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== '''Next Step: When did the birth occur? '''  ==
== '''Next Step: When did the birth occur? '''  ==


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| Ancestry, New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904  
| Ancestry, New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904  
| [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2559 Free using Ancestryinstitution at FamilySearch Centers]  
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| width="30%" | Ancestry, New Hampshire, Births Records, 1659-1900
| width="30%" | Ancestry, New Hampshire, Births Records, 1659-1900  
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| align="left" | FamilySearch, New Hampshire, Births and Christenings, 1714-1904
| align="left" | FamilySearch, New Hampshire, Births and Christenings, 1714-1904  
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1680836|Free}}, index to birth, baptism and christening records. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers.
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1680836|Free}}, index to birth, baptism and christening records. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers.
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If you did not find your ancestor in the above indexes, try searching for birth information in [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]]. You may also contact the town clerk where your ancestor was born to obtain the birth record.
If you did not find your ancestor in the above indexes, try searching for birth information in [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]]. You may also contact the town clerk where your ancestor was born to obtain the birth record.  


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<center>[[How to Find New Hampshire Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center>
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== '''Births between 1877 and 1916'''  ==
In 1877, New Hampshire required all births be reported to the county clerk; however, many were not reported because compliance was not enforced. The statewide registration began in 1916 with full compliance by 1922.
==== '''STEP ONE: Find Death Information'''  ====
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| width="20%" align="left" | '''Database'''
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| FamilySearch, '''New Hampshire''', Births and Christenings, 1824-1940
| colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1675541|Free}}, index to birth, baptism and christening records. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers.
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| width="30%" | FamilySearch, '''Cook County''', Birth Records
| width="35%" | Birth Registers, 1871-1915; {{RecordSearch|1463129|Free}},
| Birth Certificates, 1878-1922 {{RecordSearch|1462519|Free}}
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| Ancestry, '''Cook County''', Birth Index, 1816-1935
| [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1499 Free using Ancestryinstitution at FamilySearch Centers]
| [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1499 $, Use your own Ancestry subscription]
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| width="30%" | '''Cook County''' Historical Society, Birth Certificates, 1871-1937
| width="35%" colspan="2" | [http://www.cookcountygenealogy.com/ Free]; but requires registration
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| align="left" | New Hampshire State Archives, '''Carroll County''', Birth Certificates, 1877-1913
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/carroll.html Free]
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| align="left" colspan="2" | '''Can't find your ancestor in the online index?'''
| [[Tips for Searching an Online Index|Tips for searching online indexes]]
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| align="left" colspan="2" | '''No death record for your ancestor?'''
| [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|Other records with death information]]
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==== '''STEP TWO: Obtain the Certificate'''  ====
There are two options:
*FamilySearch.org - If the indexed information contained a GS microfilm number you can [[Ordering Microfilm or Microfiche|order]] the microfilm from the Family History Library. <br>
*Individual County Clerks - If there is no GS microfilm number available, or if you cannot gain access to the microfilm, you may [http://www.idph.state.il.us/vitalrecords/countylisting.htm contact] the county clerk where your ancestor was born and order a copy of the birth record.
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<center>[[How to Find New Hampshire Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center>  
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