East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Genealogy

Connecticut

New London

East Lyme

Modern town borders of East Lyme in New London County, Connecticut.

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of East Lyme, 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 London County Cemetery Records New London County Genealogy and History by GenealogyTrails New London 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 East Lyme, 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 East Lyme:

Land Records

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

Libraries and Historical Societies

East Lyme Historical Society
228 West Main Street
P. O. Box 112
East Lyme, CT 06333
860.739.6070
E-mail:info@eastlymehistoricalsociety.org
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East Lyme Public Library
39 Society Road
Niantic, CT 06357
(860) 739-6926
E-mail: elpl@ely.lioninc.org
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Maps

The following are online maps of the town of East Lyme:

Probate Records

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

• 1843-1924 : Probate records, 1843-1924 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 East Lyme town records available online:

• 1784-1944 : Record of births, marriages, and deaths, 1784-1944 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.

East Lyme Town Clerk
108 Pennsylvania Ave
Niantic, CT 06357
860-739-6931, ext 1135
E-mail: kgalbo@eltownhall.com
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Vital Records

Births

• 1639-1941 Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941 — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1784-1944 : Record of births, marriages, and deaths, 1784-1944 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1784-1944 : Record of births, marriages, and deaths, 1784-1944 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1784-1944 : Record of births, marriages, and deaths, 1784-1944 at FamilySearch Catalog — images