Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Pomfret, Connecticut at Wikipedia

Pomfret is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. Set off from Windham and Plainfield.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:
 * Abington
 * Elliotts
 * Pomfret
 * Pomfret Center
 * Pomfret Landing

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Pomfret Town Clerk 5 Haven Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259E Phone: 860-315-5730 E-mail: [mailto:https://www.pomfretct.gov/users/cgrist/contact https://www.pomfretct.gov/users/cgrist/contact] Pomfret Town Clerk

Births

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and 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 and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1686-1865 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1695- 1869 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and 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 and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1686-1865 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1695- 1869 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and 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 and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1686-1865 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1695- 1869 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Divorce
For more resources see:

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Pomfret Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windham County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

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 Pomfret, 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 Pomfret:

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Military
Searchable by Town

Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. Pomfret Probate Records covers Ashford until was set off. The records of Pomfret were burned 5 January 1754. Constituted May session 1752, from Windham and Plainfield. The following are online probate records for the town of Pomfret:
 * 1754-1919 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
Pomfret Public Library PO Box 91 449 Pomfret St. Pomfret, CT 06258 Phone: 860-928-3475 Facebook Website

Societies
Pomfret Historical Society P.O. Box 152 17 Town House Dr. Pomfret Center, CT 06259 Phone: 860 974 1748 E-Mail: [mailto:whinchman@gmail.com whinchman@gmail.com] Website