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*[[Connecticut Land and Property|CT land records]] were kept by town clerks and are found at the town halls
 
*[[Connecticut Land and Property|CT land records]] were kept by town clerks and are found at the town halls
 
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=== '''Ethnic Records''' -  ===
 
 
[http://usgwarchives.net/ct/ethnic.htm#cems Cemeteries] , USGenWeb CT Archives
 
 
[http://usgwarchives.net/ct/ethnic.htm#cems Census], USGenWeb CT Archives
 
 
[http://usgwarchives.net/ct/ethnic.htm#court Court Records], USGenWeb CT Archives
 
 
[http://usgwarchives.net/ct/ethnic.htm#history History], USGenWeb CT Archives
 
 
[http://usgwarchives.net/ct/ethnic.htm#military Military], USGenWeb CT Archives
 
 
[http://usgwarchives.net/ct/ethnic.htm#obits Obits], USGenWeb CT Archives
 
 
[http://usgwarchives.net/ct/ethnic.htm#vitals Vitals], USGenWeb CT Archives
 
 
=== '''[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ct/stwide.html Statewide]'''  ===
 
 
'''At the USGenWeb CT Archives'''
 
 
Biographies <br>Cemeteries <br>Court <br>History <br>Military <br>Obituaries
 
  
 
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*[[Connecticut Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Connecticut Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records]]  
 
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=== Things you can do  ===
 
=== Things you can do  ===

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Welcome to the Connecticut page,
the Nutmeg State

Connecticut, New Haven, and Saybrook colonies from 1636-1776. Click map to enlarge it.
Most unique genealogical features:

Counties 

Click on the map below to go to a county page. Hover over a county to see its name. To see a larger version of the map, click here.
Fairfield CountyLitchfield CountyHartford CountyTolland CountyWindham CountyNew LondonMiddlesex CountyNew HavenConnecticut-county-map.gif
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Extinct or Lost Areas:  Long Island · New Netherland · Western Reserve · Westmoreland

Major Repositories

Connecticut State Library · Connecticut Historical Society · Godfrey Memorial Library · J. Eugene Smith Library · Homer D. Babbidge Library · Mystic Seaport Museum · Yale University Library · New England Historic Genealogical Society · New York Public Library · National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)

Migration Routes

Atlantic Coast Ports · Long Island Sound · Connecticut River Valley · Farmington River Valley · Housatonic Valley · Connecticut Turnpike · Greenwood Road · King's Highway (or Boston Post Road) · New Haven and Milford Turnpike · New London and Lyme Turnpike · Old Connecticut Path · Philipstown Turnpike

Featured Content

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The Connecticut State Papers is a 40 volume set of resources with information for Connecticut researchers. It includes information about the founding of towns, early families, Revolutionary War service rolls, probate record abstracts (1635-1771), court records (1640-1692), and a multitude of other information valuable to the genealogist. To begin your search in this valuable resource click here.

Research Tools

Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:  

Things you can do

A "must read" concerning the addition of vital records: Connecticut Vital Records General Statutes

Below list some of the many tasks you can help with:

Sources

  1. Kip Sperry, Connecticut Sources for Family Historians and Genealogists (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1980), 92. (FHL Book 974.6 D23s) WorldCat entry.