Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Genealogy

United States

New Hampshire

Hillsborough County

Peterborough

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 Peterborough, 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 Peterborough:

Land Records

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

• 1760-1855 Town records, 1760-1855 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Peterborough:

Probate Records

In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Peterborough:

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 Peterorough town records available online:

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1760-1855 Town records, 1760-1855 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.

Peterborough Town Office
1 Grove Street
Peterborough, NH 03458

Website

Vital Records

Births

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1753-1937 Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1753-1937 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1760-1855 Town records, 1760-1855 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
• 1753-1937 Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1753-1937 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1760-1855 Town records, 1760-1855 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1854-1887 Marriage intention certificates, 1854-1887 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1753-1937 Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1753-1937 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1760-1855 Town records, 1760-1855 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Reports

The town of Peterborough kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Peterborough 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.)

1926 1935 1936 1937 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944a 1944b 1945a 1945b 1945c 1946 1947 1948

1949 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

References

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