Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Genealogy

Description
Amherst, New Hampshire at Wikipedia

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

Adjacent Towns

 * Hillsborough County: Bedford | Hollis | Merrimack | Milford | Mont Vernon | New Boston

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Amherst Town Office PO Box 960 Amherst, NH 03031 Amherst Town Office

Births

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1760-1842 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1760-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1901-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images

Marriages

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1760-1842 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1760-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1760-1842 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1760-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Reports

 * 1746-1769 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Amherst Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * Hillsborough 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 Amherst, 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 Amherst:

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Amherst:
 * 1760-1842 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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

Military
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