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New Hampshire Research Tips and Strategies

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The New Hampshire Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for New Hampshire. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

New Hampshire Research Strategies

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in New Hampshire:

New Hampshire Research Tips

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in New Hampshire:

  • Birth information: Statewide birth registration began in 1866. Total compliance with the law was not accomplished until the 1880s, and even then the practice was not uniform. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
  • Finding Parents: Statewide death registration began in 1866. Total compliance with the law was not accomplished until the 1880s, and even then the practice was not uniform. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search New Hampshire death records
  • Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.
  • Finding Church Records: If you know the name of the town or city, and the denomination, you may wish to contact the local town historical society. They may be able to send you the names and addresses of churches of that denomination for the town. If you do not know the denomination, search for a marriage record. This may give the name of the minister. Then contact a historical society and determine which church he was the minister. An obituary may mention the church the person attended. The death certificate may list the name of the cemetery and funeral home. Their records may have the name of the church, cemetery, or a copy of the obituary. Search New Hampshire Church Records

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