Newport Historical Society

Research & Genealogy Sources

Books     Cemetery Transcriptions      Vital Records     Other Resources

 

Books

These books are availabe for research or for sale at the NHS Museum, 30 Main Street, Newport or at the Richards Free Library, 58 N. Main Street, Newport.

Wheeler, Edmund. The History of Newport, New Hampshire, From 1766 to 1878, with a Genealogical Register. Concord, NH: The Republican Press Association, 1879.

This book is also searchable on Google Books. The genealogical information was obtained from family members, and included as provided. It is a useful guide, mostly accurate, although some errors have been identified over the years. Reprints are available from the Newport Historical Society Museum.

Streets, Roadways and Byways of Newport, New Hampshire. Newport, NH: Newport Historical Society, 2009. Available from the Newport Historical Society Museum. 

Mansions and Prominent Landmarks of Newport, New Hampshire. Newport, NH: Newport Historical Society, 2006. Available from the Newport Historical Society Museum.
 
The History of Cheshire and Sullivan Counties, New Hampshire.Edited by D. Hamilton Hurd. Phildelphia: J. W. Lewis & Co., 1886. Index of pages 200-309: Newport by J. W. Parmelee.
Note: If you find any errors in this index, please email corrections to: newporths1761@gmail.com. Thank you!
 

 Cemetery Transcriptions

Pine Street West

 

Vital Records

Books 1, 2, 3 are transcriptions of records located at the office of the Town Clerk, Newport NH. They were transcribed, entered into a database, then checked with the original books to provide as accurate data as possible. Unclear spellings are indicated by a question mark (?). Copies of the original page you may be interested in are available by contacting the Historical Society or the Newport Town Clerk's office (603.863.2224) A description of each volume is provided for further insight. Regretfully, these documents are not presently searchable, but we are working on that!

 Book 1:  Births          Marriages          Deaths 1713-1884          Newport, NH

                  Description                   Records - Coming Soon

Book 2:  Births 1850-1858         Marriages  1849-1859         Deaths 1852-1857          Newport, NH

                  Description                   Births: A - C   D -F   G -I   J - N   P -S   T - Y

                                                     Marriages - Coming Soon

                                                     Deaths:   A - F     G - L     M - Y

Book 3:  Births 1855-1880      Marriages  & Deaths 1858-1880      Misc. 1836-1857  Newport, NH

                  Description                   Records - Coming Soon

 

Other Resources
 
McGuire, Mary Lou. A Guide to the History of Your House
Architectural History             People History                      Resources

 

Searching Sullivan County Deeds

 

 

 
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