Connecticut Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains church records from a variety of churches located in Connecticut. There are mixed vital records contained in the collection from the years 1660-1955. Some of the representative churches are:
 * First Presbyterian Church at Thompsonville (Enfield)
 * St. Stephen's Church (Ridgefield)
 * First Congregational Church (Plymouth)
 * Congregational Church (New Milford)
 * Episcopal Church (Stratford)
 * First Congregational Church (Woodstock)

What Can this Collection Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
 * Name of person
 * Date of event
 * Location of event
 * Names of parents
 * Name of spouse
 * Gender
 * Residence
 * Occupation

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the age to find other vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death
 * Search for death or burial information in town records
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in census records
 * Search for land and probate records

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Connecticut.
 * Connecticut Guided Research
 * Connecticut Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Connecticut Research, 1880-Present
 * United States Church Records

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FamilySearch Catalog

 * edited by Rhonda R. McClure, Genealogist's handbook for New England research 6th ed. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society®, 2022 FHL 974 D27mr
 * Thomas Jay Kemp, Connecticut researcher's handbook Detroit, Michigan : Gale Research, c1981 FHL 974.6 D23k
 * Sunny Jane Morton and Harold A. Henderson, CG, How to find your family history in U.S. church records: a genealogist's guide Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 2019 FHL 973 K27m
 * Bozrahville. Congregational Church. Church records, 1737-1890
 * Colchester. Cavalry Church. Protestant Episcopal. Church records, 1864-1936
 * Griswold. First Congregational Church. Church records, 1720-1887
 * Griswold. Second Congregational Church at Jewett City. Church records, 1825-1928
 * New London. First Church of Christ. Church records, 1670-1903
 * Norwich. Greenville Congregational. Church records, 1843-1938
 * Norwich. Grace Chapel at Yantic. Church records, 1853-1955
 * Norwich. Trinity Church. Church records, 1850-1905
 * Norwich. Norwich Falls Church. Documentary history of religion, work and worship at Norwich Falls, Connecticut, between the years 1827-1841 : with some memoranda of earlier date
 * Norwich. First Evangelical Lutheran Church. Kirchenbuch, 1857-1901

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Connecticut Historical Records Survey, Division of Service Projects, Work Projects Administration. Guide to vital statistics in the church records of Connecticut. New Haven, Connecticut : Historical Records Survey (Connecticut), 1942

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