Dummer, Coös County, New Hampshire Genealogy

Description
Dummer, 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

Dummer Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office. Dummer Town Office 75 Hill Road Dummer, NH 03588

Births

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

Marriages

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images

Deaths

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images

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

 * Coös County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
 * Dummer 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 Dummer, 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 Dummer:


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

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Dummer:
 * 1600s-1800s (*) by George E. Jenks at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1748-1846 (*) New Hampshire Proprietors at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1771-Present Coos County, New Hampshire Registry of Deeds at nhdeeds.org - index & images, ($)
 * 1772-1902 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1773-1852 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * New Hampshire Land and Property

Local Histories
Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town

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

Other Town Records
In New Hampshire, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following: The following are Dummer town records available online:
 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1773-1852 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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

 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * Newport Vermont Family History Center
 * Oxford Maine Family History Center
 * Randolph New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Wolfeboro New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Meredith Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library