Colebrook, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy
Contents
Brief History
Cemeteries
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 Colebrook, 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 Colebrook:
City Directories
Land Records
In Connecticut, most land records are kept at the town level. The following are online land records for the town of Colebrook:
Libraries and Historical Societies
Colebrook Historical Society
P.O. Box 85
Colebrook, CT 06021
E-mail: colebrookhistory@gmail.com
Facebook
Website
No public library found in the town of Colebrook
Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Colebrook:
Newspapers
Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Colebrook:
- 1838-1958 : Probate records, 1838-1920; general index, 1838-1958 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Town Histories
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 Colebrook town records available online:
Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.
Colebrook Town Clerk
562 Colebrook Road
Colebrook, CT 06021
860-379-3359 ext. 213
E-mail: dmckeon@colebrooktownhall.org
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
Marriages
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
Deaths
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
References
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