Merrimack County, New Hampshire Genealogy

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County Courthouse
4 Court St., Suite 2 Concord, NH 03301

Parent County

 * Created 1823 from Hillsborough and Rockingham counties.

Record Loss
One record source that would be helpful, but was destroyed, is the 1890 census. There was a fire in Washington, D. C. in 1921 which badly damaged the records. None of the New Hampshire population records remain. The 1890 census Civil War veterans' lists were kept in a different building and were saved. They are available on microfilms from the Family History Library, and at www.ancestry.com. You can search for veterans' or widows' names.

Populated Places
Cities:

Towns:

Villages:

Neighboring Counties
Belknap | Grafton | Hillsborough | Rockingham | Strafford | Sullivan

Civil War

 * History of Chichester, Merrimack County, New Hampshire - Citizens of the town who enlisted and were mustered into the service of the United States during the Rebellion
 * History of Hill, Merrimack County, New Hampshire - Volunteer soldiers from the town of Hill.
 * History of Wilmot, Merrimack County, New Hampshire - Some Wilmot residents who participated in the Civil War.


 * Civil War service men from Merrimack County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are many companies or regiments that were formed from men of Merrimack County.


 * - 2nd Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry, Companies B, C, E, and H.
 * - 3rd Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry, Companies B and E.
 * - 4th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry, Companies D, E, and I.
 * - 5th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, E, F, and I.

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Portsmouth,NH newspapers from the early 1900's covering local news that included residents from Merrimack County communities.

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
 * Concord New Hampshire Family History Center

Web Sites

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