Strafford County

Genealogy Research in Strafford 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

National Archives - American Slavery, Civil Records

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Archives and Libraries

Biographies

Biographies - Strafford County, New Hampshire

Genealogy Trails History Group - Strafford County, New Hampshire Biographies

USGenWeb Archives - Strafford County, New Hampshire Biographies

Cemeteries

Census Records

FamilySearch.org - Strafford County, New Hampshire Census Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Strafford County, New Hampshire Census Records

Interment.net - Strafford County, New Hampshire

LDS Genealogy - Strafford County, New Hamphire Census Records

NHGenWeb Project - Strafford County, New Hampshire Census Records

Strafford County, New Hampshire Census Records

Strafford County, New Hampshire Federal Census Index

USGenWeb Archives - Strafford County, New Hampshire Census Records

Church Records

FamilySearch.org - Strafford County, New Hampshire Church Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Strafford County, New Hampshire Church Histories and Records

LDS Genealogy - Strafford County, New Hamphire Church Records

New Horizons Genealogy - Strafford County, New Hampshire Church Records

USGenWeb Archives - Strafford County, New Hampshire Church Records

Court Records

Court Records - Strafford County, New Hampshire

FamilySearch.org - Strafford County, New Hampshire County Courthouse

FamilySearch.org - Stafford County, New Hampshire Court Records

LDS Genealogy - Strafford County, New Hamphire Court Records

Strafford County, New Hampshire Courthouse Records

Directories

LDS Genealogy - Strafford County, New Hamphire City Directories

Disasters

Estate Records

FamilySearch.org - Strafford County, New Hampshire Probate Records

LDS Genealogy - Strafford County, New Hamphire Probate Records

USGenWeb Archives - Strafford County, New Hampshire Probate Documents

USGenWeb Archives - Strafford County, New Hampshire Deeds

USGenWeb Archives - Strafford County, New Hampshire Wills

Wills - Strafford County, New Hampshire

History

Immigration and Naturalization Records

Immigrant Ships - Strafford County, New Hampshire

LDS Genealogy - Strafford County, New Hamphire Immigration Records

Land Records

BLM GLO Records

Deeds - Strafford County, New Hampshire

FamilySearch.org - Strafford County, New Hampshire Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Strafford County, New Hamphire Land Records

Maps

Digital Commonwealth - Strafford County, New Hampshire Maps/Atlases

FamilySearch.org - Strafford County, New Hampshire Maps and Gazetteers

Histopolis - Stratford County, NH Map

Historic Map Works - Stafford County, New Hampshire

LDS Genealogy - Strafford County, New Hamphire Map Records

Maps of US - Strafford County, New Hampshire

NHGenWeb Project - Stafford County, New Hampshire Maps

United States Digital Map Library

Military Records

Miscellaneous Records

FamilySearch.org - Strafford County, New Hampshire Towns Records

LDS Genealogy - Strafford County, New Hamphire Miscellaneous Records

Municipalities

Histopolis - Stratford County, NH Map

Histopolis - Stratford County, NH Cities

Histopolis - Stratford County, NH Town

LDS Genealogy - Strafford County, New Hamphire Records by Cities/Towns

New Horizons Genealogy - Stafford County, New Hampshire Cities & Towns

NHGenWeb Project - Stafford County, New Hampshire Towns

Strafford County, New Hampshire External Links

Strafford County, New Hampshire Resources

Native American Genealogy

American Indian Records in the National Archives - National Archives

Dover's Early Settlers Historical Marker - The Historical Marker Database

Historic Sites and Native American History in Lee, New Hampshire

Indigenous Peoples of New Hampshire - FamilySearch

Native American Heritage - New Hampshire Folklife

Native Americans in Somersworth, New Hampshire

National Archives - American Indian Records

Native American Tribes & the Indian History in Center Strafford, New Hampshire

New Hampshire Indian Tribes

Strafford County, New Hampshire History - Britannica

Naturalizations

FamilySearch.org - Stafford County, New Hampshire Naturalizations

Newspapers

Digital Archives of the Farmington News of Farmington New Hampshire Newspapers

Digital Commonwealth - Strafford County, New Hampshire

FamilySearch.org - Stafford County, New Hampshire Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Stafford County, New Hampshire Index to Newspaper Gleanings

Index to the Rochester Times and the Rochester Courier

LDS Genealogy - Strafford County, New Hamphire Newspapers

Newspaper Abstracts - Strafford County, New Hampshire

Newspaper Articles - Strafford County, New Hampshire

USGenWeb Archives - Strafford County, New Hampshire Newspapers

Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Stafford County, New Hampshire Obituaries & Death Notices

LDS Genealogy - Strafford County, New Hampshire Obituaries

Obituary Index - Strafford County, New Hampshire

Obituaries - Strafford County, New Hampshire

USGenWeb Archives - Strafford County, New Hampshire Obituaries

Photography

Digital Commonwealth - Strafford County, New Hampshire Postcards/Cards

Digital Commonwealth - Strafford County, New Hampshire Photographs

FamilyOldPhotos.com - Strafford County, New Hampshire Photos

New Hampshire High School and College Yearbooks Online - Old-Yearbooks.com

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Strafford County, New Hamphire School Records

Societies

FamilySearch.org - Strafford County, New Hampshire Societies & Libraries

Rochester Historical Society

Strafford County Genealogical Society

Tax Records

FamilySearch.org - Strafford County, New Hampshire Tax Records

LDS Genealogy - Strafford County, New Hamphire Tax Records

USGenWeb Archives - Strafford County, New Hampshire Tax Lists

Vital Records

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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