Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Granby, Connecticut at Wikipedia

Parent Towns

 * 1786 - Created from Simsbury

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 Granby Town Clerk 15 North Granby Road Granby, CT 06035 Phone: 860-844-5308 E-mail: https://www.granby-ct.gov/user/63/contact Granby Town Clerk

Births

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * 1600s-1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts is available at the listed libraries; some towns may be missing
 * 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1786-1853 (*); Granby Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1829-1855 (*); Granby Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1852-1885 (*); Granby Registrar of Vital Statistics at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1852-1967 (*); Granby Registrar of Vital Statistics at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1600s-1700s U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * 1600s-1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts is available at the listed libraries; some towns may be missing
 * 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1786-1853 (*); Granby Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1829-1855 (*); Granby Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1852-1885 (*); Granby Registrar of Vital Statistics at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1852-1967 (*); Granby Registrar of Vital Statistics at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1897-1968  Web: Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Records, 1897-1968 at Ancestry - index, ($); Also at: Connecticut State Library
 * 1897-2001 : Index of Marriages at Connecticut State Library — index
 * 1959-2012  Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Index, 1959-2012 at Ancestry - index, ($)

Deaths

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * 1600s-1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts is available at the listed libraries; some towns may be missing
 * 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1650-1934  Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 at Ancestry - index, ($)
 * 1786-1853 (*); Granby Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1829-1855 (*); Granby Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1852-1885 (*); Granby Registrar of Vital Statistics at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1852-1967 (*); Granby Registrar of Vital Statistics at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1897-1968  Web: Connecticut, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1968 at Ancestry - index, ($); Also at: Connecticut State Library
 * 1897-2001 : Connecticut Death Records Index at Connecticut State Library — index
 * 1949-2012  Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 at Ancestry - index, ($)

Divorce

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

 * A Catalogue of the Names of the Early Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut: With the Time of Their Arrival in the Country and Colony, Their Standing in Society, Place of Residence, Condition of Life, Where From, Business, etc., as Far as is Found on Record. By Royal Ralph Hinman. Hartford, Connecticut: Case, Tiffany Co., 1852. Salt Lake City, Utah: Digitized by FamilySearch International, 2017. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Connecticut Historical Collections: Containing a General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, etc., Relating to the History and Antiquities of Every Town in Connecticut, With Geographical Descriptions, Illustrated by 190 Engravings. By John Warner Barber. 2nd ed. New Haven, Connecticut: Durrie & Peck and J.W. Barber, 1837. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Encyclopedia of Connecticut Biography, Genealogical-Memorial: Representative Citizens. By Samuel Hart. Boston, Massachusetts: American Historical Society, 1917-1923. Online at:.
 * Ye Names & Ages of All Ye Old Folks in Every Hamlet, City and Town in Ye State of Connecticut, Now Living: With Ye Sketches of Twenty Living Centenarians Compiled by Frederick H. Nash. New Haven, Connecticut: Price, Lee & Co., 1884. San Francisco, California: Internet Archive, 2012. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Who's Who in Connecticut By Ward E. Duffy. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1975. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Connecticut Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Cemeteries

 * Granby Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Hartford County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Baptist Cemetery, Cooley Cemetery, Cossitt Cemetery, Day Cemetery, Granby Center Cemetery, Holcomb Cemetery, Lee Cemetery, Merriam Cemetery, Pratt Cemetery, Spring Cemetery, Vining Cemetery, West Granby Cemetery

Cemeteries of Granby, Connecticut: a comprehensive index of gravestones with maps of each cemetery by Chris Klemmer and Cheryl Klemmer supplements the Granby Gravestone Project, a collection of more than 8,000 digital photos. (May 2014) This reference book and individual cemetery maps are available at: - Connecticut State Library, http://www.consuls.org:80/record=b3949854~S1 - F. H. Cossitt Public Library, http://www.granby-ct.gov/Public_Documents/GranbyCT_library/cossitt - Salmon Brook Historical Society, https://www.facebook.com/sbhsct

The Granby Gravestone Project is a collection of more than 8,000 digital photos of every existing gravestone in Granby, as of December 2013. It is available only at the Salmon Brook Historical Society, https://www.facebook.com/sbhsct

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 Granby, 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 Granby:

City Directories

 * 1913,1979 STATE, U.S., City Directories, Granby 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 includes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Granby at HomeTownLocator
 * Connecticut Maps State Page
 * Granby, Connecticut Town Guides at CT State Library
 * Granby at FamilySearch Places
 * Granby at Google Maps
 * Granby at Mapcarta
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Connecticut at Old-Maps.com

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town
 * United States Military Records

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

Other Town Records
For more information see:

Probate Records
In the 1600s, probate records were kept by the Connecticut and New Haven Colonies. In 1666, the two colonies joined and formed four new probate districts and counties: Hartford, New London, New Haven, and Fairfield. More probate districts were formed by 1719.
 * 1609-1999 Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1635-1750 A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. By Charles William Manwaring. Hartford, [Connecticut]: R.S. Peck & Company, 1904-1906. Online at:
 * 1635-1750 Connecticut: Early Probate Records, 1635-1750 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)
 * 1639-1700 Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1639-1700 at Ancestry - index only ($)
 * 1700-1729 Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1700-1729 at Ancestry - index only ($)
 * 1729-1750 Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1729-1750 at Ancestry - index only ($)
 * 1787-1880 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1853-1927 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1859-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1881-1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Connecticut Probate Records

Libraries
Granby Public Library 15 North Granby Road Granby, CT 06035 Phone: 860-844-5275 E-mail: https://www.granby-ct.gov/user/1673/contact Facebook Website

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Hartford Connecticut Family History Center
 * Manchester Connecticut Family History Center
 * Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. - an affiliate library
 * Connecticut State Library - an affiliate library
 * Thomas J. O'Connell Memorial Library-New England Civil War Museum and Research Center - an affiliate library

Societies
Salmon Brook Historical Society 208 Salmon Brook St Granby, CT 06035 Phone: 860-653-9713 E-mail: [mailto:Salmonbrookhistoricalsociety@gmail.com Salmonbrookhistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Facebook Website