Grafton County, New Hampshire Genealogy

United States &gt; New Hampshire &gt; Grafton County

County Courthouse
The Grafton County Complex 3855 Darmouth College Highway North Haverhill, NH 03774

History



 * Named for Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, KG, PC (28 September 1735 – 14 March 1811), styled Earl of Euston between 1747 and 1757, was a British Whig statesman of the Georgian era. He was one of a handful of dukes who served as Prime Minister. He was a son of Lord Augustus FitzRoy and Elizabeth Cosby, daughter of Colonel William Cosby, who served as a colonial Governor of New York.


 * For an online history of this county go to the Internet site of New Hampshire Genealogy &amp; History. At that site you can also select a town, and read online a history of the town. Using the Shift key then the F3 key you can do a word search.

Parent County

 * Grafton County was created 19 March 1771 from the Colonial lands.

Boundary Changes

 * Coos County was set off 24 December 1803 from the northern part.


 * Carroll County was set off 22 December 1840 from part of the western area of Grafton County, and part of Strafford County.

Populated Places
City:


 * Lebanon

Towns:

Township:


 * Livermore

Villages:

Neighboring Counties
Belknap | Carroll | Coos | Merrimack | Sullivan | Vermont counties: Caledonia | Essex | Orange | Windsor

Cemeteries

 * Grafton County Cemetery Records
 * Findagrave Gafton Records

Court

 * CourthouseRecordsReference gives links to courthouse holdings

Gazetteers

 * Gazeteer Grafton County is found at Archive.org

Civil War

 * Military record of the sons of Dartmouth in the Union Army and Navy, 1861-1865, compiled by E. D. Redington, '61 ; rev. and edited by W. H. Hodgkins - Online Book - Also available on microfiche at the Family History Library.

Vital Records
Certified copies of of birth, death, and marriage records are available from the State Division of Vital Records Administration or from the local city and town clerk where the event took place. Original records are kept by the city or town clerk and copies are sent to the state.

In 1905, when the state created the Bureau of Vital Records and Health, printed cards were distributed to the local clerks and earlier vital records were transcribed onto the cards and submitted to the state.

Births

 * are available online from FamilySearch.

Marriages

 * are available online from FamilySearch.

Deaths

 * are available online from FamilySearch.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Lebanon New Hampshire Family History Center

Web Sites

 * The Grafton County NHGenWeb Project, an member of The NHGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Grafton County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Grafton County (backup site)
 * Family History Library catalog for Grafton County
 * Grafton County, New Hampshire Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)