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Genealogy Research in hartford County, Connecticut

Research in Connecticut can be an exciting and rewarding experience. With records available for more than 400 years of the state's history, your family is sure to be found in a variety of records available online and at the many archives and libraries located throughout the state.

African American Genealogy

African American Resources for Connecticut - FamilySearch

African American Resources at the CHS

LDS Genealogy - Hartford County Minority Records

Materials about the History of Slavery in Connecticut

Methodology and Process - Uncovering Their History

Research Guide to African-American Genealogical Resources

Archives and Libraries

Bible Records

Connecticut Bible Records - FamilySearch

CTGenWeb Project - Hartford County Miller Family Bible Records

Genealogy Trails - Hartford County Family Bibles and Records

Biographies

Connecticut Biography - FamilySearch

CTGenWeb Project - Hartford County Bridge

Connecticut Roots - Hartford County Biographies

Genealogy Trails - Hartford County Biographies

USGenWeb Archives - Hartford County, Connecticut Biographies

Wikipedia - People from Hartford County, Connecticut

cemeteries

AccessGenealogy - Hartford County, Connecticut Cemeteries

Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, CT

Connecticut Cemeteries - FamilySearch

CTGenWeb Project - Hartford County Cemeteries

Connecticut Roots - Hartford County Cemetery Records

Connecticut Roots - Hartford County Saving Graves

Find A Grave - Hartford County Cemeteries

Genealogy Trails - Hartford County Cemeteries

GNIS Search Results: List of Cemetery Locations in Hartford County, Connecticut

Histopolis - Hartford County, Connecticut Cemeteries

Histopolis - Hartford County, Connecticut Graves

Interment.net - Hartford County, Connecticut

LDS Genealogy - Hartford County Cemetery Record

New Horizons Genealogy - Hartford County Cemetery Records

The Political Graveyard - Hartford County, Connecticut

USGenWeb Archives - Hartford County, Connecticut Cemeteries and Tombstones

Census records

AccessGenealogy - Hartford County, Connecticut Census

Connecticut Census - FamilySearch

CTGenWeb Project - Hartford County Census

Genealogy Trails - Hartford County Census Records

LDS Genealogy - Hartford County Census Records

New Horizons Genealogy - Hartford County Census Records

RAOGK - Hartford County, Connecticut Census Records

The USGenWeb Census Project - Hartford County, Connecticut

USGenWeb Archives - Hartford County, Connecticut Census (Military)

Wikipedia - Hartford County, Connecticut History Demographics

church Records

Congregational Library & Archives - General Association of Connecticut

Connecticut Church Records - FamilySearch

CTGenWeb Project - Hartford County First Church of Christ

LDS Genealogy - Hartford County Church Records

New Horizons Genealogy - Hartford County Church Records

Papers Relating to the Controversy in the Church in Hartford, 1656-1659

A Place of Their Own - A History of Saint Adalbert Church Enfield Connecticut 1915-1990

court records

Connecticut Court Records - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - Hartford County Court Records

LDS Genealogy - Hartford County Court Records

RAOGK - Hartford County, Connecticut Courthouse Records

USGenWeb Archives - Hartford County, Connecticut Court

directories

Connecticut Directories - FamilySearch

LDS Genealogy - Hartford County City Directories

Disasters

Estate Records

Connecticut Probate Records - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - Hartford County Wills

LDS Genealogy - Hartford County Probate Records

New Horizons Genealogy - Hartford County Wills/Probate Records

USGenWeb Archives - Hartford County, Connecticut Wills

history

immigration and Naturalization Records

Connecticut Emigration and Immigration - FamilySearch

Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship - FamilySearch

Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild - Hartford County, Connecticut

LDS Genealogy - Hartford County Immigration Records

LDS Genealogy - Hartford County Minority Records

Land Records

BLM GLO Records

Connecticut Land and Property - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - Hartford County Deeds

LDS Genealogy - Hartford County Land Records

New Horizons Genealogy - Hartford County Land Records

Original Distribution of the Lands in Hartford among the Settlers, 1639

USGenWeb Archives - Hartford County, Connecticut Deeds and Land

maps

Connecticut Maps - FamilySearch

Digital Commonwealth - Hartford County, Connecticut Maps/Atlases

Historical Atlases and Maps of U.S. and States - Connecticut

Historic Map Works - Hartford County, Connecticut

Histopolis - Hartford County, Connecticut Map

LDS Genealogy - Hartford County Map Records

United States Digital Map Library - Connecticut State Maps

military Records

Miscellaneous Records

The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Suffield 1674-1850

Digital Commonwealth - Hartford County, Connecticut

Genealogy Trails - Hartford County Miscellaneous Data

LDS Genealogy - Hartford County Miscellaneous Records

Some Early Records and Documents of and Relating to the Town of Windsor, Connecticut, 1639-1703

Municipalities

Connecticut Town Records - FamilySearch

Histopolis - Hartford County, Connecticut Cities

Histopolis - Hartford County, Connecticut Towns

LDS Genealogy - Hartford County Records by City/Town

Living Places - Hartford City

New Horizons Genealogy - Hartford County Cities & Towns

Wikipedia - Hartford County, Connecticut History Communities

native American Genealogy

AccessGenealogy - History of the Indians of Connecticut

AccessGenealogy - Indian Tribes of Connecticut

The Composition of Algonkin Geographical Names

Connecticut Indians in the War of Independence - JSTOR

Indigenous Peoples of Connecticut - FamilySearch

List of Historical Connecticut Tribes - Native American Research

National Council on Public History - Repairing Hartford’s Indigenous Past

National Archives - American Indian Records

Native Americans - CTHumanities Project

Native American Research - Connecticut State Library

Some Help for the Indians: A Catechism

Wangunk - Wikipedia

newspapers

obituaries

The Bristol Press - Obituaries

Connecticut Obituaries - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - Hartford County Obituaries

Genealogy Trails - Hartford County Obituaries and Death Notices

Hartford Courant Obituaries - Hartford, CT

Journal Inquirer Obituaries - Manchester, CT

LDS Genealogy - Hartford County Obituaries

New Britain Herald - Obituaries

New Horizons Genealogy - Hartford County Obituaries

Obits Index - Hartford County, CT

The Record-Journal Obituaries - Meriden, CT

USGenWeb Archives - Hartford County, Connecticut Obituaries

West Hartford News Obituaries - West Hartford, CT

photos

CTGenWeb Project - Hartford County Photos

Digital Commonwealth - Hartford County, Connecticut Photographs

Digital Commonwealth - Hartford County, Connecticut Postcards/Cards

FamilyOldPhotos - Hartford Co CT

USGenWeb Archives - Hartford County, Connecticut Photos

school Records

CTGenWeb Project - Hartford County Class of 1879 50th Reunion Yearbook

LDS Genealogy - Hartford County School Records

Old Yearbooks - Avon - Cromwell, Connecticut

Old Yearbooks - New Britain - Norwich, Connecticut

societies

American Clock & Watch Museum

Art Museum at the University of Saint Joseph

The Barnes Museum

Butler-McCook Education – Connecticut Landmarks

Canton Historical Museum

The Carousel Museum

Connecticut Historical Society

Connecticut Science Center

Connecticut Trolley Museum - East Windsor, Connecticut

Dinosaur State Park

The Fire Museum- CT Firemen's Historical Society

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center

Hill-Stead Museum

Historical Society of East Hartford

The Historical Society of Glastonbury

Kelsey House - Newington, CT

The Luddy/Taylor Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum

Manchester Historical Society

Mark Twain House

Museum of CT History

New Britain Industrial Museum

New Britain Museum of American Art

New England Air Museum

New England Historic Genealogical Society - Hartford County, Connecticut

Newington Historical Society & Trust, Inc

Noah Webster House – Defining American Since 1783

Northwest Park & Nature Center

Oliver Ellsworth Homestead

Old New Gate Prison & Copper Mine

Phelps-Hatheway Education - Connecticut Landmarks

Rocky Hill Historical Society

Stanley Whitman House

Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of CT

Webb Deane Stevens Museum, Wethersfield CT

Wethersfield Historical Society

Windsor Historical Society

Windsor Locks Historical Society

tax Records

Connecticut Taxation - FamilySearch

LDS Genealogy - Hartford County Tax Records

vital records

GEDCOM Index - Hartford County, Connecticut

Connecticut Roots - Hartford County Birth Records

Connecticut Roots - Hartford County Death Records

Connecticut Vital Records - FamilySearch

Genealogy Trails - Hartford County Birth Records

Genealogy Trails - Hartford County Death Records

Genealogy Trails - Hartford County Marriage Records

CTGenWeb Project - Hartford County Vitals

LDS Genealogy - Hartford County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Hartford County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Hartford County Marriage Records

New Horizons Genealogy - Hartford County Vital Records

RAOGK - Hartford County, Connecticut Vital Records

USGenWeb Archives - Hartford County, Connecticut Vitals

vitalrec.com - Hartford County, Connecticut

connecticut Counties

Many Connecticut family records can be found online and at large state level archives and libraries in Hartford. Many millions of records aren't yet available online, though, and many of these are awaiting your discovery at the local level at county courthouses, historical societies, churches, town clerks' offices, cemeteries, and elsewhere in Connecticut. To find these and other records, click on the links below to find more information about the specific counties where your ancestors lived in Connecticut. You'll find information on these pages that will lead you to the specific documentation you're searching for.

It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain counties in Connecticut have changed over the past few hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived on a certain farm in one county and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in another area entirely. When searching for land, court, tax, and other records it is also a good idea to search for these records in adjacent counties. Following is a complete list of Connecticut's 8 counties along with their formation dates, county seats, and names of parent counties.

County

Formation Date

1666

1751

1785

1666

1785

1726

County Seat

Bridgeport

Hartford

Litchfield

Middletown

New Haven

New London

Rockville

Willimantic & Putnam

Parent County

Original county

Fairfield, Hartford & New Haven

Hartford & New London

Original county

Hartford & Windham

Hartford & New London

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