Strafford County, New Hampshire Genealogy

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County Courthouse
250 County Farm Road Dover, NH 03820

History

 * It was named for William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford in the mistaken belief that he was the ancestor of governor John Wentworth. Although they were distantly related, William had no descendants.

Parent County

 * Created 10 March 1771 from the Colonial lands.

Boundary Changes

 * Belknap County was set off 22 December 1840.

Populated Places
Cities:

Towns:

Village:


 * East Rochester

Neighboring Counties
Belknap | Carroll | Merrimack | Rockingham | York County, Maine

Civil War

 * History of Strafford County, New Hampshire and its Representative Citizens, by John Scales - History of Dover - The Civil War - Lists of Regiments and Soldiers, see Chapter 17, page 194.

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Portsmouth,NH newspapers from the early 1900's covering local news that included residents from Stafford County communities.

Vital Records
Certified copies of of birth, death, and marriage records are available from the State Division of Vital Records Administration or from the local city and town clerk where the event took place. Original records are kept by the city or town clerk and copies are sent to the state.

In 1905, when the state created the Bureau of Vital Records and Health, printed cards were distributed to the local clerks and earlier vital records were transcribed onto the cards and submitted to the state.

Births

 * are available online from FamilySearch.

Marriages

 * are available online from FamilySearch.

Deaths

 * are available online from FamilySearch.

Web Sites

 * Strafford County, New Hampshire Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Family History Library catalog for Sullivan County