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===Probate Records=== | ===Probate Records=== | ||
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Somers: | In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Somers: | ||
| − | + | *'''1835-1940''' : {{FHL|331026|title-id|disp=Probate records, 1835-1940}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images | |
===Town Histories=== | ===Town Histories=== | ||
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The following are Somers town records available online: | The following are Somers town records available online: | ||
| − | + | *'''1827-1929''' : {{FHL|699122|title-id|disp=Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1827-1929}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images | |
====Town Clerk==== | ====Town Clerk==== | ||
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.<br><br> | The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.<br><br> | ||
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*'''1639-1941''' {{RecordSearch|2448938|Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941}} — index | *'''1639-1941''' {{RecordSearch|2448938|Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941}} — index | ||
*'''1640-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2658554|Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955}} — index | *'''1640-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2658554|Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955}} — index | ||
| − | + | *'''1827-1929''' : {{FHL|699122|title-id|disp=Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1827-1929}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images | |
====Marriages==== | ====Marriages==== | ||
*'''1640-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2658554|Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955}} — index | *'''1640-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2658554|Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955}} — index | ||
| − | + | *'''1827-1929''' : {{FHL|699122|title-id|disp=Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1827-1929}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images | |
====Deaths==== | ====Deaths==== | ||
*'''1640-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2448941|Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955}} — index | *'''1640-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2448941|Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955}} — index | ||
*'''1640-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2658554|Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955}} — index | *'''1640-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2658554|Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955}} — index | ||
| − | + | *'''1827-1929''' : {{FHL|699122|title-id|disp=Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1827-1929}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images | |
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 10:12, 6 January 2021
Contents
Brief History[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Church Records[edit | edit source]
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 Somers, 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 Somers:
City Directories[edit | edit source]
Land Records[edit | edit source]
In Connecticut, most land records are kept at the town level. The following are online land records for the town of Somers:
Libraries and Historical Societies[edit | edit source]
Somers Public Library
2 Vision Boulevard
Somers, CT 06071
860-763-3501
E-Mail: jmmiller@biblio.org
Website
Maps[edit | edit source]
The following are online maps of the town of Somers:
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Somers:
- 1835-1940 : Probate records, 1835-1940 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Town Histories[edit | edit source]
Town Records[edit | edit source]
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 Somers town records available online:
- 1827-1929 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1827-1929 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Town Clerk[edit | edit source]
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.
Somers Town Clerk
600 Main Street
Somers, CT 06071
860.763.8207
E-mail: alogan@somersct.gov
Website
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Births[edit | edit source]
- 1639-1941 Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941 — index
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
- 1827-1929 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1827-1929 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Marriages[edit | edit source]
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
- 1827-1929 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1827-1929 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Deaths[edit | edit source]
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 — index
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
- 1827-1929 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1827-1929 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
References[edit | edit source]
Adjacent towns:
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