New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Connecticut  New Haven County

County Courthouse

 * There is no county government.
 * The government is at the town level.

Parent County

 * One of four original counties, created 10 May 1666 from the Colonial lands.

Boundary Changes

 * East part of the county was split off to form Middlesex County 2 May 1785.

Military

 * Civil War service men from New Haven County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.


 * 1) 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteers - Field, Staff, Band and Company A,B, D and F.
 * 2) 2nd Regiment Connecticut Volunteers - Infantry Company C and D. Rifle Company F.
 * 3) 3rd Regiment Connecticut Volunteeers - Field and Staff, Company B and Company D.
 * 4) 1st Regiment Connecticut Cavalry - Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M and Unassigned Recruits.
 * 5) 1st Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers
 * 6) 1st Regiment Heavy Artillery Connecticut Volunteers - Field, Staff and Band, Company B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, and M.
 * 7) 2nd Regiment Heavy Artillery Connecticut Volunteers - Company A, B, C, D, G, I, M and Unassigned Recruits.
 * 8) 5th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, C, D and F.
 * 9) 6th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field, Staff and Band, Company C, E, F, G, H, I, and K.
 * 10) 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, C, D, F, and K.
 * 11) 8th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, D, E, F, I and K.
 * 12) 9th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, B, C, F, K and Unassigned Recruits.
 * 13) 10th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, E, F, H, I and Unassigned Recruits.
 * 14) 11th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company D, E, G, I and K.
 * 15) 12th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, C, F and Unassigned Recruits.
 * 16) 13th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company B, D, and H.
 * 17) 14th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and K.
 * 18) 15th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I and K.
 * 19) 18th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company D.
 * 20) 20th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, B, I and K.
 * 21) 23rd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, F, and H.
 * 22) 27th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company D.
 * 23) 29th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (Colored) - Company A, B, H and K.
 * 24) 30th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company B and C.


 * Soldiers of Waterbury, New Haven County, in the War For the Union - History of the Soldier's Monument in Waterbury, Conn.: to which is added a list of the soldiers and sailors who went from Waterbury to fight in the war for the Union.

Websites

 * The New Haven County CTGenWeb Project, a member of The CTGenWeb Project
 * Linkpendium
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project (backup site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for New Haven County