Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Cornwall, Connecticut at Wikipedia

Cemeteries

 * Cornwall Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Litchfield 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 Cornwall, 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 Cornwall:

Land Records
In Connecticut, most land records are kept at the town level. The following are online land records for the town of Cornwall:

Libraries and Historical Societies
Cornwall Historical Society 7 Pine Street P.O. Box 115 Cornwall, CT 06753 (860) 672-0505 E-mail: [mailto:curator@cornwallhistoricalsociety.org curator@cornwallhistoricalsociety.org] Facebook Website The Cornwall Library 30 Pine Street Cornwall, CT 06753 860-672-6874 E-mail: [mailto:Director@CornwallLibrary.org Director@CornwallLibrary.org] Facebook Website Hughes Memorial Library 35 Lower River Rd PO Box 4 Cornwall, CT 06796 (860) 672-5221 Facebook Website

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

Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Cornwall:
 * 1847-1929 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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 Cornwall town records available online:

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office. Cornwall Town Clerk 26 Pine Street Cornwall, CT 06753 860 672-2709 E-mail: [mailto:cwltownclerk@optonline.net cwltownclerk@optonline.net] Website

Births

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * Pre 1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts are available at these libraries; some towns maybe missing
 * Pre 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

Marriages

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * Pre 1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts are available at these libraries; some towns maybe missing
 * Pre 1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1640-1955 — index

Deaths

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * Pre 1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts are available at these libraries; some towns maybe missing
 * Pre 1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index