Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Oxford, Connecticut at Wikipedia

Oxford is a town located in western New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. Part was taken to form Town of Beacon Falls.

In the 18th century, farmers herded livestock through Oxford from as far away as Litchfield on the way to the port of New Haven. In the 19th century, the town lost population as farmers moved to work in better-paying factories.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:
 * Quaker Farms
 * Riverside
 * Oxford Center

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Oxford Town Clerk 486 Oxford Road Oxford, CT 06478 Phone: 203 828-6602 E-mail: [mailto:townclerk@oxford-ct.gov townclerk@oxford-ct.gov] Oxford 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
 * 1743-1848 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1764-1800s : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1847-1908 : 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
 * 1743-1848 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1764-1800s : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1847-1908 : 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 — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1743-1848 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1764-1800s : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1847-1908 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Divorce
For more resources see:

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Oxford 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 Oxford, 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 Oxford:

City Directories

 * 1971 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Oxford at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * 1932 STATE, U.S., City Directories, Oxford at Ancestry - index and images ($), 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
Searchable by Town

Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. Oxford Probate District covers Town of Oxford. Constituted 4 June 1846 from New Haven. The following are online probate records for the town of Oxford:
 * 1846-1984 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
Oxford Public Library 49 Great Oak Rd Oxford, CT 06478 Phone: 203-888-6944 E-Mail: [mailto:staff@oxfordlib.org staff@oxfordlib.org] Facebook Website

Societies
Derby Historical Society 37 Elm Street Ansonia, CT 06401 203 735-1908 E-mail:[mailto:info@derbyhistorical.org info@derbyhistorical.org] Facebook Website

Oxford Historical Society 60 Towner Ln Oxford, CT 06478 Phone: 203-910-4574 E-Mail: [mailto:office@oxford-historical-society.org office@oxford-historical-society.org] Facebook Website