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Genealogy Research in litchfield County, Connecticut

Research in Connecticut can be an exciting and rewarding experience. With records available for more than 400 years of the state's history, your family is sure to be found in a variety of records available online and at the many archives and libraries located throughout the state.

African American Genealogy

African American Resources at the CHS African American Resources at the CHS

African American Resources for Connecticut - FamilySearch

LDS Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Minority Records

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Research Guide to African-American Genealogical Resources

Archives and Libraries

Bible Records

Connecticut Bible Records - FamilySearch

USGenWeb Archives - Litchfield County, Connecticut Bible Records

Biographies

CTGenWeb Project - Litchfield County, Connecticut Biographies

Connecticut Biography - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - Litchfield County Biographies

Genealogy Trails History Group - Litchfield County, Connecticut Biographies

cemeteries

Census records

Access Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Census Records

CTGenWeb Project - Litchfield County, Connecticut Census Records

Connecticut Census - FamilySearch

Genealogy Trails History Group - Litchfield County, Connecticut Census Records

LDS Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Census Records

Litchfield County, Connecticut Census Records

Litchfield County, Connecticut Federal Census Index

New Horizons Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Census Records

church Records

Connecticut Church Records - FamilySearch

Congregational Library & Archives - General Association of Connecticut

LDS Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Church Records

New Horizons Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Church Records

court records

Connecticut Court Records - FamilySearch

LDS Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Court Records

Litchfield County, Connecticut Courthouse Records

Connecticut Roots - Litchfield County Court Records

USGenWeb Archives - Litchfield County, Connecticut Court Records

directories

Connecticut Directories - FamilySearch

LDS Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut City Directories

disasters

Litchfield, CT Fire, Aug 1888

Litchfield, CT Fire, Jun 1886

Litchfield, CT United States Hotel Fire, Apr 1910

Litchfield, CT, Court House and Other Buildings Fire, Jun 1886

New Milford, CT Area Tornado, Aug 1911

New Milford, CT Barn Fire, Oct 1893

New Milford, CT Fire, May 1902

New Milford, CT Fire, Nov 1860

New Milford, CT Fires, Apr 1897

New Milford, CT Ingleside School Fire, Dec 1902

New Milford, CT Train Wreck, Mar 1902

New Milford, CT Wood Finishing Co Fire, Feb 1902

Wallingford, CT Button Factory Fire, Dec 1853

Wallingford, CT Fire, Dec 1883

Wallingford, CT Fire, Oct 1867

Wallingford, CT Holy Trinity Church Struck by Lightning, Jul 1911

Wallingford, CT House Fire, Jan 1886

Wallingford, CT Meadow Street Fire, Jun 1884

Wallingford, CT Temperance Hall Fire, Feb 1885

Wallingford, CT Tornado, Aug 1839

Wallingford, CT Tornado, Aug 1878

Wallingford, CT Tornado, Aug 1878

Wallingford, CT Wallingford Wheel Co Fire, Mar 1880

Wallingford, CT Wallingford Wheel Co Lightning and Fire, May 1858

Washington, CT Train Jumps Track, Jul 1911

Winsted, CT Business Section Destroyed, Aug 1908

Winsted, CT Business Section Fire, Jan 1889

Winsted, CT Beardsley Hotel Fire, Nov 1939

Winsted, CT Flood, Mar 1896

Winsted, CT Freight Train Wreck, Jan 1895

Winsted, CT Tornado, Sept 1882

Winsted, CT Train Accident, May 1899

Winsted, CT Wind Storm, Mar 1902

Estate Records

Connecticut Probate Records - FamilySearch

LDS Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Probate Records

Connecticut Roots - Litchfield County Deeds

Connecticut Roots - Litchfield County Wills

Genealogy Trails History Group - Litchfield County, Connecticut Wills and Probate Records

New Horizons Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Wills/Probate Records

USGenWeb Archives - Litchfield County, Connecticut Wills

history

immigration and Naturalization Records

Connecticut Emigration and Immigration - FamilySearch

CTGenWeb Project - Litchfield County, Connecticut Immigration Records

Litchfield, CT Migrations Project

LDS Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Immigration Records

LDS Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Minority Records

Land Records

CTGenWeb Project - Litchfield County, Connecticut Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Land Records

USGenWeb Archives - Litchfield County, Connecticut Deeds & Land Records

maps

CTGenWeb Project - Litchfield County, Connecticut Maps

Digital Commonwealth - Litchfield County, Connecticut Maps

Historic Map Works - Litchfield County, Connecticut Maps

Histopolis - Litchfield County, Connecticut Map

Litchfield County, Connecticut Maps - Digital Commonwealth

LDS Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Map Records

State and County Maps of Connecticut

The USGenWeb Archives Digital Map Library - Connecticut Maps Index

Tolland County, Connecticut, United States Map - Overview - Histopolis

miscellaneous Records

CTGenWeb Project - Litchfield County, Connecticut Clubs & Organization

Genealogy Trails History Group - Litchfield County, Connecticut County Records

Histopolis - Litchfield County, Connecticut Links

LDS Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Miscellaneous Records

Litchfield County, Connecticut External Links

Litchfield County, Connecticut Resources

military Records

CTGenWeb Project - Litchfield County, Connecticut Military Records

Connecticut Military Records - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - Litchfield County Military Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Litchfield County, Connecticut Military Records

LDS Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Military Records

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Litchfield County, Connecticut

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Hartford County, Connecticut (cont'd)

New Horizons Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Military Records

USGenWeb Archives - Litchfield County, Connecticut Military Records

municipalities

native American Genealogy

Access Genealogy - Indian Tribes of Connecticut

American Indian Records in the National Archives

Connecticut Genealogy - History of the Indians of Connecticut

Connecticut Indian Tribes and Languages

CTGenWeb Project - Litchfield County, Connecticut Native Americans

Internet Archive - Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society

Internet Archive - Some Helps for the Indians

Indigenous Peoples of Connecticut - FamilySearch

LDS Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Minority Records

newspapers

Connecticut Newspapers - FamilySearch

Connecticut Periodicals - FamilySearch

CTGenWeb Project - Litchfield County, Connecticut News & Publications

Connecticut Roots - Litchfield County Newspaper Articles

CT State Library - Litchfield County, Connecticut Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Litchfield County, Connecticut Newspaper Gleanings

The Greater New Milford Spectrum - New Milford Spectrum

LDS Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Newspapers

The Register Citizen - Litchfield County, Connecticut

Sharon News (1910-1910) - Litchfield County, Connecticut

obituaries

Connecticut Obituaries - FamilySearch

CTGenWeb Project - Litchfield County, Connecticut Obituaries

Connecticut Roots - Litchfield County Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Litchfield County, Connecticut Obituaries and Death Notices

LDS Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Obituaries

Obituary Index - Litchfield County, Connecticut

USGenWeb Archives - Litchfield County, Connecticut Obituaries

photos

CTGenWeb Project - Litchfield County, Connecticut Photos & Memorabilla

Family Old Photos - Litchfield County, Connecticut

school Records

CTGenWeb Project - Litchfield County, Connecticut School Records

LDS Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut School Records

societies

tax Records

Connecticut Taxation - FamilySearch

LDS Genealogy - Litchfield County, Connecticut Tax Records

USGenWeb Archives - Litchfield County, Connecticut Tax Lists

vital records

connecticut Counties

Many Connecticut family records can be found online and at large state level archives and libraries in Hartford. Many millions of records aren't yet available online, though, and many of these are awaiting your discovery at the local level at county courthouses, historical societies, churches, town clerks' offices, cemeteries, and elsewhere in Connecticut. To find these and other records, click on the links below to find more information about the specific counties where your ancestors lived in Connecticut. You'll find information on these pages that will lead you to the specific documentation you're searching for.

It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain counties in Connecticut have changed over the past few hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived on a certain farm in one county and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in another area entirely. When searching for land, court, tax, and other records it is also a good idea to search for these records in adjacent counties. Following is a complete list of Connecticut's 8 counties along with their formation dates, county seats, and names of parent counties.

County

Formation Date

1666

1751

1785

1666

1785

1726

County Seat

Bridgeport

Hartford

Litchfield

Middletown

New Haven

New London

Rockville

Willimantic & Putnam

Parent County

Original county

Fairfield, Hartford & New Haven

Hartford & New London

Original county

Hartford & Windham

Hartford & New London

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