Colebrook, Coös County, New Hampshire Genealogy

Cemeteries
A compilation of cemetery transcription in the town is available in the book Northern New Hampshire graveyards and cemeteries: transcriptions and indexes of burial sites in the towns of Clarksville, Colebrook, Columbia, Dixville, Pittsburg, Stewartstown, and Stratford

A copy of this book is at the local library.

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 Colebrook, 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 Colebrook:

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Colebrook:

Libraries and Historical Societies
Colebrook Public Library Colebrook Historical Society is housed on the second floor of the Town Hall

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Colebrook:

Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Colebrook:

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

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 Colebrook town records available online:
 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office. Colebrook Town Office 17 Bridge Street Colebrook, NH 03576 Website

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
Colebrook Town Office has original records from 1874. Earlier records burned in a town hall fire.

Obituaries are available at the town library

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