Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire Genealogy

Description
Grafton, 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 Grafton Town Office PO Box 299 Grafton, NH 03240 Grafton Town Office

Births

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1783-1913 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1793-1846 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1901-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images

Marriages

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1783-1913 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1793-1846 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1783-1913 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1793-1846 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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

 * Grafton County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
 * Grafton Cemeteries List at FindAGrave

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 Grafton, 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 Grafton:

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Grafton:
 * 1773-1902 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1773-Present Grafton County, New Hampshire Registry of Deeds at nhdeeds.org - index & images, ($)
 * New Hampshire Land and Property

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

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Grafton at HomeTownLocator
 * Grafton County Map at Nhcounties.org
 * Grafton at FamilySearch Places
 * Grafton at Google Maps
 * Grafton at Mapcarta
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of New Hampshire at Old-Maps.com
 * New Hampshire Maps State Page

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * New Hampshire Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * New Hampshire Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * New Hampshire Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * New Hampshire Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Concord New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Lebanon New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * South Royalton Vermont Family History Center
 * Wolfeboro New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Meredith Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Springvale Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library