Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire Genealogy

Description
Canaan, 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 Canaan Town Office PO Box 38 Canaan, NH 03741 Canaan Town Office

Births

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1761-1825 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1860-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1901-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images

Marriages

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1761-1825 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1860-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1761-1825 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1860-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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

 * Canaan Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * Grafton County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

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 Canaan, 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 Canaan:

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 Canaan at HomeTownLocator
 * Canaan at FamilySearch Places
 * Canaan at Google Maps
 * Canaan at Mapcarta
 * Grafton County Map at Nhcounties.org
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * New Hampshire Maps State Page
 * Old Maps of New Hampshire at Old-Maps.com

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