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New Hampshire Cemetery Records
- Belknap County
- Barnstead

Merrimack County
- Wilmot
New Hampshire Census Records
- New Hampshire Census Map
New Hampshire County Genealogy and History
- Gleanings from English Records about New England Families
  The classic work often cited by more contemporaneous authors on early New England families and the records of them found within the Principal Probate Registry, Somerset House, Strand, the Public Record Office, Fetter Lane, and the British Museum, Bloomsbury, while on a visit in London during the summer and fall of 1879.
- Belknap County Genealogy
- Carroll County
  - History of Carroll County, New Hampshire
- Cheshire County Genealogy
- Coos County
  - Historical sketches of the discovery, settlement, and progress of events in the Coos country and vicinity, principally included between the years 1754 and 1785
  - History of Coos County, New Hampshire
- Hillsborough
  - History of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
- Merrimack County, New Hampshire Genealogy
  - Merrimack and Sullivan Counties, New Hampshire Biographies
- Rockingham County, New Hampshire Genealogy
  - History of Rockingham and Strafford counties, New Hampshire
    With biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men.
- Strafford
  - History of Strafford County, New Hampshire and representative citizens
  - History of Rockingham and Strafford counties, New Hampshire
    With biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men.
- Sullivan County Genealogy
  - History of Cheshire and Sullivan counties, New Hampshire
  - History of Cornish New Hampshire
    A partial transcription of the genealogies from the History of Cornish, New Hampshire. This is a work in progress, so check back monthly.
  - Croydon New Hampshire Genealogy
    Croydon New Hampshire Genealogy contains the 1850 census of Croydon New Hampshire as well as the general, church, civil, industrial and military histories of the town, including 261 brief sketches of it's early residents. This is an eclectic collection of material, some of it is original, while others was extracted from a variety of sources.
  - Merrimack and Sullivan Counties, New Hampshire Biographies
New Hampshire Directories
New Hampshire Genealogy and History
New Hampshire Military Records
- New Hampshire Forts
  List of colonial forts, trading posts, named camps, redoubts, reservations, general hospitals, national cemeteries, etc., established or erected in the United States from its earliest settlement to 1902.
- Revolutionary War Records
- War of 1812 Military Records
  - War of 1812 – Pensions
- Civil War Records
  - Civil War Pensions Index Cards
    Each card gives the soldier’s name, unit, the application number, the certificate number and the state from which the soldier served. In some cases, the soldier’s rank, terms of service, date of death and place of death are given. The index cards refer to pension applications of veterans who served in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917. The majority of the records pertain to Civil War veterans, but they also include veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, Indian wars, and World War I.
  - Sanbornton NH Soldiers in the Civil War
  - Return of the Sixteenth N.H. Regiment
  - 12th N.H. Regiment
- World War I Records
  - World War 1 Draft Registration Records
  - Milford in the Great War: Memorial Book
- World War II Records
  - World War 2 Casualties – Army, Air Force
  - New Hampshire Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard World War II Casualty List
- Korean War Casualty List
- Vietnam War Casualty List
New Hampshire Native American Records
New Hampshire Town Genealogies and Histories
- Acworth
  - History of Acworth
    With the proceedings of the centennial anniversary, genealogical records, and register of farms.
  - History of Acworth, New Hampshire
- Amherst
  - History of the town of Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
    First known as Narragansett township number three, and subsequently as Southegan West. History from the grant of the township by the Great and General court of the province of Massachusetts Bay, in June, 1728, to March, 1882, with genealogies of Amherst families and a sketch of the Narraganset fort fight, 19 December, 1675, by Daniel F. Secomb.
- Andover
  - History of the town of Andover New Hampshire, 1751-1906
- Auburn
  - History of Chester, New Hampshire, including Auburn
    A supplement to the History of old Chester, published in 1869.
- Barnstead
  - History of Barnstead [N.H.] from its first settlement in 1727 to 1872
- Bedford
  - History of Bedford, New-Hampshire
    Being statistics, compiled on the occasion of the one hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of the town, May 19th, 1850.
- Benton
  - Some things about Coventry-Benton, New Hampshire
- Boscawen
  - A chronological register of Boscawen, in the county of Merrimack, and state of New Hampshire
    From the first settlement of the town to 1820. In three parts: descriptive, historical & miscellaneous.
  - The history of Boscawen and Webster [N.H.] from 1733 to 1878
  - History Boscawen-Webster: fifty years 1883-1933
- Bristol
  - History of the town of Bristol, Grafton County, New Hampshire vol 1
  - History of the town of Bristol, Grafton County, New Hampshire vol 2
- Brookline
  - History of Brookline, formerly Raby, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
    With tables of family records and genealogies.
- Candia
  - History of the town of Candia, Rockingham County, N.H.
    From its first settlement to the present time.
- Canaan
  - The history of Canaan, New Hampshire
- Canterbury
  - History of the town of Canterbury, New Hampshire, 1727-1912 vol 1
  - History of the town of Canterbury, New Hampshire, 1727-1912 vol 2
- Charlestown
  - History of Charlestown, New-Hampshire, the old No. 4
- Chester
  - History of old Chester [N. H.] from 1719 to 1869
  - History of Chester, New Hampshire, including Auburn
    A supplement to the History of old Chester, published in 1869.
- Concord
  - History of Concord, New Hampshire, from the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century; vol 1
  - History of Concord, New Hampshire, from the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century; vol 2
  - The history of Concord
    From its first grant in 1725, to the organization of the city government in 1853, with a history of the ancient Penacooks; the whole interspersed with numerous interesting incidents and anecdotes, down to the present period, 1855; embellished with maps; with portraits of distinguished citizens, and views of ancient and modern residences.
  - Rambles Around The Old Town Of Concord, N.H.
  - 1850 Directory containing the names, occupations and residence of the inhabitants of Concord Centre village
  - 1853-54 Directory containing the names, occupations and residence of the inhabitants of Concord Centre village
  - 1860 Watson’s The Concord City Directory
  - 1860-61 Merrill and Son’s Concord City Directory
  - 1864 Watson’s The Concord City Directory
  - 1892 The Concord Directory and Guide
- Cornish
  - History of the town of Cornish, New Hampshire, with genealogical record, 1763-1910 (Volume 1)
  - History of the town of Cornish, New Hampshire, with genealogical record, 1763-1910 (Volume 2)
- Coventry
  - Some things about Coventry-Benton, New Hampshire
- Dover
  - Historical memoranda concerning persons & places in old Dover, N.H.
  - Landmarks in ancient Dover, New Hampshire
  - Notable events in the history of Dover, New Hampshire, from the first settlement in 1623 to 1865.
  - 1859 Dover, New Hampshire, Directory
  - 1871-72 Dover, New Hampshire, City Directory
- Dublin
  - The history of Dublin, N.H.
    Containing the address by Charles Mason, and the proceedings at the centennial celebration, June 17, 1852, with a register of families.
- Dunbarton
  - History of the town of Dunbarton, New Hampshire
- Durham
  - History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire: (Oyster River Plantation) with genealogical notes vol 1
  - History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire: (Oyster River Plantation) with genealogical notes vol 2
- Exeter
  - History of the town of Exeter, New Hampshire
  - 1872 Exeter, New Market, and South New Market directory and history
    Containing the names of residents of each town, arranged alphabetically; business directories, town registers, &c., &c. Also containing sketches of business; origin and sketches of families; a register of deaths in Exeter since 1840; the towns in Rockingham County, with the population of each town.
- Fitzwilliam
  - The history of Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, from 1752-1887
- Francestown
  - History of Francestown, N. H.
    From its earliest settlement April, 1758, to January 1, 1891: with a brief genealogical record of all the Francestown families.
- Gilford
  - The history of Gilmanton
    Embracing the proprietary, civil, literary, ecclesiastical, biographical, genealogical, and miscellaneous history, from the first settlement to the present time: including what is now Gilford, to the time it was dis-annexed.
- Gilmanton
  - The history of Gilmanton
    Embracing the proprietary, civil, literary, ecclesiastical, biographical, genealogical, and miscellaneous history, from the first settlement to the present time: including what is now Gilford, to the time it was dis-annexed.
- Gilsum
  - History of the town of Gilsum, New Hampshire from 1752 to 1879
- Hampstead
  - A memorial of the town of Hampstead, New Hampshire
    Historic and genealogic sketches. Proceedings of the centennial celebration, July 4th, 1849. Proceedings of the 150th anniversary of the town’s incorporation, July 4th, 1899.
    - Volume 1
    - Volume 2
- Hampton
  - Early Probate Records of Hampton, N.H.
  - History of the town of Hampton, New Hampshire, from its settlement in 1638 to the autumn of 1892 vol 2
- Hampton Falls
  - History of the town of Hampton Falls, New Hampshire
    From the time of the first settlement within its borders, 1640 until 1900.
  - History of Hampton Falls, N.H. vol 1
  - History of Hampton Falls, N.H. vol 2
- Haverhill
  - History of the town of Haverhill, New Hampshire
- Henniker
  - History of the town of Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
    From the date of the Canada grant by the province of Massachusetts, in 1735, to 1880; with a genealogical register of the families of Henniker.
- Hillsborough
  - The history of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 1735-1921 vol 1
  - The history of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 1735-1921 vol 2
- Hollis
  - History of the town of Hollis, New Hampshire
    From its first settlement to the year 1879: with many biographical sketches of its early settlers, their descendants, and other residents: illustrated with maps and engravings.
- Hopkinton
  - Life and times in Hopkinton, N.H
- Hudson
  - History of Hudson, N.H.
    Formerly a part of Dunstable, Mass., 1673-1733, Nottingham, Mass., 1733-1741, District of Nottingham, 1741-1746, Nottingham West, N.H., 1746-1830, Hudson, N.H., 1830-1912.
- Jaffrey
  - History of the town of Jaffrey, New Hampshire
    From the date of the Masonian charter to the present time, 1749-1880: with a genealogical register of the Jaffrey families, and an appendix containing the proceedings of the centennial celebration in 1873.
- Keene
  - A history of the town of Keene from 1732, when the township was granted by Massachusetts, to 1874, when it became a city
- Lancaster
  - History of Lancaster, New Hampshire
- Lebanon
  - History of Lebanon, N.H., 1761-1887
- Manchester
  - Manchester
    A brief record of its past and a picture of its present, including an account of its settlement and of its growth as a town and city; a history of its schools, churches, societies, banks.
  - 1846 Manchester, New Hampshire, City Directory
  - 1879 Pocket business directory and industrial and social statistics of the city of Manchester, N.H.
  - 1884 Pocket business directory and industrial and social statistics of the city of Manchester, N.H.
  - 1889 Manchester, New Hampshire, City Directory
  - 1906 Manchester, New Hampshire, City Directory
  - 1915 Manchester, New Hampshire, City Directory
- Meredith
  - Meredith, N.H.: annals and genealogies
- Milford
  - Milford in the Great War: Memorial Book
- Mont Vernon
  - History of the town of Mont Vernon, New Hampshire
- New Ipswich
  - The history of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, 1735-1914
    With genealogical records of the principal families.
- New London
  - A history of the town of New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, 1779-1899 .
- Northfield
  - History of Northfield, New Hampshire, 1780-1905
    In two parts with many biographical sketches and portraits; also pictures of public buildings and private residences.
- Nottingham West
  - History of Hudson, N.H.
    Formerly a part of Dunstable, Mass., 1673-1733, Nottingham, Mass., 1733-1741, District of Nottingham, 1741-1746, Nottingham West, N.H., 1746-1830, Hudson, N.H., 1830-1912.
- Portsmouth
  - Rambles about Portsmouth vol 1
    Sketches of persons, localities, and incidents of two centuries: principally from tradition and unpublished documents.
  - Rambles about Portsmouth vol 2
    Sketches of persons, localities, and incidents of two centuries: principally from tradition and unpublished documents.
- Raby
  - History of Brookline, formerly Raby, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
    With tables of family records and genealogies.
- Richmond
  - History of the town of Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
    From its first settlement, to 1882.
- Rindge
  - History of the town of Rindge, New Hampshire
    From the date of the Rowley Canada or Massachusetts charter, to the present time, 1736-1874, with a genealogical register of the Rindge families.
- Rochester
  - History of the town of Rochester, New Hampshire, from 1722 to 1890 vol 1
  - History of the town of Rochester, New Hampshire, from 1722 to 1890 vol 2
  - 1893 Rochester, New Hampshire, City Directory
- Rye
  - History of the town of Rye, New Hampshire: from its discovery and settlement to December 31, 1903
- Salem
  - History of Salem, N.H.
- Salisbury
  - The history of Salisbury, New Hampshire: from date of settlement to the present time
- Sanbornton
  - History of Sanbornton, New Hampshire vol 1
  - History of Sanbornton, New Hampshire vol 2
- Sullivan
  - 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
- Surry
  - History of the town of Surry, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
    From date of severance from Gilsum and Westmoreland, 1769-1922, with a genealogical register and map of the town.
- Sutton
  - The history of Sutton, New Hampshire
    Consisting of the historical collections of Erastus Wadleigh, Esq., and A. H. Worthen vol 1.
  - The history of Sutton, New Hampshire
    Consisting of the historical collections of Erastus Wadleigh, Esq., and A. H. Worthen vol 2.
- Swanzey
  - The history of Swanzey, New Hampshire, from 1734 to 1890
- Temple
  - The history of Temple, N. H
- Troy
  - 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
    From the first settlement of the territory now within the limits of the town in 1764-1897.
- Walpole
  - Walpole as it was and as it is
    Containing the complete civil history of the town from 1749 to 1879, together with a history of all the church organizations; also, a history of one hundred and fifty families that settled in the town previous to 1820, with biographical sketches of a large number of its prominent citizens, and also, a census of the town taken April 1, 1878.
- Warner
  - The history of Warner, New Hampshire, for one hundred and forty-four years, from 1735 to 1879
- Warren
  - The history of Warren; a mountain hamlet, located among the White hills of New Hampshire
- Washington
  - History of Washington, New Hampshire, from the first settlement to the present time, 1768-1886
- Webster
  - The history of Boscawen and Webster [N.H.] from 1733 to 1878
  - History Boscawen-Webster: fifty years 1883-1933
- Wilton
  - History of the town of Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
    With a genealogical register by A.A. Livermore and S. Putnam.
- Windham
  - The history of Windham in New Hampshire, Rockingham country, 1719-1883
    A Scotch settlement (commonly called Scotch-Irish), embracing nearly one third of the ancient settlement and historic township of Londonderry, N.H.
- Wolfborough
  - History of Wolfeborough, New Hampshire
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