Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut Genealogy
Brief History
Cemeteries
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 Old Saybrook, 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 Old Saybrook:
City Directories
Land Records
In Connecticut, most land records are kept at the town level. The following are online land records for the town of Old Saybrook:
Libraries and Historical Societies
Acton Public Library
60 Old Boston Post Road
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
860-395-3184
E-Mail: actonlibrary@actonlibrary.org
Facebook
Website
Old Saybrook Historical Society
350 Main Street
Post Office Box 4
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
860-395-1635
Email:contact@saybrookhistory.org
Website
Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Old Saybrook:
Newspapers
Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Old Saybrook:
Town Histories
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 Old Saybrook town records available online:
Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.
Old Saybrook Town Clerk
302 Main Street
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
(860) 395-3135
E-mail: https://www.oldsaybrookct.gov/user/32/contact
Website
Vital Records
Births
- 1639-1941 Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941 — index
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
Marriages
Deaths
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 — index
References
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