Tolland County, Connecticut Genealogy
Guide to Tolland County, Connecticut ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
This county was named for the hamlet of Tolland, Somerset, England. The County is located in the north central area of the state.[1]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Tolland County Courthouse
69 Brooklyn Street
Rockville CT 06066
Phone: 860-896-4920
Tolland County Website
There is no county government and no county seat today. The government is at the town level.
Town clerks have birth, marriage, death and land records.
Probate Judge has probate records.
Clerk of the Superior Court has court records.[2]
Tolland County, Connecticut Record Dates[edit | edit source]
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| at town creation | at town creation | at town creation | late 1600s | Unknown | Unknown | 1670 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[5]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
- Commemorative biographical record of Tolland and Windham counties, Connecticut containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settled families, (Chicago, Illinois J.H. Beers, 1903).Includes fullname index (in part 1 for pts. 1 and 2).Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.64 D3c pt. 1 and 2, or FHL US/CAN Film 982349.
- J.R. Cole, History of Tolland County, Connecticut including its early settlement and progress to the present time; a description of its historic and interesting localities; sketches of its towns and villages: portraits of some of its prominent men, and biographies of many of its representative citizens, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983).Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1035602 Item 3.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Society. Volunteer Aids, Index to Commemorative biographical record of Tolland and Windham counties, Connecticut, part 1, Manuscript.Includes fullname index to part 1 but only through pt. 1's page 602.Available online at ancestry.com($).Available in the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.64 D3c pt. 1 index.
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
For online and statewide census resources and information, see: Connecticut Census.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1790 | 13,251 | — |
| 1800 | 14,319 | 8.1% |
| 1810 | 13,779 | −3.8% |
| 1820 | 14,330 | 4.0% |
| 1830 | 18,702 | 30.5% |
| 1840 | 17,980 | −3.9% |
| 1850 | 20,091 | 11.7% |
| 1860 | 20,709 | 3.1% |
| 1870 | 22,000 | 6.2% |
| 1880 | 24,112 | 9.6% |
| 1890 | 25,081 | 4.0% |
| 1900 | 24,523 | −2.2% |
| 1910 | 26,459 | 7.9% |
| 1920 | 27,216 | 2.9% |
| 1930 | 28,659 | 5.3% |
| 1940 | 31,866 | 11.2% |
| 1950 | 44,709 | 40.3% |
| 1960 | 68,737 | 53.7% |
| 1970 | 103,440 | 50.5% |
| 1980 | 114,823 | 11.0% |
| 1990 | 128,699 | 12.1% |
| 2000 | 136,364 | 6.0% |
| 2010 | 152,691 | 12.0% |
| Source: Wikipedia.org". | ||
Territory and State Census Records
- Census Online, Tolland County Records.
- Census Finder, Connecticut Census Records, Online links by county.
- Connecticut Genealogy, Tolland County Census Records
- Linkpendium, Census Records and Indexes - Tolland County, Connecticut.
Federal Census Records
- US Federal Census Collection, ancestry.com Ancestry ($)
- USGenWeb Census Project, Tolland County, Connecticut Federal Census Index - Transcriptions in progress.
- Lowell M. Volkel, An index to the 1800 federal census of Litchfield, New Haven, Tolland and Windham counties, state of Connecticut, ([S.l.] L.M. Volkel, c1969). Available at the Family History Center, FHL US/CAN Book 974.6 X22vLm 1800.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
- Connecticut Genealogy, Tolland County Church Records, Includes church and vital records.
- Tolland County, Connecticut, church papers, 1760-1861 , (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977).Contains lists of pastors in Tolland County churches, a copy of the Connecticut Courant, Nov. 21, 1815, a list of members of the Vernon Church and of the Vernon Ecclesiastical Society and other miscellaneous papers.Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1014187 Item 3.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Online Court Indexes and Records
- Tolland County Connecticut Court Records Directory
- Grace Louise Knox & Barbara B. Ferris, Connecticut divorces Superior Court records for the counties of New London, Tolland & Windham, 1719-1910 , (Bowie, Maryland Heritage Books, c1987).Includes index.Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.6 P2k.
- Connecticut. Superior Court (Tolland County), Depositions, 1892-1893 , (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989).A record of depositions taken for a trial in the Superior Court, Tolland County, Connecticut. Depositions have to do with the suit of George W. Adams, of Tolland County, Connecticut, vs. Charles I. Rawson, of Oxford, Massachusetts.Available at the Family History Library,FHL US/CAN Film 1637443 Item 1.
- Connecticut. Superior Court (Tolland County), Executions, A-Z, 1772-1891 , (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989) A record of executions of court judgements.Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1637443 Item 2.
Directories[edit | edit source]
- Rockville (Connecticut) city directories, (Woodridge, Connecticut Research Publications, [1992?]). Available at the Family History Library, Vault US/CAN Film 2156522 Item 1. (3 Films covering a variety of years between 1883-1934.)
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
- 1804-1959 Connecticut, passenger and crew lists, 1804-1959 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - index/images
- 1966-2002 Connecticut, Marriages, 1966-2002 at MyHeritage - index ($)
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
- Tolland County Genealogy 679 Tolland county genealogy record sources.
- Walter Everett Corbin, Lottie S. Corbin and Robert J. Dunkle, The Corbin Collection, (Boston, Massachusetts New England Historic Genealogical Society, c2003-c2005).3 CD's available on the desktop at the Family History Library, Computer US/CAN Desktop CD-ROM no. 2644 v. 1, and CD-ROM no. 2644 v.2 and CD-ROM no. 2644 v. 3.
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Deeds, mortgages, releases, and other documents are at the town halls. Most are indexed by grantor and grantee, no statewide index. Microfilm copies (early to the mid or late 1800s, with some up to the 1900s) are available at the Connecticut State Library and also online at FamilySearch.org.
Online Land Indexes and Records
- Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division,Tolland County, Connecticut land ownership map, 1857 , (Washington, District of Columbia Library of Congress, 1983). Available online at flickr from yahoo, Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Fiche 6079304.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- Linkpendium, History, Tolland County
- Loren P. Waldo, The early history of Tolland an address delivered before the Tolland County Historical Society, at Tolland, Conn., on the 22d day of August and 27th day of September, 1861, (Hartford [Connecticut] Case, Lockwood, 1861). Includes index.Includes sketches of family history.Available online at Google Books, Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.643/T1 H2w, or FHL US/CAN Film 1033531 Item 1.
- Google Timeline, Tolland County, Connecticut History 1600-2011
See Biographies for further sources.
- Connecticut Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Maps of Connecticut (1643-1960)
- Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Maps, Organized by State and County.Links to road maps, county outlines, colored outlines and lists of towns.
- Linkpendium, Maps and Gazetteers, Tolland County,
- Tolland County, Gazetteer
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Civil War
- Civl War Research Database
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Grave Database
Regiments. Service men from New Haven County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Most of the men from the following companies were from Windham County.
- -14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company D
- -25th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company D
World War I
- 1917-1918 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 at Ancestry ($)
- 1917 Connecticut, World War I, Military Census of Nurses, 1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
World War II
- 1940-1945 Connecticut, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
- 1942 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 at Ancestry ($)
- 1942 United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 of men age 45-64 (born 1877-1897) ,at FamilySearch — How to Use This Collection; index and images
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
- 1851-1992 Connecticut, District Court Naturalization Indexes, 1851-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - index/images
- Connecticut. Superior Court and County Court (Tolland County), Declarations of intention, 1853-1914 , (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983).Indexes are found within each volume. Includes some records of the County Court, 1853-1856. Available at the Family History Library, 1853-1906 FHL US/CAN Film 1319927 Items 2-3, and 1906-1914 FHL US/CAN Film 1319930 Item 2.
- Connecticut. City Court (Hartford), Naturalization record book, 1876-1876, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984).Contains petitions for naturalization for persons from the city of Hartford, or nearby towns of Hartford and Tolland counties. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1398567 Item 5.
- Connecticut. Superior Court and County Court (Tolland County), Naturalization records (Tolland County, Connecticut), 1853-1945; naturalization index, 1853-1955 , (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983-2008).Additional indexes are found within each volume.Includes some records of the County Court, 1853-1855. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1319928. (11 Films)
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- 1800s-1999 Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry ($)
- Tolland County, Connecticut Obituaries, A directory of obituary databases and archives on the internet.
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
The records are kept at district courts. The County government does not exist. Not every town has a court. Some are included in a district making up from 1 to 5 towns. The Districts are: Avon, Berlin, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Enfield, Farmington, Granby, Hartford, Hartland, Manchester, Marlborough, Plainville, Simsbury, Southington, Suffield, and Windsor.
See Connecticut Probate Records. See also Connecticut State Library, Research Guide to Connecticut Probate Records.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- Connecticut State Library Research Guide to Connecticut Probate Records
- 1609-1999 Connecticut Wills and Probate Records 1609-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
School Records[edit | edit source]
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Birth[edit | edit source]
- Pre 1850 Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850 (Barbour Collection) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
- 1639-1941 Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - index/images
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- Pre 1850 Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850 (Barbour Collection) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
- 1640-1939 Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - Index/images
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - index/images
- 1966-2002 Connecticut, Marriages, 1966-2002 at MyHeritage - index ($)
Death[edit | edit source]
- Pre 1850 Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850 (Barbour Collection) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - index/images
- 1883-1942 Tolland County. (Connecticut). Coroner, Coroner's records, 1883-1942, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988).Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1602846 Item 3, 1st of 3 films.
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - index/images
- 1949-2012 Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 at MyHeritage - index ($)
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- Connecticut. Superior Court (Tolland County), Divorce papers, 1787-1910 , (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989).Records are in approximate alphabetical order.Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1637443 Item 3, first of 16 films.
- Linkpendium, Vital Records - Tolland County.
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Tolland County. For state-wide facilities, see Connecticut Archives and Libraries.
- USGenWeb Connecticut ArchivesTolland County.
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
- Hartford Connecticut Family History Center
- Manchester Connecticut Family History Center
- Providence Rhode Island Family History Center
- Southington Connecticut Family History Center
- Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - an affiliate library
- Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. - an affiliate library
- Cora J.Belden Library - an affiliate library
- Godfrey Memorial Library - an affiliate library
- Russell Library - an affiliate library
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Tolland County. For state-wide library facilities, see Connecticut Archives and Libraries.
Andover Public Library
355 Route 6
P.O. Box 117
Andover, CT 06232-0117
(860) 742-7428
E-mail: andoverctpubliclibrary@gmail.com
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Website
Bentley Memorial Library
206 Bolton Center Road
Bolton, CT 06043
(860) 646-7349
E-mail: bentley@biblio.org
Website
Booth & Dimock Memorial Library
1134 Main Street
Coventry, CT 06238
860-742-7606
E-mail: bdlibrary@coventryct.org
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Website
Douglas Library of Hebron
22 Main Street
Hebron, CT 06248
860-228-9312
E-mail: info@douglaslibrary.org
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Website
Hall Memorial Library
93 Main Street
P.O. Box 280
Ellington, CT 06029
860-870-3160
E-mail: hallmlib@ellington-ct.gov
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Mansfield Public Library
54 Warrenville Rd.
Mansfield Center, CT 06250
860-423-2501
E-mail: MansfieldLibrary@MansfieldCT.org
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Saxton B. Little Free Library
319 Route 87
Columbia, CT 06237
(860) 228-0350
E-mail: staff@columbiactlibrary.org
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Website
Tolland County Public Libraries This site lists the addresses
Website of the public libraries in Tolland county
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Tolland County. For state-wide genealogical and historical societies, see Connecticut Societies.
Andover Historical Society
Andover, Ct 06232.
E-Mail: SYeom98658@aol.com
Website
Bolton Historical Society
Bolton, CT 06043.
E-Mail: historian@boltoncthistory.org
Website
Columbia Historical Society
P.O. BOX 551
COLUMBIA, CT 06237
E-mail: ColumbiaCtHistoricalSociety@gmail.com
Website
Coventry Historical Society
3282 South St
P.O. Box 534
Coventry CT 06238
E-mail: info@ctcoventryhistoricalsociety.org
Facebook
Website
Ellington Historical Society
70 Main Street
PO Box 73
Ellington CT 06029
E-mail: genealogist@ellingtonhistsoc.org
Website
Hebron Historical Society
P. O. Box 43
Hebron, CT 06248-0043
E-Mail: membeship@hebronhistoricalsociety.org
Website
Mansfield Historical Society
P.O. Box 145
954 Storrs Road
Storrs, CT 06268-0145
860 429-6575
Website
Stafford Historical Society
5 Spring St.
Stafford Springs, CT 06076
860-684-7978
Website
Facebook
Tolland Historical Society
P.O. Box 107
Tolland, CT 06084
860 870-9599
E-Mail: society@tollandhistorical.org
Website
Union Historical Society
1099 Buckley Hwy
Union, CT 06076
(860) 684-7078
E-Mail: Jeannine.Upson@unioncthistoricalsociety.org
Website
Vernon Historical Society P.O. Box 2055
734 Hartford Turnpike (Route 30)
Vernon, CT 06066
860-875-4326
E-Mail: vernonhs@sbcglobal.net
Website
Willington Historical Society
P.O. Box 214
Willington, CT 06279
E-Mail: willingtohistorian@charter.net
Website
Websites[edit | edit source]
- ancestry.com($), Available databases for Tolland County.
- Tolland County Genealogy by LDS Genealogy
- Cyndi's List, Tolland County, Connecticut General Resource Sites
- Linkpendium, Tolland County, Connecticut Genealogy and Family History
- The Tolland County CTGenWeb Project, a member of The CTGenWeb Project
- The USGenWeb Archives Project
- Websites at RootsWeb for Tolland County,
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Tolland County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolland_County,_Connecticut 04/27/2017.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 113. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tolland County, Connecticut . Page 113 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 104-110.
- ↑ Newberry
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors,"Tolland County, Connecticut, " in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolland_County%2C_Connecticut, accessed 12 October 2018.
