Cheshire County, New Hampshire:
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Projects

• Cheshire County, New Hampshire Genealogy      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Cheshire County Genealogy and History      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire Genealogy      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire Genealogy      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Gilsum, New Hampshire      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire Genealogy      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Marlborough, Cheshire County, New Hampshire Genealogy      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Town of Rindge, New Hampshire      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire Genealogy      (Source: USGenWeb)

Adjacent counties

• Franklin County, MA  to the southwest
• Hillsborough County, NH  to the east
• Sullivan County, NH  to the north
• Windham County, VT  to the west
• Worcester County, MA  to the south

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence (17)

Cemeteries (31)

Census Records and Indexes (29)

Church Records

• New Hampshire, Church Records, 1771-1905  includes the Church of Christ located in Fitzwilliam     (Source: FamilySearch)

Court and Legal Records

• Cheshire County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Court of Common Pleas records, 1771-1859      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Cheshire County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• Superior Court of Judicature records, 1772-1855  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Supreme Judicial Court Records, 1813-1902      (Source: FamilySearch)

Directories

• Cheshire County, New Hampshire City, County and Rural Directories      (Source: Online Historical Directories)
• Hinsdale City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Keene City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Keene Directory  1890     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• NEHGS City Directories  including Keene, 1887, 1889 and 1893     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• New Hampshire City Directories  includes North Swanzey     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Estate Records

• Cheshire County Probate Estate Files  1886-1900     (Source: FamilySearch)
• New Hampshire County Probate Estate Files  1769-1936     (Source: FamilySearch)
• New Hampshire County Probate Records  1660-1973     (Source: FamilySearch)
• New Hampshire Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982  includes Cheshire County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

History (145)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Cheshire County, New Hampshire Naturalization Petitions  1906-1945     (Source: SAMPUBCO)
• New Hampshire, County Naturalization Records  1771-2001     (Source: FamilySearch)
• New Hampshire, State and Federal Naturalization Records  1832-1945     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Introduction and Guides

• Cheshire County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Cheshire County  New Hampshire Genealogy and History
• Cheshire County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Cyndi's List of New Hampshire locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)

Land Records

• Cheshire County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Cheshire County Registry of Deeds 

Libraries, Museums, Archives (35)

Lookups

• Cheshire County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• CT-RIVER-VALLEY For anyone with a genealogical and/or historical interest in the Connecticut River Valley which is the area where the migrants from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Plymouth Colony settled as early as 1635. The towns of interest are 30 miles on both sides within the boundry of the Connecticut River which include the states of New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Many of the settlers from these areas later migrated to the western states.

  • CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

• NHCHESHI Cheshire County genealogy

  • NHCHESHI Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (124)

Military Records and Histories

• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Cheshire County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 188  Cheshire County, New Hampshire     (Source: Internet Archive)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 188  Addendum to Cheshire County, New Hampshire     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Cheshire County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Cheshire County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Cheshire County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Classic Buildings of Cheshire County      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 40, 1886  includes Records of Winchester, NH     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)

Newspaper Records

• Cheshire County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Chronicling America  Cheshire County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Historical Nelson Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Search Keene Historical Newspapers      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Search Walpole Historical Newspapers      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Walpole Historical Newspapers      (Source: Newspapers.com)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Jaffrey Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Keene Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• The Keene Sentinel 
• Obituary Index  Individuals born in Cheshire County
• Swanzey Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (14)

School Records and Histories (12)

Societies (23)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (522)

Tax Lists

• 1771 Dublin Tax List      (Source: New Hampshire Genealogy & History)
• Annual reports of the town officers and inventory of polls and ratable property of Swanzey, N.H. for the year ending - 1919-1922      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Invoice and taxes of the town of Rindge, New Hampshire  1929     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Keene Tax records, 1849-1899  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry (12)

Vital Records (11)

Wiki

• Cheshire County, New Hampshire Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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