Ellington, Tolland County, Connecticut Genealogy

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 Ellington, visit. Many Connecticut churches have deposited their records at the Connecticut State Library. The following are church records available online for the town of Ellington:

City Directories

 * 1930: Vernon, Tolland, Rockville, Ellington Directory

Land Records
In Connecticut, most land records are kept at the town level. The following are online land records for the town of Ellington: Index to Land records online from 1/1/1963

Older records are available online, currently viewable at the Family History Library or an affiliate library only: Ellington Deeds, 1786-1904; general index, 1786-1922

Libraries and Historical Societies
Ellington Historical Society 70 Main Street PO Box 73 Ellington CT 06029 E-mail: [mailto:genealogist@ellingtonhistsoc.org genealogist@ellingtonhistsoc.org] E-mail: [mailto:ellingtonhistoricalsociety@gmail.com ellingtonhistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Facebook Website Hall Memorial Library 93 Main Street P.O. Box 280 Ellington, CT 06029 860-870-3160 E-mail: [mailto:hallmlib@ellington-ct.gov hallmlib@ellington-ct.gov] Facebook Website

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Ellington:


 * Town of Ellington official map, hosted on MapGeo - this map displays the current town with current property owners and valuations.


 * 1869: Map of Ellington at the Library of Congress, by Baker & Tilden

Newspapers

 * The Tolland County Press view information at the Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project

Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Ellington:


 * 1826-1916 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Estate Records

 * 1881-1915: Unsorted probate records (in date order, no index), of Ellington Probate District, in "Connecticut, United States Records," images, FamilySearch

Town Histories

 * History of Tolland County, Connecticut : including its early settlement and progress to the present time; a description of its historic and interesting localities; sketches of its towns and villages: portraits of some of its prominent men by J. R. Cole, 1888


 * Biographical Sketches of Ellington Families by Darius Crane, 1889

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: The following are Ellington town records available online:
 * 1754-1856 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1786-1850 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1786-1850 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1820-1853 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1852-1950 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office. Ellington Town Clerk 55 Main Street Ellington, CT 06029 860-870-3105 E-mail: [mailto:dmckeegan@ellington-ct.gov dmckeegan@ellington-ct.gov] Website

Births

 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1754-1856 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1786-1850 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1786-1850 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1852-1950 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1754-1856 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1786-1850 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1786-1850 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1820-1853 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1852-1950 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1754-1856 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1786-1850 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1786-1850 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1852-1950 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images