Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Connecticut  Hartford County

County Courthouse

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

Quick Facts

 * Named after Hertfordshire, England.

Parent County

 * Created 10 May 1666, one of four original counties from the Colonial lands.

Boundary Changes

 * The west part was taken to create Litchfield County 14 Oct 1751.
 * The east part of the county was taken to form Windham County 12 May 1726.
 * The southeast portion was taken to create Middlesex County 2 May 1785.

History

 * The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884; (1886) V1


 * The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884; (1886) V2

Military

 * Civil War service men from Hartford County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Hartford County.


 * 1) 1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery - Company A, C, K and L.
 * 2) 1st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Infantry Company A, B, C, G and Rifle Company A and B.

- 3rd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Rile Company A and E.

- 8th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry


 * Company B

- 14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry


 * Company F

- 16th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry


 * Company D
 * Company F
 * Company K

- 20th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry


 * Company E

- 21st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry


 * Company B

- 22nd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry


 * Company A
 * Company B
 * Company C
 * Company D
 * Company E
 * Company F
 * Company G
 * Company H
 * Company I

- 24th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry


 * Company E

- 25th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry


 * Company C
 * Company E
 * Company I

Vital Records
Many vital birth, marriage, and death records for Suffield, Connecticut can be found on Migrationtrails.com. Original scanned images of the documents are available as well.

Web Sites

 * The Hartford County CTGenWeb Project, an member of The CTGenWeb Project]].
 * Linkpendium
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project (backup site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Hartford County