Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire Genealogy

United States

New Hampshire

Merrimack County

Franklin

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 Franklin, 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 Franklin:

Land Records

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

Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Franklin:

Probate Records

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

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 Franklin town records available online:

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

Town Clerk

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

Franklin City Clerk
316 Central Street
Franklin, NH 03235

Website

Vital Records

Births

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1829-1902, 1931 Records of marriage, birth and death, 1829-1902, 1931 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
• 1829-1902, 1931 Records of marriage, birth and death, 1829-1902, 1931 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1903-1916 Franklin, New Hampshire marriages and deaths, 1903-1916 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1829-1902, 1931 Records of marriage, birth and death, 1829-1902, 1931 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1903-1916 Franklin, New Hampshire marriages and deaths, 1903-1916 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Reports

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

1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1914

1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937

1938 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945 1946 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1955 1956 1960 1961 1962 1963 1965 1966 1968