Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Cheshire, Connecticut at Wikipedia

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

Adjacent Towns

 * New Haven County:  Bethany | Hamden | Meriden | Prospect | Wallingford | Waterbury | Wolcott
 * Harford County: Southington

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Cheshire Town Clerk 84 South Main Street Cheshire, CT 06410 Phone: 203 271-6601 E-mail: [mailto:pking@cheshirect.org pking@cheshirect.org] Cheshire 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
 * 1765-1884 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1852-1905 : 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
 * 1765-1884 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1852-1905 : 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
 * 1765-1884 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1852-1905 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Divorce
For more resources see:

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Cheshire 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 Cheshire, 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 Cheshire:

Land Records
In Connecticut, most land records are kept at the town level. The following are online land records for the town of Cheshire:
 * 1780-1931 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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. The following are online probate records for the town of Cheshire:
 * 1829-1920 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
Cheshire Public Library 104 Main Street Cheshire, CT 06410 Phone: 203-272-2245 E-mail: [mailto:bcrowley@cheshirelibrary.org bcrowley@cheshirelibrary.org] Facebook Website

Societies
Cheshire Historical Society 43 Church Drive Cheshire, CT 06410-3104 Phone: 203-272-2574 E-mail: [mailto:cheshirehistory@che.necoxmail.com cheshirehistory@che.necoxmail.com ] Facebook Website