Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Cornwall, 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 Cornwall Town Clerk 26 Pine Street Cornwall, CT 06753 Phone: 860 672-2709 E-mail: [mailto:cwltownclerk@optonline.net cwltownclerk@optonline.net] Cornwall 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

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

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

Divorce
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Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Cornwall 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 Cornwall, 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 Cornwall:

Maps
This selection includes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Cornwall, Connecticut Town Guides at CT State Library

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 Cornwall:
 * 1847-1929 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
The Cornwall Library 30 Pine Street Cornwall, CT 06753 Phone: 860-672-6874 E-mail: [mailto:Director@CornwallLibrary.org Director@CornwallLibrary.org] Facebook Website Hughes Memorial Library 35 Lower River Rd PO Box 4 Cornwall, CT 06796 Phone: 860-672-5221 Facebook Website

Societies
Cornwall Historical Society 7 Pine Street P.O. Box 115 Cornwall, CT 06753 Phone: 860-672-0505 E-mail: [mailto:curator@cornwallhistoricalsociety.org curator@cornwallhistoricalsociety.org] Facebook Website