Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Genealogy

Description
Exeter, New Hampshire at Wikipedia

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

Adjacent Towns

 * Rockingham County: Brentwood | East Kingston | Epping | Hampton Falls | Kensington | Kingston | Newfields | North Hampton | Stratham

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Exeter Town Office 10 Front Street Exeter, NH 03833 Exeter Town Office

Births

 * 1636-1829 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1657-1919 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1901-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images

Marriages

 * 1636-1829 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1657-1919 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1636-1829 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1657-1919 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1838-1883 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Reports

 * 1792-1840 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1812-1830 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Rockingham 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 Exeter, 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 Exeter:

City Directories

 * 1972-1960 New Hampshire, U.S., City Directories, Exeter 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


 * 1872 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1908 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Exeter:
 * 1636-1829 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Local Histories
'''Early records.  Information about early residents of Exeter''' before 1680 may be found in Norfolk (old) County records. Norfolk (old) County was discontinued in 1680, but her records are still available. For more details about these early records see Norfolk (old) County, Massachusetts.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Exeter at HomeTownLocator
 * Exeter at FamilySearch Places
 * Exeter at Google Maps
 * Exeter at Mapcarta
 * 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
 * Rockingham Map at Nhcounties.org

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

Probate Records
New Hampshire Probate Records contains detailed information on New Hampshire probate records.