Nelson Genealogy (in Cheshire County, NH)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Nelson are also found through the Cheshire County and New Hampshire pages.


Nelson Birth Records

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

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

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

Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1747-1915 FamilySearch Library

Nelson Cemetery Records

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

Bible and cemetery records FamilySearch Library

Homestead and cemetery directory, Nelson, New Hampshire; Nelson Bicentennial, 1767-1967. WorldCat

Nelson Cemetery Find a Grave online

Nelson Cemetery Records New Horizons Genealogical Services online

Nelson Census Records

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

Federal Census of 1940, Nelson, New Hampshire LDS Genealogy 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

Nelson Church Records

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

Nelson City Directories

Cheshire County (New Hampshire) directories FamilySearch Library

Nelson Death Records

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

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

Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1747-1915 FamilySearch Library

Nelson Histories and Genealogies

A history of Nelson, New Hampshire, 1767-1967 FamilySearch Library

Annual reports of the town officers and inventory of ratable property of Nelson, New Hampshire. FamilySearch Library

Nelson Immigration Records

Naturalization records and petitions, 1860-1945 FamilySearch Library

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

Nelson Land Records

Deeds, 1770-1900 FamilySearch Library

Nelson Marriage Records

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

1700-1971 New Hampshire Marriage Records Ancestry online

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

Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1747-1915 FamilySearch Library

Nelson Miscellaneous Records

Annual reports of the town officers of Nelson, New Hampshire 1916-1917 LDS Genealogy online

Annual reports of the town officers of Nelson, New Hampshire 1916-1917 Internet Archive online

Homestead and cemetery directory, Nelson, New Hampshire; Nelson Bicentennial, 1767-1967. WorldCat

Nelson Newspapers and Obituaries

Offline Newspapers for Nelson

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.

Nelson Clarion. (Nelson, N.H.) 1870-1870s

Nelson Probate Records

1643-1982 New Hampshire Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

New Hampshire, Cheshire County, Probate Estate Files, 1886-1900 Family Search online


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