Brookline, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Genealogy

United States

New Hampshire

Hillsborough County

Brookline

Church Records

Historically, the largest religious groups in New Hampshire were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about New Hampshire denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page.

To see the churches in Brookline, visit FamilySearch Places.

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Brookline:

Land Records

The following are online land records for the town of Brookline:

• 1758-1907 Town records, 1758-1907 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries and Historical Societies

Brookline Historical Society
17 Meetinghouse Hill Rd
Brookline, NH 03033
info@brooklinehistory.org
Website

Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Brookline:

Probate Records

In New Hampshire, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Brookline:

Town Histories

Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

Town Records

In New Hampshire, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:

Births Marriages Deaths Burials Cemetery records Appointments Earmarks Estrays (stray animals) Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote) Land records Mortgages Name changes Care of the poor School records Surveys Tax lists Town meeting minutes Voter registrations Warning outs (of town)

The following are Brookline town records available online:

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1758-1907 Town records, 1758-1907 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Clerk

The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Brookline Town Office
PO Box 360
Brookline, NH 03033

Website

Vital Records

Births

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1758-1907 Town records, 1758-1907 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1897-1900 Records of births, 1897-1900 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1901-1915 New Hampshire Birth Certificates, 1901-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images

Marriages

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1758-1907 Town records, 1758-1907 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1897-1900 Records of births, 1897-1900 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1758-1907 Town records, 1758-1907 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1897-1900 Records of births, 1897-1900 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Reports

The town of Brookline kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Brookline kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979

1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948

1947 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1920 1919 1918 1917 1915 1913

References

Adjacent towns: Hillsborough Co.: Bedford | Hollis | Merrimack | Milford | Mont Vernon | New Boston