Grafton County
NHGenWeb

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Grafton County NHGenWeb is a free genealogical site about the history of the county. We hope you find helpful clues for your research of Grafton County ancestors.

Are you familiar with the area? Do you have a family tree connection to the area? Volunteers are always needed! Please consider contributing your pieces of Grafton County family history. Corrections, updates, and additions to this site are always welcome.

County Coordinator: Erica Hughes   ericahughes655@gmail.com


COUNTY FORMATION

Grafton County was an original county when New Hampshire was created in 1769.

North Haverhill is the county seat, a part of Haverhill.

"Grafton county was named for Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton. Its shire towns are Plymouth and Haverhill. It had nineteen towns in 1773 and now has thirty-nine. The first Justices were John Hurd, Asa Porter, David Hobart and Bezaleel Woodward, and the clerk was John Fenton."  1916 History of New Hampshire, by E. S. Stackpole, volume 2, page 58.


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