Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire Genealogy

Description
Bow, New Hampshire at Wikipedia

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Bow Town Office 10 Grandview Road Bow, NH 03304 Bow Town Office

Births

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1826-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1710-1890 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1735-1875 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1767-1885 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1901-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images

Marriages

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1826-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1710-1890 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1767-1885 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1826-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1710-1890 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1767-1885 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Merrimack County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

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 Bow, 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 Bow:

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Bow:
 * 1767-1885 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Local Histories
Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Military
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