Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy
Guide to Hartford County, Connecticut ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
Hartford County, Connecticut | |
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![]() Location in the state of Connecticut | |
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Founded | May 10, 1666 |
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County Seat | Hartford |
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Address | 95 Washington Street; Hartford, CT 06103 Phone: 203.566.3170 Hartford County Website |
Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Biographies
- 2.3 Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- 2.4 Cemeteries
- 2.5 Census
- 2.6 Church Records
- 2.7 Court Records
- 2.8 Directories
- 2.9 Emigration and Immigration
- 2.10 Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
- 2.11 Funeral Homes
- 2.12 Genealogies
- 2.13 Guardianship
- 2.14 Land and Property Records
- 2.15 Local Histories
- 2.16 Maps and Gazetteers
- 2.17 Migration
- 2.18 Military Records
- 2.19 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.20 Newspapers
- 2.21 Obituaries
- 2.22 Other Records
- 2.23 Periodicals
- 2.24 Probate Records
- 2.25 School Records
- 2.26 Tax Records
- 2.27 Vital Records
- 3 Research Facilities
- 4 Websites
- 5 Research Guides
- 6 References
County Information
Description
- Named after Hertfordshire, England.
County Courthouse
- The County is located in the north central area of the state.[1]
- City Clerks have birth, marriage, death, burial and land records
- Judge has probate records [2]
- There is no county government.
- The government is at the town level.
Hartford County, Connecticut
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Towns Organized Before 1800:
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Boundary Changes
- Parent County: Created 10 May 1666, one of four original counties from the Colonial lands. [3]
- County Seat: has none since 1960 and the county was created 1668.
- 14 Oct 1751: The west part was taken to create Litchfield County.
- 12 May 1726: The east part of the county was taken to form Windham County.
- 2 May 1785: The southeast portion was taken to create Middlesex County
For animated maps illustrating Connecticut county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Connecticut County Boundary Maps" (1643-1960) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[4]
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History Timeline
Resources
Bible Records
Biographies
- Biographies USGenWeb CTArchives
- Linkpendium, Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence, (accessed 7 Mar 2011).
- J.H. Sutherland, The city of Hartford and vicinity and their resources, (Hartford [Connecticut] : Evening Post Association, 1900). Includes index. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.62/H1 D3s.
- Charles W. Burpee, History of Hartford County, Connecticut. De Luxe Supplement, (Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1928). Includes index. A selection of biographical sketches from volume 3 of History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1928, by Charles W. Burpee. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.62 H2b supp.
- J.H. Beers & Co., Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families, (Chicago, Illinois : J.H. Beers & Company, 1901). Includes index. Online book available at Internet Libraries, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Part 1 and 2 are available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.62 D3c pt. 1. or FHL US/CAN Fiche 1000149.
- Charles W. Burpee, History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1928 being a study of the makers of the first constitution and the story of their lives, of their descendants and of all who have come, (Chicago, Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1928). Includes indexes. Volumes 1-3 are available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.62 H2b v. 1, or FHL US/CAN Fiche 6048113 6048113-6048115.
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Cemeteries
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Census
Historical populations | ||
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Census | Pop. | %± |
1790 | 2,683 | — |
1800 | 3,523 | 31.3% |
1810 | 3,955 | 12.3% |
1820 | 4,726 | 19.5% |
1830 | 7,074 | 49.7% |
1840 | 9,468 | 33.8% |
1850 | 17,966 | 89.8% |
1860 | 29,152 | 62.3% |
1870 | 37,180 | 27.5% |
1880 | 42,015 | 13.0% |
1890 | 53,230 | 26.7% |
1900 | 79,850 | 50.0% |
1910 | 98,915 | 23.9% |
1920 | 138,036 | 39.6% |
1930 | 164,072 | 18.9% |
1940 | 166,267 | 1.3% |
1950 | 177,397 | 6.7% |
1960 | 162,178 | −8.6% |
1970 | 158,017 | −2.6% |
1980 | 136,392 | −13.7% |
1990 | 139,739 | 2.5% |
2000 | 121,578 | −13.0% |
2010 | 124,775 | 2.6% |
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- United States. Congress (23rd, 1st session : 1833-1834). House of Representatives, Citizens of Hartford County, Ct., 1833 , (Signal Mountain, Tennessee : Mountain Press, [199-?]). Includes index. A memorial of citizens of Hartford County, in relation to the currency, addressed to Congress. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.62 X4c.
- Census Online, (accessed 6 Mar 2011), Hartford County Records.
- Census Finder, Connecticut Census Records, (accessed 6 Mar 2011). Online links by county.
- Connecticut Genealogy, Hartford County Census Records, (accessed 6 Mar 2011).
- Linkpendium, Census Records and Indexes, (accessed 6 Mar 2011). Hartford County, Connecticut.
- US Census Collection, (accessed 8 Mar 2011), FamilySearch.
- US Federal Census Collection, ancestry.com$, (accessed 6 Mar 2011).
- USGenWeb Census Project, Hartford County, Connecticut Federal Census Index, (accessed 6 Mar 2011). Transcriptions in progress.
- Lowell M. Volkel, An index to the 1800 federal census of Fairfield and Hartford counties, state of Connecticut, ([S.l.] : L.M. Volkel, c1968). Available at the Family History Center, FHL US/CAN Book 974.6 X22v 1800.
For tips on accessing Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy census records online, see: Connecticut Census.
Territory and State Census Records
Federal Census Records
Church Records
- Connecticut Genealogy, Hartford County Church Records, (accessed 6 Mar 2011). Includes church and vital records.
- Linkpendium, Church Records, (accessed 7 Mar 2011). Hartford County.
- Hartford County Association of Universalists (Hartford County, Connecticut), Records, 1834-1867 , (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976). Microfilm of original records. Contains the constitution and minutes of meetings. From 1834-1836, the association was called the Connecticut Association of Universalists. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1010151 Item 3.
- Early records of Hartford, Connecticut land records, 1639-1688; vital records, 1644-1730; probate records, 1635-1750; plus genealogical notes and a manual of the first church in Hartford, (Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books, c1995). Online database can be downloaded on any computer at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN CD-ROM no. 98.
Court Records
- Connecticut. Court of Common Pleas (Hartford County), Index to naturalization petitions 1876-1906 (Hartford County, Connecticut - Court of Common Pleas), (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2003). Available at the Family History Library, A to Johanson, Frederick FHL US/CAN Film 2369652 Item 2, and Johanson, Frederick to Z - FHL US/CAN Film 2369653.
- United States. Circuit Court and District Court, Index to naturalization records, 1926-1992, Hartford [Connecticut], (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2004). Lists name, volume and page number. Some cards lists name, address, date of admission, petition number, name of court, and signature. Listed in alphabetical order by surname. Available at the Family History Library, 1st of 21 Films: FHL US/CAN Film 2370728.
- Hartford County Connecticut Court Records Directory, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
- Connecticut. Probate Court (Hartford District), Probate Records, 1649-1932 , (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949-1954, 1982). Microfilm of original records in Hartford, Connecticut. Hartford Probate District includes the towns of Hartford, Bloomfield, Glastonbury, Newington, Rocky Hill, West Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor Locks. Indexes are found within each volume. Volumes 2-6 contain also records of the county courts in Hartford County, sometimes called Quarter courts, Court of Magistrates, particular courts, special courts, etc. Available at the Family History Library starting with, FHL HL US/CAN Film 4572. 52 microfilm reels, 35 mm.
- Connecticut. Superior Court (Hartford County), Court expenses, 1814-1847 , (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989). Microfilm of original records in the Connecticut State Archives, Hartford. Avaiable at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1638066 Item 2.
- Ullmann, Helen Schatvet, Hartford County (Connecticut). County Court, Manwaring, Charles William 1829-1905, Hartford County, Connecticut, county court minutes volumes 3 and 4, 1663-1687, 1697 , (Boston, Massachusetts : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005). Includes fullname index. "This present volume is a transcription of the 'court side' of volumes 3 and 4 of the Hartford County, Connecticut, county court records. In the seventeenth century, Hartford County included the whole northern part of the state, most of the territory from which Litchfield, Middlesex, Windham and Tolland counties were formed. In the reverse of the books are probate records, wills and inventories abstracted many years ago by Charles William Manwaring"...Pref., p. [v]. Available at the Family History Library,FHL US/CAN 974.62 P29u.
- Barbara B. Ferris and Grace Louise Knox, Connecticut divorces Superior Court records for the counties of Litchfield, 1752-1922 and Hartford 1740-1849 , (Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books, c2000). Includes index. Available on the desktop at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN CD-ROM no. 2630 v. 2.
Directories
- Linkpendium, Directories, Hartford County, (accessed 7 Mar 2011).
- Price & Lee Company, Avon '(Hartford County, Conn.) city directory including Simsbury, East Granby, Granby, (New Haven [Connecticut] : Price & Lee Company, [196-?]-). Available at the Family History Library,FHL US/CAN Book 974.62 E4pa.
- Price & Lee Company, Hartford suburban (Hartford County, Conn.) city directory, (New Haven [Connecticut] : Price & Lee, [195-?]-). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.62 E4p.
- Elihu Geer Sons, Hartford city directory including West Hartford and East Hartford, Connecticut, (Hartford [Connecticut] : Hartford Printing, 1837-). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.62 E4g.
- Manchester Directory, (New Haven [Connecticut] : Price & Lee, 1931-). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.62/M1 E4p.
- Enfield (Connecticut) city directories, (Woodbridge, Connecticut : Research Publications, [199-?]). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 2308486 Item 1, first of 3 films.
- Hartford (Hartford County, Conn.) suburban directories, (Woodbridge, Connecticut : Primary Source Microfilm, [199-?]). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 2308491 Item 1, first of 3 films.
- The Greater Hartford directory including Hartford, East Hartford, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, Bloomfield, and Newington, (Hartford [Connecticut] : Hartford Printing Company, [19--]-). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.62 E4ph.
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
- Museum of Connecticut History, Connecticut's Black Govenors, (accessed 9 August 2017).
- The Hartford Black History Project, (accessed 1 Mar 2011), digitalized this collection of images and placed them on line so that it might become more readily accessible to Hartford public school students.
Funeral Homes
Genealogies
- Lucius Barnes Barbour, Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut, (Baltimore : Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1982). Includes index. A database for this book can be found at Ancestry$, (accessed 9 August 2017), or WorldVitalRecords.com$, (accessed 4 Mar 2011). It is also available online at Google Books, (accessed 4 Mar 2011).
- Hartford County Genealogy 1,985 Hartford county genealogy record sources.
- Dorothy Huggins Harding, The founder's monument at Hartford, Conn., our lines of descent from early settlers whose names are inscribed on it. Part II, the north face, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 547077 Item 19.
- Elmer I. Shepard, Elmer I. Shepard Collection Connecticut and Vermont family group records, ca. 1550-1900 , (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990). The Shepard Collection represents the working files of Elmer I. Shepard. He gathered his material from a number of sources, both primary and secondary, and then combined it on 3 x 5 index cards, arranged by geographic location (county and town) and then by surname, listed under the heads of families. Available at the Family History Library, 4 films starting with, FHL US/CAN Film 1684312 Items 12-19.
- The Hart family of Wallingford, Connecticut and the Hollister family of Wethersfield and Glanstonbury, Connecticut, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2000). ncludes pedigree information. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1425172 Item 34.
- Connecticut 1600s-1800s, ([S.l.] : Brøderbund, c2000). Available on CD at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Access Window CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 515 v. 1, or FHL US/CAN Access Window CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 515 v. 2.
- Wilder Smith and Gustavus F. Davis, Reminiscences of Gustavus Fellowes Davis, D.D., pastor First Baptist chu rch, Hartford, Connecticut, fifty years ago, (Hartford, Conn. : W. Smith, 1884 (167 p.)) Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1321368 Item 5.
Guardianship
Land and Property Records
Deeds, mortgages, releases, and other related documents were recorded by the town clerk and are at the town halls. Most are indexed by grantor and grantee. There is no statewide index.
The Family History Library and the Connecticut State Library have microfilm copies of many proprietors' and town records from the earliest years to the mid or late 1800s'. Some are as recent as the 1900s. They are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the name of the town.
- Deeds USGenWeb CTArchives
- Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division, Land ownership maps - Hartford County, Connecticut land ownership maps, 1855 and 1884 , (Washington, District of Columbia : Library of Congress, 1983). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Fiche 6079297 -6079298.
- Tinmouth (Vermont). Proprietors' Clerk, Proprietors records, 1761-1809, (Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Public Records Division, 1973). Microfilm of original records filmed at Tinmouth, Vermont. Contains deeds and land surveys. Also includes land records from various counties in Connecticut. Includes charter book which contains a copy of the 1761 Tinmouth charter and minutes of proprietors meetings. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN 944196 Item 4 and 6.
- 1639-1688 - Early records of Hartford, Connecticut land records, 1639-1688; vital records, 1644-1730; probate records, 1635-1750; plus genealogical notes and a manual of the first church in Hartford, (Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books, c1995). Available on the desktop at the Family History LIbrary, FHL US/CAN CD-ROM no. 98.
Local Histories
Online County Histories
- History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1928. 3 Vols. By Charles W. Burpee. 1928. Chicago, Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co. Online at: FamilySearch Books Online - Vol. 1, FamilySearch Books Online - Vol. 2; Internet Archive - Vol. 3; At various libraries (WorldCat).
- The History of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut. 2 Vols. By Henry R. Stiles. 1863. Albany, New York : J. Munsell. Online at: FamilySearch Books Online; Hathitrust; Google Books.
- The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor. 2 Vols, revised edition. By Henry R. Stiles. 1891-1892. Hartford, Connecticut : Case, Lockwood & Brainard. Online at: FamilySearch Books Online - Vol. 1, FamilySearch Books Online - Vol. 2; Hathitrust; Internet Archive - Vol. 1, Pt. 1; Internet Archive - Vol. 2; Google Books; At various libraries (WorldCat).
- The Memorial History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884. 2 Vols. By J. Hammond Trumbull. c1886. Boston, Massachusetts : Edward L. Osgood. Online at: FamilySearch Books Online - Vol. 1, FamilySearch Books Online - Vol. 2; Hathitrust; Internet Archive - Vol. 1, Internet Archive - Vol. 2; Google Books - Vol. 1, Ancestry ($); Ancestry ($) - another version; At various libraries (WorldCat).
- The River Towns of Connecticut : a Study of Wethersfield, Hartford, and Windsor. By Charles M. Andrews. c1990. Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books. Online at: Hathitrust; Internet Archive; Google Books; At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps and Gazetteers
- Hartford County, Gazetteer, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).
- Linkpendium, Maps and Gazetteers, Hartford County, (accessed 7 Mar 2011).
- Maps of Connecticut (1643-1960)
- 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.
Migration
Military Records
- 1840 Census USGenWeb CTArchives
- Military Pensions USGenWeb Archives, Hartford County
American Revolution
- Richard Harvey Phelps, Newgate of Connecticut; its original and early history. Being a full description of the famous and wonderful Simsbury mines and caverns, and the prison built over them. To which is added a relation of all the incidents, insurrections, and massacres, connected with their use as a prison for the Tories during the revolution .... An illustrated description of the state prison at Wethersfield, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 19). Available online at Google Books, (accessed 7 Mar 2011). Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 528763 Item 1.
Civil War
- Civl War Research Database $, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database, (accessed 9 Aug 2017);
- Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Grave Database (accessed 9 Aug 2017);
- Ray's Place, Men from Bristol who died in the Civil War, (accessed 25 Feb 2011). Inscriptions on the Civil War Monument in West Cemetery Bristol, CT. From the Hale Collection
Service men from Hartford 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 Hartford County.
- 1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery - Company A, C, K and L.
- 1st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Infantry Company A, B, C, G and Rifle Company A and B.
- 1st Squadron, Connecticut Cavalry
- 3rd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Rifle Company A and E.
- 8th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company B
- 14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company F
- 16th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company D, F and K.
- 20th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company E
- 21st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company B
- 22nd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I.
- 24th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company E
- 25th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company C, E and I.
The 1890 Census Veterans Schedules for the Hartford County Hospital are available on roll 118 of "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123). The schedules list veterans and their widows who served as Union soldiers in the Civil War. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records.
World War I and World War II
- World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 $, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
- Connecticut, World War I, Military Census of Nurses, 1917 at FamilySearch — index
- U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 $, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
- U. S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 $, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
- United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (accessed 8 Mar 2011). Collection Description: Images of cards for men, age 45-64 (born 1877-1897), included in the fourth draft conducted on Arpil 27, 1942.
Naturalization and Citizenship
- 1851-1992 Connecticut, District Court Naturalization Indexes, 1851-1992 at FamilySearch — index and images
- Connecticut. Superior Court (Harford County), Naturalization testimony, v. 1-3, 1868-1898 (Hartford County, Connecticut), (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1320430 Items 3-5.
- Connecticut. Court of Common Pleas (Hartford County), Declarations of intention, v. 1-3, 1876-1906; index to declarations, 1876-1904 , (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1320430 Items 6-9.
- Connecticut. Court of Common Pleas (Hartford County), Naturalization testimony, 1876-1903 (Hartford County, Connecticut, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1320430 Item 11, and FHL US/CAN Film 1320431 Items 1-5.
- Connecticut. County Court and Superior Court, (Hartford County), Naturalization records, 1834-1906 (Hartford County, Connecticut), (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1319703. (11 films)
- Connecticut. City Court (Hartford), Naturalization record book, 1876-1876 , (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984). Contains petitions for naturalization for persons from the city of Hartford, or nearby towns of Hartford and Tolland counties. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1398567 Item 5.
- Connecticut. Court of Common Pleas (Hartford County), Naturalization records, 1876-1906; index to naturalization, 1876-1903 (Hartford County, Connecticut), (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1320430 Item 10.
- United States. Circuit Court and District Court, (Connecticut District), Naturalization records (Hartford County, Connecticut), 1906-1945 NARA, RG21, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2007-2008). The petitions are listed as 'Petition for Naturalization' or 'Petition for Citizenship'. Includes index. Includes declaration of intention, petition for naturalization, and petition for citizenship. Available at the Family History Library, Vault US/CAN Film 2429794 Item 1. (110 films)
- Connecticut. City Court (New Britain) and Connecticut. Superior Court (Hartford County), Naturalization records (New Britain, Connecticut), 1917-1939 NARA, RG21, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2008). Includes index at the front of each volume. Available at the Family History Library, Vault US/CAN Film 2430055 Item 1. (17 films)
Newspapers
- Hartford County Newspaper List, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).
- Hartford County, Connecticut Obituaries, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). A directory of obituary databases and archives on the internet.
- Linkpendium, Newspapers, (accessed 7 Mar 2011).
Obituaries
- Hartford County, Connecticut Obituary Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com. From Various Funeral Homes in the New Britain, Berlin, Newington, Hartford, and Enfield areas.
Other Records
- Hartford Circus Fire of 1944 (167 deaths), web site and Facebook page.
Periodicals
Probate Records
The records are kept at district courts. The County government does not exist. Not every town has a court. Some are included in a district making up from 1 to 5 towns. The Districts are: Avon, Berlin, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Enfield, Farmington, Granby, Hartford, Hartland, Manchester, Marlborough, Plainville, Simsbury, Southington, Suffield, and Windsor.
Connecticut State Library, Research Guide to Connecticut Probate Records.
Probate Records
- Charles William Manwaring, A digest of the early Connecticut probate records, (Hartford [Connecticut] : R.S. Peck & Company, 1904-1906). Includes indexes. Contents: v. 1. Hartford District, 1635-1700. -- v. 2. Hartford District, 1700-1729. -- v. 3. Hartford District, 1729-1750.
- Volume 1 is available online at Google Books, (accessed 8 Mar 2011), Internet Archives, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
- Volume 2 is available online at Internet Archives, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
- Volume 3 is available online at Internet Archives, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
- All three volumes are available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.6 P2m, and Volume 1: FHL US/CAN Film 873816 Item 1. Volume 2: FHL US/CAN Film 599296 Item 2. Volume 3: FHL US/CAN Film 873816 Item 2.
- General index to probate files, Hartford Probate District, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958). An index to Hartford District probate files deposited in the Connecticut State Library, Dec. 27, 1944, Jan. 4, 1949. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 166067. (11 films)
Online Probate Records
- 1609 – 1999 Connecticut Wills and Probate Records 1609-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
School Records
Tax Records
Vital Records
See also How to order Connecticut Vital Records
- 1639-1688 - Early records of Hartford, Connecticut land records, 1639-1688; vital records, 1644-1730; probate records, 1635-1750; plus genealogical notes and a manual of the first church in Hartford, (Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books, c1995). Available on the desktop at the Family History LIbrary, FHL US/CAN CD-ROM no. 98.
- Census Finder, Connecticut Vital Records Online transcriptions are listed by county.
- Linkpendium, Vital Records, Hartford County
Birth
Marriage
- 1640-1939 - Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939 at FamilySearch — index and images
- Hartford County, Connecticut Marriage Records, (Online transcriptions listed by town.)
Death
- 1883-1932 - Hartford County (Connecticut). Coroner, Coroner's records, 1883-1932, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988). Microfilm of original records in the Connecticut State Archives, Hartford. Indexes are found within each volume. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1602529-1602846 Items 1-2. (17 films)
Divorce
- Connecticut. Superior Court (Hartford County), Divorce Papers, 1725-1849 , (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989). Microfilm of original records in the Connecticut State Archives, Hartford. Records are arranged in rough alphabetical order. Available at the Family History Library, 5 films starting with, FHL US/CAN Film 1637917 Item 2.
Research Facilities
Archives
- USGenWeb Connecticut Archives, Hartford County, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).
- Connecticut Public Libraries, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).
- Connecticut State Library - State Library and Archives located in Hartford
- Linkpendium, Libraries, Museums, Archives, Hartford County, (accessed 7 Mar 2011).
- Historical Records Survey, Division of Professional and Service Projects, Works Progress Administration, Inventory of the town and city archives of Connecticut, no. 2, Hartford County, vol. I, Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, (New Haven [Connecticut] : The Survey, 1939). Includes indexes. FHL US/CAN Book 974.62 A3h, or FHL US/CAN Film 908524 Ite
Family History Centers
Family history centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes. See family history center for more information. Search the online FHC directory for a nearby family history center.
Societies, Libraries and Museums
Canton Historical Museum
11 Front Street
Canton, CT 06019
860-693-2793
E-mail:Library@CantonMuseum.org
Website
Connecticut Historical Society
One Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105
860 236-5621 X 228
860 236-2664
E-Mail:education_assistant@chs.org
Website
East Granby Historical Society
P.O. Box 188
East Granby, CT 06026
860-653-2866
E-Mail:moodynancy@att.net
Website
The Historical Society of Glastonbury
P.O. Box 46
Glastonbury, CT 06033
1944 Main St.
Glastonbury, CT 06033
860-633-6890
FAX: 860-633-6890
Website
Manchester Historical Society, Genealogy Group
175 Pine Street
Manchester, CT
860-647-9983/860-528-3122
E-Mail: krismiller13@cox.net
Website
New Britain Public Library<br? 20 High St.
New Britain, CT 06051
(860)224-3155 ext. 125
E-Mail:bpllhr@netscape.net
Website
Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast, Inc.
8 Lyle Road
New Britain, CT 06053-2104
860-229-8873
E-mail:pgsctne@yahoo.com
Website
Simsbury Historical Society
800 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, CT 06070
860-658-2500
E-mail:archives@simsburyhistory.org
Website
Suffield Historical Society
PO Box 893
Suffield, CT 06078-0893
(860) 668-5256
E-Mail:ArtSikes@aol.com
Website
The Genealogical and Research Library
Old Academy Bldg
150 Main Street
Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109
860 529-7656
E-Mail: society@wethhist.org
Website
Wethersfield Historical Society
150 Main Street
Wethersfield, CT 06109
860 529-7656
FAX 860 563-2609
E-Mail:society@wethersfieldhistory.org
Website
Windsor Historical Society
96 Palisado Avenue
Windsor, CT 06095
860-688-3813
E-Mail: bgoodwin@windsorhistoricalsociety.org
Website
Windsor Locks Historical Society
P.O. Box 733
Noden-Reed Museum
58 West Street
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
860-627-9212
Website
Wintonbury Historical Society
P.O. Box 7454
Bloomfield, CT 06002
860-243-1531
E-Mail: research@bloomfieldcthistory.org
Website
Websites
- Hartford County, CT History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Connecticut Genealogy Network Community on Google+
- Connecticut Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- ancestry.com$, (accessed 8 Mar 2011). Available databases for Hartford County.
- Connecticut Genealogy, Hartford County Genealogy
- Cyndi's List , (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Hartford County General Resource Sites
- epodunk, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Hartford County, Connecticut Ancestry and Family History
- The Hartford County CTGenWeb Project, an member of The CTGenWeb Project.
- Hartford County, Migrations Project, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
- Linkpendium, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Hartford County Genealogy and Family History
- MyGenealogist Hartford County Connecticut Genealogy Resources (accessed 9 Aug 2017).
- The USGenWeb Archives Project.
- Websites at RootsWeb for Hartford County, (accessed 4 Mar 2011).
- Hartford County at Our Family Tree
- FamilySearch Catalog Hartford County Subjects
Research Guides
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Hartford County," in Wikipedia:the Free Encyclopedia,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford_County,_Connecticut 04/27/2017.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002)Hartford County, Connecticut, p.113.
- ↑ WorldCat 50140092 FHL Collection Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002)
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors,"Hartford County, Connecticut," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford_County%2C_Connecticut, accessed 29 September 2018.