Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Connecticut  Hartford County

County Courthouse

 * There is no county government.
 * The government is at the town level.

Quick Facts

 * Named after Hertfordshire, England.

Parent County

 * Created 10 May 1666, one of four original counties from the Colonial lands.

Boundary Changes

 * The west part was taken to create Litchfield County 14 Oct 1751.
 * The east part of the county was taken to form Windham County 12 May 1726.
 * The southeast portion was taken to create Middlesex County 2 May 1785.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

History

 * The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884; (1886) V1


 * The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884; (1886) V2

Military

 * Civil War service men from Hartford County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Most of the men in the following companies were from Hartford County.


 * 1) 1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery - Company A, C, K and L.
 * 2) 1st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Infantry Company A, B, C, G and Rifle Company A and B.
 * 3) 3rd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Rifle Company A and E.
 * 4) 8th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company B
 * 5) 14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company F
 * 6) 16th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company D, F and K.
 * 7) 20th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company E
 * 8) 21st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company B
 * 9) 22nd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I.
 * 10) 24th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company E
 * 11) 25th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company C, E and I.


 * Men from Bristol who died in the Civil War. Inscriptions on the Civil War Monument in West Cemetery Bristol, CT.  From the Hale Collection

Vital Records
Many vital birth, marriage, and death records for Suffield, Connecticut can be found on Migrationtrails.com. Original scanned images of the documents are available as well.

Web Sites

 * The Hartford County CTGenWeb Project, an member of The CTGenWeb Project]].
 * Linkpendium
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project (backup site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Hartford County