Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

''This article is about a county in Connecticut. For other uses, see Litchfield (disambiguation).''

United States Connecticut  Litchfield County

County Courthouse

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

Quick Facts

 * Named for City of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. Not to be confused with Litchfield, Hampshire, England.

Parent County

 * 14 October 1751 from Fairfield and Hartford counties.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

A LARGE PORTION OF THE TOWN ENTIRELY DESTROYED.

... Besides its national reputation as a resort, Litchfield has a local fame as the county seat ... Next to the block stood the Court House, a big building also of wood, and its turn came next. The townsmen could do nothing to save it, and it burned down before their eyes, but the county records were saved. Close to the Court House there was the only brick building in that part of the town and it proved an effective barrier, the Court House being the last building on West-street to be destroyed. ... Among the property destroyed was Lawyer H. B. Graves's library, which contained many rare and valuable works, and D. C. Kilbourn's historical library. The New York Times, New York, NY 12 Jun 1886 (source:GenDisasters)

African American

 * Connecticut State Library, Litchfield County African Americans and Native Americans Collection, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).
 * New Milford Minority Surnames/No Surnames
 * New Milford Blacks who served in the American Revolution
 * New Milford Blacks who served in the Civil War

Bible Records
Atwood Family Bible, USGenWeb CTArchives

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries, USGenWeb CTArchives
 * Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemeteries and Inscriptions, Litchfield County Cemetery Records, (accessed 25 Feb 2011). This website has a collection of cemetery links, organized by town.

Church
Church Records, USGenWeb CTArchives

Court
Court Records, USGenWeb CTArchives

Wills, USGenWeb CTArchives

History
History Records, USGenWeb CTArchives

Land
Deeds and Land Records, USGenWeb CTArchives

Military
American Revolution, USGenWeb CTArchives

Eliphalet Luddington Mary/Mollie Fellows George Fields James Wright

Civil War
Civil War service men from Litchfield County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Most of the men in the following companies were from Litchfield County.


 * 1) 1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery - Company I - Wolcottville, now known as Torrington
 * 2) 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery - Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and K.
 * 3) 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Rifle Company E
 * 4) 19th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I.
 * 5) 28th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company E and F.

Internet Sites

 * Samuel Orcutt, History of the Towns of New Milford and Bridgewater, Connecticut, 1703-1882, (accessed 25 Feb 2011). The War [Transcribed by Richard Clarke]  Includes: A Record of the Soldiers who enlisted in the Civil War from New Milford.
 * Those who served in the Civil War, (accessed 25 Feb 2011). List of names given from Charles F. Sedgwick's, The General History of The Town of Sharon, Litchfield County, Connectictut From Its First Settlement, (Amenia, NY: Charles Walsh, Printer and Publisher 1877).
 * Litchfield County and the Civil War, (accessed 25 Feb 2011). Reprint of various articles describing soldiers from the area.

Obituaries
Obits, USGenWeb CTArchives

Probate District Courts

 * Sharon - Kent, Salisbury and Sharon Towns

Taxation
Tax Lists, USGenWeb CTArchives

Vital Records
USGenWeb CTArchives

Web Sites

 * Cyndi's List, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Litchfield County General Resource Sites
 * epodunk, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Litchfield County Quick Links
 * FamilyHistory101, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Litchfield County Connecticut History, Records, Facts, Genealogy and Ancestry
 * The Litchfield County CTGenWeb Project, a member of The CTGenWeb Project
 * Linkpendium, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Litchfield County Genealogy and Family History
 * MyGenealogist, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy Resources.  Our expert research team has put together some helpful links and resources to help you get started with your project. Many of the Fairfield County resources listed on this page are often used by our genealogists to locate important records like birth certificates, obituaries, court records, marriage certificates, land deeds, and family histories.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Litchfield County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Litchfield County (backup site)
 * Family History Library catalog for Litchfield County.