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How to Find New Hampshire Birth Records (view source)
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''[[User:Batsondl/Sandbox Strategy 1|How to Find United States Birth Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''New Hampshire Births''''' | ''[[User:Batsondl/Sandbox Strategy 1|How to Find United States Birth Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''New Hampshire Births''''' | ||
Records of births occurring in each New Hampshire town or city have been kept by town clerks since the early 1600s. Statewide registration began in 1866. Total compliance with the law was not accomplished until the 1880s, and even then the practice was not uniform. By this point, less than half of the population was listed in the birth records. Total compliance began in 1905 with the establishment of the Bureau of Vital Records.<br> | |||
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== '''Next Step: When did the birth occur? ''' == | == '''Next Step: When did the birth occur? ''' == | ||
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*Individual Town Clerk Office - You may [http://www.directorynh.com/clerks.html contact] the town clerk where your ancestor was born and order a copy of the birth record.<br> | *Individual Town Clerk Office - You may [http://www.directorynh.com/clerks.html contact] the town clerk where your ancestor was born and order a copy of the birth record.<br> | ||
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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. | ||