Belmont, Belknap County, New Hampshire Genealogy

Description

 * Belmont, 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


 * Belmont Town Office History & Genealogy at Town of Belmont
 * 143 Main Street
 * PO Box 310, Belmont
 * NH 03220
 * Telephone: 603-267-8300

Births

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1742-1916 (*) 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
 * 1742-1916 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog; images

Deaths

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1742-1916 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog; images

Divorce
For more resources see:

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

 * Belknap County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
 * Belmont Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog

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 Belmont, 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 Belmont:
 * 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

 * 1932,1937 New Hampshire, U.S., City Directories, Belmont at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records

 * 1765-1843 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1765-Present Belknap County, New Hampshire, Registry of Deeds at nhdeeds.org; index & images ($)
 * 1841-1915 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images
 * New Hampshire Land and Property

Local Historie s

 * Archive.org to find published materials for this town

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Belknap County Map at Nhcounties.org
 * Belmont at FamilySearch Places
 * Belmont at Google Maps
 * Belmont at Mapcarta
 * Boundary Map of Belmont at HomeTownLocator
 * 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

 * New Hampshire Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

 * New Hampshire Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

 * New Hampshire Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

 * 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