New Hampshire

• Find online resources for vital records.
• Learn the history of vital records in the state of New Hampshire.
• Learn about alternates for vital records in New Hampshire.

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• Find birth records for New Hampshire ancestors.
• Find obituaries, death records, and death indexes for New Hampshire ancestors.

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Samuel James Bunker was born in New Hampshire. Use the "FS: New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town records 1638-1947" QUIKLink below to answer the following questions:

1. What is the name of Samuel Bunker's son?
2. What is his son's estimated birth year?
3. What is the name of Samuel's wife?
4. What was Samuel's son's profession?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Samuel James" as the first name and "Bunker" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the document icon for Samuel James Bunker.
• Read the information in the center column.
• Click View Original Document to see the son's profession. Original records often have more information than what is indexed. Birth information can often be found in marriage records.

1. Samuel's son is Burton Rowell Bunker.
2. He was born about 1887.
3. Samuel's wife is Carrie Florence Rowell.
4. Burton was a steam engineer.
   (Contributed by Brent Bunker )

• Find marriage and divorce records for New Hampshire ancestors.

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Nicholas Phillips Zingas was married in New Hampshire. Use the "FS: New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947" QUIKLink below to answer the following questions:

1. What is the bride's name and where was she residing at the time of marriage?
2. What is the date and place of marriage?
3. What were the occupations of the bride and groom at the time of their marriage?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Nicholas Phillips" as the first name and "Zingas" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the document icon for Nicholas Phillips Zingas.
• Read the information in the center column and study the record image.

1. Pauline N. Floros and was residing at Portsmouth, N.H.
2. The marriage took place on April 26, 1936, at Portsmouth New Hampshire.
3. Nicholas was a grocer, and Pauline was a store clerk.
   (Contributed by Emuron Daniel )

• Find obituaries for New Hampshire ancestors.
• Find death records and death indexes for New Hampshire ancestors.

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William Goswick in 1885 in New Hampshire. Use the "FS: New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. What is the death date, and how hold was Willam at the time?
2. In what town did William die?
3. What was the cause of William's death?
4. Bonus: In what county did Willam die?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "William" as the first name and "Goswick" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the document icon for William Goswick.
• Read the information in the center column.
• For information on the county, see "Ossipee" in Wikipedia.

1. The death date is June 26, 1885, and William was 48 years old.
2. William died in Ossipee, New Hampshire.
3. On the death record, the cause of death is listed as heart disease.
4. Ossipee is in Carroll County, New Hampshire.

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• Explore state and county census records for New Hampshire ancestors.
• Find voter registration records in New Hampshire.

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Silas Bunker lived in New Hampshire in 1860. Use the "AC: New Hampshire, Compiled Census and Census substitute Index, 1790-1890" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. Where did Silas Bunker live in the 1860 Census?
2. Is there a Silas Bunker buried in Belknap, New Hampshire?
3. What is the year of his death?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Silas" as the first name and "Bunker" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the document icon for Silas Bunker.
• The location is found on the right of the screen under View Suggested Records for Silas.
• Click on the Suggested Record in findagrave.com buried in Belknap. The death date is shown there. Suggested Records can lead to other information about the person who you are researching.

1. In the 1860 Census, Silas was living in Gimanton, Belknap, New Hampshire.
2. Yes.
3. Silas died in 1870. (Contributed by Brent Bunker )