New Hampshire Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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== Collection Time Period ==
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== Record Description ==
  
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This index covers events from 1733 through 1900.  
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This index is an electronic index for the years 1714 to 1904.  
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== Record Description  ==
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This index is an electronic database of information compiled from a variety of sources including the following:
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It is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
  
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*Family Records
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=== Citation for This Collection  ===
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*Church Records
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*Civil Registration
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This index is not complete for any particular place or region.  
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The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.org.OFSP Sources include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records.<br>
  
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=== Record Content  ===
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{{Collection citation | text= "New Hampshire, Births and Christenings, 1714-1904." Index. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.}}
  
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The key genealogical facts found in birth index entries may include:
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== Record Content and Use  ==
  
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*Name of the child
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For details about the contents of these records and help using them see the wiki article [[Births and Christenings Vital Record Index Collections (FamilySearch Historical Records)]].
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*Gender
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This collection is a partial index of records for the localities listed below as of April 2010. The table below shows the number of records by locality. Localities not listed may not have any records in this collection.  
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The Coverage Table shows the places and time periods of the original records in this collection. The table indicates how many records the collection has from each place. Most of the records in the collection are from the time periods listed in the table; however, the collection may have a few records from before or after the time period.<br>
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Most of these records date from the time period indicated in the columns below; however, there may be records before and after these dates. Record counts where the locality information was incomplete are included below under the country name. Because of this, you may wish to search only by state.
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As this is an index of records compiled from various sources, it is strongly recommended that you verify the information in original records. Due to privacy laws not all records may be displayed.  
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== How to Use the Record  ==
 
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Use this index to help you learn more about your ancestors. The information could help you identify family relationships and lineages as well as direct you to original records of your ancestors, which may contain additional information.
 
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In birth or christening records, if a surname is not listed for the child, the indexer often assigns the father’s surname to the child. This surname may not be correct. So if you are looking for a birth or christening, search by the given name of the child, adding parents' names and as much locality information as is permitted.
 
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=== Finding the Original Source for an Entry in This Collection  ===
 
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Each entry in this index has a source listed which includes a batch number. You will need to trace the batch number for the individual entry to learn its source. Please see the following wiki articles for more information on batch numbers:
 
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If an FHL film number is given in the entry for your ancestor, search for it in the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog&catSearchType=film_number Family History Library Catalog].
 
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For over 30 years, volunteer indexers extracted this information from microfilm copies of the original records. In 1998, a few of the entries were published on 7 CDs by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the "North America Vital Records Index". This is an index of some births and christenings throughout New Hampshire. The index is not necessarily complete for any particular place or region.
 
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=== Why This Record Was Created  ===
 
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsored this index to help individuals find information about their ancestors.
 
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Church records and civil registration were official records and are some of the most reliable sources of information available for those who were born, married, or died in New Hampshire.
 
  
 
== Related Web Sites  ==
 
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[http://www.mainegenealogy.net/fs_search.asp?collectionid=1542861 New Hampshire Birth Record Search]  
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*[http://www.mainegenealogy.net/fs_search.asp?collectionid=1542861 New Hampshire Birth Record Search]  
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*[http://www.nh.searchroots.com/ New Hampshire Genealogy and History]
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[http://www.nh.searchroots.com/ New Hampshire Genealogy and History]  
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[[New Hampshire]  
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== Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections ==
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When you copy information from a record, you should also list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.
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A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the Wiki Article: [[Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]].
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"New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904." index, ''FamilySearch'' ([https://www.familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org]): accessed 31 March 2011. entry for Martha Cole, 12 July 1899; citing Birth Records, FHL microfilm 2,156,071; Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
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== Sources of Information for This Collection  ==
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When you copy information from a record, you should also list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.
  
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A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article [[Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections]].  
  
 
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Revision as of 18:10, 26 February 2013

FamilySearch Record Search This article describes a collection of historical records available at FamilySearch.org.

Contents

Record Description

This index is an electronic index for the years 1714 to 1904.

It is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.

Citation for This Collection

The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.org.OFSP Sources include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records.

"New Hampshire, Births and Christenings, 1714-1904." Index. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.

Record Content and Use

For details about the contents of these records and help using them see the wiki article Births and Christenings Vital Record Index Collections (FamilySearch Historical Records).

Coverage Table

The Coverage Table shows the places and time periods of the original records in this collection. The table indicates how many records the collection has from each place. Most of the records in the collection are from the time periods listed in the table; however, the collection may have a few records from before or after the time period.

Locality Births and Christenings, 1733-1900 Marriages, 1783-1920 Deaths and Burials, 1784-1949
Belknap 0 11,711 3,572
Carroll 6,542 11,324 2,142
Cheshire 886 24,286 7,504
Coos 0 8,074 4,584
Grafton 1,729 18,149 4,926
Hillsborough 1,553 113,964 61,721
Merrimack 1,823 27,478 15,405
New Hampshire 379,246 336,160 112,685
Rockingham 12,365 57,836 40,075
Strafford 0 22,727 5,315
Sullivan 315 13,337 4,731
Total 404,459 645,046 262,660

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Contributions to This Article

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Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections

When you copy information from a record, you should also list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.

A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections.

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