Plainfield, New Hampshire
Genealogy 
 History  

Welcome to our new Town Host: Ruth Sanders She is not a Plainfield native or resident, but her roots go way back to the ancestors who resided in both Plainfield and Grantham in the late 1700's and early 1800's. Ruth is equipped to help you answer census, genealogy an history answers about Plainfield and the surrounding area. Welcome her at: sandrand@optonline.net

 Plainfield Information taken from
The Gazetteer of the State of New Hampshire, Exeter, NH, ©1817, 

PLAINFIELD - a township in Cheshire county, incorporated in 1761, and containing in 1810, a population of 1463; bounded N. by Lebanon, S.E. by New Grantham, S. by Cornish, and W. by Connecticut river, which divides it from Hartland in Vermont. At the lower part of this town in Connecticut river is Hart’s island about 150 rods long and 35 wide. Waterquechy falls are adjacent to this town, a bridge was erected here in 1807.
 
Plainfield is watered by a small stream flowing from Croydon mountains, on which are erected several mills. This town contains a handsome village of 10 or 12 dwelling houses, several stores, and 2 meeting houses. Through this place passes the Croydon turnpike. The present ministers here are Rev. J. Dickerson of the congregational and Elder Cram of the Baptist order.  Submitted by T.C. Parziale 5/30/00

Philip Read Memorial Library
Route 12A - Plainfield 03781 PH: (603) 675-6866

Plainfield Town Administrator
P.O. Box 380 - Meriden, NH 03770 PH: (603) 469-3201

Plainfield Historical Society
PO Box 125 Plainfield, NH 03781


Plainfield Resources and Lookup Volunteers

If you have any reference material on Plainfield and would volunteer to do lookup's
Please drop me a line: Ruth Sanders sandrand@optonline.net

Liz Tattersall is a lookup volunteer who might be of some assistance to you.  She does possess a book, Gravestones of Plainfield, NH, 1767-1946 by Vernon A. Hood printed by Higginson Books. Contact her for cemetery information. 
Liz Tattersall   research on the following names: BICKFORD, CALLANDAR, GOCKE, GREENOUGH, HADLEY, HALL, HEATON, JORDAN, LUCAS, MERRILL, NARIKE, POWERS, SWEET, SCHUMITZ, TATTERSALL, WALKER, WHITEHOUSE  
 Be sure to Thank Her! 
Marsha Timberlake  may be of assistance to those people who are researching the Stone and Pierce families.  She has volunteered to do lookups in the book, "CHOICE WHITE PLAINS and GOOD LAND A History of Plainfield and Meriden, New Hampshire" - written by the Townspeople. Marsha is a Howard and also a DAR through the Stone family of Plainfield.  This is a nice dividend for those people researching those lines.  Be sure to Thank Her!  


 

Plainfield Links

Contact Ruth Sanders,  Please Write me:

sandrand@optonline.net

 

 Site Updated February 26, 2004