Cheshire County

Genealogy Research in Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Research in New Hampshire can be an exciting and rewarding experience. With records available for more than 400 years of the state's history, your family is sure to be found in a variety of records available online and at the many archives and libraries located throughout the state.

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African American Genealogy

African American Resources for New Hampshire - FamilySearch

American Abolitionists and Antislavery Activists

Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire

'A Chosen Exile': Black People Passing In White America

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript - ‘Shadows Fall North’ at HSCC

Monadnock Moments No. 80: Slavery in Cheshire County - Historical Society of Cheshire County

National Archives - American Slavery, Civil Records

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Researching the Past - sentinelsource.com

Shadows Fall North a Documentary

Slavery in New Hampshire - UNH Scholars' Repository

Archives and Libraries

Bible Records

USGenWeb Archives - Crain-Marvin Bible from Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

USGenWeb Archives - William Marvin family bible from Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

USGenWeb Archives - Marvin Bible from Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

USGenWeb Archives - Trow-Davis Family Bible from Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

USGenWeb Archives - Ware/Nichols/Kent/Dinsmore Bible from Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Biographies

Biographies - Cheshire County New Hampshire

FamilySearch - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Biography

Genealogy Trails - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Biographies

People from Cheshire County, New Hampshire

USGenWeb Archives - Cheshire County Biography Surnames A - L

USGenWeb Archives - Cheshire County Biography Surnames M - Z

Cemeteries

Census Records

Cheshire County, New Hampshire Census Records

Cheshire County, NH 1790 Census

FamilySearch - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Census

Genealogy Trails - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Census Records

LDS Genealogy - Cheshire County Census Records

New Horizons Genealogy - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Cemetery Records

USGenWeb Archives - 1790 Federal Census Cheshire County, New Hampshire

The USGenWeb Census Project - Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Church Records

FamilySearch - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Church

LDS Genealogy - Cheshire County Church Records

New Horizons Genealogy - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Church Records

USGenWeb Archives - Sketch of Chesterfield, N.H. "Township No. One" and History of the Congregational Church from 1770-1900

Court Records

Cheshire County, New Hampshire Courthouse Records

Court Records - Cheshire County New Hampshire

Digital Commonwealth - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Documents

FamilySearch - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Court

FamilySearch - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Courthouse

LDS Genealogy - Cheshire County Court Records

Directories

LDS Genealogy - Cheshire County City Directories

1871 The New Hampshire Register, Farmer’s Almanac and Business Directory

1874 The New Hampshire Register, Farmer’s Almanac and Business Directory

1884 The New Hampshire Register, Farmer’s Almanac and Business Directory

USGenWeb Archives - Alstead Listings from Business Directory of Cheshire County, N.H. 1884-'85 by Child

USGenWeb Archives - Chesterfield Listings from Business Directory of Cheshire County, N.H. 1884-'85 by Child

USGenWeb Archives - Dublin Listings from Business Directory of Cheshire County, N.H. 1884-'85 by Child

USGenWeb Archives - Walpole Listings from Business Directory of Cheshire County, N.H. 1884-'85 by Child

Disasters

Chesterfield, NH Fell Overboard and Drowned, Nov 1906

Chesterfield, NH Lake Spofford Drowning, May 1882

Fitzwilliam, NH Tannery Fire, Aug 1867

Hinsdale, NH Drowning, Jun 1908

Hinsdale, NH Near Asphyxiation, Jan 1900

Hinsdale, NH Stable Fire, Nov 1894

Jaffrey, NH Lightning Strike, Jul 1864

Jaffrey, NH Monadnock Bank Fire, Mar 1875

Keene, NH Auto Explosion, Jun 1904

Keene, NH Auto Explosion, Jun 1904

Keene, NH Buzz Planer Accident, Jan 1890

Keene, NH Fire, Aug 1867

Keene, NH Fire, Nov 1866

Keene, NH Fire, Oct 1865

Keene, NH Snow Storm, Dec 1854

Keene, NH Snow Storm, Dec 1854

Keene, NH Student Drowns at High School Picnic, Jun 1900

Keene, NH Tavern Fire, May 1822

Marlow, NH Fall from Framing, May 1822

Marlow, NH Runaway Accident, Nov 1885

Nelson, NH Lake Nubanusit Drowning, Jun 1947

Surry Summit, NH Train Wreck, Jan 1890

Swanzey, NH Fire, Jun 1890

Troy, NH Train Wreck, Jul 1891

Winchester, NH Flood, Feb 1855

Estate Records

FamilySearch - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Probate

LDS Genealogy - Cheshire County Probate Records

New Horizons Genealogy - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Wills/Probate Records

Wills - Cheshire County New Hampshire

History

Cheshire County, New Hampshire Genealogy

Dublin Days, Old and New ; New Hampshire Fact and Fancy.

FamilySearch - Cheshire County, New Hampshire History

FamilySearch - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Local Histories

Genealogy, Local History, & Vital Statistics - City of Keene

Genealogy Trails - Cheshire County, New Hampshire History Topics

Historic Map Works - Cheshire County, New Hampshire

An Historical Sketch of Troy [N.H.] and Her inhabitants, from the First Settlement of the Town in 1764, to 1855

Historical Sketch of the Town of Troy, New Hampshire, and Her Inhabitants

The History of Dublin, N.H.

The History of Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, from 1752-1887

History of the Town of Gilsum, New Hampshire from 1752 to 1879

History of the Town of Jaffrey, New Hampshire

A History of the Town of Keene from 1732, When the Township was Granted by Massachusetts, to 1874, When it Became a City

History of the Town of Rindge, New Hampshire

A History of the Town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917 Vol 1

A History of the Town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917 Vol 2

History of the Town of Surry, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

A History of Walpole, New Hampshire

LDS Genealogy - Cheshire County Histories and Genealogies

Library of Congress - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Book/Printed Material

Living Places - Cheshire County, New Hampshire

National Register of Historic Places listings in Cheshire County, New Hampshire

A Synoptic History of the Granite State

USGenWeb Archives - Cheshire County Townships and Locations from Merrill's 1817 Gazetteer of New Hampshire

USGenWeb Archives - Cheshire County Townships from Hayward's 1849 Gazetteer of New Hampshire

USGenWeb Archives - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Towns from New Hampshire As It Is by Edwin A. Charlton (1855)

USGenWeb Archives - Cheshire County, N.H. Population Table from Hayward's Gazetteer of New Hampshire (1849)

USGenWeb Archives - Cheshire County, NH Towns in New Hampshire Town Table from Hayward's Gazetteer of New Hampshire (1849)

USGenWeb Archives - Former Names of Some Towns in Cheshire County, New Hampshire from Hayward's Gazetteer (1849)

USGenWeb Archives - Cheshire County, NH Votes for Governor in 1848 from Hayward's Gazetteer of New Hampshire (1849)

Walpole as it was and as it is

Wikipedia - Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Immigration and Naturalization Records

Cheshire County, New Hampshire Naturalization Petitions (1906-1945)

Deeds - Cheshire County New Hampshire

FamilySearch - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Naturalization and Citizenship

Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild

LDS Genealogy - Cheshire County Immigration Records

Land Records

BLM GLO Records

FamilySearch - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Land

LDS Genealogy - Cheshire County Land Records

Registry of Deeds - Cheshire County, NH

Maps

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection - Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Digital Commonwealth - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Maps/Atlases

FamilySearch - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Maps

FamilySearch - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Maps and Gazetteers

Histopolis - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Map

LDS Genealogy - Cheshire County Map Records

Library of Congress - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Map

New Hampshire from 1764

Military Records

FamilySearch - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Military

Genealogy Trails - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Military Records

LDS Genealogy - Cheshire County Military Records

Military Records - Cheshire County New Hampshire

NHGenWeb Project - "Who Gave Their All" During WWII

New Horizons Genealogy - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Military Records

USGenWeb Archives - Alstead Association Test from Miscellaneous Revolutionary Documents of New Hampshire

USGenWeb Archives - Chesterfield Association Test from Miscellaneous Revolutionary Documents of New Hampshire

USGenWeb Archives - Revolutionary War Pension Application - Amasa Hiland

WWII Army Casualties - Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Miscellaneous Records

LDS Genealogy - Cheshire County Miscellaneous Records

Queries - Cheshire County New Hampshire

Municipalities

Native American Genealogy

Abenakis at Ashuelot: The Sadoques Family and Keene

Abenaki - Wikipedia

Indigenous Peoples of New Hampshire - FamilySearch

National Archives - American Indian Records

Native American Heritage - New Hampshire Folklife

New Hampshire Indian Tribes

New Hampshire’s Native Americans: Hiding in Plain Sight

Paths to New Hampshire’s Native Past

Rindge, New Hampshire - Wikipedia

Ties to the Past: Keene State Students Explore Native American History

Newspapers

Digital Commonwealth - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Newspapers

FamilySearch - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Newspapers

Genealogy Trails - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Newspaper Gleanings

The Keene Sentinel

LDS Genealogy - Cheshire County Newspapers and Obituaries

Library of Congress - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Newspaper

Library of Congress - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Periodical

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

Newspaper Abstracts - Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Newspaper Articles - Cheshire County Massachuset

USGenWeb Archives - Newspapers Published in Cheshire County, New Hampshire from Charlton's 1855 Gazetteer

Obituaries

Genealogy Trails - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Obituaries and Death Notices

The Keene Sentinel - Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Cheshire County Newspapers and Obituaries

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript - Obituaries

Obits Index - Cheshire County, NH

Obituaries - Cheshire County New Hampshire

Photography

Digital Commonwealth - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Photographs

Digital Commonwealth - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Postcards/Cards

FamilyOldPhotos - Cheshire Co NH

Library of Congress - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Photo, Print, Drawing

Penny Postcards from Cheshire County, New Hampshire

School Records

FamilyOldPhotos - Keene, New Hampshire High School 1928-29 Ice Hockey Team

LDS Genealogy - Cheshire County School Records

Old-Yearbooks - Keene - Londonderry, New Hampshire

Societies

Alstead Historical Society

Dublin Historical Society

Fitzwilliam Historical Society

Historic Harrisville, Inc.

Historical Society of Cheshire County

Horatio Colony Museum

New England Historic Genealogical Society - Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Swanzey Historical Museum

Tax Records

FamilySearch - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Taxation

LDS Genealogy - Cheshire County Tax Records

Vital Records

Birth Records - Cheshire County New Hampshire

Cheshire County, New Hampshire Vital Records

Death Records - Cheshire County New Hampshire

FamilyHart - Cheshire, New Hampshire

FamilySearch - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Vital Records

GEDCOM Index - Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Genealogy Trails - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Death Records

Genealogy Trails - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Marriage Records

Genealogy, Local History, & Vital Statistics - City of Keene

LDS Genealogy - Cheshire County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Cheshire County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Cheshire County Marriage Records

Marriage Records - Cheshire County New Hampshire

New Horizons Genealogy - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Death Records

USGenWeb Archives - Cheshire County Births Listed in Drawer 78 at the NH State Archives (Aho-Aylward)

vitalrec.com - Cheshire County, New Hampshire

New Hampshire Counties

Many New Hampshire family records can be found online and at large state level archives and libraries in Concord. Many millions of records aren't yet available online, though, and many of these are awaiting your discovery at the local level at county courthouses, historical societies, churches, town clerks' offices, cemeteries, and elsewhere in New Hampshire. To find these and other records, click on the links below to find more information about the specific counties where your ancestors lived in New Hampshire. You'll find information on these pages that will lead you to the specific documentation you're searching for.

It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain counties in New Hampshire have changed over the past few hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived on a certain farm in one county and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in another area entirely. When searching for land, court, tax, and other records it is also a good idea to search for these records in adjacent counties. Following is a complete list of New Hampshire's 10 counties along with their formation dates, county seats, and names of parent counties.

County

Formation Date

1840

1769

1803

1769

1823

1769

1827

County Seat

Laconia

Ossipee

Keene

Lancaster

North Haverhill

Manchester and Nashua

Concord

Brentwood

Dover

Newport

Parent County

Merrimack & Strafford

Strafford County

Original county

Grafton County

Original county

Hillsborough & Rockingham

Original county

Cheshire County

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