Cheshire County, New Hampshire Genealogy

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County Courthouse
33 West St. Keene, NH 03431

History

 * Named for Cheshire county in England.

Parent County
Created 19 March 1771 from the Colonial lands.

Boundary Changes

 * 5 July 1827, Sullivan County set off.

Populated Places
City:


 * Keene

Towns:

Villages:

Neighboring Counties
Hillsborough | Sullivan | Massachusetts counties: Franklin | Worcester | Windham County, Vermont

Civil War

 * History of Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, by Oran E. Randall - page 116-124 - Record of the Citizens of Chesterfield Who Enlisted in the Military Service of the United States During the War of the Rebellion 1861-65 - Alphabetical listing.
 * Civil War Vets Buried in New Hampshire - Cheshire County - Cities A-J

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Fitchburg, MA newspapers (1868-1977) covering local news that included Cheshire County residents.

Vital Records
Certified copies of of birth, death, and marriage records are available from the State Division of Vital Records Administration or from the local city and town clerk where the event took place. Original records are kept by the city or town clerk and copies are sent to the state.

In 1905, when the state created the Bureau of Vital Records and Health, printed cards were distributed to the local clerks and earlier vital records were transcribed onto the cards and submitted to the state.

Births

 * are available online from FamilySearch.

Marriages

 * are available online from FamilySearch.

Deaths

 * are available online from FamilySearch.

Web Sites

 * The Cheshire County NHGenWeb Project, an member of The NHGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cheshire County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cheshire County (backup site)
 * Family History Library catalog for Cheshire County
 * Cheshire County, New Hampshire Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)