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Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. These must usually be searched in person.  
Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. These must usually be searched in person.  
==Online Resources==
*'''1641-1700''' [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/501/early-new-england-families-1641-1700 Early New England Families, 1641-1700] at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/396/essex-genealogist-the Essex Genealogist, The] at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies/submission/8/MMXD-DP8 '''Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies - Community Trees'''] at FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies Genealogies]
*[http://www.ctgenweb.org/ The CTGenWeb Project] Information and resources on doing genealogy in Connecticut
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ct/ctfiles.htm The USGenWeb Project Archives], archival repository of text files of various types of records.
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/CT/ Connecticut Genealogy] Organizes many online sources by record type and locality.
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/CT/ Linkpendium-Connecticut] Connecticut family history & genealogy
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/connecticut/ Access Genealogy Connecticut] Access to Connecticut genealogy records
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/375/connecticut-ye-old-folks-of-connecticut-1884 Connecticut: Ye Old Folks of Connecticut, 1884] at American Ancestors - index ($)
*[http://dunhamwilcox.net/ne/puritan3.htm#wheeler Fifty Puritan ancestors in New Haven]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61157 North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000] at Ancestry - index and images ($).
*[http://www.colonialct.uconn.edu/ Colonial Connecticut Records 1636-1776]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7553 Connecticut Society of Colonial Wars Pedigrees] at Ancestry ($). Index.
*''Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700''. Online at: {{FSC|1036388|film_number|disp=FS Library film #1036388, item 6}}; images; [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48114/ Ancestry] ($); index & images
==Compiled Genealogies==


=== Manuscript Collections  ===
=== Manuscript Collections  ===


The Family History Library has copies of significant sources such as the Frank T. Calef and other collections of Mayflower and Puritan descendants, the Charles D. Parkhurst manuscripts for New London, and compiled genealogies for early families in Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven, and other areas.  
The FamilySearch Library has copies of significant sources such as the Frank T. Calef and other collections of Mayflower and Puritan descendants, the Charles D. Parkhurst manuscripts for New London, and compiled genealogies for early families in Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven, and other areas.  


The [http://www.dar.org/ Daughters of the American Revolution] (DAR) collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, marriages, deaths, obituaries, and wills. It was microfilmed in 1970 and 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, DC, and is on 24 microfilms at the Family History Library (beginning with FHL film {{FHL|38522|title-id|disp=844451}}). The collection is listed in the Family History Library Catalog under CONNECTICUT - COLLECTED WORKS.  
The [http://www.dar.org/ Daughters of the American Revolution] (DAR) collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, marriages, deaths, obituaries, and wills. It was microfilmed in 1970 and 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, DC, and is on 24 microfilms at the FamilySearch Library (beginning with FS Library film {{FSC|38522|title-id|disp=844451}}). The collection is listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under CONNECTICUT - COLLECTED WORKS.  


The [http://www.americanancestors.org/home.html New England Historic Genealogical Society] has many important manuscript collections, not only for New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont). It also has major collections for New York and other states. Search the [http://www.americanancestors.org/library/ library catalog] to see what may be of interest for you.  
The [https://www.americanancestors.org/index.aspx New England Historic Genealogical Society] has many important manuscript collections, not only for New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont). It also has major collections for New York and other states. Search the [http://www.americanancestors.org/library/ library catalog] to see what may be of interest for you.  


=== Published Sources  ===
=== Published Sources  ===


*''Connecticut Society of Genealogists. Ancestry Service''. Ten Volumes. Glastonbury, Connecticut: Connecticut Society of Genealogists, ca. 1979-84. As of 1997, volumes listing surnames A-S have been published. The ancestor charts, 1962-1990, and ancestry service, 1962-1988, have been microfilmed&nbsp; (on 59 Family History Library films beginning with{{FHL|502162|title-id|disp=1754015 item 2}}). <br>
*''Connecticut Society of Genealogists. Ancestry Service''. 10 volumes. Glastonbury, Connecticut: Connecticut Society of Genealogists, ca. 1979-84. As of 1997, volumes listing surnames A-S have been published. The ancestor charts, 1962-1990, and ancestry service, 1962-1988, have been microfilmed (on 59 FS Library films beginning with {{FSC|502162|title-id|disp=1754015 item 2}}). <br>


:*''Ancestry Service: with Husband-Surname Index''. [Glastonbury, Connecticut]&nbsp;: Connecticut Society of Genealogists, [198?]- . 10 volumes. A record of "names of lineal ancestors of members of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists as submitted by them between 1968 and August 31, 1978." {{FHL|290741|item|disp=FHL books 974.6 D2ca}}<br>
:*''Ancestry Service: with Husband-Surname Index''. [Glastonbury, Connecticut] : Connecticut Society of Genealogists, [198?]- . 10 volumes. A record of "names of lineal ancestors of members of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists as submitted by them between 1968 and August 31, 1978." {{FSC|290741|item|disp=FS Catalog books 974.6 D2ca}}<br>


*Cutter, William Richard, et al. ''Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut''. . . . Four Volumes. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911. (Family History Library {{FHL|198855|title-id|disp=book 974.6 D2c; film 1000146}}.)
*Cutter, William Richard, et al. ''Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut... ''. 4 volumes. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911. '''Online at:''' {{FSC|224418|item|disp=FamilySearch Digital Libary}}, [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6312/ Ancestry] ($). An index to this and other New England publications by Cutter is:<br>
:Norma Olin Ireland and Winifred Irving, ''Cutter Index: A Consolidated Index of Cutter's Nine Genealogy Series'' (Fallbrook, California: Ireland Indexing Service, 197?. '''Online at:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/532213 FamilySearch Digital Library].


:*An index to this and other New England publications by Cutter is Norma Olin Ireland and Winifred Irving, ''Cutter Index: A Consolidated Index of Cutter's Nine Genealogy Series'' (Fallbrook, California: Ireland Indexing Service, 197?; Family History Library {{FHL|51887|title-id|disp=book 974 D2ci; film 1036507 item 6; fiche 6046737}}). <br>
*Goodwin, Nathaniel. ''Genealogical Notes or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts''. Hartford, Conn.: F.A. Brown, 1856. Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/466549-genealogical-notes-or-contributions-to-the-family-history-of-some-of-the-first-settlers-of-connecticut-and-massachusetts?offset=2 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalnote00good Internet Archive].


*Greenlaw, William Prescott. ''The Greenlaw Index of the New England Historic Genealogical Society''. Two volumes. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1979. This is an index to many local histories and genealogies published between 1900 and about 1940. (Family History Library {{FHL|159544|item|disp=book Q 974 D22g}}.)<br>
*Greenlaw, William Prescott. ''The Greenlaw Index of the New England Historic Genealogical Society''. 2 volumes. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1979. This is an index to many local histories and genealogies published between 1900 and about 1940. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|159544|item|disp=book Q 974 D22g}}.)<br>


*Hinman, Royal Ralph. ''A Catalogue of the Names of the First Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut.'' . . . 1846. Second Edition. 1852-56. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968. The second edition includes surnames A-Danielson only. (Family History Library {{FHL|232325|title-id|disp=book 974.6 D2hra 1968; 1856 ed. is on film 186114}}.) The 1846 edition contained surnames for the full alphabet (Family History Library film {{FHL|232107|title-id|disp=908908 item 2}}.) <br>
*Hinman, Royal Ralph. ''A Catalogue of the Names of the First Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut.'' . . . 1846. Second Edition. 1852-56. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968. The second edition includes surnames A-Danielson only. The 1846 edition contained surnames for the full alphabet. '''Online at:''' {{FSC|232107|title-id|disp=FS Library film #908908, item 2}}, FamilySearch Digital Library - {{FSC|232325|title-id|disp=Parts 1, 2, 3, 6}}, [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/16187/ Ancestry] ($).<br>


*New England Historic Genealogical Society. ''English Origins of New England Families: From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register''. First Series, Three Volumes, 1984. Second Series, Three Volumes., 1985. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co. (Family History Library book {{FHL|323303|title-id|disp=974 D2e; fiche 6047919-21}}; second series {{FHL|164748|title-id|disp=book 974 D2en; fiche 6047922-24}}.) <br>
*''English Origins of New England Families: from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register''. First Series, 3 volumes, 1984. Second Series, Three Volumes, 1985. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing. Contains and indexes much of what is known about New England immigrant origins. Multi-generation genealogies. '''Online at:''' {{FSC|323303|item|disp=FS Library films 6047919-6047921, First Series}}(*) and {{FSC|164748|item|disp=FS Library films 6047922-6047924, Second Series}}(*). ''Also at:'' Ancestry ($) - index & images - First Series: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48555/ Vol. I], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48085/ Vol. II], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48086/ Vol. III]; Second Series: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48556/ Vol. I], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48087/ Vol. II], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48088/ Vol. III].


*New England Historic Genealogical Society. ''Genealogies of Connecticut Families from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register''. Three Volumes. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983. (Family History Library book {{FHL|16014|item|disp=974.6 D2g}}.) <br>
*New England Historic Genealogical Society. ''Genealogies of Connecticut Families from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register''. 3 volumes. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983. {{FSC|16014|item|disp=FS Catalog books 974.6 D2g}}. '''Online at:''' Internet Archive - [https://archive.org/details/genealogiesofcon01robe Vol. 1], [https://archive.org/details/genealogiesofcon02robe Vol. 2], [https://archive.org/details/genealogiesofcon03robe Vol. 3]. <br>


*Rider, Fremont, ed. ''American Genealogical-Biographical Index.'' (AGBI). Volumes 1-186. Middletown, Connecticut: The Godfrey Memorial Library, 1952-. (Family History Library {{FHL|193375|title-id|disp=books 973 D22am Ser. 2.)}} An earlier version in 48 volumes is ''The American Genealogical Index'', 1942-51. (Family History Library {{FHL|152434|item|disp= books 973 D22am and films 1425577-86}}.) <br>
*Rider, Fremont, ed. ''American Genealogical-Biographical Index.'' (AGBI). Volumes 1-186. Middletown, Connecticut: The Godfrey Memorial Library, 1952-. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|193375|title-id|disp=books 973 D22am Ser. 2.)}} An earlier version in 48 volumes is ''The American Genealogical Index'', 1942-51. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|152434|item|disp= books 973 D22am and films 1425577-86}}.) <br>


:*The Godfrey Memorial Library ($) can send copies of the original source referred to in the AGBI if you send a [http://www.godfrey.org/agbi.html request].
:*The Godfrey Memorial Library ($) can send copies of the original source referred to in the AGBI if you send a [http://www.godfrey.org/agbi.html request].


*Savage, James. ''A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England'' . . . Four Volumes. 1860-62. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. [[A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England|Description]]. An [http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/ online version] is available. Also available through [http://books.google.com/books?id=lZqoaqjEpWsC Google Books]. (Family History Library FHL|283037|title-id|disp=books 974 D2s; films 496426 item 3 to 496428}}.
*Savage, James. ''A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England'' . . . Four Volumes. 1860-62. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. [[A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England]] - description and online availability.


=== Connecticut General Assembly  ===
=== Connecticut General Assembly  ===


[http://www.cslib.org/conngares.asp Senate and House Members]<br>Lists names of members of: Senate 1776-present, and House 1849-present.<br>'''Information Given:'''<br>Name<br>Town<br>Chamber<br>Party<br>Years Served<br>Date of Death  
[https://ctstatelibrary.org/cga-members-record/ Connecticut General Assembly Members]<br>Lists names of members of: Senate 1776-present, and House 1849-present.<br>'''Information Given:'''<br>Name<br>Town<br>Chamber<br>Party<br>Years Served<br>Date of Death  


=== Writing and Sharing Your Family History  ===
=== Writing and Sharing Your Family History  ===


Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:<br>
Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:<br>  


*It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information.  
*It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information.  
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:*[[A Guide to Printing Your Family History]]
:*[[A Guide to Printing Your Family History]]


=== Web Sites  ===
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*[http://www.ancestorhunt.com/connecticut-genealogy.htm AncestorHunt Connecticut Genealogy]
*[http://www.ctgenweb.org/ The CTGenWeb Project] Information and resources on doing genealogy in Connecticut
 
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ct/ctfiles.htm The USGenWeb Project Archives], archival repository of text files of various types of records.
 
*[http://www.connecticut-genealogy.com/ Connecticut Genealogy] Organizes many online sources by record type and locality.
 
*[http://theoldentimes.com/ct_genealogy_books.html Connecticut Genealogy Books &amp; CDs, Connecticut History Books], (accessed 2 Mar 2011),&nbsp;from sponsors of TheOldenTimes.com: Historic Newspapers Online.&nbsp; Organized by state and by county.


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Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. These must usually be searched in person.

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Compiled Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Manuscript Collections[edit | edit source]

The FamilySearch Library has copies of significant sources such as the Frank T. Calef and other collections of Mayflower and Puritan descendants, the Charles D. Parkhurst manuscripts for New London, and compiled genealogies for early families in Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven, and other areas.

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, marriages, deaths, obituaries, and wills. It was microfilmed in 1970 and 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, DC, and is on 24 microfilms at the FamilySearch Library (beginning with FS Library film 844451). The collection is listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under CONNECTICUT - COLLECTED WORKS.

The New England Historic Genealogical Society has many important manuscript collections, not only for New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont). It also has major collections for New York and other states. Search the library catalog to see what may be of interest for you.

Published Sources[edit | edit source]

  • Connecticut Society of Genealogists. Ancestry Service. 10 volumes. Glastonbury, Connecticut: Connecticut Society of Genealogists, ca. 1979-84. As of 1997, volumes listing surnames A-S have been published. The ancestor charts, 1962-1990, and ancestry service, 1962-1988, have been microfilmed (on 59 FS Library films beginning with 1754015 item 2).
  • Ancestry Service: with Husband-Surname Index. [Glastonbury, Connecticut] : Connecticut Society of Genealogists, [198?]- . 10 volumes. A record of "names of lineal ancestors of members of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists as submitted by them between 1968 and August 31, 1978." FS Catalog books 974.6 D2ca
  • Cutter, William Richard, et al. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut... . 4 volumes. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Libary, Ancestry ($). An index to this and other New England publications by Cutter is:
Norma Olin Ireland and Winifred Irving, Cutter Index: A Consolidated Index of Cutter's Nine Genealogy Series (Fallbrook, California: Ireland Indexing Service, 197?. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • Goodwin, Nathaniel. Genealogical Notes or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts. Hartford, Conn.: F.A. Brown, 1856. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
  • Greenlaw, William Prescott. The Greenlaw Index of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. 2 volumes. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1979. This is an index to many local histories and genealogies published between 1900 and about 1940. (FamilySearch Library book Q 974 D22g.)
  • Hinman, Royal Ralph. A Catalogue of the Names of the First Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut. . . . 1846. Second Edition. 1852-56. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968. The second edition includes surnames A-Danielson only. The 1846 edition contained surnames for the full alphabet. Online at: FS Library film #908908, item 2, FamilySearch Digital Library - Parts 1, 2, 3, 6, Ancestry ($).
  • New England Historic Genealogical Society. Genealogies of Connecticut Families from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. 3 volumes. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983. FS Catalog books 974.6 D2g. Online at: Internet Archive - Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3.
  • Rider, Fremont, ed. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. (AGBI). Volumes 1-186. Middletown, Connecticut: The Godfrey Memorial Library, 1952-. (FamilySearch Library books 973 D22am Ser. 2.) An earlier version in 48 volumes is The American Genealogical Index, 1942-51. (FamilySearch Library books 973 D22am and films 1425577-86.)
  • The Godfrey Memorial Library ($) can send copies of the original source referred to in the AGBI if you send a request.

Connecticut General Assembly[edit | edit source]

Connecticut General Assembly Members
Lists names of members of: Senate 1776-present, and House 1849-present.
Information Given:
Name
Town
Chamber
Party
Years Served
Date of Death

Writing and Sharing Your Family History[edit | edit source]

Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:

  • It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information.
  • It helps other researchers progress in researching ancestors you share in common.
  • It draws other researchers to you who already have information about your family that you do not yet possess.
  • It draws together researchers with common interests, sparking collaboration opportunities. For instance, researchers in various localities might choose to do lookups for each other in remote repositories. Your readers may also share photos of your ancestors that you have never seen before.
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