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.

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. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Hartford County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery


 * Company A
 * Company C - (Suffield, Windsor Locks and vicinity)
 * Company K
 * Company L

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