One of the main goals for genealogists in searching historic newspapers is to find obituaries. Obituaries are a gold mine of information. They provide death dates and locations, funeral and cemetery information, and sometimes more importantly – information about the relatives of the deceased’s family and extended family. This family name information is often not found anywhere else.
Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists, a great number of indexes to death information and obituaries from newspapers have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes or index lists provide the location in old newspapers where the obituary can be found. Sometimes the obituary clipping or transcription is even provided.
Below is a list of links to New Hampshire obituary indexes, an alternative means to newspaper searching to find obituary information. If the newspaper clippings are available, or if the obituaries are transcribed, they will be denoted. Please be aware that if you find a desired obituary in an index, that the holder of the actual obituary (e.g., library or genealogical society) may charge a small fee to send you a copy of the obituary itself.
(Updated May 2022)
General U.S.
- Currentobituary.com index, 2001-2014
- Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
- U.S., Selected Jewish Obituaries, 1948-2002
- United Methodist Church Annual Conference Journal Memoirs and Obituary Index
- United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014
- United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012
New Hampshire
- Belmont Obituary Indexes (some transcriptions and clippings)
- Belnap County Miscellaneous Obituaries (transcriptions)
- Cheshire County Obituaries (transcriptions)
- Cheshire County Obituaries (transcriptions)
- Concord Monitor Obituary Index
- Conway Public Library Obituaries (transcriptions)
- Coos County Obituaries and Index
- Dartmouth College Alumni Obituaries (transcriptions)
- Derry Death and Obituary Index
- Dover Obituary Index
- Grafton County Obituaries (transcriptions)
- Grafton County Obituary Index
- Hampton Obituaries (transcriptions)
- Hillsborough County Obituaries (transcriptions)
- Hillsborough County Obituaries (transcriptions)
- Hillsborough County, Manchester, Obituaries, 1800-2007
- Lakeport, Lake Village Times Obituaries 1928-1930 (transcriptions)
- Manchester obituaries, 1800-2006
- Manchester, Pine Grove Cemetery Obituaries 1800-2006
- Miscellaneous Obituaries (transcriptions)
- New Hampshire GenealogyBuff Obituary Files
- New Hampshire Obituaries – Obit City
- New Hampshire Obituary and Death Notice Archive
- New Hampshire Statewide Obituaries
- New Hampshire USGenWeb Obituary Project
- Rochester Public Library Death and Obituary Index
- Rockingham County Obituaries (transcriptions)
- Strafford County Obituaries (transcriptions)
- Sullivan County Obituaries (transcriptions)
- Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home Obituaries 2005- (transcriptions)
If you wish to search this state’s historic newspapers for obituaries, click on New Hampshire Online Historical Newspapers Summary
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
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