Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States

Connecticut

New Haven

Meriden

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Meriden, 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 New Haven County Cemetery Records New Haven County Genealogy and History by GenealogyTrails New Haven County 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 Meriden, 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 Meriden:

City Directories

• 1872-1965 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 Meriden:

Libraries and Historical Societies

Bernice Morehouse Research Center
1090 Hanover Avenue
South Meriden, CT 06451
(203)639-1913
E-mail: meridenhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
Website

Meriden Historical Society
P. O. Box 3005
Meriden, CT 06450
E-mail: meridenhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
Website

Meriden Public Library
105 Miller Street
Meriden, CT 06450
203.238.2344
E-mail: Croseboro@meridenct.gov
Website

Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Meriden:

Probate Records

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

• 1836-1916 : Probate records, 1836-1916 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 Meriden town records available online:

• 1761-1908 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1761-1908 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.

Meriden Town Clerk
142 East Main Street
Meriden, CT 06450
(203) 630-4000
E-mail: <cityclerk@meridenct.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
• 1761-1908 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1761-1908 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1761-1908 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1761-1908 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
• 1761-1908 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1761-1908 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

References

Adjacent towns:New Haven Co.: Cheshire | Wallingford | Middlesex Co.: Middlefield | Middletown | Hartford Co.: Berlin | Southington

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