Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Genealogy

Connecticut

Litchfield

Watertown

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Watertown, 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	[1] 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 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.

To see the churches in Watertown, 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 Watertown:

City Directories

• 1884-1958 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 Watertown:

Libraries and Historical Societies

Watertown Historical Society, Inc.
22 DeForest Street
Watertown, CT 06795
860 274-1050
E-Mail: watertownctmuseum@sbcglobal.net
Website

Watertown Library Association
470 Main Street
Watertown, CT 06795
(860) 945-5360
E-Mail: WtnLib@watertownlibrary.org
Website

Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Watertown:

Probate Records

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

• 1834-1917 : Probate records, 1834-1917 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 Watertown town records available online:

• 1741-1845 : Historical sketch of Watertown, from its original settlement : with the record of its mortality from 1741 to 1845, being one hundred and four years at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1741 -1889 : Record of mortality [1741 -1889 of Watertown, Connecticut] at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1753-1850 : Record book of marriages, births, deaths, no. O, 1753-1850 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1847-1902 : Births, marriages, deaths, v. 1, 1847-1902 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.

Watertown Town Clerk
61 Echo Lake Road
Watertown, CT 06795
860-945-5230
E-mail: daltonl@watertownct.org
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
• 1741-1845 : Historical sketch of Watertown, from its original settlement : with the record of its mortality from 1741 to 1845, being one hundred and four years at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1753-1850 : Record book of marriages, births, deaths, no. O, 1753-1850 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1847-1902 : Births, marriages, deaths, v. 1, 1847-1902 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1741-1845 : Historical sketch of Watertown, from its original settlement : with the record of its mortality from 1741 to 1845, being one hundred and four years at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1753-1850 : Record book of marriages, births, deaths, no. O, 1753-1850 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1847-1902 : Births, marriages, deaths, v. 1, 1847-1902 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1741-1845 : Historical sketch of Watertown, from its original settlement : with the record of its mortality from 1741 to 1845, being one hundred and four years at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1741 -1889 : Record of mortality [1741 -1889 of Watertown, Connecticut] at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1753-1850 : Record book of marriages, births, deaths, no. O, 1753-1850 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1847-1902 : Births, marriages, deaths, v. 1, 1847-1902 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

References

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