Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Genealogy

Connecticut

Hartford

Manchester

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Manchester, 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
See Connecticut Cemeteries for more information

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 Manchester, 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 Manchester:

City Directories

• 1888-1983 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 at Ancestry ($) - index and images, some years may be missing

Land Records

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

Libraries and Historical Societies

Manchester Historical Society, Genealogy Group
175 Pine Street
Manchester, CT
860-647-9983/860-528-3122
E-Mail: krismiller13@cox.net
Website

Manchester Public Library- Mary Cheney Library
586 Main Street
Manchester, CT 06040
860-643-2471
Website

Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Manchester:

Probate Records

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

• 1850-1916 : Probate records, 1850-1916 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 Manchester town records available online:

• 1847-1901 : Records of births, marriages, deaths, 1847-1901 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.

Manchester Town Clerk
41 Center St
Manchester, CT 06040
860-647-3037
E-mail: <jcampose@manchesterct.gov>;
Website

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
• 1847-1901 : Records of births, marriages, deaths, 1847-1901 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1847-1901 : Records of births, marriages, deaths, 1847-1901 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
• 1847-1901 : Records of births, marriages, deaths, 1847-1901 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

References

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