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Probate Court has Probate Records from 1769 P.O. Box 799,
County Farm Road,
Dover, NH 03820;
Phone : (603) 742-2550,
Mon - Fri, 8:00am to 4:30pm
Register of Deedshas Land Records from 1769
259 County Farm Rd,
P.O. Box 799,
Dover, New Hampshire 03820;
Tel. (603)742-1741 Fax (603)749-5130
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Southern Claims Commission from the State of New Hampshire (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents In the 1870s, southerners claimed compensation from the U.S. government for items used by the Union Army, ranging from corn and horses, to trees and church buildings.
Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 from the State of New Hampshire (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents in NARA publication M246 include muster rolls, payrolls, strength returns, and other miscellaneous personnel, pay, and supply records of American Army units, 1775-83.
New Hampshire Web Forum - View and post information about Strafford County as well as other Counties in New Hampshire
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Genealogy Atlas -
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Census Maps -
Links to rotating animated maps showing all the County boundaries for each census year overlayed with past and present maps for New Hampshire and other states so you can see the changes in County boundaries.
County Maps -
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County History
Strafford
County, named in honor of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of
Strafford, was organized in 1773 as one of the five
original counties. The county was originally called
Hilton's Point, Cocheco, Dover Point and Dover Neck
(depending on the locality). Strafford's river and
ocean access made it an ideal location for sawmills
and shipbuilding, two of the strong industries in
the 1600s.
The
Gonic Woolen Mill was formed in 1811 in Rochester
and, in 1827, the Cocheco Manufacturing Company helped
establish Dover as a leading producer of cotton goods.
Brickmaking and shoemaking were also prominent industries
in the latter 1800s. Rochester's combination opera
house and city hall was built in 1908, one of only
four such structures built in New England (another
was in Dover). Only the Rochester building is still
standing. The floor of the building can be raised
in the back for viewing the stage or lowered flat
for dances or other events.
Strafford
is the smallest county in New Hampshire with a total
land area of 370 square miles. It is bordered by Maine
to the east, separated by the Salmon Falls and the
Piscataqua Rivers. Strafford Counties two largest
cities are Rochester, pop. 27,254, and Dover, pop.
25,718. The county's total population is 106,506.
Prominent employment sectors are construction, printing
and publishing, communication, retail trade, life
insurance, computer networking and services.
Strafford
County is comprised of three cities - Dover, Rochester
and Somersworth; and 10 towns - Barrington, Durham,
Farmington, Lee, Madbury, Middleton, Milton, New Durham,
Rollinsford, and Strafford.
See City & Town Clerks for more details
The
University to New Hampshire is located in Durham.
Also found in Strafford County are McIntosh College
in Dover and the College for Lifelong Learning in
Durham. The New Hampshire Farm Museum in Milton offers
a glimpse at this important aspect of the state's
history and economy, as does a drive along Dover Point
Road which takes you by the Tuttle Farm, established
in 1632, the country's oldest family farm. On Route
4 in Durham, another one of the country's oldest family
farms, the Emery Farm was established in 1655.
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