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Military records identify millions of individuals who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Evidence that an ancestor actually served may be found in family traditions, census records, naturalization records, biographies, cemetery records, and records of veterans’ organizations. In addition to his record of military service, military records can give birth, marriage, and death dates, names of spouse and children, and localities of residence. | Military records identify millions of individuals who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Evidence that an ancestor actually served may be found in family traditions, census records, naturalization records, biographies, cemetery records, and records of veterans’ organizations. In addition to his record of military service, military records can give birth, marriage, and death dates, names of spouse and children, and localities of residence. | ||
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If a person supported the Revolution, he may be mentioned in records as a rebel, patriot, or Whig. Those who opposed the Revolution were loyalists or Tories. | If a person supported the Revolution, he may be mentioned in records as a rebel, patriot, or Whig. Those who opposed the Revolution were loyalists or Tories. | ||
==== Patriots ==== | ==== Patriots ==== | ||
Service and pension records and indexes for patriots are available on film at the National Archives and the Family History Library. See the [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] Wiki article for these sources. Sources including information specifically about New Hampshire soldiers are: | Service and pension records and indexes for patriots are available on film at the National Archives and the Family History Library. See the [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] Wiki article for these sources. Sources including information specifically about New Hampshire soldiers are: | ||
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*''Revolutionary Pensioners Records of New Hampshire: With a Brief Abstract Showing Names of their Wives and Residence''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951. (Family History Library films {{FHL|224501|title-id|disp=15469–94}}.) These pensions are arranged alphabetically by surname. | *''Revolutionary Pensioners Records of New Hampshire: With a Brief Abstract Showing Names of their Wives and Residence''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951. (Family History Library films {{FHL|224501|title-id|disp=15469–94}}.) These pensions are arranged alphabetically by surname. | ||
The 1835 Pension Roll for New Hampshire is available twice at Ancestry.com ($): | The 1835 Pension Roll for New Hampshire is available twice at Ancestry.com ($): | ||
#[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3217 New Hampshire Pensioners, 1835] | #[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3217 New Hampshire Pensioners, 1835] | ||
#[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48121 The Pension Roll of 1835, Vol. I] | #[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48121 The Pension Roll of 1835, Vol. I] | ||
Additional resources for the Revolutionary War are found in the [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] Wiki article. | Additional resources for the Revolutionary War are found in the [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] Wiki article. | ||
==== Loyalists ==== | ==== Loyalists ==== | ||
Loyalists were those colonists who were loyal to Britain during the American Revolution. Their lives were no different from the patriots. They were farmers, traders, merchants, lawyers, and clergymen who were content under the British rule and saw no reason for change. The loyalists were persecuted by the patriots because of their loyalty, and they were driven from their homes. The records that were kept of their lives and their escape to Canada provide good genealogical information on the families of the loyalists. Following the war, the loyalists filed claims for return of their land. These records are held in the National Archives in Ottawa, Canada, and in London, England. Many of these records have been filmed by the Public Records Office in London, and most are available on microfilm at the Family History Library: | Loyalists were those colonists who were loyal to Britain during the American Revolution. Their lives were no different from the patriots. They were farmers, traders, merchants, lawyers, and clergymen who were content under the British rule and saw no reason for change. The loyalists were persecuted by the patriots because of their loyalty, and they were driven from their homes. The records that were kept of their lives and their escape to Canada provide good genealogical information on the families of the loyalists. Following the war, the loyalists filed claims for return of their land. These records are held in the National Archives in Ottawa, Canada, and in London, England. Many of these records have been filmed by the Public Records Office in London, and most are available on microfilm at the Family History Library: | ||
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AMERICAN LOYALISTS | AMERICAN LOYALISTS | ||
UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS | UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS | ||
=== War of 1812 (1812–1815) === | === War of 1812 (1812–1815) === | ||
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The Family History Library has indexes to the federal service and pension files for the War of 1812. See the [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] Wiki article for details and sources. | The Family History Library has indexes to the federal service and pension files for the War of 1812. See the [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] Wiki article for details and sources. | ||
=== Civil War (1861 to 1865) === | === Civil War (1861 to 1865) === | ||
[[Image:{{Fort_Constitution,New_Castle,_NH}}]] | [[Image:{{Fort_Constitution,New_Castle,_NH}}]] | ||