Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire Genealogy

Description
Alstead, New Hampshire at Wikipedia

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

Adjacent Towns

 * Cheshire County: Gilsum | Marlow | Surry | Walpole
 * Sullivan County:  Acworth | Langdon

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Alstead Town Office PO Box 60 Mechanic Street Alstead, NH 0602 Alstead Town Office

Births

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1752-1863 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1763-1864 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1788-1852 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1821-1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1901-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images

Marriages

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1752-1863 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1763-1864 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1788-1852 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1821-1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1854-1916 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1752-1863 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1763-1864 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1788-1852 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1821-1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Reports
The town of Alstead kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. The following links list years when Alstead 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

 * Alstead Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * Cheshire 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 Alstead, 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 Alstead:

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Alstead:
 * 1600s-1800s (*) by George E. Jenks at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1748-1846 (*) New Hampshire Proprietors at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1770-1900 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1771-Present Cheshire County, New Hampshire Registry of Deeds at nhdeeds.org - index & images, ($)
 * 1781-1800 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1782-1803 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * New Hampshire Land and Property

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Alstead at FamilySearch Places
 * Alstead at Google Maps
 * Alstead at Mapcarta
 * Boundary Map of Alstead at HomeTownLocator
 * Cheshire County Map at Nhcounties.org
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of New Hampshire at Old-Maps.com
 * New Hampshire Maps State Page

Military
Searchable by TownSome 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

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Bennington Vermont Family History Center
 * Concord New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Nashua New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Brooks Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Griffin Free Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Derry Public Library - an affiliate library