Middlesex County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Connecticut  Middlesex County

County Courthouse

 * There is no county government.
 * The government is at the town level.

Quick Facts

 * Named for County of Middlesex, England (now part of Greater London, England.)

Parent County

 * Created 2 May 1785 from the parts of Hartford, New Haven and New London counties.

Record Loss
No records kept at county level except in very rare cases. For specific losses, please visit town pages.

Civil War
Service men from Middlesex County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Most of the men in the following companies were from Middlesex County.


 * 1) 1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery - Company G and H, (Middletown)
 * 2) 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Infantry Company A
 * 3) 14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company B
 * 4) 20th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company D
 * 5) 21st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company I
 * 6) 24th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company A, B, D, F and G.


 * Middlesex County In The Civil War, Chapter VIII, History of Middlesex County, by J.B. Beers &amp; Co., publishers; Henry Whittemore; New York, 1884. American Libraries Online Book. A list of volunteers by town starts on page 44.

Websites

 * The Middlesex County CTGenWeb Project, a member of The CTGenWeb Project]]
 * Linkpendium
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project (backup site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Middlesex County