New Hampshire Genealogy 
| TOWN | Date Formed |
Contact |
| Alstead | 1763 | George N Kidder |
| Chesterfield | 1752 | Lorine McGinnis Schulze |
| Dublin | 1771 | MaryLynne Ellis |
| Fitzwilliam | 1773 | Lorine McGinnis Schulze |
| Gilsum | 1763 | <Ginny Day |
| Harrisville | 1870 | Host Needed |
| Hinsdale | 1753 | Host Needed |
| Jaffrey | 1773 | Dick Spiess |
| Keene | 1753 | Lorine McGinnis Schulze |
| Marlborough | 1776 | Lorine McGinnis Schulze |
| Marlow | 1761 | Mary Blank at the Marlow Historical Society |
| Nelson | 1752 | Host Needed |
| Richmond | 1752 | Host Needed |
| Rindge | 1768 | Ida Harman |
| Roxbury | 1812 | Host Needed |
| Stoddard | 1774 | Host Needed |
| Sullivan | 1787 | Host Needed |
| Surry | 1769 | Host Needed |
| Swanzey | 1753 | Host Needed |
| Troy | 1815 | Marcia D. Melnyk |
| Walpole | 1761 | Host Needed |
| Westmoreland | 1735 | Lorine McGinnis Schulze |
| Winchester | 1733 | Host Needed |
| File | Discription Formed |
Submitter |
| Family History | Biographical & Family History A - L | -- |
| Family History | Biographical & Family History M - Z | -- |
| Cemeteries | Alstead Center Cemetery Transcription from an early 1900 recording | C. T. Parziale |
| Cemeteries | Mapleside Cemetery Transcription from an early 1900 recording | C. T. Parziale |
| Cemeteries | Slade Cemetery Transcription from an early 1900 recording | C. T. Parziale |
| Census | 1790 Census - Multiple Towns | Kay L. Mason |
| Directories | Alstead Listing of Businesses and Residents from Child's Business Directory of Cheshire Co., N.H., 1884-85 | Michelle McKenzie |
| Directories | Chesterfield Listing of Businesses and Residents from Child's Business Directory of Cheshire Co., N.H., 1884-85 | Michelle McKenzie |
| Directories | Dublin Listing of Businesses and Residents from Child's Business Directory of Cheshire Co., N.H., 1884-85 | Michelle McKenzie |
| Directories | Walpole Listing of Businesses and Residents from Child's Business Directory of Cheshire Co., N.H., 1884-85 | Michelle McKenzie |
| Gazetteers | Cheshire County | C. T. Parziale |
| Gazetteers | Cheshire County | Michelle McKenzie |
| Gazetteers | Cheshire County | Michelle McKenzie |
| Gazetteers | Population Tables | Michelle McKenzie |
| Gazetteers | Table of Polls, Taxes, and other Statistics | Michelle McKenzie |
| Gazetteers | Former Names of Some Cheshire County Towns | Michelle McKenzie |
| Gazetteers | Votes for Governor in 1848 | Michelle McKenzie |
| Military Records | Alstead Association Test from Miscellaneous Revolutionary Documents | Michelle McKenzie |
| Military Records | Chesterfield Association Test from Miscellaneous Revolutionary Documents | Michelle McKenzie |
| Military Records | Amasa Hyland Revolutionary War Pension Application | Amy Seyfried |
| Newspapers | Listing of Cheshire County Newspapers from Charlton's New Hampshire As It Is (1855) | Michelle McKenzie |
| Vital Records | Cheshire County Births Drawer 78 at the NH State Archives (A Surnames) | C. Parziale |
| Vital Records | Funerals from the day book of Thompson Barron, Unitarian Minister 1838-1860 | Nancy Ratay |
| Vital Records | Marriages from the day book of Thompson Barron, Unitarian Minister 1838-1860 | Nancy Ratay |
| Volunteer | Guide Lines | Contact |
| Look Up | Local volunteer is available to look up records in cemeteries, courts, town offices, etc. in Cheshire County, NH. The time and mileage is on a volunteer basis. Reimbursement for making copies or obtaining costly records is something you will have to work out with Elizabeth, prior to her obtaining the document/s/. Remember Elizabeth is volunteering her time and effort. In Subject line put (Lookup) and don't have any attachments in your email - emails with attachments will be deleted |
Elizabeth M. Harding |
Can’t find what your looking for on this web site - email below
Historical Society of Cheshire County
| Book | Description | Contact |
| Biographical Review, Vol XXIII | Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Cheshire County, New Hampshire (1897) - No charge for copies but send a SASE. |
Linda Garrett |
| From Journey's End to Hardscrabble | cemeteries and burying-grounds of Chesterfield, NH. |
Linda Roller |
| Mapleside Cemetery in Alstead | Village of Alstead, NH. |
Linda Roller |
| All Cemeteries in Alstead | Alstead, NH. |
Linda Roller |
| Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust | listing of all the cemetery inscriptions and deaths recorded from various publications in Westmoreland. | Jerry Thayer |
| Cheshire Co. Gazeteer & Directory | dated 1885 | Gail Watkins |
| Directory of Cheshire Co. 1884-85 | Child's 1884-85 directory - So far, completed towns of Alstead and Walpole - working on the rest | Michelle L. McKenzie |
| History of Chesterfield, NH | by Oran E Randall, 1882 | Mark Grassman |
| History of Fitzwilliam, NH | 1752 to 1887 by Rev. Norton, 829pp., one or two surnames & a fee for photocopies and postage | Rhett Owings |
| History of Keene, NH | by the Keene History Committee, 1968 | Deborah Cook |
| History of Nelson, NH | Edited by Parke Hardy Struthers, from 1767-1967 includes Family Section and Cemetery listing) (no index, so be specific as possible) | Edith Bartley |
| History of Rindge, NH | by Ezra Stearns | Ida Harman |
| History of Rindge, NH | by Ezra Stearns between 1736-1874 also researched Benjamin Davis family of Rindge, NH, | Dee Dee Rypka |
| History of Stoddard, NH | by Isaiah Gould, 1897, photocopy of original book, 139 pp. | Robert J. Young |
| History of Walpole, NH | by Martha McDanolds Frizzell, 1963, second volume has town genealogy | Gail Watkins |
| History of Westmoreland, NH | early town history with plenty of genealogy | Jerry Thayer |
| New Hampshire Borns a Town | Alstead and East Alstead history, pp319 | George N. Kidder |
| Town of Richmond, NH | Ruth Flanders | |
| Rindge Town Reports | Vital records from 1870 - to the early 1970's. | Lew Gregory Jr. |
| The Silent Marble Weeps-The Cemeteries Of Stoddard, NH | by Alan F. Rumrill, lists all the gravestones and inscriptions in Stoddard, NH. | Gloria Clarke |
| Tombstone Inscriptions | Transcribed the inscriptions of gravestones at the Old Meeting House / Churchyard in Rindge, NH - also a few family cemeteries in Rindge, NH | Lew Gregory Jr. |
| The History of Troy, NH | 1764-1897 | Sheila Kenney |
| Walking Back Through Time 50 Historical Sketches of Winchester, NH | 1997 | Sheila Kenney |
| The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, MA | 1897, 1982 | Sheila Kenney |
| Town Reports of Winchester, NH a collection of many years. | 1868 and up | Sheila Kenney |
| Ashuelot Cemetery Book of Ashuelot, NH | 2002 | Sheila Kenney |
| Cemeteries of Winchester, NH | 2004 | Sheila Kenney |
| Town | Soldier’s Name |
| Acworth | Samuel Harper, Thomas Harper, John Harper, Simon Powers |
| Alstead | David Abraham, Ripley Bingham (Sergeant),
Moses Farnsworth, William McGee, John McGee, Rufus Walton, Thomas
Wilson, Samuel Harper, Thomas Harper, John Harper, Simon Powers Nathan Moulton, entered April 1, 1777; (Died in service) June 2, 1778, sickness. |
| Charlestown | Elisha Adams, Paye Harriman, John Joiner (Sergeant), Timothy Newton, Nathan Powers Barabas Hickey, entered Jan. 1, 1777; (Died in Service) April 14, 1778, sickness |
| Claremont | Samuel Bates, John Clark, Ebenezer Matthews, Thomas Osgood, Joel Royce, Asa Stearns, Joseph Wright Daniel Stearns, entered May 1, 1777; (Died in Service) April 30, 1780 |
| Cornish | Peter Spicer, Daniel Putnam Curtis Cady, entered Feb. 1777; (Died in Service) April 4, 1778, sickness |
| Croydon | Paris Richardson, William Sisco |
| Dublin | Hart Balch, James Chamberlin, Jonathan Morse, John Stone Nathaniel Bates, entered Jan. 10, 1777; (Killed in Action) Sept. 19, 1777 near Saratoga, New York, about 12 o'clock noon the First New Hampshire Regiment engaged the British Troops, they fought for about 20 minutes. |
| Fitzwilliam | Daniel Gould, Stephen Richardson, Stephen White |
| Gilsum | David Adams |
| Hinsdale | Isaac Gibbs |
| Jaffrey | Moses Cutter, John Dole, Benjamin Dole, Daniel Harper, Michael Silk, Samuel Wier |
| Keene | Silas Porter, Ezra Turner |
| Lempster | Matthew Grear, William Layton, Isaac Gibbs Asael Roundy, entered May 1, 1777; (Died in Service) Jan. 17, 1778, sickness |
| New Grantham | Stephen Jennens (Corporal), Isaac Gibbs Ephraim Jennens, entered May 12, 1777; (Died in Service) Nov. 22, 1777, sickness |
| Plainfield | Wilder Willard |
| Richmond | Thomas Hunt, Thomas Powers, Abner Powers (Corporal), Noah Porter, Lemuel Rice, William Taggart, Lewis Wisoo |
| Stoddard | Samuel Morrison, Richard Richardson Nathaniel Richardson, entered April 3, 1777;(Died in service) June 24, 1777 |
| Surry | Joshua Church, Anthony Gilman, Samuel LiscombIsaac Gibbs Jacob Bonney, entered May 20, 1777; (Died in service) July 1778 |
| Swanzey | Joel Andrews, John Cross (Corporal), Silas Simons, Levi Simons, Joseph Tucker William Frankford, entered Jan. 9, 1778; (Died in service) April 17, 1779 |
| Washington | Asa Jackson, William Munn, Nathan Munn, Abel Merrill, William White |
| Walpole | John Baldwin, Francis Joiner, Thomas Jackson, John Still Daniel Ashley, entered Feb 9, 1781;(Died in service) Aug. 1, 1781 Jonathan Eastman, entered Feb. 21, 1777; (Died in service) May 11, 1778, sickness Benjamin Hudson, entered June 9, 1777; (Died in service) no date given Daniel Riter, entered Jan. 1, 1777; (Died in service) Sept. 1, 1777 |
| Westmoreland | Nehemiah Gold, entered April 29, 1777; (Died in service) Aug. 10, 1778 |
| Winchester | John Simons, Abner Wise (Corporal) |
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