New Hampshire, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains church records from the Church of Christ located in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, for the years 1771 to 1905. The records include:
 * Births, marriages, and deaths, 1804-1905
 * Church Book of Records, 1771-1859

What Can these Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:


 * The name of the person
 * Date of event
 * Location of event
 * Parent's names
 * Cause of death
 * Lists of church members

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the individual
 * The approximate date and or location of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the age or estimated birth date to find other county or New Hampshire Vital Records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find New Hampshire Probate Records
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family
 * Church Records were kept years before counties and governments began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of New Hampshire.
 * New Hampshire Guided Research
 * New Hampshire Record Finder
 * New Hampshire Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step New Hampshire Research, 1880-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, Church book of records, 1771-1905

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * prepared by the New Hampshire Historical Records Survey, Service Division, Work Projects Administration. Guide to church vital statistics records in New Hampshire. Manchester, New Hampshire : Historical Records Survey (New Hampshire), 1942
 * prepared by the Historical Records Survey, Division of Women's and Professional Projects, Works Progress Administration. Inventory of the Roman Catholic church records in New Hampshire. Manchester, New Hampshire : Diocese of Manchester, 1938
 * prepared by The New Hampshire Historical Records Survey, Service Division, Work Projects Administration. Inventory of the church archives of New Hampshire, Protestant Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire. Manchester, New Hampshire : Historical Records Survey (New Hampshire), 1942

Citing This Collection
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