Laconia, Belknap County, New Hampshire Genealogy

Description
Laconia, New Hampshire at Wikipedia

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

Adjacent Towns

 * Belknap County: Belmont | Gilford | Meredith | Sanbornton | Tilton
 * Carroll County: Moultonborough | Tuftonboro | Wolfeboro

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Laconia City Clerk 45 Beacon Street East Laconia, NH 03246 Laconia City Clerk

Births

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1858-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1901-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images

Marriages

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1858-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1858-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Divorce
For more resources see:

Town Reports
The town of Laconia kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. For this particular town, Laconia recorded many delayed vital statistics in their town reports. This means that although your ancestor may have been born in a certain year, that event may not have been recorded until several years later. The table below lists the available years with statistic info along with all the reports that record that year.

The town of Littleton kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. For this particular town, Littleton recorded many delayed vital statistics in their town reports. This means that although your ancestor may have been born in a certain year, that event may not have been recorded until several years later. The table below lists the available years with statistic info along with all the reports that record that year.

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Belknap County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
 * Laconia 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 Laconia, 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 Laconia:

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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