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Genealogy Research in middlesex 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 Neighborhood Study - Middletown, CT

African-Americans in Middletown 1661-1850 - Rootsweb

African American Resources at the CHS

African American Resources for Connecticut - FamilySearch

Africans - Middlesex County Historical Society

Materials about the History of Slavery in Connecticut

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Research Guide to African-American Genealogical Resources

Archives and Libraries

Bible Records

Connecticut Bible Records - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - Middlesex County Biographies

Genealogy Trails - Middlesex County, Connecticut Family Bibles and Records

Biographies

Connecticut Biography - FamilySearch

Genealogy Trails - Middlesex County, Connecticut Biographies

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, Connecticut Biographies

Wikipedia - People from Middlesex County, Connecticut

cemeteries

AccessGenealogy - Middlesex County, Connecticut Cemeteries

AHGP - Middlesex County, Connecticut Cemeteries

Connecticut Cemeteries - FamilySearch

CTGenWeb Project - Middlesex County Cemetery Records

Connecticut Roots - Middlesex County Cemetery Records

Find A Grave - Middlesex County Cemeteries

Genealogy Trails - Middlesex County, Connecticut Cemeteries

GNIS Search Results: List of Cemetery Locations in Middlesex County, Connecticut

Histopolis - Middlesex County, Connecticut Cemeteries

Histopolis - Middlesex County, Connecticut Graves

Interment.net - Middlesex County, Connecticut

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Cemetery Records

The Political Graveyard - Middlesex County, Connecticut

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, Connecticut Cemeteries

Census records

AccessGenealogy - Middlesex County, Connecticut Census

Connecticut Census - FamilySearch

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Census Records

RAOGK - Middlesex County, Connecticut Census Records

The USGenWeb Census Project - Middlesex County, Connecticut

Wikipedia - Middlesex County, Connecticut Demographics

church Records

Connecticut Church Records - FamilySearch

CTGenWeb Project - Middlesex County Church Records

General Association of Connecticut - Congregational Library & Archives

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Church Records

court records

Connecticut Court Records - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - Middlesex County Court Records

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Court Records

RAOGK - Middlesex County, Connecticut Courthouse Records

directories

Connecticut Directories - FamilySearch

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County City Directories

Disasters

Estate Records

Connecticut Probate Records - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - Middlesex County Wills

Genealogy Trails - Middlesex County, Connecticut Wills/Probate Records

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Probate Records

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

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, Connecticut Wills, Estates

history

immigration and Naturalization Records

Connecticut Emigration and Immigration - FamilySearch

Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship - FamilySearch

ISTG - Immigrant Pictures A-H

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Immigration Records

Land Records

BLM GLO Records

Connecticut Land and Property - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - Middlesex County Deeds

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Land Records

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, Connecticut Deeds and Land

maps

Connecticut Maps - FamilySearch

Digital Commonwealth - Middlesex County, Connecticut Maps/Atlases

Histopolis - Middlesex County, Connecticut Map

Historic Map Works - Middlesex County, Connecticut

Historical Atlases and Maps of U.S. and States - Connecticut

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Map Records

The USGenWeb Archives Digital Map Library - Connecticut Maps Index

military Records

CTGenWeb Project - Middlesex County Early Settlers

Connecticut Military Records - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - Middlesex County Military Records

Genealogy Trails - Middlesex County, Connecticut Military Records

Greater Middletown Military Museum

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Military Records

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Middlesex County, Connecticut

Miscellaneous Records

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Miscellaneous Records

Municipalities

AHGP - Middlesex County, Connecticut Communities, Cities, Towns

CTGenWeb Project - Middlesex County Cities & Towns

Connecticut Town Records - FamilySearch

Histopolis - Middlesex County, Connecticut Cities

Histopolis - Middlesex County, Connecticut Towns

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Records by City/Town

Living Places - Middletown, Connecticut

Wikipedia - Middlesex County, Connecticut Communities

native American Genealogy

AccessGenealogy - Indian Tribes of Connecticut

AccessGenealogy - History of the Indians of Connecticut

Indigenous Peoples of Connecticut - FamilySearch

Internet Archive - The Composition of Algonkin Geographical Names

Internet Archive - Some Help for the Indians: A Catechism

National Archives - American Indian Records

Native American's In Connecticut - Wangunk Tribe

Native Americans in Middletown, Part II - Rootsweb

Native American Research - Connecticut State Library

Wangunks - Middlesex County Historical Society

Wangunk - Wikipedia

newspapers

Connecticut Newspapers - FamilySearch

Connecticut Periodicals - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - Middlesex County Newspaper Articles

Connecticut State Library Digital Collections - Middlesex County Newspapers

Digital Archives of the East Hampton Public Library

Digital Commonwealth - Middlesex County, Connecticut Newspapers

Genealogy Trails - Middlesex County, Connecticut Newspaper Gleanings

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Newspapers

Middletown Penny Press Newspaper Archives

Middletown Press

Newspaper Abstracts - Middlesex County, Connecticut

obituaries

Connecticut Obituaries - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - Middlesex County Obituaries

Genealogy Trails - Middlesex County, Connecticut Obituaries and Death Notices

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Obituaries

Middletown Press Obituaries - Middletown, CT

Obits Index - Middlesex County, CT

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, Connecticut Books

photos

Digital Commonwealth - Middlesex County, Connecticut Photographs

Digital Commonwealth - Middlesex County, Connecticut Postcards/Cards

Digital Commonwealth - Middlesex County, Connecticut Prints

FamilyOldPhotos - Middlesex Co CT

school Records

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County School Records

societies

Chatham Historical Society - East Hampton, CT

The Company of Fifers & Drummers

Connecticut River Museum

Davison Art Center - Wesleyan University

East Haddam Historical Society & Museum

Essex Historical Society

Gillette Castle State Park

Greater Middletown Military Museum

Haddam Historical Society

Haddam Shad Museum

Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center

Middlesex County Historical Society

Nathan Hale Daughters of the American Revolution

New England Historic Genealogical Society - Middlesex County, Connecticut

Saybrook Colony Founders Association

Society of Middletown First Settlers Descendants

Weddings - Wadsworth Mansion

tax Records

Connecticut Taxation - FamilySearch

vital records

CTGenWeb Project - Middlesex County Vital Records

Connecticut Roots - Middlesex County Birth Records

Connecticut Roots - Middlesex County Death Records

Connecticut Vital Records - FamilySearch

GEDCOM Index - Middlesex County, Connecticut

Genealogy Trails - Middlesex County, Connecticut Marriage Records

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Marriage Records

RAOGK - Middlesex County, Connecticut Vital Records

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, Connecticut Vital Records

vitalrec.com - Middlesex County, Connecticut

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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