Vernon, Tolland County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Genealogy

Connecticut

Tolland

Vernon

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Vernon, 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 Tolland County Cemetery Records Tolland County Genealogy and History by GenealogyTrails Tolland 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 Vernon, 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 Vernon:

City Directories

• 1936-1981 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 Vernon:

Libraries and Historical Societies

Rockville Public Library
52 Union Street
Vernon, CT 06066
860-875-5892
E-Mail: rockvillelibrary@vernon-ct.gov
Website

Vernon Historical Society
P.O. Box 2055
734 Hartford Turnpike (Route 30)
Vernon, CT 06066
860-875-4326
E-Mail: vernonhs@sbcglobal.net
Website

Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Vernon:

Probate Records

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

• 1826-1916 : Probate records, 1826-1916 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 Vernon town records available online:

• 1734-1852 : Vital records of Bolton to 1854 and Vernon to 1852 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1758-1876 : Town records, 1758-1876 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1851-1905 : General index to vital statistics records of the town of Vernon : 1851-1905 inclusive at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1904 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1852-1904 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.

Vernon Town Clerk
14 Park Place
Vernon, Connecticut 06066
(860) 870-3662
E-mail: townclerk@vernon-ct.gov
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
• 1734-1852 : Vital records of Bolton to 1854 and Vernon to 1852 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1758-1876 : Town records, 1758-1876 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1851-1905 : General index to vital statistics records of the town of Vernon : 1851-1905 inclusive at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1904 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1852-1904 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1734-1852 : Vital records of Bolton to 1854 and Vernon to 1852 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1758-1876 : Town records, 1758-1876 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1851-1905 : General index to vital statistics records of the town of Vernon : 1851-1905 inclusive at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1904 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1852-1904 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1734-1852 : Vital records of Bolton to 1854 and Vernon to 1852 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1758-1876 : Town records, 1758-1876 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1851-1905 : General index to vital statistics records of the town of Vernon : 1851-1905 inclusive at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1904 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1852-1904 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

References

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