Lisbon, New London 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 Lisbon, visit.
Many Connecticut churches have deposited their records at the Connecticut State Library. The following are church records available online for the town of Lisbon:
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 Lisbon:
Libraries and Historical Societies
Lisbon Historical Society
1 Newent Road
Newent, CT 06351
E-mail: lisbonhistorical@att.net
Website
Facebook
Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Lisbon:
Newspapers
Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Lisbon:
- 1748-1917 : Probate records, 1748-1917 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1748-1852 : Records of court proceedings, 1748-1852 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 Lisbon town records available online:
- 1771-1917 : Records of births, marriages, deaths, 1771-1917 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.
Lisbon Town Clerk
1 Newent Rd.
Lisbon, CT 06351
(860) 376-3400
E-mail: ltirocchi@lisbonct.com
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
- 1771-1917 : Records of births, marriages, deaths, 1771-1917 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Marriages
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
- 1771-1917 : Records of births, marriages, deaths, 1771-1917 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
- 1771-1917 : Records of births, marriages, deaths, 1771-1917 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
References
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