Dover Genealogy (in Strafford County, NH)

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Dover Birth Records

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1659-1900 New Hampshire Birth Index (selections) Ancestry online

1714-1904 New Hampshire Births and Christenings Index (selections) Ancestry online

Births registered, 1683-1901 FamilySearch Library

Births, marriages and deaths registered in the City of Dover for the year ending December 31, 1898. WorldCat

Births, marriages, deaths, marriage intentions, earmarks, strays, 1670-1747 FamilySearch Library

Dover New Hampshire Birth Records, 1888 New Horizons Genealogical Services online

Dover New Hampshire Birth Records, 1889 New Horizons Genealogical Services online

Dover, NH: Vital Records, 1686-1850 American Ancestors online

New Hampshire, Birth Records, 1631-present New Hampshire Division of Vital Records Administration

Records of marriages, births, deaths, 1846-1885 FamilySearch Library

Vital records of Dover, New Hampshire, 1686-1850 FamilySearch Library

Dover Cemetery Records (55)


Dover Census Records

1648-1776 New Hampshire Census Records (incomplete) (included in New Hampshire Compiled Census Records) Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Dover Church Records

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1714-1904 New Hampshire Births and Christenings Index (selections) Ancestry online

A Bi-Centennial Sermon, Or, the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Formation of the First Congregational Church In Dover, N.H Ancestry online

A Discourse Delivered in the First Church of Dover, May 18, 1873, On the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Settlement Ancestry online

A bill of mortality for the Society of Friends, in Dover, N.H., from 1708, to 1791 FamilySearch Books online

Articles of confession and covenant, and other documents, of the First Church in Dover, New Hampshire, 1835 LDS Genealogy online

Articles of confession and covenant, and other documents, of the First Church in Dover, New Hampshire, 1835 Internet Archive online

Baptisms from 1st Church of Dover: 1717-1766 Genealogy Trails online

Baptisms from 1st Church of Dover: 1767-1786 Genealogy Trails online

Baptisms from 1st Church of Dover: 1787-1800 Genealogy Trails online

Church records, 1894-1984 (First Parish Church (Dover, New Hampshire)) FamilySearch Library

Dover, N.H. First Parish Church Records (1639-1857) Congregational Library and Archives online

Dover, New Hampshire, monthly meeting of Friends WorldCat

Manual of the Belknap Church, in Dover, N.H. : organized September 3, 1856 LDS Genealogy online

Manual of the Belknap Church, in Dover, N.H. : organized September 3, 1856 Internet Archive online

Manual of the First Church, Dover, N.H., organized December 1638 LDS Genealogy online

Manual of the First Church, Dover, N.H., organized December 1638 Internet Archive online

Members of the 1st Church of Dover. 1718-1850 Genealogy Trails online

Parish records 1614-1917 (First Congregational Church (Dover, New Hampshire)) FamilySearch Library

Saint Mary, Dover, N.H., 1833-1991 FamilySearch Library

The first parish in Dover, New Hampshire : two hundred and fiftieth anniversary, October 28, 1883 FamilySearch Library

The first parish in Dover, New Hampshire : two hundred and fiftieth anniversary, October 28, 1883 LDS Genealogy online

The first parish in Dover, New Hampshire : two hundred and fiftieth anniversary, October 28, 1883 Internet Archive online

The history, articles of faith and government of the Franklin St. Baptist Church, Dover, N.H. FamilySearch Library

Unitarianism In Dover, New Hampshire, 1827-1897 : A Warning from the Nineteenth Century To the Twentieth Century Ancestry online

Dover City Directories (99)


Dover Court Records

Court records, 1648-1681 FamilySearch Library

Dover Death Records

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1650-1969 New Hampshire Death Records Ancestry online

1654-1949 New Hampshire Death and Burial Records Index (incomplete) Ancestry online

1754-1947 New Hampshire Death and Disinterment Records (incomplete) Ancestry online

A bill of mortality for the Society of Friends, in Dover, N.H., from 1708, to 1791 FamilySearch Books online

A bill of mortality for the Society of Friends, in Dover, N.H., from 1708, to 1791 LDS Genealogy online

A bill of mortality for the Society of Friends, in Dover, N.H., from 1708, to 1791 Internet Archive online

Births, marriages and deaths registered in the City of Dover for the year ending December 31, 1898. WorldCat

Births, marriages, deaths, marriage intentions, earmarks, strays, 1670-1747 FamilySearch Library

Certificates of death, 1853-1947 FamilySearch Library

Death registers, 1883-1942 FamilySearch Library

Dover New Hampshire Death Records, 1888 New Horizons Genealogical Services online

Dover New Hampshire Death Records, 1889 New Horizons Genealogical Services online

Dover, NH: Bill of Mortality - Deaths from 1708 to 1802 American Ancestors online

Dover, NH: Vital Records, 1686-1850 American Ancestors online

Dover, New Hampshire death records, 1887-1937 FamilySearch Library

Dover, New Hampshire death records, 1887-1937 WorldCat

New Hampshire, Death Records, 1654-present New Hampshire Division of Vital Records Administration

Records of marriages, births, deaths, 1846-1885 FamilySearch Library

Vital records of Dover, New Hampshire, 1686-1850 FamilySearch Library

Dover Histories and Genealogies

Collections of the Dover, New Hampshire, 1686-1850 WorldCat

Colonial era, history of Dover, New Hampshire : a facsimile of the 1923 edition with a completely new every-name index by Marlene A. Towle FamilySearch Library

Colonial era, history of Dover, New Hampshire, Vol. 1 Genealogy Gophers online

Dover Shadows Ancestry online

Dover, N.H., its history and industries issued as an illustrated souvenir of...twenty-fifth anniversary of Foster's Daily Democrat, descriptive of the city and its manufacturing and business interests LDS Genealogy online

Dover, N.H., its history and industries issued as an illustrated souvenir of...twenty-fifth anniversary of Foster's Daily Democrat, descriptive of the city and its manufacturing and business interests Internet Archive online

Historical Memoranda Concerning Persons And Places In Old Dover, N.H Ancestry online

History of Dover, New Hampshire Ancestry online

History of Dover, New Hampshire : containing historical, genealogical and industrial data of its early settlers, their struggles and triumphs FamilySearch Library

Landmarks in ancient Dover, New Hampshire Ancestry online

Landmarks in ancient Dover, New Hampshire LDS Genealogy online

Landmarks in ancient Dover, New Hampshire Internet Archive online

Notable Events in the History of Dover, New Hampshire : from the first Settlement in 1623 to 1865 Ancestry online

Notable events in the history of Dover, New Hampshire, from the first settlement in 1623 to 1865 FamilySearch Library

One hundredth anniversary of the national independence, July 4, 1876 : its celebration by the city of Dover, N. H., the public proceedings, and oration FamilySearch Library

The First Parish In Dover, New Hampshire : Two Hundred And Fiftieth Anniversary, October 28, 1883 Ancestry online

The first parish in Dover, New Hampshire : two hundred and fiftieth anniversary, October 28, 1883 Genealogy Gophers online

Dover Immigration Records

Naturalization docket, 1880-1888 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1842-1931 FamilySearch Library

New Hampshire, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1832-1945 Ancestry online

Record of declarations of intention, 1906-1931 FamilySearch Library

Dover Land Records

Strafford County (N.H.) land records, 1773-1901 FamilySearch Library

Dover Map Records

Bird's eye view map of Dover, Strafford Co., New Hampshire 1877. Library of Congress online

Dover 1877 Bird's Eye View Map Historic Map Works online

Dover 1877 Bird's Eye View Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Dover 1888 Bird's Eye View Map Historic Map Works online

Dover 1888 Bird's Eye View Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Dover, 1877 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Map of Dover, Stafford County, New Hampshire 1888. Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, 1912 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, August 1889 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, March 1898 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, October 1892 Library of Congress online

Dover Marriage Records

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1637-1947 New Hampshire Marriage Records Index (incomplete) Ancestry online

1700-1971 New Hampshire Marriage Records Ancestry online

Births, marriages and deaths registered in the City of Dover for the year ending December 31, 1898. WorldCat

Births, marriages, deaths, marriage intentions, earmarks, strays, 1670-1747 FamilySearch Library

Certificates of marriage, 1820-1947 FamilySearch Library

Dover New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1888 New Horizons Genealogical Services online

Dover New Hampshire marriages 1623-1823 (4500 marriages) WorldCat

Dover town records. WorldCat

Dover, NH: Vital Records, 1686-1850 American Ancestors online

Dover, New Hampshire marriages, 1623-1823 FamilySearch Library

Dover, New Hampshire marriages, 1820-1876 FamilySearch Library

Intentions of marriage, 1824-1947 FamilySearch Library

Marriage Records from First Unitarian Society Church: 1829 - 1850 Genealogy Trails online

Marriage Records of First Church in Dover: 1767-1776 Genealogy Trails online

Marriage Records of First Church in Dover: 1812-1829 Genealogy Trails online

Marriage Records of First Church in Dover: 1829-1831 Genealogy Trails online

Marriage registers, 1877-1942 FamilySearch Library

New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1652-present New Hampshire Division of Vital Records Administration

Records of marriages, births, deaths, 1846-1885 FamilySearch Library

Vital records of Dover, New Hampshire, 1686-1850 FamilySearch Library

Dover Military Records

Dover, N.H. in the U.S. Navy in 1861-1865 Ancestry online

Dover Miscellaneous Records

Collections of the Dover, N.H., Historical Society Ancestry online

Receipts and expenditures of the town of Dover, New Hampshire, 1838 LDS Genealogy online

Receipts and expenditures of the town of Dover, New Hampshire, 1838 Internet Archive online

Dover Newspapers and Obituaries

Dover Community Newsᅠ(2002-2006) Newspaper Archive online

Dover Enquirer 02/26/1828 to 12/14/1876 Genealogy Bank online

Foster's Daily Democrat 10/24/2007 to Current Genealogy Bank online

New-Hampshire Republican 01/03/1825 to 10/30/1829 Genealogy Bank online

Phoenix 02/08/1792 to 08/22/1795 Genealogy Bank online

Political and Sentimental Repository, or Strafford Recorder 07/29/1790 to 01/04/1792 Genealogy Bank online

Sun 10/10/1795 to 12/26/1820 Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Dover

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Campaign Press. (Dover, N.H.) 1875-1876

Democratic Press. (Dover, N.H.) 1874-1876

Dover Daily Republican. (Dover, N.H.) 1880-1900

Dover Enquirer. (Dover, N.H.) 1830-1900

Dover Evening News. (Dover, N.H.) 1911-1913

Dover Gazette & Strafford Advertiser. (Dover, N.H.) 1825-1860

Dover Gazette. (Dover, N.H.) 1860-1873

Dover Sentinel. Volume (Dover, N.H.) 1860-1861

Dover Sun. (Dover, N.H.) 1812-1818

Dover Telegraph. (Dover, N.H.) 1846-1848

Dover Tribune. (Dover, N.H.) 1910-1935

Foster's Democrat. (Dover, N.H.) 1872-1900

Foster's Weekly Democrat. (Dover, N.H.) 1891-1900

Monitor. (Dover, N.H.) 1833-1836

New Hampshire Republican, and County Advertiser. (Dover, N.H.) 1826-1829

New-Hampshire Chronicle. (Dover, N.H.) 1830-1832

New-Hampshire Globe. (Dover, N.H.) 1833-1834

New-Hampshire Palladium and Dover Advertiser. (Dover, N.H.) 1830-1832

New-Hampshire Republican. (Dover, N.H.) 1823-1826

Political and Sentimental Repository, Or, Strafford Recorder. (Dover, N.H.) 1790-1792

State Press. (Dover, N.H.) 1876-1883

Strafford Register. (Dover, N.H.) 1818-1822

Times & Dover Enquirer. (Dover, N.H.) 1828-1829

Tri-Town Transcript. (Dover, N.H.) 1975-1977

Unitarian Monitor. (Dover, N.H.) 1831-1833

Dover Probate Records

1643-1982 New Hampshire Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Abstracts of the probate records of Strafford County, New Hampshire, 1771-1799 FamilySearch Library

Dover School Records

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Dover High School - Profile Yearbook (Dover, NH), 1915, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1968 E Yearbook online

Dover High School Yearbooks 1915-2019 Dover Public Library online

Dover High School yearbook, 1914, 1915, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Dover High School yearbook, 1914, 1915, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Classmates online

Dover High School yearbook, 1914, 1915, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Saint Mary High School yearbook, 1954, 1955, 1956 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Saint Thomas Aquinas High School yearbook, 1983, 1986 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Mary's Academy yearbook, 1961, 1962 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Thomas Aquinas High School yearbook, 2003 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Mary's Academy yearbook, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1962 Classmates online

St. Mary's Academy yearbook, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1962 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

St. Thomas Aquinas High School yearbook, 1983, 1986, 2003 Classmates online

Dover Tax Records

Dover New Hampshire Tax Rate, 1648 New Horizons Genealogical Services online

Dover Tax List 1647 Genealogy Trails online



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