New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
New Haven, Connecticut at Wikipedia

Before Europeans arrived, the New Haven area was the home of the Quinnipiac tribe of Native Americans, who lived in villages around the harbor and subsisted off local fisheries and the farming of maize. The area was briefly visited by Dutch explorer Adriaen Block in 1614. Dutch traders set up a small trading system of beaver pelts with the local inhabitants, but trade was sporadic and the Dutch did not settle permanently in the area.

New Haven was founded in 1638 by English puritans.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office New Haven Town Clerk 200 Orange Street Room 202 New Haven, CT 06510 Phone: 203-946-8349 E-mail: [mailto:msmart@newhavenct.gov ] New Haven Town Clerk

Births

 * 1639-1914 (*); New Haven Registrar of Vital Statistics at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1649-1850 (*); Order of the Founders and Patriots of America. Connecticut Society at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1659-1854 : (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1746-1927 : (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1835-1854 (*); at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1600s-1700s U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1639-1914 (*); New Haven Registrar of Vital Statistics at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1649-1850 (*); Order of the Founders and Patriots of America. Connecticut Society at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1659-1854 : (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1746-1927 : (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1835-1854 (*); at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1897-1968  Web: Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Records, 1897-1968 at Ancestry - index, ($); Also at: Connecticut State Library
 * 1959-2012  Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Index, 1959-2012 at Ancestry - index, ($)

Deaths

 * 1639-1914 (*); New Haven Registrar of Vital Statistics at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1649-1850 (*); Order of the Founders and Patriots of America. Connecticut Society at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1650-1934  Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 at Ancestry - index, ($)
 * 1659-1854 : (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1746-1927 : (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1883-1932 : (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1897-1968  Web: Connecticut, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1968 at Ancestry - index, ($); Also at: Connecticut State Library
 * 1917-1931 : (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1949-2012  Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 at Ancestry - index, ($)

Divorce

 * 1968-1997  Connecticut, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-1997 at Ancestry - index, ($)

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * New Haven Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * New Haven County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records
At its founding, Congregationalism was the dominant religion in Connecticut and was even the state religion until 1818. Other common Christian denominations include the Methodist, Episcopal, Roman Catholic, and Baptist churches. To see the churches in New Haven, visit. FamilySearch Places Many Connecticut churches have deposited their records at the Connecticut State Library. The following are church records available online for the town of New Haven:

City Directories

 * 1846-1859 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images, some years may be missing
 * 1876-1879 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images, some years may be missing
 * 1891-1897 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images, some years may be missing
 * 1840-1978 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 at Ancestry ($) - index and images, some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records

 * 1640-1846 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * Connecticut Land and Property

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Connecticut Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Connecticut Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Connecticut Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Connecticut Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of New Haven:

New Haven Probate District covers East Haven, Hamden, New Haven, North Haven, Orange, Seymour and Woodbridge. Constituted May session, 1666, as a County Court, soon after the union of the Connecticut and New Haven colonies. Probate proceedings fo the towns comprising the New Haven Colony before the union with Connecticut, are to be found with that Colony's records or with the records of the town where the deceased resided.

Several Probate Districts were set off from New Haven Probate District:


 * Bethany, 4 July 1854
 * Derby, 4 July 1858
 * East Haven Aug 1868, annexed back with New Haven 3 Jan 1883. Records with New Haven.
 * Guilford, Oct 1719
 * Milford, 22 May 1832
 * Oxford, 4 June 1846

Libraries
New Haven Free Public Library- Ives Main Campus 133 Elm Street New Haven, CT 06510 Phone: 203-946-8130 Website

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * New Haven Connecticut Family History Center
 * James Blackstone Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Hagaman Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * North Branford Libraries - Atwater Memorial Library - an affiliate library

Societies
New Haven Museum and Historical Society 114 Whitney Ave. New Haven, CT 06510 Phone: 203-562-4183 FAX 203-562-2002 E-Mail: [mailto:info@newhavenmuseum.org info@newhavenmuseum.org] Website