Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Norfolk, Connecticut at Wikipedia

Parent Towns

 * 1758 - Land bought from the Colony of Connecticut was incorporated as a town

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

Norfolk Town Clerk
Norfolk Town Clerk P.O. Box 552 19 Maple Avenue Norfolk CT 06058 860-542-5679 E-mail: [mailto:Townclerk@norfolkct.org Townclerk@norfolkct.org] Website

Births

 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1740-1934 (*); Norfolk Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1740-1934 (*); Norfolk Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — imagesFamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1740-1934 (*); Norfolk Town Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — imagesFamilySearch Catalog — images

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Norwwalk Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Fairfield 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 Norfolk, 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 Norfolk:
 * 1760-1769 Norfolk, CT: Records of the Church of Christ, 1760-1769 American Ancestors - index only, ($)

Land Records
In Connecticut, most land records are kept at the town level. The following are online land records for the town of Norfolk:
 * 1640-1846 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * Connecticut Land and Property

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Other Town Records
In Connecticut, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following: The following are Norfolk town records available online:
 * 1740-1934 : (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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 ($)
 * 1779-1918 : (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1787-1880 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1859-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1881-1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Connecticut Probate Records

Libraries

 * The Norfolk Library 9 Greenwoods Rd East P.O. Box 605 Norfolk, CT 06058 (860) 542-5075 E-mail: [mailto:norfolkdirector@biblio.org norfolkdirector@biblio.org] Website

Societies

 * Norfolk Historical Society 13 Village Green P.O. Box 288 Norfolk, CT 06058 860-542-5761 E-mail: [mailto:info@norfolkhistoricalsociety.org info@norfolkhistoricalsociety.org] Website