Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Coventry, 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 Coventry Town Clerk 1712 Main Street Coventry, CT 06238 Phone: 860-742-7966 Coventry Town Clerk

Births

 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1692-1853 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1711-1844 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1858-1936 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1692-1853 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1711-1844 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1858-1936 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1692-1853 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1711-1844 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1858-1936 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Divorce
For more resources see:

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Coventry Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Tolland 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 Coventry, visit. Many Connecticut churches have deposited their records at the Connecticut State Library. The following are church records available online for the town of Coventry:

City Directories

 * 1895-1958 STATE, U.S., City Directories, Coventry 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
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Connecticut Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Connecticut Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Connecticut Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Connecticut Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Coventry:


 * 1849-1917 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
Booth & Dimock Memorial Library 1134 Main Street Coventry, CT 06238 Phone: 860-742-7606 E-mail: [mailto:bdlibrary@coventryct.org bdlibrary@coventryct.org] Facebook Website

Societies
Coventry Historical Society 3282 South St P.O. Box 534 Coventry CT 06238 E-mail: [mailto:info@ctcoventryhistoricalsociety.org info@ctcoventryhistoricalsociety.org] Facebook Website