Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States

Connecticut

Litchfield

Norfolk

Town Information

Description

Norfolk, Connecticut at Wikipedia

Parent Towns

• 1758 - Land bought from the Colony of Connecticut was incorporated as a town

Populated Places

Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities,
Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records

In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Norfolk Town Clerk

Norfolk Town Clerk
P.O. Box 552 19 Maple Avenue
Norfolk CT 06058
860-542-5679
Email: Townclerk@norfolkct.org
Website

Vital Records

Births

• 1639-1941 Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index

• 1740-1934 Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1740-1917; General Index to Vital Statistics, 1740-1934(*); Norfolk Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1740-1934 Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1740-1917; General Index to Vital Statistics, 1740-1934(*); Norfolk Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — imagesFamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 — index

• 1740-1934 Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1740-1917; General Index to Vital Statistics, 1740-1934(*); Norfolk Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — imagesFamilySearch Catalog — images

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

• A Catalogue of the Names of the Early Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut: With the Time of Their Arrival in the Country and Colony, Their Standing in Society, Place of Residence, Condition of Life, Where From, Business, etc., as Far as is Found on Record. By Royal Ralph Hinman. Hartford, Connecticut: Case, Tiffany Co., 1852. Salt Lake City, Utah: Digitized by FamilySearch International, 2017. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
• Connecticut Historical Collections: Containing a General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, etc., Relating to the History and Antiquities of Every Town in Connecticut, With Geographical Descriptions, Illustrated by 190 Engravings. By John Warner Barber. 2nd ed. New Haven, Connecticut: Durrie & Peck and J.W. Barber, 1837. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
• Encyclopedia of Connecticut Biography, Genealogical-Memorial: Representative Citizens. By Samuel Hart. Boston, Massachusetts: American Historical Society, 1917-1923. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 1-8, 11, 13.
• Ye Names & Ages of All Ye Old Folks in Every Hamlet, City and Town in Ye State of Connecticut, Now Living: With Ye Sketches of Twenty Living Centenarians Compiled by Frederick H. Nash. New Haven, Connecticut: Price, Lee & Co., 1884. San Francisco, California: Internet Archive, 2012. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
• Who's Who in Connecticut By Ward E. Duffy. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1975. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
• Connecticut Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Cemeteries

• Norwwalk Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Norwalk Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Fairfield County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Fairfield County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

• Connecticut Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Norfolk, 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 Norfolk:

• 1760-1769 Norfolk, CT: Records of the Church of Christ, 1760-1769 American Ancestors - index only($)

Court Records

• 1636-1945 Records of the Judicial Department (Part A): Court Records in the Connecticut State Library, 1636-1945(*) Connecticut State Library at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• State of Connecticut Judicial Branch-Media-How to Obtain Court Records at jud.ct.gov($)
• Connecticut Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Land Records

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

• 1640-1846 Colonial Land Records of Connecticut, 1640-1846: Including Patents, Deeds and Surveys of Land(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• Connecticut Land and Property

Maps

This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Newspapers

• 1700s Connecticut Newspapers in the Eighteenth Century(*) by Jarvis Means Morse, 1899 at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• List of Newspapers in Connecticut at Wikipedia
• The Press of Connecticut - Newspapers at portal.ct.gov
• Connecticut Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries

• 1629-1934 Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1977-2014 Connecticut Obituaries, 1977-2014(*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• Connecticut Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki
• United States Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Other 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 Norfolk town records available online:

• 1740-1934 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1740-1917; general index to vital statistics, 1740-1934(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Probate Records

In the 1600s, probate records were kept by the Connecticut and New Haven Colonies. In 1666, the two colonies joined and formed four new probate districts and counties: Hartford, New London, New Haven, and Fairfield. More probate districts were formed by 1719.

• 1609-1999 Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1779-1918 : Probate records, 1779-1918(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1787-1880 Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• 1859-1931 Probate Records, 1859-1931(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1881-1915 Probate Estate Files, 1881-1915(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• Connecticut Probate Records

Tax Records

• 1862-1866 Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Connecticut, 1862-1866(*) United States. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, United States. National Archives and Records Administration (Repository), at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• 1915-1926 Estate Record Card Index, 1915-1926(*) Connecticut. Inheritance Tax Division at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• Connecticut Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Research Facilities

Libraries

• The Norfolk Library
  9 Greenwoods Rd East
  P.O. Box 605
  Norfolk, CT 06058
  (860) 542-5075
  Email: norfolkdirector@biblio.org
  Website

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Goshen Connecticut FamilySearch Center
• Hartford Connecticut FamilySearch Center
• Southington Connecticut FamilySearch Center
• New Milford Public Library - an affiliate library
• Torrington Library - an affiliate library

Societies

• Norfolk Historical Society
  13 Village Green
  P.O. Box 288
  Norfolk, CT 06058
  860-542-5761
  Email: info@norfolkhistoricalsociety.org
  Website

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