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Connecticut is a state in the New
England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered
by Rhode
Island to the east, Massachusetts
to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the
south (with which it shares a water boundary in Long Island Sound). Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major
U.S. river that approximately bisects the state. Its capital city is Hartford. Connecticut's first European
settlers were Dutch and established a
small, short-lived settlement in present-day Hartford at the confluence of
the Park and Connecticut rivers, called Huys de Goede
Hoop. Initially, half of Connecticut was a part of the Dutch
colony, New Netherland, which
included much of the land between the Connecticut and Delaware
rivers. The first major settlements
were established in the 1630s by the English. Thomas
Hooker led a band of followers overland from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and
founded what would become the Connecticut Colony; other
settlers from Massachusetts founded the Saybrook Colony and
the New Haven Colony. Both the
Connecticut and New Haven Colonies established documents of Fundamental Orders,
considered the first constitutions in North America. In 1662, the three
colonies were merged under a royal
charter, making Connecticut a crown
colony. This colony was one of the Thirteen Colonies that
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The following are
surnames of persons, found within our databases, as having been
either born, married or
died in this U.S. State. Names in dark red denote
direct ancestral lines. |
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Click on this link to find out more about each surname listed
above as well as other surnames found within our three family databases. |
This link will also lead you to surname resources at Rootsweb, and information about
the world-wide distribution of a surname. |
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information about the World distribution of any surname. You can get greater |
detail
for any of the maps by clicking on the area, i.e
state, county that you are interested in. |
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Map from U.S. Census Bureau |
Our Ancestral Counties
The following
named counties are associated with the history of our DIRECT ancestors. To select a
specific ancestral county, go to our Ancestral
Locations home page. Here you will
find additional links to our county pages where you can obtain information
about our family gen-sites, images of localities, and surnames of persons, in
our database, who have lived in the selected county. |
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Gazetteer
of Places
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The following Links will take you to
gazetteers that identify places within this U.S. State. These resources feature profiles of cities,
towns, neighborhoods and subdivisions.
In addition this site contains maps, data and directions for a wide
variety of physical, cultural and historic features. |
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Connecticut Cities - profiles of 1,025 Connecticut cities, towns & neighborhoods Connecticut Schools search by city,
county, or address Connecticut Physical
Features such as lakes, islands & steams Connecticut Cultural
Features such as parks, hospitals & airports Connecticut Civil Features such as Native Areas and Political Subdivisions Search by Name, County, ZIP Code or Area Code |
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* includes but not limited to Cemeteries, Churches, Locales, Military Installations;
Populated Places, Post Offices, Schools, Streams, and Trails |
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Connecticut, United States
Details | Resources
| Counties | Cities | Cemeteries | |
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Boundary changes
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Conducting genealogical research in
the United States requires an understanding of State and County
boundaries. As the population grew more
counties were created to meet the public’s need for localized
governments. This phenomena
was common in all states during the 17th, 18th and 19th
centuries. As such you may be looking
for records in the wrong county or state.
The web site
for the Atlas of Historical County
Boundary Project provides interactive maps for all
states. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries is meant to be a resource
for people seeking records of past events, as well as people trying to
analyze, interpret and display county-based historical data like Land Records, Probate Records, Court Records, Tax Records,
and Vital
Records that document birth, death, and marriage. The following link will take
you to a list of all the boundary changes to this State and each
county or equivalent within this U.S. State, as well as the date these
changes occurred. Each entry is
followed by a citation to the primary source(s) used to determine the change. |
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View Interactive Map
- Maps and text covering the historical boundaries, names, organization,
and attachments of every county, extinct county, and unsuccessful county
proposal from the creation of the first county through 31 December 2000.
Choose a date (day, month, and year) to view historical county configurations
against the modern county network. Use the toolbar to zoom, pan, measure,
view descriptions and citations, or print a desired map. Use the Help button
on top right of the interactive map frame to read full descriptions of how to
use the layers and tools on the interactive map site. View Index of Counties and
Equivalents - Complete index of every county, county
equivalent, or other area relevant to the evolution of evolution of state and
county boundaries; includes extinct and proposed counties, non-county areas,
and provides cross references for name changes, and hyperlinks to
corresponding entries from the Individual County Chronologies. Also
accessible from the County Index link at the bottom of the interactive map
frame. View Consolidated
Chronology of State and County Boundaries - Organizes the historical data chronologically, combining all the county
events into a single composite entry for each date. Each entry is followed by
a citation to the primary source(s) used to determine the change. Also
accessible from the Chronologies link at the bottom of the interactive map
frame. View Individual County
Chronologies - Organizes the
historical data alphabetically by county name with each entry covering all
the changes to a single county or equivalent. Each entry is followed by a
citation to the primary source(s) used to determine the change. Also
accessible from the Chronologies link at the bottom of the interactive map
frame. |
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County Research
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Clicking
on a Link
(below) will take you to the County’s website. Here you will find additional links to more
information specific to that location.
The USGenWeb Project also sponsors important
Special Projects, at the national level, that
were created to collect and disseminate data that goes beyond county and
state lines. |
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Fairfield; Hartford; Litchfield;
Middlesex; New Haven; New London; Tolland; Windham |
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County
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Wikipedia is a multilingual,
Web-based,
free-content
encyclopedia
project based mostly on anonymous contributions. Clicking on
a Link
(below) will take you to the Wikipedia
article about the county. Here
you will find additional links to guide the
user to related pages with additional information. |
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Fairfield | Hartford | Litchfield | Middlesex | New Haven | New London | Tolland | Windham |
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Where in the World are My
Ancestors?
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Resources which enhance
our knowledge of the places inhabited by our ancestors are almost as important as their
names. The LINK |
to the right will take you to Maps, Gazetteers, and
other helpful resources that will assist you in discovering
Ancestral Locations. |
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Gen tool-kit
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Our “Gen-Tool Kit” has
been primarily designed for those researchers who may be traveling to this location
to perform on-site studies of their family history, or to just visit some of
the interesting historical sites located therein. It can be very satisfying to mix research
with sightseeing at historical and scenic spots. Such activity not only gives you an
understanding of the land but a needed break from intense research
sessions. When visiting an ancestral
state for genealogical research we’ve found that the three most important
places to visit are the State Archives; the State Library; and the State
historical and/or genealogical societies.
It is also good to plan ahead by contacting any site you intend
visiting in order to ascertain where it is and when it will be open. This is especially true with regard to
historical and genealogical societies. Most if not all of these links are to websites that do not require a subscription. We hope that the following information will provide you with a better idea of what resources are available, within this county, to the family historian. |
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Cemeteries
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Connecticut - Tombstone
Transcription Project ·
Connecticut Cemeteries Project |
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The Hale Collection of
CT Cemetery Inscriptions ·
Ct-Indian-Cemeteries-L Mailing List Homepage |
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history
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HISTORIC PLACES (select a county) Fairfield Hartford Litchfield Middlesex New Haven New London Tolland Windham |
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·
Collections
of the CT Historical Society – Vol. 3 ·
Collections
of the CT Historical Society - Vol. 4 ·
Collections
of the CT Historical Society – Vol. 8 ·
Collections
of the CT Historical Society - Vol. 9 ·
Collections
of the CT Historical Society – Vol. 12 ·
Colonial Connecticut
Genealogy ·
A Complete History of
Connecticut, 1818 - Vol. II ·
Connecticut Facts
& Figures ·
Connecticut Heritage Gateway ·
Connecticut
historical collections ·
Connecticut
History 1981 |
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Histories of Connecticut
Towns ·
A History of Connecticut
Its People and Institutions ·
The History of Connecticut -
1842 ·
A History of Connecticut
- 1887 ·
The Judicial and Civil
History of Connecticut -1895 ·
Rev. Samuel Peters' LL.
D. General History of CT ·
The
Baptists of CT - Baptist Encyclopćdia,
1881 ·
Connecticut
Baptist History Index ·
Contributions to the
ecclesiastical history of CT ·
The History of the Episcopal
Church in CT - Vol. 1 |
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Libraries, museums, arcxhives
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Connecticut
Genealogy Records |
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Connecticut State Library History
and Genealogy ·
Historic
House Museums & Historic Structures ·
Historic House Museums in
Connecticut |
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Maps and gazetteers
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Composite: New England
1776 ·
Map of the four New England states -
1785 ·
Connecticut 1794 ·
Connecticut 1795 ·
Connecticut 1796 ·
Connecticut 1796 ·
Connecticut 1796 ·
Connecticut
1796 ·
A Correct Map of Connecticut
1797 ·
Connecticut
1811 ·
Connecticut 1814 ·
Gazetteer of Connecticut
and Rhode Island - 1819 ·
Map of Connecticut
1822 ·
Connecticut 1823 ·
Mass., R.I., Conn.
1823 ·
Map: MA; NH; VT; MA; CT;
& RI - 1823 ·
Map Of ME; NH; VT;
MA; CT; & RI - 1825 ·
Map of MA; CT; and RI -
1826 ·
Connecticut
1827 ·
A Map of the New England
1827 ·
Connecticut 1828 ·
Connecticut,
New-England 1831 ·
Connecticut 1831 ·
Map of MA; CT; and RI -
1831 ·
N.Y., Vt., Maine, N.H.,
Mass., Conn., R.I., N.J. 1832 ·
Mass., Conn., R.I.
1832 ·
Massachusetts, Rhode Island
& Connecticut - 1835 ·
Connecticut
1836 ·
Connecticut 1836 ·
Connecticut 1838 ·
Map of ME; NH; VT; MA; RI;
& CT - 1839 ·
Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
& Connecticut -1840 ·
Connecticut 1841 ·
Connecticut 1845 |
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Connecticut 1846 ·
Connecticut 1846 ·
Connecticut
Post Offices 1846 ·
Connecticut 1856 ·
County Map of: NY; NH; VT;
MA: RI; & CT - 1860 ·
Massachusetts Connecticut
& Rhode Island - 1860 ·
Mass., Conn., R.I.
1870 ·
Connecticut 1879 ·
Mass., Conn., R.I.
1880 ·
Mass., Conn., R.I.
1890 ·
Senatorial districts
1893 ·
Congressional
districts 1893 ·
Connecticut
1893 ·
Connecticut, R.I.
1897 ·
Mendenhall's guide,
road map Connecticut 1909 ·
Map of
Connecticut-
1922 ·
Connecticut's Aerial
Surveys 1934 ·
Connecticut County
Maps 1643 - Present ·
Connecticut Digital Map
Library ·
Connecticut
Historical County Boundaries ·
Connecticut
Historical Maps and Atlases ·
Connecticut
Points of Interest ·
Connecticut
Towns and Cities - USGS ·
Guide to the
Ghost Towns of Connecticut ·
Historic
USGS maps of Connecticut ·
Maps
of Connecticut Broer Map Library |
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records
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Connecticut
State Census Transcription Project ·
1670
Connecticut State Census ·
1840
Connecticut State Census of Pensioners ·
United
States Census, 1850 Connecticut ·
United
States Census, 1860 Connecticut ·
United
States Census, 1870 Connecticut ·
United
States Census, 1880 Connecticut ·
1890
Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War ·
United
States Census, 1900 Connecticut ·
1930
United States Census Connecticut ·
The
Judicial and Civil History of Connecticut 1895 ·
Legal Correspondents of Wilber Mercantile Agency in
Connecticut, 1917 ·
Livingston's Law Register, 1851 Statewide
Lawyers ·
Connecticut
City, County, and Rural Directories ·
Connecticut Business
Directory 1856 ·
The Boston States Migrations ·
Connecticut Counties
Naturalization Records ·
Connecticut
Immigration & Naturalization Project ·
Connecticut
Naturalization & Citizenship Records and Substitutes ·
New
England Naturalization Index 1791-1906 ·
Connecticut Land Grant Project ·
1813
Invalid Pensioners - Connecticut ·
1813
Pension List Connecticut ·
1820
Pension List Connecticut ·
1840
Connecticut State Census of Pensioners ·
Connecticut Medal of
Honor Recipients ·
Connecticut
Pensioners Of The United States, 1818 ·
Connecticut Wars, Battles
and Conflicts ·
Soldiers in
King Philip's war ·
1890
Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War Connecticut |
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The Civil War Archive
Union Regimental Index ·
Civil
War Genealogy Database ·
The Military and Civil
History of Connecticut Part II ·
The Military and Civil
History of Connecticut Part I ·
U.S. Civil War
Regimental Histories in the Library of Congress Connecticut ·
Sheldon's
Horse Second Continental Light Dragoons ·
Vietnam
Conflict Casualty List Connecticut ·
Soldiers of the Great
War Volume I ·
World War II
Casualty and POW Lists ·
CT
- World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 ·
Centennial
newspaper exhibition, 1876 ·
Connecticut
Online Historical Newspapers ·
Old Connecticut Genealogy,
History & News ·
Connecticut
Newspaper Obituaries ·
Connecticut
Statewide Obituary Collection ·
Directory of
Connecticut Funeral Homes ·
State Office of
Vital Records ·
Barbour
Collection of Vital Records ·
Barbour
Collection for Connecticut Towns ·
Connecticut Birth Certificates, Death
Records, Marriage Licenses ·
Connecticut
Births and Christenings 1649-1906 ·
Connecticut
Deaths and Burials 1772-1934 ·
Connecticut
Marriage Project ·
Connecticut
Marriages 1729-1867 ·
Connecticut Vital Records
Information ·
Connecticut,
Marriage Index 1959-2001 ·
Online Connecticut Death
Records & Indexes ·
United
States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850 |
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societies
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Afro-American Historical & Genealogical
Society ·
Connecticut Ancestry Society ·
Connecticut
Historical Societies ·
The Connecticut Historical Society ·
The Connecticut League of History Organizations ·
Connecticut Professional Genealogists
Council ·
Connecticut Society CAR ·
The Connecticut Society
SAR ·
The Connecticut State Society DAR ·
Connecticut State Society
U.S. Daughters of 1812 |
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Finnish American Heritage Society of CT ·
French-Canadian Genealogical Society of CT ·
New England Historic Genealogical
Society ·
New England Regional Genealogical Conference ·
New England, New York Gateway ·
The Polish Genealogical Society - Connecticut
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The Society of Colonial Wars -
Connecticut ·
The Society of Mayflower Descendants -Connecticut ·
Society of the War of 1812
- Connecticut |
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The Google search
engine button
and following web sites may
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with additional information to assist with your
research about this
U. S. State. |
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50states.com -
States and Capitals ·
United States Research Wiki – Family Search ·
Genealogy Trails History Group ·
Family Search, USA IGI Batches, Localities ·
Birth & Marriage
Records Indexes for USA ·
Record
Search - Family Search.org ·
Genealogy.com:
Resources by county |
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Genealogy Forum: U.S.
States ·
Rootsweb.com – U.S. Message Boards ·
Cyndi's List – United States Index ·
Data Base Collections
at Ancestry.com$ ·
Histopolis.com – Collaborative Genealogy and History ·
DistantCousin.com - archive of genealogy records ·
Searchable Death Indexes & Records ·
Census Finder –Free
Census and other Records |
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Genealogy
Links - Connecticut ·
Connecticut at n2genealogy.com |
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Rootsweb Message Board – Connecticut ·
USGenWeb Archives – Connecticut |
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Free Records & Databases
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All of the records and databases
we’ve collected are FREE and can be accessed
and searched online without having to pay for a subscription. We have divided our collected into 14
record types as follows: Biographical;
Birth; Cemetery; Census & City Directories; Church; Court; Death;
Immigration & Naturalization; Land; Marriage; Military; Newspapers;
Occupational; and Tax Records. We try not
to list any sites that have only a few records for the purpose of getting you
to a website that will charge a fee to actually see the record beyond just a
name.
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Genealogy Reference Library
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The following Link will take you to our library of genealogy reference books that pertain to this U.S. State. Here you will find books about the history and records of this State, as well as its counties and other localities such as towns and churches. The collection also contains research works about State military units and personnel during America’s wars. In addition, there are resource texts about the ethnic and religious groups who settled in this State. |
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