Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Genealogy

Connecticut

Litchfield

Torrington

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Torrington, Connecticut online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Findagrave.com CTGENWEB CTGenWeb Archives Tombstone Project 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 Litchfield County Cemetery Records Litchfield County Genealogy and History by GenealogyTrails Litchfield County by Linkpendium FamilySearch Places
See Connecticut Cemeteries for more information

 

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 Torrington, 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 Torrington:

City Directories

• 1893-1967 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 at Ancestry ($) - index and images, some years may be missing

Land Records

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

Libraries and Historical Societies

Torrington Historical Society
192 Main Street
Torrington, CT 06790
860 482-8260
E-Mail: mark@torringtonhistoricalsociety.org
Website

Torrington Library
12 Daycoeton Place
Torrington, CT 06790
860.489.6684
E-Mail: info@torringtonlibrary.org
Website

Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Torrington:

Probate Records

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

• 1847-1917 : Probate records, 1847-1917 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 Torrington town records available online:

• 1741-1906 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, v. 1-4, 1741-1902; index to vital statistics, 1741-1906 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1777-1864 : Record of deaths in Torringford, 1777-1864 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1777-1884 : Records of deaths in Torringford, 1777-1884 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1855-1884 : Records of deaths in Torringford Society, 1855-1884 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.

Torrington Town Clerk
140 Main Street, First Floor
Torrington, CT 06790
(860) 489-2236
E-mail: city_clerk@torringtonct.org
Website

Vital Records

Births

• 1639-1941 Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941 — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1741-1906 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, v. 1-4, 1741-1902; index to vital statistics, 1741-1906 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1777-1864 : Record of deaths in Torringford, 1777-1864 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1777-1884 : Records of deaths in Torringford, 1777-1884 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1855-1884 : Records of deaths in Torringford Society, 1855-1884 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1741-1906 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, v. 1-4, 1741-1902; index to vital statistics, 1741-1906 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1777-1864 : Record of deaths in Torringford, 1777-1864 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1777-1884 : Records of deaths in Torringford, 1777-1884 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1855-1884 : Records of deaths in Torringford Society, 1855-1884 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1741-1906 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, v. 1-4, 1741-1902; index to vital statistics, 1741-1906 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1777-1864 : Record of deaths in Torringford, 1777-1864 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1777-1884 : Records of deaths in Torringford, 1777-1884 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1855-1884 : Records of deaths in Torringford Society, 1855-1884 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

References

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