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A timeline of key events and information on where to find historical information of [[Connecticut]]. | A timeline of key events and information on where to find historical information of [[Connecticut|Connecticut]]. | ||
==Timeline== | == Timeline == | ||
The following important events in the history of Connecticut affected political jurisdictions, family movements, and record keeping: | |||
''' | '''1633-1636:''' Puritans from [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] established settlements on the Connecticut River at Windsor, Wethersfield, and Hartford. | ||
''' | '''1638:'''The New Haven colony was established. New London was founded soon after. | ||
''' | '''1662:''' A British royal charter established Connecticut as a colony separate from Massachusetts. | ||
''' | '''1740:''' By this date all of present-day Connecticut had been settled and organized into incorporated towns, the basic governing units. | ||
''' | '''1786-1800'''<nowiki>: Connecticut relinquished its claims to western lands, except for the Wyoming Valley in [[Pennsylvania]] which Connecticut claimed until 1799, and the Western Reserve in [[Ohio]] which it claimed until 1800. Connecticut settlers remained in both areas.</nowiki> | ||
''' | '''1788:''' Connecticut ratified the Constitution to become a state. | ||
''' | '''1840s:''' As the factory system developed, thousands of foreign laborers began moving into Connecticut. | ||
'''1861-1865:''' Connecticut furnished 60,000 troops to the Union Army during the Civil War. | |||
The following sites have additional information about Connecticut history: | == Histories of Connecticut State == | ||
*'''http://www.cthistoryonline.org/''' | |||
In addition, an especially helpful source for studying the history of Connecticut is Charles W. Burpee's, Burpee's ''The Story of Connecticut,'' Four Volumes. (New York: American Historical Company, 1939; Family History Library book 974.6 H2b). | |||
The following sites have additional information about Connecticut history: | |||
*'''http://www.cthistoryonline.org/''' | |||
*'''http://www.cslib.org/history.htm''' | *'''http://www.cslib.org/history.htm''' | ||
==Contents== | == Contents == | ||
Histories are great sources of genealogical information. Many contain biographical information about individuals who lived in the area, including | |||
* Parents' names | Histories are great sources of genealogical information. Many contain biographical information about individuals who lived in the area, including | ||
* Maiden names of women | |||
* Place of birth, death, or marriage | *Parents' names | ||
* Occupation | *Maiden names of women | ||
* Migration | *Place of birth, death, or marriage | ||
* Military service | *Occupation | ||
* Descendants | *Migration | ||
*Military service | |||
*Descendants | |||
== Where to find histories == | |||
To find local histories in the Family History Library, do various '''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Place Searches in the Family History Library Catalog]''' using your ancestor's town, county, state, or country as the search terms. | |||
To find local histories in the Family History Library, do various '''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Place Searches in the Family History Library Catalog]''' using your ancestor's town, county, state, or country as the search terms. | |||
[[Category:Connecticut]] | [[Category:Connecticut]] | ||