Chester, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Genealogy

Description
Chester, New Hampshire at Wikipedia

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

Adjacent Towns

 * Rockingham County:  Derry | Hampstead | Plaistow | Salem
 * Massachusetts: Essex County: Haverhill

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Chester Town Office 84 Chester Street Chester, NH 03036 Chester Town Office Research request: Chester Town Clerk

Family Histories 1709 - 1892

Birth Registers:

1730 - 1815

1815-1849 - Lost in a flood

1850 - 1871

1897 - 1928

Marriages: 1792 - 1854

Births

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1719-1938 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1901-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images

Marriages

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1719-1938 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1719-1938 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Reports

 * 1720-1869 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1750-1927 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1861-1918 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

The town of Chester kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Chester 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
 * Chester Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * Rockingham 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 Chester, 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 Chester:

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Chester:
 * 1600s-1800s (*) by George E. Jenks at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1629-Present Rockingham County, New Hampshire Registry of Deeds at nhdeeds.org - Index & images, ($)*1643-1882 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1647-1714 (*) by David Pulsifer, 1852 at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1670-1747 (*) Massachusetts. County Court (Norfolk County) & Massachusetts. County Court (Essex County) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1720-1869 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1748-1846 (*) New Hampshire Proprietors at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1833-1838 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * New Hampshire Land and Property

Local Histories
Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town. '''Early records.  Information about early residents of Chester''' before 1680 may be found in Norfolk (old) County records. Norfolk (old) County was discontinued in 1680, but her records are still available. For more details about these early records see Norfolk (old) County, Massachusetts.

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

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Concord New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Exeter New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Nashua New Hampshire Family History Center
 * American Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library
 * Derry Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Griffin Free Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Halton Hills Public Library Acton Branch - an affiliate library
 * North Hampton Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Portsmouth Public Library - an affiliate library