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Genealogy Research in new haven 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 Bibliography - New Haven Museum

African American Neighborhood Study - Middletown, CT

African American Resources for Connecticut - FamilySearch

African American Resources at the CHS

An Ethnic History of New Haven

History of Slaves at the Deacon John Grave House

Materials on African-Americans in the Fairfield area

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

Ansonia Public Library

American Ancestors - New Haven County, Connecticut

Beacon Falls - Beacon Falls Public Library

Branford - James Blackstone Memorial Library

Branford - Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library

Cheshire - Cheshire Public Library

Connecticut Archives and Libraries - FamilySearch

Connecticut State Library

Derby - Derby Public Library

Derby Neck - Derby Neck Library

FamilySearch Catalog

FamilySearch Wiki - New Haven County, Connecticut

Guilford Free Library

Hagaman Memorial Library

Hamden Library - Brundage Community Branch

Hamden Library - Miller Memorial Library

Hamden Library - Whitneyville Branch

HathiTrust Digital Library - New Haven County, Connecticut

Library of Congress - New Haven County, Connecticut

Meriden Public Library

Middlebury Public Library

Milford Public Library

Naugatuck - Howard Whittemore Memorial Library

New Haven Free Public Library

North Haven Memorial Library

Open Library = New Haven County, Connecticut

Orange - Case Memorial Library

Oxford Public Library

Prospect Library

Scranton Library

Seymour Public Library

Southbury Public Library

Wallingford Public Library

Waterbury - Silas Bronson Library

West Haven - West Haven Public Library

Wolcott Public Library

Woodbridge Town Library

USGenWeb Archives - New Haven County, Connecticut

Bible Records

Connecticut Bible Records - FamilySearch

Genealogy Trails - New Haven County, Connecticut Family Bibles and Records

USGenWeb Archives - New Haven County, Connecticut Bibles

Biographies

Connecticut Biography - FamilySearch

CTGenWeb Project - New Haven County, Connecticut Biographies

Connecticut Roots - New Haven County Biographies

Genealogy Trails - New Haven County, Connecticut Biographies

cemeteries

Census records

AccessGenealogy - New Haven County, Connecticut Census

Connecticut Census - FamilySearch

LDS Genealogy - New Haven County Census Records

RAOGK - New Haven County, Connecticut Census Records

USGenWeb Archives - New Haven County, Connecticut Census

The USGenWeb Census Project - New Haven County, Connecticut

church Records

Congregationalism's Biggest Mistake - Congregational Library & Archives

Connecticut Church Records - FamilySearch

LDS Genealogy - New Haven County Church Records

Richard J. Boles' Collection of New England Church History, 1791-2013 - Congregational Library & Archives

New Horizons Genealogy - New Haven County, Connecticut Church Records

USGenWeb Archives - New Haven County, Connecticut Churches

court records

Connecticut Court Records - FamilySearch

CTGenWeb Project - New Haven County, Connecticut Churches

Connecticut Roots - New Haven County Court Records

LDS Genealogy - New Haven County Court Records

RAOGK - New Haven County, Connecticut Courthouse Records

USGenWeb Archives - New Haven County, Connecticut Court

directories

Connecticut Directories - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - New Haven County Wills

Greater Waterbury Connecticut

LDS Genealogy - New Haven County City Directories

DISASTERs

Estate Records

Connecticut Probate Records - FamilySearch

LDS Genealogy - New Haven County Probate Records

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

history

immigration and Naturalization Records

Connecticut Emigration and Immigration - FamilySearch

Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship - FamilySearch

Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild - New Haven County, Connecticut

LDS Genealogy - New Haven County Immigration Records

LDS Genealogy - New Haven County Minority Records

USGenWeb Archives - New Haven County, Connecticut Churches

Land Records

BLM GLO Records

Connecticut Land and Property - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - New Haven County Deeds

LDS Genealogy - New Haven County Land Records

maps

Connecticut Maps - FamilySearch

Digital Commonwealth - New Haven County, Connecticut

Histopolis - New Haven County, Connecticut Map

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

Historic Map Works - New Haven County, Connecticut

LDS Genealogy - New Haven County Map Records

The USGenWeb Archives Digital Map Library - Connecticut State Maps

military Records

Miscellaneous Records

The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records [Vol. 48]

Beacon Street Diary blog - Congregational Library & Archives

Genealogy Trails - New Haven County, Connecticut Miscellaneous Data

CTGenWeb Project - New Haven County, Connecticut Hospitals

LDS Genealogy - New Haven County Miscellaneous Records

New Horizons Genealogy - New Haven County, Connecticut Cities & Towns

Proprietors' Records of the Town of Waterbury, Connecticut, 1677-1761

Municipalities

AHGP - New Haven County, Connecticut Communities, Cities, Towns

CTGenWeb Project - New Haven County, Connecticut Cities/Towns

Connecticut Town Records - FamilySearch

Histopolis - New Haven County, Connecticut Cities

Histopolis - New Haven County, Connecticut Towns

LDS Genealogy - New Haven County Records by City/Town

Living Places - New Haven, Connecticut

Wikipedia - New Haven 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

LDS Genealogy - New Haven County Minority Records

List of Historical Connecticut Tribes - Native American Research

National Archives - American Indian Records

Native Americans - a CTHumanities Project

Native American Research - Connecticut State Library

newspapers

Ansonia Evening Sentinel (1896-1898)

Branford Gleaner (1878-1880)

The Branford News (1878)

Branford Opinion (1896-1913)

The Branford Opinion (1896-1903) (1905-1913)

Branford Opinion And Guilford Echo (1906-1912)

Branford Review And East Haven News (1932-1952)

Branford Scrapbooks - New Haven Evening Register (1895-1975)

Branford Semi - Weekly Record 1898-1899

Connecticut Newspapers - FamilySearch

Connecticut Periodicals - FamilySearch

Cheshire Newspaper Articles Collection Index (1756 – 1922)

The Connecticut Labor News (1921-1925)

The Connecticut Labor Press (1918-1921)

Connecticut Roots - New Haven County Newspaper Articles

Connecticut State Library Digital Collections - New Haven County

The Daily Morning Journal and Courier (1894-1907)

Digital Archives of the North Haven Public Library

Evening Sentinel (1898-1924)

Genealogy Trails - New Haven County, Connecticut Newspaper Gleanings

Guilford Echo 1905-1905

LDS Genealogy - New Haven County Newspapers

L’indipendente (1907-1936)

The Morning Journal-Courier (1907-1908)

New Haven Journal and Courier 1935-1936

New Haven Register

Newspaper Abstracts - New haven County, Connecticut

North Haven Citizen (2008-2011)

North Haven Post (1970-2007)

The North Haven Post (1984-1990)

Post (1984-2005)

Post Chronicle

Republican-American

Shoreline Times

Suburban Spokesman 1957-1958

USGenWeb Archives - New Haven County, Connecticut Newspapers

Wallingford Edition (1935)

Waterbury Democrat (1900-1903)

Waterbury Evening Democrat (1887-1895)

Waterbury Evening Democrat (1897-1900)

Workmen’s Advocate (1883-1891)

obituaries

Connecticut Obituaries - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - New Haven County Obituaries

Genealogy Trails - New Haven County, Connecticut Obituaries and Death Notice

LDS Genealogy - New Haven County Obituaries

New Haven Register Obituaries - New Haven, CT

Obits Index - New Haven County, CT

Obituaries - Republican-American

USGenWeb Archives - New Haven County, Connecticut Obits

photos

Dewayne E. Perry -- Pictures from Hillside High School, New Haven CT, c1895

FamilyOldPhotos - New Haven Co CT

USGenWeb Archives - New Haven County, Connecticut Photos

school Records

CTGenWeb Project - New Haven County, Connecticut Schools

Dewayne E. Perry -- Pictures from Hillside High School, New Haven CT, c1895

LDS Genealogy - New Haven County School Records

Wikipedia - New Haven County, Connecticut Communities

societies

tax Records

Connecticut Taxation - FamilySearch

LDS Genealogy - New Haven County Tax Records

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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