New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy

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New Haven County, Connecticut
Map
Map of Connecticut highlighting New Haven County
Location in the state of Connecticut
Facts
Founded May 2, 1785
County Seat New Haven
Courthouse
Address 235 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: 203.787.7908
New Haven County Website


County Courthouse


 

Town Clerks have birth, death and land records; County Clerk has divorce and court records; Probate Court has probate records.[1]

Towns Organized Before 1800:
Branford 1639,
Cheshire 1780,
East Haven 1785,
Guilford 1639,
Hamden 1786,
Meriden 1796,
Millford 1639,
New Haven 1638,
North Haven 1786,
Oxford 1798,
Seymour 1672,
Southbury 1787,
South Derby 1675,
Wallingford 1670,
Waterbury 1686,
Wolcott 796,
Woodbridge 1784.

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

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Parent County

  • One of four original counties, created 10 May 1666 from the Colonial lands.[1]

Description

The county seat has none since 1960 and the county was created 10 May 1666. The County is located in the south central area of the state.[2]

Boundary Changes

2 May 1785: East part of the county was split off to form 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.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places / Localities

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Modern towns and cities in New Haven County, Connecticut. Click map to go to each respective town page.


Cities:  Ansonia | Derby | Meriden | Milford | New Haven | Waterbury | West Haven

Towns

Borough:  Woodmont

Unincorporated communities:  Devon | Fair Haven | Heritage Village | Northford | Quaker Farms | Saybrook Manor | Short Beach | South Britain | Stony Creek | Waterville | Westville | Yalesville

Neighboring counties:  Fairfield | Hartford | Litchfield | Middlesex | New York counties:  Suffolk

Resources

Archives and Libraries

  • USGenWeb Connecticut Archives, New Haven County, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).
  • Historical Records Survey.  Connecticut. Inventory of the town and city archives of Connecticut, no. 5, New Haven County vol. viii, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Oxford, Prospect, Seymour, Southbury, (New Haven, Connecticut : The Survey, 1938).  Includes index.  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 A3h, or FHL US/CAN Film 897354 Item 2.

Bibles

Bible Records, USGenWeb CT Archives

Biographies

  • Linkpendium, Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence, New Haven County, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
  • Dorothy A. DeBisschop, Historic personalities of the Lower Naugatuck Valley, ([S.I. : D.A. DeBisschop, 1971]).  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 D3d.
  • J.L. Rockey, History of New Haven County, Connecticut, (New York, New York : W.W. Preston, 1892).   Volume 1 available online at Google Books, (accessed 2 Mar 2011), or at Internet Archives, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 H2r.  Volume 2 is available on film, FHL US/CAN Film 845225 or 1000150.
  • J.H. Beers & Co., Commemorative biographical record of New Haven County, Connecticut containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families, (Chicago, Ill. : J.H. Beers, 1902).  Includes index.  Available online at Internet Archives.  Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 162012-162014.
  • Mary Hewitt Mitchell, History of New Haven County, Connecticut, (Chicago, Illinois : Pioneer Historical Publishing, 1930).  Includes indexes.  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN 974.67 H2m v. 1-3, also FHL US/CAN Film 1320557 Items 1-3.
  • Munson, Myron A. 1637-1887, the Munson record, a genealogical and biographical account of Captain Thomas Munson, a pioneer of Hartford and New Haven, and his descendants (1896). Freely available online. 
  • Everett Gleason Hill, A modern history of New Haven and eastern New Haven County, (New York, New York : S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1918).  Includes index.  Volume 1 is available online at Google Books, (accessed 2 Mar 2011), also at Internet Archives, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).   Volume 2 is available online at Internet Archives, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).  Volumes 1 and 2 are also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 H2h v. 1-2, or FHL US/CAN Film 1573599 Item 5.

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of New Haven County, Connecticut online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See Connecticut Cemeteries for more information

 

Census

For tips on accessing New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy census records online, see: Connecticut Census.

Church Records

Introduction

The Congregational Church was predominant in early Connecticut and was the state church until 1818. Other prominent churches in the state are the Methodist and Episcopal churches (colonial period), and the Roman Catholic and Baptist churches (19th century).

It is recommended that you also look at the Connecticut Church Records page, which has additional information about church records in Connecticut.

  • Connecticut Genealogy, New Haven County Church Records, (accessed 6 Mar 2011). Includes church and vital records.
  • Frederick John Kingsbury, A narrative and documentary history of St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, formerly St. James, of Waterbury, Connecticut with some notice of St. Paul's Church, Plymouth, Christ Church, Waterbury, St. Michael's Church, Naugatuck, a church in Middlebury, All Saint's Church, Wolcott, St. Paul's Church, Waterville, Trinity Church, Waterbury, All Colonies of St. John's, (New Haven [Connecticut] : Price Lee & Adkins Co., 1907).  Includes index.  Available online at Google Books, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67/W1 K2k.
  • 1749-1795 - Scofield, Ethel Lord. "The Baptismal Record of the Societies of Whitehaven and Fairhaven, Now the United Church (Congregational), New Haven, Conn.," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 42, No. 1 (Jan. 1911):28-50. Digital versions at Internet Archive - free; FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 42.

Court Records

Directories

  • Linkpendium, Directories, New Haven County, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
  • Waterbury suburban city directory including Middlebury, Terryville, Thomaston, Watertown, and Wolcott, (New Haven [Connecticut] : Price & Lee Company, 1940?-).  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 E4pws.
  • Prospect city directory including Beacon Falls, Bethany, Oxford, (New Haven [Connecticut] : Price & Lee Co., 1976-).  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 E4pp.
  • Ansonia, Derby, Shelton, Seymour directory combining five distinct directories: governmental directory, buyers directory, alphabetical directory, numerical directory, classified directory, (New Haven [Connecticut] : Price & Lee, 1931-).  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 E4pa.

Divorce Records

  • Connecticut. Superior Court (New Haven County), Divorce Papers, 1712-1899, Manuscript/On Film. Available at the Family History Library starting with, FHL US/CAN Film 1672069 Item 2. (56 films)
  • Connecticut. Superior Court (New Haven County), Divorce papers, no appearance files, 1808-1900, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990).  A record of divorce cases which were withdrawn or discontinued. Available at the Family History Library starting with, FHL US/CAN Film 1673026 Item 2. (9 films)

Gazetteers

New Haven County, Gazetteer, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).

Genealogy

  • New Haven County Genealogy 1,837 New Haven county genealogy record sources.
  • Doris B. Townsend, Townshend heritage a genealogical, biographical history of the Townshend family and of their old homestead on the east shore of New Haven harbor, (New Haven [Connecticut] : New Haven Colony Historical Society, c1971).   Includes index.  Available at the Family History Library, FHL FAM HIST Book 929. 273 T666td.
  • Charles E. Booth, New Haven genealogy, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Genealogical Society of Utah, [19--]).  Includes index. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 930122 Item 2.

History

  • William Cothren, History of ancient Woodbury, Connecticut from the first Indian deed in 1659 ... including the present towns of Washington, Southbury, Bethlem, Roxbury, and a part of Oxford and Middlebury, (Waterbury, Connecticut : Bronson Brothers, 1854-1879).  Photocopies of originals.  Vols. 2-3 have imprint: Woodbury, Conn. : W. Cothren, 1872-1879. Includes indexes. Vols. 1-2 contain history and genealogy, vol. 3 contains vital records, including those for ancient Stratford.  Available online, Volume 1 : Internet Archives, (accessed 1 Mar 2011), and Volume 2, pt. 1: Google Books, (accessed 1 Mar 2011), and Volume 2, pt. 2: Internet Archives, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.6 H2cw v. 1 and 2, and Volume 1, FHL US/CAN Film 2055359 Item 4 and Volume 2-3: FHL US/CAN Film 6181 Items 2-3.
  • Edward R. Lambert, History of the colony of New Haven, before and after the union with Connecticut containing a particular description of the towns which composed that government, viz., New Haven, Milford, Guilford, Branford, Stamford and Southold, L.I., with a notice of the towns which have been set off from "the original six", (Milford, Connecticut : Rotary Club, 1976).  "A genealogical sketch of the Lambert family of Milford, Conn.": p. 205-216.  Available online at Google Books, (accessed 2 Mar 2011), Internet Archives, (accessed 2 Mar 2011), and at Long Island Genealogy, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/Can Book 974.6 H2Le 1976, or FHL US/CAN Film 1036748 Item 10.
  • James L. Kingsley, Historical discourse, delivered by request before the citizens of New Haven, April 25, 1838, the two hundredth anniversary of the first settlement of the town and colony, (Washington [District of Columbia] : Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, 1988).  Available online at Google Books, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).  A database for this  book is online at ancestry.com$, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1550137.
  • Richard Hegel, Nineteenth century historians of New Haven, (Hamden, Connecticut : Archon Books, c1972).  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 H2hr.
  • New Haven Colony Historical Society, Papers of the New Haven Colony Historical Society, (New Haven [Connecticut] : New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1865-).  The New Haven Colony included the towns of New Haven, Milford, Guilford, Stamford, Southhold, and Branford.  Volume 3, (accessed 2 Mar 2022), available online at Google Books.  Volume 8, (accessed 2 Mar 2011), available online at Internet Archives.  Volume 9, (accessed 2 Mar 2011), online at Internet Archives.  All volumes are available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.6 H2pn, some are books and some are only on film.
  • History files, USGenWeb CT Archives
  • Linkpendium, History, New Haven County, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
  • Google Timeline, New Haven, Connecticut History 1600-2011, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).

See the Biography section for further sources.

Indexes

  • Decatur Genealogical Society, Index to History of New Haven County, Connecticut, (Decatur, Illinois : Decatur Genealogical Society (Illinois), 1989).  Every-name indexes to original volumes published: New York : W. W. Preston & Co., 1892. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 H2r v. 1 and 2 index.

Land and Property

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.

  • Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division, New Haven County, Connecticut land ownership map, 1852 and 1856, (Washington, District of Columbia : Library of Congress, 1983). 1852 map available online at flickr from yahoo, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Fiche 6079301, and FHL US/CAN Fiche 6079301.

Maps

  • 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.
  • Linkpendium, Maps and Gazetteers, New Haven County, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
  • F.W. Beers & Co. and A.B. Prindle, Atlas of New Haven County, Connecticut, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973).  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 924435 Item 1.

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Military Records

American Revolution
  • Individual Records of the American Revolution, USGenWeb CT Archives
  • James Spencer Hedden and Sons of the American Revolution. General David Humphries Branch, Roster of graves of, or monuments to, patriots of 1775-1783, and of soldiers of colonial wars in and adjacent to New Haven County, Connecticut, Typescript (photocopy).  Includes indexes.  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 M2h, or FHL US/CAN Film 1421668 Item 9.
Civil War

Service men from New Haven 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 New Haven County.

  1. 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteers - Field, Staff, Band and Company A,B, D and F.
  2. 2nd Regiment Connecticut Volunteers - Infantry Company C and D. Rifle Company F.
  3. 3rd Regiment Connecticut Volunteers - Field and Staff, Infantry Company B and D. Rifle Company B and C. 
  4. 1st Regiment Connecticut Cavalry - Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M and Unassigned Recruits.
  5. 1st Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers
  6. 1st Regiment Heavy Artillery Connecticut Volunteers - Field, Staff and Band, Company B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, and M.
  7. 2nd Regiment Heavy Artillery Connecticut Volunteers - Company A, B, C, D, G, I, M and Unassigned Recruits.
  8. 5th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, C, D and F.
  9. 6th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field, Staff and Band, Company C, E, F, G, H, I, and K.
  10. 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, C, D, F, and K.
  11. 8th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, D, E, F, I and K.
  12. 9th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, B, C, E, F, K and Unassigned Recruits.
  13. 10th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, E, F, H, I and Unassigned Recruits.
  14. 11th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company D, E, G, I and K.
  15. 12th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, C, F and Unassigned Recruits.
  16. 13th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company B, D, and H.
  17. 14th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and K.
  18. 15th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I and K.
  19. 18th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company D.
  20. 20th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, B, E, F, G, I and K.
  21. 23rd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, F, and H.
  22. 24th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company H and I.
  23. 27th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I and K.
  24. 29th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (Colored) - Company A, B, H and K.
  25. 30th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company B and C.
World War I and World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship

  • Connecticut. City Court (New Haven), Naturalization records (New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut), 1874-1877, 1906-1923, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984-2008).  Includes index.  Contains records of declarations of intent for persons from the city of New Haven, or from towns in New Haven County.  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1398567 Item 6. (12 Films)
  • Connecticut. City Court (Meriden), Petitions and records of naturalization (Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut), 1903-1939, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984-2008).  Indexes are found within each volume.  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1398568 Items 2-3. (8 Films)
  • United States. Circuit Court and District Court (Connecticut District),  Naturalization records (New Haven County, Connecticut), 1906-1945, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2007-2008).  Includes index in some volumes.  Available at the Family History Library, Vault US/CAN Film 2421323 Item 1. (92 Films)

Indexes

  • Scott, Kenneth. "Some New Haven County, Connecticut Naturalizations, 1803-1844," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 71 (1983):217-219. Digital version at National Genealogical Society website ($); FHL Book 973 B2ng v. 71 (1983).
  • Connecticut. City Court (New Haven), Name index to declarations filed, 1844-1923, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984).  Includes records for persons living in the city of New Haven, or in nearby towns. FHL US/CAN Film 1398571. (6 films)
  • Connecticut. City Court (New Haven), Name index to petitions filed, 1843-1923, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984).  Includes records for persons living in the city of New Haven, or in nearby towns.  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1398568 Item 4. (3 films)
  • United States Circuit Court ; United States District Court, Index to naturalization records, New Haven, CT, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2004).  Index is in alphabetical order by surname.  Includes name, age, country of birth, name of court, date issued, volume and page number.  Available at the Family History Library, Vault US/CAN Film 2370600. (18 Films)

Newspapers

Obituaries

Photographs

Probate Records

Connecticut State Library, Research Guide to Connecticut Probate Records.

Online Probate Records

Taxation

Vital Records

See also How to order Connecticut Vital Records

  • 1640-1939 - Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939 at FamilySearch — index and images
  • 1746-1927 - Daughters of the American Revolution. Oneida Chapter, Volume 6: Bible, cemetery and church records, 1746-1927, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1985).  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1435718 Item 1.
  • 1883-1932 - New Haven County (Connecticut). Coronor, Coroner's records, 1883-1932, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988-1989).  Indexes are found within most volumes.  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1602852 Items 2-3. (20 films)
  • 1917-1931 - New Haven County (Connecticut). Coronor, Coroner's records, Waterbury District, 1917-1931, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988).  Indexes are found within each volume.  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1602525 Item 3, first of 4 films.
  • Death Records, USGenWeb CT Archives
  • Linkpendium, Vital Records, New Haven County.

Societies, Libraries and Museums

Charlotte L. Evarts Memorial Archives
8 Meetinghouse Ln
Madison, CT 06443
203 245-5667
E-Mail: evartsarchives@aol.com
Website

Cheshire Public Library
104 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
203-272-2245
Website

Derby Historical Society Research Library
37 Elm Street
Ansonia, CT 06401
203 735-1908
E-mail:info@derbyhistorical.org
Website

James Blackstone Memorial Library
758 Main Street
Branford, CT 06405
203 488-1441
Karen Jensen, Library Director, ext. 312
E-Mail: kjensen@blackstonelibrary.org
Website

Memorable Milford History
Milford, CT 06460
Website

Milford Public Library
57 New Haven Ave
Milford, CT 06460
203-783-3290
Website

The Naugatuck Historical Society
P.O Box 317
195 Water Street
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770
203-729-9039
E-mail: naugatuckhistory@att.net
Website


Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club
36 Nathan Court
Waterbury, CT 06708
Website

New Haven Museum
114 Whitney Ave.
New Haven, CT 06510
203-562-4183
FAX 203-562-2002
E-Mail: info@newhavenmuseum.org
Website


Silas Bronson Library
267 Grand St.
Waterbury, CT 06702
203-574-8225
E-Mail: sbl-refdesk@waterburyct.org
Website

Southern Connecticut Ancestry Network (SCAN)
Hamden Miller Memorial Central Library
2901 Dixwell Ave
Hamden, CT. 06518
E-Mail: hhs@hamdenlibrary.org
Website
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Family History Centers

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Websites

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 113. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "New Haven County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Haven_County,_Connecticut 04/27/2017.
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