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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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| − | '''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, [[Connecticut Counties Map|click here]]. {{CTimagemap2}} <br><br>'''Extinct or Lost Areas: ''' [[Long Island, Connecticut|Long Island]]{{·}} [[New Netherland]]{{·}} [[Connecticut Western Reserve|Western Reserve]]{{·}} [[Westmoreland County, Connecticut|Westmoreland]] | + | '''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, [[Connecticut Counties Map|click here]]. {{CTimagemap2}} <br><br>'''Extinct or Lost Areas: ''' {{nowrap|[[Dominion of New England]]{{·}}}} {{nowrap|[[Long Island, Connecticut|Long Island]]{{·}}}} {{nowrap|[[Massachusetts Bay Colony]]{{·}}}} {{nowrap|[[New Netherland]]{{·}}}} {{nowrap|[[Connecticut Western Reserve|Western Reserve]]{{·}}}} {{nowrap|[[Westmoreland County, Connecticut|Westmoreland]]}} |
=== Major Repositories === | === Major Repositories === | ||
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=== Featured Content === | === Featured Content === | ||
| − | [[Image:Connecticut.png|right|200px]] [http://www.sos.CT.gov/archives/CTstatepapers.html 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 [http://www.sos.CT.gov/archives/CTstatepapers.html click here]. | + | [[Image:Connecticut.png|right|200px|Connecticut.png]] [http://www.sos.CT.gov/archives/CTstatepapers.html 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 [http://www.sos.CT.gov/archives/CTstatepapers.html click here]. |
| − | === Research Tools === | + | === Research Tools === |
*[[Connecticut County Creation Dates and Parent Counties]] | *[[Connecticut County Creation Dates and Parent Counties]] | ||
*The [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/CT/CTfiles.htm Connecticut GenWeb Project] provides county information about formation date, parent county, county seat, bibliography, cemeteries, census, churches, towns, history, look ups, obituaries, queries, repositories, surname registry, and many Internet links. | *The [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/CT/CTfiles.htm Connecticut GenWeb Project] provides county information about formation date, parent county, county seat, bibliography, cemeteries, census, churches, towns, history, look ups, obituaries, queries, repositories, surname registry, and many Internet links. | ||
| − | *[http://www.colonialct.uconn.edu/ Colonial Connecticut Records 1636-1776] has full text searchable digital images. [[Image:Connecticut flag.png|right|150px]] | + | *[http://www.colonialct.uconn.edu/ Colonial Connecticut Records 1636-1776] has full text searchable digital images. [[Image:Connecticut flag.png|right|150px|Connecticut flag.png]] |
*The [[New England Historic Genealogical Society]] has many important Connecticut manuscript collections. | *The [[New England Historic Genealogical Society]] has many important Connecticut manuscript collections. | ||
| − | *[http://www.Connecticutgenealogy.net/ Connecticut Genealogy] offers databases, transcribed records, and a social network for Connecticut researchers. | + | *[http://www.Connecticutgenealogy.net/ Connecticut Genealogy] offers databases, transcribed records, and a social network for Connecticut researchers. |
| + | *[http://www.looking4kin.com/group/connecticutgenealogy Looking 4 Kin Genealogy & Family History Network - Connecticut] | ||
'''Wiki articles describing these collections are found at: ''' | '''Wiki articles describing these collections are found at: ''' | ||
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*[[Connecticut Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Connecticut Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Connecticut Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Connecticut Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Connecticut Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Connecitcut Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records]] | *[[Connecticut Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Connecitcut Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
| + | *[[Connecticut Death Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Connecticut Death Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
| + | *[[Connecticut Divorce Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Connecticut Divorce Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Connecticut Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Connecticut Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records]] | *[[Connecticut Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Connecticut Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
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A "must read" concerning the addition of vital records: [http://files.usgwarchives.net/ct/statewide/history/ctvitalrecords.txt Connecticut Vital Records General Statutes] | A "must read" concerning the addition of vital records: [http://files.usgwarchives.net/ct/statewide/history/ctvitalrecords.txt Connecticut Vital Records General Statutes] | ||
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| + | {{Click|Image:Volunteers wanted sm.png|https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Help_wanted_on_the_Connecticut_pages|Wiki Volunteers Wanted}} | ||
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| + | In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! [[FamilySearch Wiki:Help wanted on the Connecticut pages|Many tasks need willing volunteers]]. You can help:<br> | ||
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Revision as of 18:13, 13 March 2013
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ConnecticutWelcome to the Connecticut page,
the Nutmeg State
- The Barbour Collection is a statewide birth, marriage, death index[1]
- CT wills are filed by probate districts
- State probate index on microfilm
- CT land records were kept by town clerks and are found at the town halls
Counties
Extinct or Lost Areas: Dominion of New England · Long Island · Massachusetts Bay Colony · 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
Research Tools
- Connecticut County Creation Dates and Parent Counties
- The Connecticut GenWeb Project provides county information about formation date, parent county, county seat, bibliography, cemeteries, census, churches, towns, history, look ups, obituaries, queries, repositories, surname registry, and many Internet links.
- Colonial Connecticut Records 1636-1776 has full text searchable digital images.
- The New England Historic Genealogical Society has many important Connecticut manuscript collections.
- Connecticut Genealogy offers databases, transcribed records, and a social network for Connecticut researchers.
- Looking 4 Kin Genealogy & Family History Network - Connecticut
Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:
- Connecticut Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Connecitcut Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records
- Connecticut Death Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Connecticut Divorce Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Connecticut Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records
- Connecticut, Marriage Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)
A "must read" concerning the addition of vital records: Connecticut Vital Records General Statutes
Help with the Connecticut Wiki pages
In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need willing volunteers. You can help:
- Expand county articles
- Check links on pages
- ...and more
Sources
- ↑ Kip Sperry, Connecticut Sources for Family Historians and Genealogists (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1980), 92. (FHL Book 974.6 D23s) WorldCat entry.
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