New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy

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New Haven County

Guide to New Haven County, Connecticut ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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New Haven County, Connecticut
Map
Location in the state of Connecticut, United States Genealogy
Facts
Founded	May 2, 1785
County Seat	New Haven
Courthouse
Address	235 Church Street New Haven, CT 06510 Phone: 203.787.7908 New Haven County Website

County Information

Description

New Haven County, Connecticut Record Dates

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
at town creation	at town creation	at town creation	late 1600s	Unknown	Unknown	1670
Statewide registration of births and deaths started in 1897. General compliance by 1915.

County Courthouse

• Town Clerks have birth, death and land records
• County Clerk has divorce and court records
• Probate Court has probate records.
• There is no county government.
• The government is at the town level.

New Haven County, Connecticut

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Towns Organized Before 1800:
Branford 1639,
Cheshire 1780,
East Haven 1785,
Guilford 1639,
Hamden 1786,
Meriden 1796,
Millford 1639,
New Haven 1638,
North Haven 1786,
Oxford 1798,
Seymour 1672,
Southbury 1787,
South Derby 1675,
Wallingford 1670,
Waterbury 1686,
Wolcott 796,
Woodbridge 1784.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

• Parent County: One of four original counties, created 10 May 1666 from the Colonial lands.
• County Seat: Has none since 1960 and the county was created 10 May 1666. The County is located in the south central area of the state.

• 2 May 1785: East part of the county was split off to form Middlesex County.
• For animated maps illustrating Connecticut county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Connecticut County Boundary Maps" (1643-1960) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cities
Ansonia Derby Meriden	Milford New Haven Union City	Woodmont (borough) West Haven
Towns
Beacon Falls Bethany Branford Cheshire East Haven Guilford Hamden	Madison Middlebury Naugatuck (borough) North Branford North Haven Orange Oxford	Prospect Seymour Southbury Wallingford Waterbury Wolcott Woodbridge
Villages
Devon
Unincorporated communities
Amity Brooklyn Bunker Hill Bucks Hill Cedar Hill City Point (aka Oyster Point) Downtown Downtown Waterbury East Mountain East Rock	Fair Haven Long Wharf Mill River Northford Center Town Plot Hill Quaker Farms Quinnipiac Meadows (aka Bishop Woods) Saybrook Manor Short Beach South Britain	Southford Stony Creek Waterbury (nicknamed: The Brass City) Waterville (aka Pine Hole and Haydensville) Westville Woodtick Wooster Square Yalesville
Census-designated places
Heritage Village

Modern towns and cities in New Haven County, Connecticut. Click map to go to each respective town page.

History Timeline

Resources

Bible Records

Bible Records, USGenWeb CT Archives

Biographies

• Linkpendium, Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence, New Haven County, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
• Dorothy A. DeBisschop, Historic personalities of the Lower Naugatuck Valley, ([S.I. : D.A. DeBisschop, 1971]).  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 D3d.
• J.L. Rockey, History of New Haven County, Connecticut, (New York, New York : W.W. Preston, 1892).   Volume 1 available online at Google Books, (accessed 2 Mar 2011), or at Internet Archives, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 H2r.  Volume 2 is available on film, FHL US/CAN Film 845225 or 1000150.
• J.H. Beers & Co., Commemorative biographical record of New Haven County, Connecticut containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families, (Chicago, Ill. : J.H. Beers, 1902).  Includes index.  Available online at Internet Archives.  Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 162012-162014.
• Mary Hewitt Mitchell, History of New Haven County, Connecticut, (Chicago, Illinois : Pioneer Historical Publishing, 1930).  Includes indexes.  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN 974.67 H2m v. 1-3, also FHL US/CAN Film 1320557 Items 1-3.
• Munson, Myron A. 1637-1887, the Munson record, a genealogical and biographical account of Captain Thomas Munson, a pioneer of Hartford and New Haven, and his descendants (1896). Freely available online. 
• Everett Gleason Hill, A modern history of New Haven and eastern New Haven County, (New York, New York : S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1918).  Includes index.  Volume 1 is available online at Google Books, (accessed 2 Mar 2011), also at Internet Archives, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).   Volume 2 is available online at Internet Archives, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).  Volumes 1 and 2 are also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 H2h v. 1-2, or FHL US/CAN Film 1573599 Item 5.

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of New Haven County, 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 County	Findagrave.com Billion Graves Cemetery Records by Access Genealogy Charles R Hale Collection New Haven County Cemetery Records New Haven County Genealogy and History by GenealogyTrails New Haven County by Linkpendium FamilySearch Places
See Connecticut Cemeteries for more information

 

Census

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1790	30,703	—
1800	32,162	4.8%
1810	37,064	15.2%
1820	39,616	6.9%
1830	43,847	10.7%
1840	48,619	10.9%
1850	65,588	34.9%
1860	97,345	48.4%
1870	121,257	24.6%
1880	156,523	29.1%
1890	209,058	33.6%
1900	269,163	28.8%
1910	337,282	25.3%
1920	415,214	23.1%
1930	463,449	11.6%
1940	484,316	4.5%
1950	545,784	12.7%
1960	660,315	21.0%
1970	744,948	12.8%
1980	761,337	2.2%
1990	804,219	5.6%
2000	824,008	2.5%
2010	862,477	4.7%
Source: Wikipedia.org".

Territory and State Census Records

• Census Online, (accessed 6 Mar 2011), New Haven County Records.
• Census Finder, Connecticut Census Records, (accessed 6 Mar 2011).  Online links by county.
• Connecticut Genealogy, New Haven County Census Records, (accessed 6 Mar 2011).
• Linkpendium, Census Records and Indexes, (accessed 6 Mar 2011). New Haven County, Connecticut.
• New Haven County CT Archives Military Records, 1840 Census Of Pensioners, (accessed 2 Mar 2011) City Of New Haven 1840, Other War.  File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com May 21, 2005, 6:57 pm. 
• US Census Collection, (accessed 8 Mar 2011), FamilySearch.

Federal Census Records

• US Federal Census Collection, ancestry.com$, (accessed 6 Mar 2011).
• USGenWeb Census Project, New Haven County, Connecticut Federal Census Index, (accessed 6 Mar 2011). Transcriptions in progress.
• Lowell M. Volkel, An index to the 1800 federal census of Litchfield, New Haven, Tolland and Windham counties, state of Connecticut, ([S.l.] : L.M. Volkel, c1969).   Available at the Family History Center, FHL US/CAN Book 974.6 X22vLm 1800.

For tips on accessing New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy census records online, see: Connecticut Census.

Church Records

• Connecticut Genealogy, New Haven County Church Records, (accessed 6 Mar 2011). Includes church and vital records.
• Frederick John Kingsbury, A narrative and documentary history of St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, formerly St. James, of Waterbury, Connecticut with some notice of St. Paul's Church, Plymouth, Christ Church, Waterbury, St. Michael's Church, Naugatuck, a church in Middlebury, All Saint's Church, Wolcott, St. Paul's Church, Waterville, Trinity Church, Waterbury, All Colonies of St. John's, (New Haven [Connecticut] : Price Lee & Adkins Co., 1907).  Includes index.  Available online at Google Books, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67/W1 K2k.
• 1749-1795 - Scofield, Ethel Lord. "The Baptismal Record of the Societies of Whitehaven and Fairhaven, Now the United Church (Congregational), New Haven, Conn.," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 42, No. 1 (Jan. 1911):28-50. Digital versions at Internet Archive - free; FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 42.

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places
  

Court Records

• Court Records and Deeds, USGenWeb CT Archives
• New Haven County Connecticut Court Records Directory, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).

Directories

• Linkpendium, Directories, New Haven County, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
• Waterbury suburban city directory including Middlebury, Terryville, Thomaston, Watertown, and Wolcott, (New Haven [Connecticut] : Price & Lee Company, 1940?-).  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 E4pws.
• Prospect city directory including Beacon Falls, Bethany, Oxford, (New Haven [Connecticut] : Price & Lee Co., 1976-).  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 E4pp.
• Ansonia, Derby, Shelton, Seymour directory combining five distinct directories: governmental directory, buyers directory, alphabetical directory, numerical directory, classified directory, (New Haven [Connecticut] : Price & Lee, 1931-).  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 E4pa.

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

Funeral Homes

Genealogies

• New Haven County Genealogy 1,837 New Haven county genealogy record sources.
• Doris B. Townsend, Townshend heritage a genealogical, biographical history of the Townshend family and of their old homestead on the east shore of New Haven harbor, (New Haven [Connecticut] : New Haven Colony Historical Society, c1971).   Includes index.  Available at the Family History Library, FHL FAM HIST Book 929. 273 T666td.
• Charles E. Booth, New Haven genealogy, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Genealogical Society of Utah, [19--]).  Includes index. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 930122 Item 2.
  • Fifty Puritan ancestors in New Haven

Guardianship

Land and Property Records

• Deeds, mortgages, releases, and other related documents were recorded by the town clerk and are at the town halls. Most are indexed by grantor and grantee. There is no statewide index.

• The Family History Library and the Connecticut State Library have microfilm copies of many proprietors' and town records from the earliest years to the mid or late 1800s. Some are as recent as the 1900s. They are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the name of the town.

• Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division, New Haven County, Connecticut land ownership map, 1852 and 1856, (Washington, District of Columbia : Library of Congress, 1983). 1852 map available online at flickr from yahoo, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Fiche 6079301, and FHL US/CAN Fiche 6079301.

Local Histories

• Richard Hegel, Nineteenth century historians of New Haven, (Hamden, Connecticut : Archon Books, c1972). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 H2hr.
• Beacon Falls Centennial : 1871-1971. 1971. [Beacon Falls, Connecticut : s.n.]. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
• Historical Discourse ... New Haven. By James L. Kingsley. (Washington [District of Columbia] : Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, 1988). Online at: Google Books; Ancestry ($).
• History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut. 3 Vols. By William Cothren. 1854-1879. Waterbury, Connecticut : Bronson Brothers. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol. 3; Hathitrust; Internet Archive - Vol. 1; FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive - Vol. 2, Pt. 2, Internet Archive - Vol. 3; Google Books; At various libraries (WorldCat).
• History of New Haven County, Connecticut. 3 Vols. Edited by J.L. Rockey. 1892. New York, New York : W.W. Preston. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol. 1, FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol. 2, Hathitrust; Internet Archive, Google Books, FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol. 3; At various libraries (WorldCat).
• History of the Colony of New Haven. By Edward R. Lambert. 1976. Milford, Connecticut : Rotary Club. Reprint. Originally published: New Haven : Hitchcock & Stafford, 1838. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).
• History of the Colony of New Haven to its Absorption into Connecticut. By Edward E. Atwater. 1989. Bowie, Md. : Heritage Books. 1902. Meriden, Conn. : Journal Publishing Company. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust; Internet Archive; Google Books; At various libraries (WorldCat).
• Leading Business Men of New Haven County; and a Historical Review of the Principal Cities. By William Hale Beckford. 1887. Boston, Massachusetts ; Mercantile Publishing Company. 2006. Salt Lake City, Utah : Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive.
• New Haven, Connecticut. By Winifred Wolcott. 2008. Salt Lake City, Utah : Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
• Papers of the New Haven Colony Historical Society. 1865- . New Haven [Connecticut] : New Haven Colony Historical Society. Online at: FamilySearch - Vols. 1-10; Google Books - Vol. 3.; Internet Archive - Vol. 8; Internet Archive - Vol. 9.
• Decatur Genealogical Society, Index to History of New Haven County, Connecticut, (Decatur, Illinois : Decatur Genealogical Society (Illinois), 1989).  Every-name indexes to original volumes published: New York : W. W. Preston & Co., 1892. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 H2r v. 1 and 2 index.

Maps and Gazetteers

Click a neighboring county
for more resources

• New Haven County, Gazetteer, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).
• Maps of Connecticut (1643-1960)
• Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Maps, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).  Organized by State and County.  Links to road maps, county outlines, colored outlines and lists of towns.
• Linkpendium, Maps and Gazetteers, New Haven County, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
• F.W. Beers & Co. and A.B. Prindle, Atlas of New Haven County, Connecticut, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973).  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 924435 Item 1.
• FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Migration

Military Records

• Linkpendium, Military Records and Histories, New Haven County, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).

American Revolution

• Individual Records of the American Revolution, USGenWeb CT Archives
• James Spencer Hedden and Sons of the American Revolution. General David Humphries Branch, Roster of graves of, or monuments to, patriots of 1775-1783, and of soldiers of colonial wars in and adjacent to New Haven County, Connecticut, Typescript (photocopy).  Includes indexes.  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 M2h, or FHL US/CAN Film 1421668 Item 9.

Civil War

Service men from New Haven County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Most of the men in the following companies were from New Haven County.

1. 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteers - Field, Staff, Band and Company A,B, D and F.
2. 2nd Regiment Connecticut Volunteers - Infantry Company C and D. Rifle Company F.
3. 3rd Regiment Connecticut Volunteers - Field and Staff, Infantry Company B and D. Rifle Company B and C. 
4. 1st Regiment Connecticut Cavalry - Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M and Unassigned Recruits.
5. 1st Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers
6. 1st Regiment Heavy Artillery Connecticut Volunteers - Field, Staff and Band, Company B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, and M.
7. 2nd Regiment Heavy Artillery Connecticut Volunteers - Company A, B, C, D, G, I, M and Unassigned Recruits.
8. 5th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, C, D and F.
9. 6th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field, Staff and Band, Company C, E, F, G, H, I, and K.
10. 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, C, D, F, and K.
11. 8th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, D, E, F, I and K.
12. 9th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, B, C, E, F, K and Unassigned Recruits.
13. 10th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, E, F, H, I and Unassigned Recruits.
14. 11th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company D, E, G, I and K.
15. 12th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, C, F and Unassigned Recruits.
16. 13th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company B, D, and H.
17. 14th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and K.
18. 15th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I and K.
19. 18th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company D.
20. 20th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, B, E, F, G, I and K.
21. 23rd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, F, and H.
22. 24th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company H and I.
23. 27th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I and K.
24. 29th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (Colored) - Company A, B, H and K.
25. 30th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company B and C.

• Civl War Research Database $, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database;
• Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Grave Database;
• History of the Soldiers' Monument in Waterbury, Connecticut - Ancestry.com ($), (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
• Soldiers of Waterbury, New Haven County, in the War For the Union, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).  History of the Soldier's Monument in Waterbury, Conn.: to which is added a list of the soldiers and sailors who went from Waterbury to fight in the war for the Union, by Joseph Anderson. Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1685377, or FHL US/CAN Fiche 6082879.

World War I

• World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 $, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
• Connecticut, World War I, Military Census of Nurses, 1917 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

World War II

• U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 $.
• Connecticut, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
• U. S. World War II Draft Registration Cards,1942 $.
• United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.  Collection Description: Images of cards for men, age 45-64 (born 1877-1897), included in the fourth draft conducted on Arpil 27, 1942.

Naturalization and Citizenship

• 1851-1992 Connecticut, District Court Naturalization Indexes, 1851-1992 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
• Connecticut. City Court (New Haven), Naturalization records (New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut), 1874-1877, 1906-1923, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984-2008).  Includes index.  Contains records of declarations of intent for persons from the city of New Haven, or from towns in New Haven County.  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1398567 Item 6. (12 Films)
• Connecticut. City Court (Meriden), Petitions and records of naturalization (Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut), 1903-1939 , (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984-2008).  Indexes are found within each volume.  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1398568 Items 2-3. (8 Films)
• United States. Circuit Court and District Court (Connecticut District),  Naturalization records (New Haven County, Connecticut), 1906-1945 , (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2007-2008).  Includes index in some volumes.  Available at the Family History Library, Vault US/CAN Film 2421323 Item 1. (92 Films)
• Scott, Kenneth. "Some New Haven County, Connecticut Naturalizations, 1803-1844," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 71 (1983):217-219. Digital version at National Genealogical Society website ($); FHL Book 973 B2ng v. 71 (1983).
• Connecticut. City Court (New Haven), Name index to declarations filed, 1844-1923 , (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984).  Includes records for persons living in the city of New Haven, or in nearby towns. FHL US/CAN Film 1398571. (6 films)
• Connecticut. City Court (New Haven), Name index to petitions filed, 1843-1923 , (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984).  Includes records for persons living in the city of New Haven, or in nearby towns.  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1398568 Item 4. (3 films)
• United States Circuit Court ; United States District Court, Index to naturalization records, New Haven, CT, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2004).  Index is in alphabetical order by surname.  Includes name, age, country of birth, name of court, date issued, volume and page number.  Available at the Family History Library, Vault US/CAN Film 2370600. (18 Films)

Newspapers

Obituaries

• New Haven County, Connecticut Obituaries, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).  A directory of obituary databases and archives on the internet.
• Obits of New Haven Co., USGenWeb CT Archives
• Linkpendium, Obituaries and Funeral Homes, New Haven County, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).

Other Records

Photographs

• Linkpendium, Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images, New Haven County, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
• Photos of New Haven Co.

Periodicals

Probate Records

• Connecticut State Library, Research Guide to Connecticut Probate Records.
• 1609 – 1999 Connecticut Wills and Probate Records 1609-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

School Records

Tax Records

Vital Records

• To 1850 - Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Birth

• 1639-1941 Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941 — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index

Marriage

• 1640-1939 - Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index

Death

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 — index
• 1883-1932 - New Haven County (Connecticut). Coronor, Coroner's records, 1883-1932, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988-1989).  Indexes are found within most volumes.  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1602852 Items 2-3. (20 films)
• 1917-1931 - New Haven County (Connecticut). Coronor, Coroner's records, Waterbury District, 1917-1931, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988).  Indexes are found within each volume.  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1602525 Item 3, first of 4 films.
• Death Records, USGenWeb CT Archives
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index

Divorce Records

• Connecticut. Superior Court (New Haven County), Divorce Papers, 1712-1899 , Manuscript/On Film. Available at the Family History Library starting with, FHL US/CAN Film 1672069 Item 2. (56 films)
• Connecticut. Superior Court (New Haven County), Divorce papers, no appearance files, 1808-1900 , (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990).  A record of divorce cases which were withdrawn or discontinued. Available at the Family History Library starting with, FHL US/CAN Film 1673026 Item 2. (9 films)

• 1746-1927 - Daughters of the American Revolution. Oneida Chapter, Volume 6: Bible, cemetery and church records, 1746-1927 , (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1985).  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1435718 Item 1.
• Linkpendium, Vital Records, New Haven County.

See also How to order Connecticut Vital Records

Research Facilities

Archives

• USGenWeb Connecticut Archives, New Haven County, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).
• Historical Records Survey.  Connecticut. Inventory of the town and city archives of Connecticut, no. 5, New Haven County vol. viii, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Oxford, Prospect, Seymour, Southbury, (New Haven, Connecticut : The Survey, 1938).  Includes index.  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 A3h, or FHL US/CAN Film 897354 Item 2.

• County Public Libraries.
  

Family History Centers

Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.

• Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Madison Connecticut Family History Center
• Woodbridge Connecticut Family History Center

Societies, Libraries and Museums

Amity & Woodbridge Historical Society
1907 Litchfield Turnpike
Woodbridge, CT 06525
203-768-1029
E-Mail: info@woodbridgehistory.org
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Ansonia Public Library
53 South Cliff Street
Ansonia, CT 06401
(203) 734-6275
E-mail: ansonialibrary@biblio.org
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Beacon Falls Historical Society
10 Maple Ave
P.O. Box 171
Beacon Falls, CT 06403
(203) 518-6008
E-mail: http://www.bfhistorical.org/contact-us/
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Beacon Falls Public Library
10 Maple Avenue
Beacon Falls, CT 06403
203-729-1441
E-mail: https://www.mybflib.org/contact-staff/
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Bernice Morehouse Research Center
1090 Hanover Avenue
South Meriden, CT 06451
(203)639-1913
E-mail: meridenhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
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Bethany Historical Society Inc
512 Amity Road,
Bethany, CT 06524
203-393-1832
E-mail: bethanyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
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Brandford Historical Society-Harrison House
124 Main Street
Branford, CT 06405
(203) 488-4828
E-mail: info@branfordhistoricalsociety.org
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Brandford Historical Society
The Harrison House Museum
P.O. Box 504
124 Main Street
Branford, CT 06405
203-488-4828
E-mail: info@branfordhistoricalsociety.org
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Charlotte L. Evarts Memorial Archives
8 Meetinghouse Ln
Madison, CT 06443
203 245-5667
E-Mail: evartsarchives@aol.com
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Cheshire Historical Society
43 Church Drive
Cheshire, CT 06410-3104
203-272-2574
E-mail: cheshirehistory@che.necoxmail.com
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Cheshire Public Library
104 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
203-272-2245
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Clark Memorial Library – Bethany Library
538 Amity Road (CT 63)
Bethany, CT 06524
203-393-2103
E-mail: director@bethanylibrary.org
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Derby Historical Society Research Library
37 Elm Street
Ansonia, CT 06401
203 735-1908
E-mail:info@derbyhistorical.org
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Derby Public Library
313 Elizabeth Street
Derby, CT 06418
(203) 736-1482
E-mail: ncignoli@biblio.org
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Derby Neck Library
307 Hawthorne Ave
Derby, CT 06418
203-734-1492
E-mail: headlibrarian@biblio.org
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East Haven Historical Society
200 Tyler Street,
PO Box: 120052
East Haven CT, 06512
(203)-467-1766
E-mail: eh.historical@gmail.com
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Guilford Keeping Society
171 Boston St
Guilford, CT 06437
203-453-2263
E-mail: info@guilfordkeepingsociety.com
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Guilford Free Library
67 Park Street
Guilford, CT 06437
203-453-8282.
E-mail: rmccoole@guilfordfreelibrary.org
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Hagaman Memorial Library
227 Main Street
East Haven, CT 06512
203-468-3890
E-mail: bgeorge@hagamanlibrary.org
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James Blackstone Memorial Library
758 Main Street
Branford, CT 06405
203 488-1441
Karen Jensen, Library Director, ext. 312
E-Mail: kjensen@blackstonelibrary.org
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Hamden Historical Society
2901 Dixwell Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
203-287-2680
Email: hhs@hamdenlibrary.org
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Hamden Public Library
There are three branch locations in the town of Hamden
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Howard Whittemore Library
243 Church Street,
Naugatuck, CT 06770
203-729-4591
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James Blackstone Memorial Library
758 Main Street
Branford, CT 06405
203 488-1441
E-Mail: kjensen@blackstonelibrary.org
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Madison Historical Society
14 Meetinghouse Lane
Madison, CT 06443-3155
203.245.4567
E-mail: contact@madisonhistory.org
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Meriden Historical Society
P. O. Box 3005
Meriden, CT 06450
E-mail: meridenhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
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Meriden Public Library
105 Miller Street
Meriden, CT 06450
203.238.2344
E-mail: Croseboro@meridenct.gov
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Memorable Milford History
Milford, CT 06460
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Middlebury Historical Society
PO Box 104
Middlebury, Connecticut 06762
203-758-9798
E-mail: robraff@frontier.com
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Middlebury Public Library
30 Crest Rd
Middlebury, CT 06762
203-758-2634
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Milford Historical Society
P.O. Box 337
34 High Street
Milford, CT 06460
203-874-2664
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Milford Public Library
57 New Haven Ave
Milford, CT 06460
203-783-3290
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The Naugatuck Historical Society
P.O Box 317
195 Water Street
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770
203-729-9039
E-mail: naugatuckhistory@att.net
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Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club
36 Nathan Court
Waterbury, CT 06708
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New Haven Free Public Library- Ives Main Campus
133 Elm Street
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 946-8130
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New Haven Museum and Historical Society
114 Whitney Ave.
New Haven, CT 06510
203-562-4183
FAX 203-562-2002
E-Mail: info@newhavenmuseum.org
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North Branford Libraries

Atwater Memorial Library
1720 Foxon Road
North Branford, CT 06471
203-315-6020

Edward Smith Library
3 Old Post Road
Northford, CT 06472
203-484-0469

E-mail: director@nbranfordlibraries.org
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North Haven Historical Society and Museums
27 Broadway
North Haven CT 06473
203-239-7722
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North Haven Memorial Library
17 Elm Street
North Haven, CT 06473
203-239-5803
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Orange Historical Society
605 & 615 Orange Center Rd.
Orange, CT 06477
​203-795-3106
E-Mail: ​orangehistorical@yahoo.com
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Oxford Historical Society
60 Towner Ln
Oxford, CT 06478
(203) 910-4574
E-Mail: office@oxford-historical-society.org
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Prospect Historical Society
PO Box 7335
61 Waterbury Road
Prospect, CT 06712
203-758-5503
E-Mail: prospect.historical.society@gmail.com
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Scranton Library
801 Boston Post Road
Madison, CT 06443
203‑245‑7365
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Seymour Historical Society
P.O. Box 433
59 West St
Seymour, CT 06483
(203) 888-7471
E-Mail: President@SeymourHistoricalSociety.org
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Silas Bronson Library
267 Grand St.
Waterbury, CT 06702
203-574-8225
E-Mail: sbl-refdesk@waterburyct.org
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Southbury Historical Society
PO Box 124
Southbury, CT 06488
203-405-3124
E-Mail: info@southburyhistory.org
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Southern Connecticut Ancestry Network (SCAN)
Hamden Miller Memorial Central Library
2901 Dixwell Ave
Hamden, CT. 06518
E-Mail: hhs@hamdenlibrary.org
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The Totoket Historical Society
P.O. Box 491
Northford, CT 06472
203-488-0423
E-mail: totokethistoricalsociety@gmail.com
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Wallingford Historical Society
P. O. Box 73
180 South Main Street
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203) 294-1996
E-Mail:wallingfordhistory@att.net
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West Haven Historical Society
686 Savin Ave
West Haven, CT 06516
(203) 932-0088
E-Mail: info@whhistoricalsociety.org
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Wolcott Historical Society
P.O. Box 6410
Wolcott, CT 06716
203-879-9818
E-Mail: stanzepa@sbcglobal.net
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Websites

• New Haven County, CT History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
• Connecticut Genealogy Network Community on Google+
• Connecticut Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
• ancestry.com$, Available databases for New Haven County.
• Census Finder, Connecticut Vital Records Online transcriptions are listed by county.
• Connecticut Genealogy, New Haven County Genealogy
• Cyndi's List, General Resource Sites for New Haven County.
• epodunk New Haven County, Connecticut Quick Links
• Linkpendium; New Haven County Genealogy and Family History
• MyGenealogist, New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy Resources
• The USGenWeb Archives Project
• Websites at RootsWeb for New Haven County
• FamilySearch Catalog New Haven County Subjects.

Research Guides

References

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