Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Genealogy

Connecticut

Litchfield

Sharon

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Sharon, 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 Litchfield County Cemetery Records Litchfield County Genealogy and History by GenealogyTrails Litchfield County by Linkpendium [l FamilySearch Places]
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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.

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

Land Records

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

Libraries and Historical Societies

Hotchkiss Library
10 Upper Main St.
Sharon, CT 06069
860-364-5041
E-Mail: hotchkisslibrary@gmail.com
Website

Sharon Historical Society
18 Main Street
P.O. Box 511
Sharon, CT 06069
860-364-5688
E-Mail: sharonhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com
Website

Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Sharon:

Probate Records

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

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 Sharon town records available online:

• 1721-1879 : Born, married and died, in Sharon, Connecticut : a record of births, marriages and deaths, in the town of Sharon, Conn. from 1721 to 1879 : taken from the ancient land and church records and other authentic sources 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.

Sharon Town Clerk
63 Main St.
Sharon, CT 06069
(860) 364-5224
E-mail: https://www.sharonct.org/user/37/contact
Website

Vital Records

Births

• 1639-1941 Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941 — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1721-1879 : Born, married and died, in Sharon, Connecticut : a record of births, marriages and deaths, in the town of Sharon, Conn. from 1721 to 1879 : taken from the ancient land and church records and other authentic sources at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1721-1879 : Born, married and died, in Sharon, Connecticut : a record of births, marriages and deaths, in the town of Sharon, Conn. from 1721 to 1879 : taken from the ancient land and church records and other authentic sources at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1721-1879 : Born, married and died, in Sharon, Connecticut : a record of births, marriages and deaths, in the town of Sharon, Conn. from 1721 to 1879 : taken from the ancient land and church records and other authentic sources at FamilySearch Catalog — images

References

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