Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Salisbury, Connecticut at Wikipedia

Parent Towns

 * 1720 - several Dutch families migrated from the Hudson River Valley and acquired land along the Housatonic River
 * 1731 - a large deposit of iron ore was discovered and settlement of the area by people of English heritage increased dramatically
 * 1732 - the land was surveyed in 1732 and auctioned off by the Hartford Colony
 * 1737 - auctioned off by the Hartford Colony to a group of purchasers, the town’s Original Proprietors
 * 1741 - A town charter was granted by the Hartford Colony Assembly and Salisbury was incorporated

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 Salisbury Town Clerk 27 Main Street, Salisbury, CT 06068 Phone: 860-435-5182 E-mail: [mailto:pwilliams@salisburyct.us pwilliams@salisburyct.us] Salisbury 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 ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1700s-1800s : (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1720-1914 Salisbury, CT: Vital Records, 1720-1914 at American Ancestors - index & images, ($)
 * 1740-1848 (*); Salisbury Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1741-1908 (*); Salisbury Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * (*); at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1847-1905 (*); Salisbury Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1600s-1700s U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * 1600s-1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts is available at the listed libraries; some towns may be missing
 * 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * (*); at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1720-1914 Salisbury, CT: Vital Records, 1720-1914 at American Ancestors - index & images, ($)
 * 1740-1848 (*); Salisbury Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1741-1908 (*); Salisbury Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * (*); at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1847-1905 (*); Salisbury Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1897-1968  Web: Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Records, 1897-1968 at Ancestry - index, ($); Also at: Connecticut State Library
 * 1959-2012  Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Index, 1959-2012 at Ancestry - 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 ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1650-1934  Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 at Ancestry - index, ($)
 * 1700s-1800s : (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1720-1914 Salisbury, CT: Vital Records, 1720-1914 at American Ancestors - index & images, ($)
 * 1740-1848 (*); Salisbury Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1741-1908 (*); Salisbury Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * (*); at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1847-1905 (*); Salisbury Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1897-1968  Web: Connecticut, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1968 at Ancestry - index, ($); Also at: Connecticut State Library
 * 1949-2012  Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 at Ancestry - index, ($)

Divorce

 * 1968-1997  Connecticut, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-1997 at Ancestry - index, ($)

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

 * A Catalogue of the Names of the Early Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut: With the Time of Their Arrival in the Country and Colony, Their Standing in Society, Place of Residence, Condition of Life, Where From, Business, etc., as Far as is Found on Record. By Royal Ralph Hinman. Hartford, Connecticut: Case, Tiffany Co., 1852. Salt Lake City, Utah: Digitized by FamilySearch International, 2017. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Connecticut Historical Collections: Containing a General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, etc., Relating to the History and Antiquities of Every Town in Connecticut, With Geographical Descriptions, Illustrated by 190 Engravings. By John Warner Barber. 2nd ed. New Haven, Connecticut: Durrie & Peck and J.W. Barber, 1837. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Encyclopedia of Connecticut Biography, Genealogical-Memorial: Representative Citizens. By Samuel Hart. Boston, Massachusetts: American Historical Society, 1917-1923. Online at:.
 * Ye Names & Ages of All Ye Old Folks in Every Hamlet, City and Town in Ye State of Connecticut, Now Living: With Ye Sketches of Twenty Living Centenarians Compiled by Frederick H. Nash. New Haven, Connecticut: Price, Lee & Co., 1884. San Francisco, California: Internet Archive, 2012. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Who's Who in Connecticut By Ward E. Duffy. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1975. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Connecticut Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Cemeteries

 * Salisbury, Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Litchfield County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

 * Connecticut Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Salisbury, 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 Salisbury:

Court Records

 * 1636-1945 (*) Connecticut State Library at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * State of Connecticut Judicial Branch-Media-How to Obtain Court Records at jud.ct.gov, ($)
 * Connecticut Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Land Records

 * 1640-1846 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * Connecticut Land and Property

Maps
This selection includes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Salisbury at HomeTownLocator
 * Connecticut Maps State Page
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Connecticut at Old-Maps.com
 * Salisbury, Connecticut Town Guides at CT State Library
 * Salisbury at FamilySearch Places
 * Salisbury at Google Maps
 * Salisbury at Mapcarta

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
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

Newspapers

 * 1700s (*) by Jarvis Means Morse, 1899 at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * List of Newspapers in Connecticut at Wikipedia
 * The Press of Connecticut - Newspapers at portal.ct.gov
 * Connecticut Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries

 * 1629-1934 Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1977-2014 (*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Connecticut Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki
 * United States Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Probate Records
In the 1600s, probate records were kept by the Connecticut and New Haven Colonies. In 1666, the two colonies joined and formed four new probate districts and counties: Hartford, New London, New Haven, and Fairfield. More probate districts were formed by 1719.


 * 1609-1999 Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1635-1750 A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. By Charles William Manwaring. Hartford, [Connecticut]: R.S. Peck & Company, 1904-1906. Online at:
 * 1635-1750 Connecticut: Early Probate Records, 1635-1750 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)
 * 1639-1700 Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1639-1700 at Ancestry - index only ($)
 * 1700-1729 Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1700-1729 at Ancestry - index only ($)
 * 1729-1750 Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1729-1750 at Ancestry - index only ($)
 * 1787-1880 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1847-1917 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1859-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1881-1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Connecticut Probate Records

Libraries
Scoville Memorial Library 38 Main Street Salisbury, CT 06068 Phone: 860-435-2838 E-Mail: [mailto:scovlibn@biblio.org scovlibn@biblio.org] Website

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Goshen Connecticut Family History Center
 * Hartford Connecticut Family History Center
 * Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Connecticut State Library - an affiliate library
 * New Milford Public Library - an affiliate library

Societies
Salisbury Association The Academy Building 24 Main Street PO Box 553 Salisbury, CT 06068 Phone: 860 435-0566 Email: [mailto:salisburyassn@gmail.com salisburyassn@gmail.com] Website