Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Waterbury, Connecticut at Wikipedia

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Waterbury Town Clerk 235 Grand Street, 1st floor Waterbury, CT 06702 Phone: 203-574-6806 E-mail: [mailto:townclerk@waterburyct.org townclerk@waterburyct.org] Waterbury 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
 * 1680-1851 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1709-1841 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1852-1871 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1871-1901 : 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
 * 1680-1851 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1709-1841 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1851-1906 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1852-1871 : 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
 * 1680-1851 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1709-1841 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1852-1871 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1864-1902 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Divorce
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Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Waterbury Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * New Haven 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 Waterbury, 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 Waterbury:

City Directories

 * Various Dates (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images, some years may be missing
 * 1871-1985 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 at Ancestry ($) - index and images, some years may be missing

Land Records
In Connecticut, most land records are kept at the town level. The following are online land records for the town of Waterbury:
 * 1677-1761 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1680-1851 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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

Military
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Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Waterbury:
 * 1779-1928 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
Silas Bronson Library  267 Grand St. Waterbury, CT 06702 Phone: 203-574-8225 E-Mail: [mailto:sbl-refdesk@waterburyct.org sbl-refdesk@waterburyct.org] Website