Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Genealogy

Description
Merrimack, New Hampshire at Wikipedia

The Merrimack History & Genealogy web site offers genealogical and history resources for researchers of the Merrimack NH area.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns

 * Hillsborough County: Bedford | Hollis | Merrimack | Milford | Mont Vernon | New Boston

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Merrimack Town Office 6 Baboosic Lake Road Merrimack, NH 03054 Merrimack Town Office

Births

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1746-1855 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1831-1898 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1831-1937 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1901-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images

Marriages

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1746-1855 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1831-1898 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1831-1937 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1746-1855 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1831-1898 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1831-1937 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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

 * Hillsborough County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Merrimack 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 Merrimack, 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 Merrimack:

City Directories

 * 1907-1927 New Hampshire, U.S., City Directories, Merrimack at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Merrimack:
 * 1746-1855 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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 Merrimack at HomeTownLocator
 * Hillsborough County Map at Nhcounties.org
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Merrimack at FamilySearch Places
 * Merrimack at Google Maps
 * Merrimack at Mapcarta
 * 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