Sullivan County, New Hampshire Genealogy

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County Courthouse
14 Main St Newport, NH 03773-1548

History



 * Named for Brigadier General John Sullivan, a Revolutionary War hero and former governor.

Parent County
Created 5 July 1827 from Cheshire County.

Populated Places
City:


 * Claremont

Towns:

Villages:

Neighboring Counties
Cheshire | Grafton | Hillsborough | Merrimack | Vermont counties: Windham | Windsor

Biography
A very good place to contact for family histories in Sullivan County is the Newport Historical Society, 20 Central St., P. O. Box 413, Newport, NH 03773, tel. 603-863-1294, e-mail, newporths1761@gmail.com. They have a good number of local histories, and a good amount of family history information.

For the time period when Cheshire County included the Sullivan County area (1771-1827), another good place to contact for biographical information is the Historical Society of Cheshire County, in Keene, New Hampshire. They have town histories, family histories, biographical manuscripts, photographs, city directories, newspapers, business records, and other biographical information. The New Hampshire Historical Society in Concord, New Hampshire is a good source for similar materials.

Civil War

 * Claremont war history, April, 1861, to April 1, 1865 : with sketches of New-Hampshire regiments, and a biographical notice of each Claremont Soldier, etc., by Otis Waite. Also available 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

Web Sites

 * The Sullivan County NHGenWeb Project, an member of The NHGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Sullivan County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Sullivan County (backup site)
 * Family History Library catalog for Sullivan County


 * Sullivan County, New Hampshire Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)