Jefferson, Coös County, New Hampshire Genealogy

United States

New Hampshire

Coös County

Jefferson

Modern town borders of Jefferson in Coös County, New Hampshire.

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 Jefferson, 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 Jefferson:

Land Records

The following are online land records for the town of Jefferson:

• 1798-1825 Town records, 1798-1825 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Jefferson:

Probate Records

In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Jefferson:

Town Histories

Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town

Town Records

In New Hampshire, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:

Births Marriages Deaths Burials Cemetery records Appointments Earmarks Estrays (stray animals) Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote) Land records Mortgages Name changes Care of the poor School records Surveys Tax lists Town meeting minutes Voter registrations Warning outs (of town)

The following are Jefferson town records available online:

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1798-1825 Town records, 1798-1825 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Clerk

The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Jefferson Town Office
PO Box 81
Jefferson, NH 03583
Website

Vital Records

Births

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1798-1825 Town records, 1798-1825 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1855-1947 Vital records 1855-1947, Jefferson, New Hampshire at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1901-1915 New Hampshire Birth Certificates, 1901-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images

Marriages

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1798-1825 Town records, 1798-1825 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1855-1947 Vital records 1855-1947, Jefferson, New Hampshire at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1798-1825 Town records, 1798-1825 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1855-1947 Vital records 1855-1947, Jefferson, New Hampshire at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Reports

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

1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

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