Naugatuck, New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Naugatuck, Connecticut at Wikipedia

Naugatuck is a consolidated borough and town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.

Naugatuck was settled in 1701 as a farming community in rural Western Connecticut. As the Industrial Revolution commenced, Naugatuck was transformed into a hardscrabble mill-town like its neighbors in the Naugatuck Valley. Part of the town was taken to form Town of Beacon Falls.

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

Adjacent Towns

 * New Haven County: Beacon Falls | Bethany | Middlebury | Oxford | Prospect | Waterbury

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Naugatuck Town Clerk 229 Church Street Naugatuck, CT 06770 Phone: 203-720-7000 E-mail: [mailto:TownClerk@naugatuck-ct.gov ] Naugatuck 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
 * 1844-1862 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1863-1903 : 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
 * 1844-1862 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1863-1903 : 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 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1844-1862 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1863-1903 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Divorce
For more resources see:

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Naugatuck Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * 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 Naugatuck, 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 Naugatuck:

City Directories

 * 1871 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Naugatuck at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * 1894-1982 STATE, U.S., City Directories, Naugatuck at Ancestry - index and images ($), some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

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

Military
Searchable by Town

Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. Naugatuck Probate Districts covers Towns of Naugatuck and Beacon Falls. Constituted July 4, 1863 from Waterbury. The following are online probate records for the town of Naugatuck:
 * 1863-1916 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
Howard Whittemore Library 243 Church Street Naugatuck, CT 06770 Phone: 203-729-4591 Website

Societies
The Naugatuck Historical Society P.O Box 317 195 Water Street Naugatuck, CT 06770 Phone: 203-729-9039 E-mail: [mailto:naugatuckhistory@att.net naugatuckhistory@att.net] Website Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club 36 Nathan Court Waterbury, CT 06708 Website