Barnstead, Belknap County, New Hampshire Genealogy
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Brief History[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Church Records[edit | edit source]
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 Barnstead, visit FamilySeaarch 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 Barnstead:
City Directories[edit | edit source]
Land Records[edit | edit source]
The following are online land records for the town of Barnstead:
Libraries and Historical Societies[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
The following are online maps of the town of Barnstead:
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
In New Hampshire, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Barnstead:
Town Histories[edit | edit source]
Town Records[edit | edit source]
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:
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The following are Barnstead town records available online:
- 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
- 1730-1849 Town records, 1730-1849 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Town Clerk[edit | edit source]
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.
Barnstead Town Office
PO Box 11
Center Barnstead, NH 03225
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Births[edit | edit source]
- 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
- 1730-1849 Town records, 1730-1849 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1820-1915 Barnstead, New Hampshire records of marriages, births, and deaths, 1820-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1901-1915 New Hampshire Birth Certificates, 1901-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
Marriages[edit | edit source]
- 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
- 1730-1849 Town records, 1730-1849 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1820-1871 Marriages, 1820-1871 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1820-1915 Barnstead, New Hampshire records of marriages, births, and deaths, 1820-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Deaths[edit | edit source]
- 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
- 1730-1849 Town records, 1730-1849 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1820-1915 Barnstead, New Hampshire records of marriages, births, and deaths, 1820-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Town Reports[edit | edit source]
Barnstead Records links to Death Records and Mortality Schedules, Births, Marriages and Deaths (from various souces), and Births, Marriages and Deaths (from Town Reports 1887-2000) and Census Records 1790-1880.
The town of Barnstead kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Barnstead 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.)
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