Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Hamden, Connecticut at Wikipedia

Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. Hamden is a suburb of the city of New Haven.

Originally settled by Puritans as part of the town of New Haven, Hamden was purchased by Theophilus Eaton and Reverend John Davenport in 1638 from the local Quinnipiack (Quinnipiac) Native American tribe. It remained a part of New Haven until 1786 when 1,400 local residents incorporated the area as a separate town, naming it after the English statesman John Hampden.

The Farmington Canal, which ships traveled from New Haven northward, passed through Hamden between 1825 and 1848 until it was supplanted by railroad travel.

There have been occasions in some genealogies that misspelled Quinnipiac as Queenapick.

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

Adjacent Towns

 * New Haven County: Bethany | Cheshire | North Haven | Prospect | Wallingford | Woodbridge

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Hamden Town Clerk 2750 Dixwell Avenue Hamden, CT 06518 Phone: 203-287-7028 E-mail: [mailto:vmorrison@hamden.com ] Hamden 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
 * 1867-1903 : 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
 * 1867-1903 : 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
 * 1867-1903 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Divorce
For more resources see:

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Hamden Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * 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 Hamden, 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 Hamden:

City Directories

 * 1956-1983 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 at Ancestry ($) - index and images, some years may be missing

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. New Haven Probate District covers Hamden. The following are online probate records for the town of Hamden:
 * 1647-1916 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
Hamden Public Library There are three branch locations in the town of Hamden Facebook Website Miller Memorial Library 2901 Dixwell Ave Hamden, CT 06518 Phone: 203-287-2686 E-mail: [mailto:mcanhamclyne@hamdenlibrary.org mcanhamclyne@hamdenlibrary.org] Whitneyville Branch Library 125 Carleton Street Hamden, CT 06517 Phone: 203-287-2677 E-mail: [mailto:marmstrong@hamdenlibrary.org marmstrong@hamdenlibrary.org] Brundage Community Branch Library 91 Circular Avenue Hamden, CT 06514 Phone: 203-287-2675 E-mail: [mailto:sbartell@hamdenlibrary.org sbartell@hamdenlibrary.org]

Societies
Hamden Historical Society 2901 Dixwell Avenue Hamden, CT 06518 Phone: 203-287-2680 Email: [mailto:hhs@hamdenlibrary.org hhs@hamdenlibrary.org] Facebook Website