Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States

New England

Connecticut

Litchfield County

Salisbury

Town Information

Description

Salisbury, Connecticut at Wikipedia

Parent Towns

• 1720 - several Dutch families migrated from the Hudson River Valley and acquired land along the Housatonic River
• 1731 - a large deposit of iron ore was discovered and settlement of the area by people of English heritage increased dramatically
• 1732 - the land was surveyed in 1732 and auctioned off by the Hartford Colony
• 1737 - auctioned off by the Hartford Colony to a group of purchasers, the town’s Original Proprietors
• 1741 - A town charter was granted by the Hartford Colony Assembly and Salisbury was incorporated

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

Salisbury Town Clerk
27 Main Street,
Salisbury, CT 06068
Phone: 860-435-5182
Email: pwilliams@salisburyct.us
Salisbury Town Clerk

Vital Records

Births

• 1600s-1850 Barbour Collection: Connecticut Vital Records Prior to 1850(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images; some towns maybe missing
• 1600s-1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts is available at the listed libraries; some towns may be missing
• 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index & images ($); some towns maybe missing
• 1639-1941 Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
• 1700s-1800s : Notes from minutes of meetings for Freemen of the town of Salisbury, Connecticut(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1720-1914 Salisbury, CT: Vital Records, 1720-1914 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)
• 1740-1848 Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Town Meetings, 1740-1848(*); Salisbury Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
• 1741-1908 Land Records, 1739-1924; General Index, 1741-1908, (Includes: Births, Marriages, and Deaths)(*); Salisbury Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
• Historical Collections Relating to the Town of Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, (Includes: Births, Marriages, and Deaths)(*); at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
• 1847-1905 Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 1847-1905(*); Salisbury Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
• 1897-1917 The Connecticut Genealogy Index - Births at Reclaim the Records - index; Also at: Ancestry ($)
• 1897-1917 Connecticut, Births at MyHeritage — index ($)

Marriages

• 1600s-1700s U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1600s-1850 Barbour Collection: Connecticut Vital Records Prior to 1850(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images; some towns maybe missing
• 1600s-1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts is available at the listed libraries; some towns may be missing
• 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index & images ($); some towns maybe missing
• 1720-1914 Salisbury, CT: Vital Records, 1720-1914 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)
• 1740-1848 Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Town Meetings, 1740-1848(*); Salisbury Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
• 1741-1908 Land Records, 1739-1924; General Index, 1741-1908, (Includes: Births, Marriages, and Deaths)(*); Salisbury Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
• 1790-1833 Connecticut: Marriages and Deaths, 1790-1833 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
• 1847-1905 Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 1847-1905(*); Salisbury Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
• 1897-1968 Web: Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Records, 1897-1968 at Ancestry - index ($); Also at: Connecticut State Library
• 1897-2017 The Connecticut Genealogy Index - Marriages at Reclaim the Records - index; Also at: Ancestry ($)
• 1959-2012 Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Index, 1959-2012 at Ancestry - index ($)
• Historical Collections Relating to the Town of Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, (Includes: Births, Marriages, and Deaths)(*); at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
• Notes from Minutes of Meetings for Freemen of the Town of Salisbury, Connecticut, (Includes: Marraiges)(*); at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1600s-1850 Barbour Collection: Connecticut Vital Records Prior to 1850(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images; some towns maybe missing
• 1600s-1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts is available at the listed libraries; some towns may be missing
• 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index & images ($); some towns maybe missing
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 — index

• 1650-1934 Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 at Ancestry - index ($)
• 1700s-1800s : Notes from minutes of meetings for Freemen of the town of Salisbury, Connecticut(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1720-1914 Salisbury, CT: Vital Records, 1720-1914 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)
• 1740-1848 Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Town Meetings, 1740-1848(*); Salisbury Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
• 1741-1908 Land Records, 1739-1924; General Index, 1741-1908, (Includes: Births, Marriages, and Deaths)(*); Salisbury Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
• Historical Collections Relating to the Town of Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, (Includes: Births, Marriages, and Deaths)(*); at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
• 1790-1833 Connecticut: Marriages and Deaths, 1790-1833 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
• 1847-1905 Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 1847-1905(*); Salisbury Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
• 1897-1968 Web: Connecticut, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1968 at Ancestry - index ($); Also at: Connecticut State Library
• 1897-2017 The Connecticut Genealogy Index - Deaths at Reclaim the Records - index
• 1917-2017 Connecticut, U.S., Death Index, 1917-2017 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
• 1949-2012 Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 at Ancestry - index ($)

Divorce

• 1968-1997 Connecticut, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-1997 at Ancestry - index ($)

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

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index to burial records and obituaries
• Salisbury, Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Salisbury Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Litchfield County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Litchfield 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 Salisbury, 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 Salisbury:

• 1630-1920 Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1660-1955 Connecticut, Church Records, 1660-1955 at FamilySearch; index — How to Use this Collection
• Connecticut Church Records

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

• 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 includes town, county, state, and historical maps

• Boundary Map of Salisbury at HomeTownLocator
• McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
• Old Maps of Connecticut at Old-Maps.com
• Salisbury, Connecticut Town Guides at CT State Library
• Salisbury at FamilySearch Places
• Salisbury at Google Maps
• Salisbury at Mapcarta
• Connecticut Maps State Page

Migration

Migration routes for early European settlers to and from Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy included:

• Alford and Egremont (MA) Turnpike 1812

• Ancram (NY) Turnpike 1805, also sometimes called the Catskill Road, from Salisbury, Connecticut to Catskill, New York

• Catskill Road 1750s from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York

• Catskill Turnpike  (aka Susquehannah Turnpike ) from Catskill, NY to Unadilla, NY; route travelled by Europeans by 1792; toll booths opened by 1804.

• Columbia (NY) Turnpike 1799

• Great Barrington and Aford (MA) Turnpike 1812

• Greenwood Road 1799 from Hartford, Connecticut to Albany, New York

• Hampden and Berkshire (MA) Turnpike 1826

• Hillsdale and Chatham Turnpike 1805 from Alford, Massachusetts to Albany, New York

• Housatonic River (MA) Turnpike 1809

• Massachusetts 10th Turnpike 1800

• Massachusetts 12th Turnpike 1812

• Rensselaer and Columbia (NY) Turnpike 1799

• Salisbury and Canaan (CT) Turnpike 1801-1829

• Ulster and Delaware Turnpike 1802 from Salisbury, Connecticut to Bainbridge, New York

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:

• Connecticut Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
• United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

For more Civil War Military Records see:

• Connecticut Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

For more World War I Military Records see:

• Connecticut Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
• United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

For more World War II Military Records see:

• Connecticut Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
• United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

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

Naturalization and Citizenship

• For more databases, see Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship and U.S. Naturalization Online Genealogy Records
• 1791-1906 US Naturalization Records, New England, 1791-1906 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
• 1803-1926 Connecticut Naturalization Records, 1795-1942 Litchfield County Court of Common Pleas and Superior Court at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; List of Records Included in Collection; index & images
• 1803-1972 Connecticut, Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1996 Litchfield County and Court of Common Pleas at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1893-1906 Connecticut, Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1996 Connecticut Circuit Court at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1893-1911 Connecticut Naturalization Records, 1795-1942 U.S. Circuit Court at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images===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 ($)
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index to burial records and obituaries
• 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

Burials 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)

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 ($)
• 1635-1750 A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. By Charles William Manwaring. Hartford, [Connecticut]: R.S. Peck & Company, 1904-1906. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Books
• 1635-1750 Connecticut: Early Probate Records, 1635-1750 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
• 1639-1700 Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1639-1700 at Ancestry - index only ($)
• 1700-1729 Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1700-1729 at Ancestry - index only ($)
• 1729-1750 Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1729-1750 at Ancestry - index only ($)
• 1787-1880 Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• 1847-1917 Probate records, 1847-1917(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 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
• 1865-1874 Connecticut, U.S., Excise Tax Lists, 1865-1874 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
• 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

Scoville Memorial Library
38 Main Street
Salisbury, CT 06068
Phone: 860-435-2838
E-Mail: scovlibn@biblio.org
Website

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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

Salisbury Association
The Academy Building
24 Main Street
PO Box 553
Salisbury, CT 06068
Phone: 860 435-0566
Email: salisburyassn@gmail.com
Website

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