North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
North Canaan, 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 North Canaan Town Clerk 100 Pease Street #3 Canaan CT 06018 Phone: 860-824-7313 ext. 106 E-mail: [mailto:Steven.allyn.zoning@gmail.com  Steven.allyn.zoning@gmail.com ] North Canaan Town Clerk

Births

 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1858-1911 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1858-1911 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1858-1911 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Divorce
For more resources see:

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * North Canaan 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 North Canaan, 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 North Canaan:

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

Migration
Migration routes for early European settlers to and from included:


 * Alford and Egremont (MA) Turnpike 1812
 * Ancram (NY) Turnpike 1805, also sometimes called the Catskill Road, from Salisbury, Connecticut to Catskill, New York
 * Catskill Road 1750s from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York
 * Catskill Turnpike  (aka Susquehannah Turnpike ) from Catskill, NY to Unadilla, NY; route travelled by Europeans by 1792; toll booths opened by 1804.


 * Columbia (NY) Turnpike 1799


 * Great Barrington and Aford (MA) Turnpike 1812


 * Greenwood Road 1799 from Hartford, Connecticut to Albany, New York


 * Hampden and Berkshire (MA) Turnpike 1826


 * Hillsdale and Chatham Turnpike 1805 from Alford, Massachusetts to Albany, New York


 * Housatonic River (MA) Turnpike 1809


 * Massachusetts 10th Turnpike 1800


 * Massachusetts 12th Turnpike 1812


 * Rensselaer and Columbia (NY) Turnpike 1799


 * Salisbury and Canaan (CT) Turnpike 1801-1829


 * Ulster and Delaware Turnpike 1802 from Salisbury, Connecticut to Bainbridge, New York

Military
Searchable by Town

Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of North Canaan:
 * 1847-1923 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
Douglas Library 108 W Main St Canaan, CT 06018 Phone: 860-824-7863 E-mail: [mailto:douglaslibrary@comcast.net douglaslibrary@comcast.net] Website

Societies
The Falls Village-Canaan Historical Society 44 Railroad Street Falls Village, CT 06031 P.O. Box 206 Falls Village, CT 06031 Phone: 860-824-8226 E-mail: [mailto:fvchs8226@gmail.com fvchs8226@gmail.com] Website