Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire Genealogy

Description

 * Wakefield, 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


 * State of New Hampshire Vital Records at New Hampshire Government Website
 * Town Clerk at Wakefield Town Office

Births

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1775-1821 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog; images
 * 1853-1947 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog; images
 * 1901-1915 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Marriages

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1775-1821 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog; images
 * 1853-1947 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog; images
 * From 1785 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog; images

Deaths

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1775-1821 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog; images
 * 1853-1947 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog; images

Divorce
For more resources see:

Town Reports
The town of Wakefield kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. For this particular town, Wakefield recorded many 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

 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Carroll County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Wakefield 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 Wakefield, 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 Wakefield:


 * 1600s-1900s (*) by Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images
 * 1771-1905 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection;  index & images
 * New Hampshire Church Records

City Directories

 * 1927 New Hampshire, U.S., City Directories, Wakefield at Ancestry - index & images ($) some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage; index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Wakefield:
 * 1600s-1800s (*) by George E. Jenks at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images
 * 1748-1846 (*) New Hampshire Proprietors at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images
 * 1841-1909 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images
 * 1840-Present Carroll County, New Hampshire Registry of Deeds at nhdeeds.org; index & images ($)
 * New Hampshire Land and Property

Local Histories

 * Published materials for this town at Internet Archive

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

Probate Records

 * 1623-1772 (*) New Hampshire (Colony) at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images
 * 1643-1982 New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1660-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * New Hampshire Probate Records

Libraries

 * New Hampshire's State Library Genealogy and NH History

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Concord New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
 * Lebanon New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
 * Oxford Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Portland Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Wolfeboro New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Meredith Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library