Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States

Connecticut

Hartford

Granby

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Granbury, Connecticut online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Findagrave.com CTGenWeb CTGenWeb Archives Tombstone Project Billion Graves Index at FamilySearch CT Interment
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	Family History Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the Town	Findagrave.com Billion Graves Cemetery Records by Access Genealogy Charles R Hale Collection Hartford County CT Cemetery Records Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy and History by GenealogyTrails Hartford County, Connecticut by Linkpendium FamilySearch Places
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Baptist Cemetery, Cooley Cemetery, Cossitt Cemetery, Day Cemetery, Granby Center Cemetery, Holcomb Cemetery, Lee Cemetery, Merriam Cemetery, Pratt Cemetery, Spring Cemetery, Vining Cemetery, West Granby Cemetery

Cemeteries of Granby, Connecticut: a comprehensive index of gravestones with maps of each cemetery by Chris Klemmer and Cheryl Klemmer supplements the Granby Gravestone Project, a collection of more than 8,000 digital photos. (May 2014)  This reference book and individual cemetery maps are available at:
- Connecticut State Library, http://www.consuls.org:80/record=b3949854~S1
- F. H. Cossitt Public Library, http://www.granby-ct.gov/Public_Documents/GranbyCT_library/cossitt
- Salmon Brook Historical Society, https://www.facebook.com/sbhsct

The Granby Gravestone Project is a collection of more than 8,000 digital photos of every existing gravestone in Granby, as of December 2013. It is available only at the Salmon Brook Historical Society,  https://www.facebook.com/sbhsct

Church Records

At its founding, Congregationalism was the dominant religion in Connecticut and was even the state religion until 1818. Other common Christian denominations include the Methodist, Episcopal, Roman Catholic, and Baptist churches.

To see the churches in Granby, visit. FamilySearch Places

Many Connecticut churches have deposited their records at the Connecticut State Library. The following are church records available online for the town of Granby:

Land Records

In Connecticut, most land records are kept at the town level. The following are online land records for the town of Granby:

Libraries and Historical Societies

Salmon Brook Historical Society
208 Salmon Brook St
Granby, CT 06035
(860) 653-9713
E-mail: Salmonbrookhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
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Granby Public Library
15 North Granby Road
Granby, CT 06035
(860) 844-5275
E-mail: https://www.granby-ct.gov/user/1673/contact
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Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Granby:

Probate Records

In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Granby:

• 1853-1927 : Probate records, 1853-1927 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Records

In Connecticut, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:

Births Marriages Deaths Burials Cemetery records Appointments Earmarks Estrays (stray animals) Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote) Land records Mortgages Name changes Care of the poor School records Surveys Tax lists Town meeting minutes Voter registrations Warning outs (of town)

The following are Granby town records available online:

• 1786-1853 : Town meetings, 1786-1853 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1829-1855 : Vital statistics, 1829-1855 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1885 : Records of births, marriages, deaths, and burials, 1852-1885 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1967 : Vital statistics, v. 1, 1852-1967; index to vital statistics, 1852-1911 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Clerk

The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Granby Town Clerk
15 North Granby Road
Granby, CT 06035br>(860) 844-5308
E-mail: https://www.granby-ct.gov/user/63/contact
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Vital Records

Births

• 1639-1941 Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1786-1853 : Town meetings, 1786-1853 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1829-1855 : Vital statistics, 1829-1855 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1885 : Records of births, marriages, deaths, and burials, 1852-1885 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1967 : Vital statistics, v. 1, 1852-1967; index to vital statistics, 1852-1911 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1786-1853 : Town meetings, 1786-1853 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1829-1855 : Vital statistics, 1829-1855 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1885 : Records of births, marriages, deaths, and burials, 1852-1885 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1967 : Vital statistics, v. 1, 1852-1967; index to vital statistics, 1852-1911 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1786-1853 : Town meetings, 1786-1853 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1829-1855 : Vital statistics, 1829-1855 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1885 : Records of births, marriages, deaths, and burials, 1852-1885 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1967 : Vital statistics, v. 1, 1852-1967; index to vital statistics, 1852-1911 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

References

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