Chester, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Genealogy

United States

New Hampshire

Rockingham County

Chester

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 Chester, 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 Chester:

Land Records

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

• 1720-1869 Town records, 1720-1869 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1833-1838 Record of mortgages of personal property, 1833-1838 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Chester:

Probate Records

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

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 Chester town records available online:

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1720-1869 Town records, 1720-1869 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1719-1938 Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1719-1938 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1750-1927 Town meeting records, 1750-1927 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1861-1918 Selectmen's record book, 1861-1918 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.

Chester Town Office
84 Chester Street
Chester, NH 03036

Website

Research request: https://www.chesternh.org/town-clerk-tax-collector/pages/genealogical-research

Family Histories 1709 - 1892

Birth Registers:

1730 - 1815

1815-1849 - Lost in a flood

1850 - 1871

1897 - 1928

Marriages: 1792 - 1854

Vital Records

Births

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1719-1938 Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1719-1938 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
• 1719-1938 Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1719-1938 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1719-1938 Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1719-1938 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

References

Early records. Information about early residents of Chester before 1680 may be found in Norfolk (old) County records. Norfolk (old) County was discontinued in 1680, but her records are still available. For more details about these early records see Norfolk (old) County, Massachusetts Genealogy.

Adjacent towns: Rockingham Co.: Derry | Hampstead | Plaistow | Salem | Massachusetts: Essex Co.: Haverhill