Windham County, Connecticut Genealogy

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

United States Connecticut  Windham County

County Courthouse

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

Quick Facts

 * Named for Windham, Sussex, England.

Parent County
12 May 1726: Formed from east part of Hartford County

Boundary Changes
13 October 1786 Tolland County was created from western part of the county.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Archives and Libraries

 * USGenWeb Connecticut Archives, Windham County, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).
 * Windham County Public Libraries, (accessed 1 Mar 2011). This site lists the addresses and websites of the public libraries in Windham county.

Biographies

 * 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,  or FHL US/CAN Film 982349.
 * 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,

Cemeteries

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

Gazetteers
Windham County, Gazetteer, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).

History

 * History of Windham County, Connecticut (1874)
 * Google Timeline, Windham County, Connecticut History 1600-2011, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).

Maps

 * Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Maps, (accessed 2 Mar 2011). Organized by State and County.  Links to road maps, county outlines, colored outlines and lists of towns.

Civil War
Service men from Windham 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 Windham County.


 * 1) 18th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company H and K
 * 2) 21st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company K

Internet Sources

 * Chaplin Military Records, Men in the Army and Navy during the Civil War, (accessed 25 Feb 2011). Source: Connecticut. General Assembly. Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion, (Hartford: Case, Lockwood, &amp; Brainard,1889).
 * Scotland Military Records, Men in the Army and Navy during the Civil War, (accessed 25 Feb 2011). Source: Connecticut. General Assembly. Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion. (Hartford: Case, Lockwood, &amp; Brainard, 1889).
 * Richard M. Bayles, History of Windham County, Connecticut, Chapter VIII, The Civil War, (New York: W.W. Preston and Company, 1889). Online Book at Internet Libraries.
 * The Hale Collection, Veteran Burial Records, (accessed 25 Feb 2011). Town of Chaplin, Windham County, Connecticut.  Lists names, regiment, death date and age.

Newspapers

 * Windham County Newspaper List, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).
 * Windham County, Connecticut Obituaries, (accessed 1 Mar 2011). A directory of obituary databases and archives on the internet.

Probate District Courts
Connecticut State Library, Research Guide to Connecticut Probate Districts, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).

Societies, Libraries and Museums

 * Connecticut Society of Genealogists, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).

Web Sites

 * Census Finder, Connecticut Vital Records, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).  Online transcriptions are listed by county.
 * Connecticut Genealogy, Windham Countywide Sources, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).
 * Cyndi's List, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).  Windham County, Connecticut General Resource List
 * epodunk, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).  Windham County, Connecticut Quick Links
 * FamilyHistory101, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Windham County, Connecticut History, Records, Facts, Genealogy and Ancestry.
 * Linkpendium, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).  Windham County, Connecticut Genealogy and Family History
 * MyGenealogist, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Windham County, Connecticut Genealogy Resources
 * The Windham County CTGenWeb Project, a member of The CTGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project (backup site)
 * Family History Library catalog for Windham County