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• Connecticut City Directories. Index.
• Connecticut City Directories directory of sources
  
  

History

Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. City directories can help you learn where an ancestor lived. The person’s occupation is frequently given. Often the home address and business address are both mentioned. When a husband dies, many times the widow is listed as "widow of...."

Directories can help you determine which jurisdictional ward the family lived in if you are searching census records for a particular time period in a big city. Directories sometimes have maps and addresses of churches, cemeteries, courthouses, and other important locations.

Resources for Connecticut Directories

Libraries and Archives

The Connecticut State Library, the New Haven Museum and Historical Society, the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the Library of Congress, and the American Antiquarian Society have useful collections of city directories.

Directories Online

Ancestry.com ($) has Connecticut directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.

Directories from various sources can be located here: Connecticut City Directories

The Family History Library

The Family History Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Connecticut including:

Hartford

1799-1860	Family History Library fiche 6043938-76
1861-1935	Family History Library film 1376910—
1967, 1973, 1974-75	Family History Library book 974.62 E4p

New Haven

1840-1861	Family History Library fiche 6044225-45
1861-1935	Family History Library film 1377137—
1938, 1968, etc.	Family History Library book 974.67 E4p

To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

CONNECTICUT, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES

CONNECTICUT, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites

• US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.

This website requires a paid subscription for full access. Some subscription websites are available for free at your local FamilySearch Center or Affiliate Library.