Winchester, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Genealogy

Connecticut

Litchfield

Winchester

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Winchester, 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 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 Winchester, 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 Winchester:

Land Records

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

Libraries and Historical Societies

Winchester Historical Society
225 Prospect St.
Winsted, CT 06098
860-379-1677
Website

Beardsley Library
40 Munro Place
Winsted, CT 06098
(860) 379-6043
E-Mail: genealogy@beardsleylibrary.org
Website

Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Winchester:

Probate Records

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

• 1838-1958 : Probate records, 1838-1920; general index, 1838-1958 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 Winchester town records available online:

• 1771-1782 : Winchester town records, no. 1, 1771-1782 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1771-1856 : Births, marriages, deaths, 1771-1856 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1847-1903 : Births, marriages, and deaths, 1847-1903 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.

Winchester Town Clerk
338 Main Street
Winsted, CT 06098-1697
(860) 738-6963 ext. 342
E-mail: https://www.townofwinchester.org/users/ssedlack/contact
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
• 1771-1782 : Winchester town records, no. 1, 1771-1782 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1771-1856 : Births, marriages, deaths, 1771-1856 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1847-1903 : Births, marriages, and deaths, 1847-1903 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1771-1782 : Winchester town records, no. 1, 1771-1782 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1771-1856 : Births, marriages, deaths, 1771-1856 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1847-1903 : Births, marriages, and deaths, 1847-1903 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1771-1782 : Winchester town records, no. 1, 1771-1782 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1771-1856 : Births, marriages, deaths, 1771-1856 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1847-1903 : Births, marriages, and deaths, 1847-1903 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

References

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