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For those tracing roots in the upper Northeast, this collection on Maine and New Hampshire settlers spans from the 1600s through the 1900s and contains over 330,000 individual records. It’s a practical and thorough resource for identifying Northern New England ancestors across a wide range of official documents. The database includes vital records—birth, marriage, and death records—that are essential when establishing family lines and confirming generations.
Local histories bring additional depth, often identifying people in the context of the towns they helped build. Pension records, or military benefit documents, can confirm military service, giving insight into a person’s role in conflicts from the Revolution to the Civil War. Gravestone inscriptions—captured here as burial marker records—preserve names, dates, and relationships that may not exist elsewhere.
What makes this resource stand out is the extensive list of supporting volumes, each offering unique tools for deeper research. The Vital Records of Londonderry, History of York, and the Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire provide detailed views of community life and family structure. Revolutionary War service is covered thoroughly in sources like Names of Soldiers of the American Revolution from Maine and the Alphabetical Index of Revolutionary Pensioners Living in Maine.
Probate records from Lincoln County, early Maine wills, and first census head-of-household listings for both states add a layer of evidence useful for building out timelines and proving family connections. Whether you’re verifying early settlements, military service, or migration within New England, this collection brings together the documents that make solid research possible.
Additional Resources:
- Vital Records of Londonderry, New Hampshire, 1719-1910 by Daniel Gage Annis
- History of York, Maine, Two Volumes by Harrie B. Coe
- An Alphabetical Index of Revolutionary Pensioners Living in Maine by Charles Alcott Flagg
- Colonial Gravestone Inscriptions in the State of New Hampshire by Mrs. Charles Carpenter Goss
- Names of Soldiers of the American Revolution from Maine by Charles J. House
- Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, Nine Volumes
- Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire by Sybil Noyes, Charles T. Libby, and Walter G. Davis
- The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire, 1623-1660, by Charles Henry Pope
- The Probate Records of Lincoln County, Maine, 1760 to 1800 by William D. Patterson
- Military History of the State of New Hampshire, from its Settlement in 1623 to the Rebellion in 1861 by Chandler E. Potter
- Maine Wills, 1640-1760, by William M. Sargent
- Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Maine
- Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: New Hampshire