum of
New Hampshire History, Concord, NH (abt 1713-1934)
- The
Concord Coaches (first made in 1827)
- The
Political Graveyard of Merrimack County
- NARA:
National Archives and Records Administration
- USGS
- Geographic Names
Information System - use the query
form to locate geographic features, such as lakes, cemeteries,
towns, and more. Please note that the map town listed with a feature
may be used as a map reference for the site, and may not be the town where
the feature is actually located...Select a map to see the location of the
actual feature. This database may not be complete, and, as with any
database, there may be errors.
- Stephen
Harriman Long (b. 1784 in Hopkintown, NH) - Explorer - Long's Peak in the
Colorado Rockies is named for him.
- Architecture and
Interior Design for the 20th Century: a search for New Hampshire
provides several photos including:
- Franklin Pierce, residence
at 52 S. Main St., Concord, New Hampshire. Exterior I. by Gottscho, Samuel H.
1875-1971, (Samuel Herman), photographer, 1961 Sept. 12.
- Welcome
to Merrimack County, NH - NHGenWeb hosted by Elaine Merrell.
Includes an Historical Overview of Merrimack
County.
- USGenWeb
Merrimack County, New Hampshire Archives
- New
Hampshire State Library: Directory of
New Hampshire Libraries - by city and town.
- Visit New Hampshire
- The Merrimack Valley Region
Tourism
information.
- Try Yahoo Get Local for Merrimack
County to locate addresses and more!
- New
Hampshire Division of Records Management and Archives Home Page.
- Allenstown
Genealogy,
by Linda Murray.
- Allenstown
Community Profile
- Allenstown Public Library
59 Main Street - Allenstown, NH
03275-1716 Phone: (603) 485-7651.
- Allenstown Town Offices
16 School Street - Allenstown, NH 03275
- Andover,
New Hampshire Genealogy, by Clifford L. Coy.
- Andover Public Library
86 Main Street - Andover, NH
03216-3620 Phone: (603) 735-5333.
- William Adams Bachelder Library
P.O. Box 128 - East Andover, NH
03231-0128 Phone: (603) 735-5333
- Andover Town Clerk
P.O. Box 61 - Andover, NH 03216
- Boscawen Public Library
P.O. Box 3099 - Boscawen, NH
03303-3099 Phone: (603) 796-2442
- Boscawen Town Clerk
17 High Street - Boscawen, NH 03303
Phone: (603) 796-2426.
509 South Street - Bow, NH
03304-3413 Phone: (603) 224-7113.
10 Grandview Road - Bow, NH
03304 Phone: (603) 225-2683.
- Brown Memorial Library
P.O. Box 437 - Bradford, NH
03221-0437 Phone: (603) 938-5562
- Bradford Town Clerk
93 W Main Street - Bradford,
NH 03221 Phone: (603) 938-2288 or (603) 927-4575.
Canterbury
Canterbury was formed in 1727. In 1773,
Loudon was formed from the town of Canterbury, and Northfield was formed from
Canterbury in 1780.
- Elkins Public Library
P.O. Box 40 - Canterbury, NH 03224-0040
Phone: (603) 783-4386
- Canterbury Town Clerk
P.O. Box 500 - Hackleboro Road - Canterbury,
NH 03224
- Chichester Town Clerk
54 Main Street - Chichester, NH
03234 Phone: (603) 798-5808.
- Chichester Library
Pittsfield Road - Chichester, NH
03234 Phone: (603) 798-5613.
- Concord,
NH Photos: Library of Congress American Memory Collection (ca. 1880-1910).
- Gazetteer
entry (1817) for Concord, New Hampshire, from The Gazetteer of
the State of New Hampshire (in three parts), compiled from the best
authorities, by Eliphalet Merrill and the Late Phinehas Merrill, Esq.,
Printed by C. Norris & Co. , Exeter, NH, 1817, pg 101-104.
- Bird's-eye-view: Digital
1899 Map of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. by Poole, A. F., [n.p.],
c1899.
- Museum of
New Hampshire History, Concord, NH (abt 1713-1934)
- The
Concord Coaches (first
made in 1827)
- New Hampshire
Historical Society's Museum of New Hampshire History
Exit 14 off I-93, Eagle Square -
Concord 03301 PH: (603) 226-3189.
- The
Pierce Manse - Concord - family home from 1842 to 1848 of Franklin Pierce,
the
14th President of the United States.
- City of Concord,
NH with
- City Governmentcontacts, Concord History,
a MAP of Merrimack
County, and more.
- Concord
Chamber of Commerce
- Concord
Monitor - news online
- Map
of location of Blossom Hill Cemetery, in Concord, New Hampshire
- Concord
City Clerk
41 Green Street - Concord,
NH 03301 Phone: (603) 225-8500.
45 Green Street - Concord, NH
03301 Phone: (603) 225-8670.
- George Gamble Library
P.O. Box 209 - Danbury, NH
03230-0209 Phone: (603) 768-3765
Hours: Wednesday 6-8 (summer) and Saturday 12-4
- Danbury Town Clerk
High - Danbury, NH
03230 Phone: (603) 768-5448
- Town of
Dunbarton, NH
- Dunbarton
Cemeteries: East Dunbarton Cemetery, Dunbarton Center Cemetery,
North Dunbarton Cemetery and Stark Cemetery.
- Dunbarton Town Clerk
1011 School Street - Dunbarton, NH
03045 Phone: (603) 774-3547
- Epsom Early
Settlers,
by T. J. Rand - includes
history, census, military information and more!
- Epsom Public
Library
1775 Dover Road - Epsom, NH
03234 Phone: (603) 736-9920.
- Epsom Town Clerk
Suncook Hwy. - Epsom, NH 03234
Phone: (603) 736-4825.
- Franklin Public Library
310 Central Street - Franklin, NH
03235 Phone: (603) 934-2911.
- Franklin Town Hall
316 Central Street - Franklin,
NH 03235 Phone: (603) 934-3109.
- Bird's-eye-view: Digital
1899 Map of Franklin and Franklin Falls, N.H., Merrimack County, by H.
Wellge, Brockton, Mass. : Norris & Wellge, 1884.
5A Maple Street - Henniker,
NH E-mail: society@hennikerhistory.org
Mailing address: P.O. Box 674 - Henniker, NH 03242
11 Western Avenue, Henniker,
NH Phone: (603) 428-3471
Mailing address: P.O. Box 688, Henniker, NH 03242
- Henniker Town Clerk
2 Depot Hill Road - Henniker, NH
03242 Phone: (603) 428-3240
- Town of Hill
Old Shop Road - Hill, NH 03242
- Town of Hooksett, NH
-
- Hooksett
Historical Sketches, by Charles R. Hardy
- The Boston Post Cane
- Hooksett
Town Clerk
16 Main Street - Hooksett, NH
Phone: (603) 485-9534
1701B Hooksett Road - Hooksett, NH 03106
Phone: (603) 485-6092 Email:
hplbooks@hooksett.lib.nh.us
- Hopkinton Town Clerk
44 Cedar Street - Contoocook, NH
03229 PH: (603) 746-3180
- Stephen
Harriman Long (b. 1784 in Hopkintown, NH) - Explorer - Long's Peak
in the Colorado Rockies is named for him.
- NH Antiquarian Society -
300 Main Street - Hopkinton 03229 PH: (603)
746-3825
Loudon
In 1773, Loudon was formed from Canterbury.
P.O. Box 7837 - Loudon, NH 03301
- Loudon
Historical Society
- Maxfield Public Library
Rt 129 # 8 - Loudon, NH
Phone: (603) 798-5153
· Tracy Memorial
Library P.O. Box 1919 - 155 Main Street - New London,
NH 03257-1919
Phone: (603) 526-4656.
- Town of Newbury,
New Hampshire.
- Newbury Public Library
P.O. Box 245 - 933 Route 103 - Newbury,
NH 03255-0245
Phone: (603) 763-5803 Librarian E-mail: alanb@sugar-river.net.
Northfield
In 1780, Northfield was formed from Canterbury.
- Hall Memorial Library (Serves Northfield and Tilton)
18 Park Street - Northfield, NH 03276-1543
Phone: (603) 286-8971 Librarian E-mail: mary.ahlgren@mailcity.com
- Northfield Town
21 Summer - Tilton, NH 03276
- Welcome
to Pembroke, NH with History
of Pembroke, NH from 1725.
- Pembroke Local Government
information page.
- Pembroke Town Library
261 Pembroke Street - Pembroke 03275-1343
Phone: (603) 485-7851.
- Pembroke Town Hall
311 Pembroke Street - Pembroke, NH 03275
Phone: (603) 485-4747.
- Local
Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy for New Hampshire
includes Selected
Baptism
Records of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Parish, in Pittsfield, New
Hampshire, compiled by Father Richard Giroux.
Surnames: A + Ba
thru Bi + Bj
thru Bu + Ca thru Ci
+ Cl
thru Cz + Da
thru Di + Do
thru Du + E and F
+ G
+ H
thru I + J thru K
+ L
+ Ma
thru Me + Mi thru
My + N thru O
+ P
thru Q + R + S + T + U thru V
+ W
thru Z +
- Bird's-eye-view: Digital
ca. 1886 Map of Pittsfield, N.H., Drawn & pub. by L. R. Burleigh.
C.H. Vogt., Troy, N.Y., ca 1886.
- Pittsfield Town Hall
85 Main Street - Pittsfield,
NH 03263 Phone: (603) 435-6773.
- Salisbury Town Offices
P.O. Box 214 - Salisbury, NH
03268 Phone: (603) 648-2473.
- NHGenWeb for
Sutton, New Hampshire, by Don Davis, includes: Town History
- The Sutton Historical Society: P.O. Box 457 -
Sutton, NH 03273
- Sutton Free Library: RFD, Main Street - Sutton Mills, NH 03221
Phone: (603) 927-4927.
- Sutton Town Clerk: Pillsbury Memorial Town Hall - Sutton Mills, NH
Phone: (603) 927-4575.
- Mt. Kearsarge
Indian Museum (Merrimack County)
Kearsarge Mountain Road - Warner, NH
"...The Museum honors the Native American history of having
an oral rather than written culture..." includes: Online Tour
& Medicine
Woods "...a nature trail where plants are identified as to how
they were used for food, dye, and medicine..."
- Town of Warner
- Early History of Warner!!! - Edited from
the original text written in 1885 by
Fred Myron Colby, in the 1885 "Red Book", (a book
with history of all towns in Belknap and Merrimack Counties) and "Warner,
N.H. History 1880-1974."
- Warner Town Clerk
5 East Main Street - Warner, NH
03278 Phone: (603) 456-2298.
Webster
Webster was formed, in 1860, from Boscawen.
- Webster Town Office
RFD 5 - Long Street - Penacook, NH 03303
Wilmot
In 1807, Wilmot was formed from Mt. Kearsarge Gore.
- Wilmot Town Offices
Cross Hill Road - Wilmot, NH 03287
Additional Research Resources:
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.
- Directory of New Hampshire
Libraries - by city and town.
· 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 State Division of
Vital Records
- a resource for Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce 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.
- U.S.A. Historical
and Genealogical pages at rootsweb
- GenWeb New
Hampshire Genealogy Archives
- Local
Catholic Church History & Genealogy Research Guide & Worldwide
Directory+ for New
Hampshire
· NARA: National Archives and Records Administration
o 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm
o 1930 Census Microfilm Locator
o Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840
o Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930
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 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
- Library
of Congress: American Memory All Collections Search - enter topic or
Indiana town and/or county location to find available online photos, maps,
and more!
- U.S.
Census Bureau Interactive County Maps for New Hampshire.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORICAL
GENEALOGY RESEARCH
Ann McRoden
Mensch, Professional Historical Genealogist
Researching
onsight, 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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