Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

Cemeteries

 * Salisbury, Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Litchfield 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 Salisbury, 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 Salisbury:

Land Records
In Connecticut, most land records are kept at the town level. The following are online land records for the town of Salisbury:

Libraries and Historical Societies
Salisbury Association The Academy Building 24 Main Street PO Box 553 Salisbury, CT 06068 860 435-0566 Email: [mailto:salisburyassn@gmail.com salisburyassn@gmail.com] Website

Scoville Memorial Library 38 Main Street Salisbury, CT 06068 860.435.2838 E-Mail: [mailto:scovlibn@biblio.org scovlibn@biblio.org] Website

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Salisbury:

Migration
Migration routes for early European settlers to and from included:


 * Alford and Egremont (MA) Turnpike 1812


 * Ancram (NY) Turnpike 1805, also sometimes called the Catskill Road, from Salisbury, Connecticut to Catskill, New York


 * Catskill Road 1750s from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York


 * Catskill Turnpike  (aka Susquehannah Turnpike ) from Catskill, NY to Unadilla, NY; route travelled by Europeans by 1792; toll booths opened by 1804.


 * Columbia (NY) Turnpike 1799


 * Great Barrington and Aford (MA) Turnpike 1812


 * Greenwood Road 1799 from Hartford, Connecticut to Albany, New York


 * Hampden and Berkshire (MA) Turnpike 1826


 * Hillsdale and Chatham Turnpike 1805 from Alford, Massachusetts to Albany, New York


 * Housatonic River (MA) Turnpike 1809


 * Massachusetts 10th Turnpike 1800


 * Massachusetts 12th Turnpike 1812


 * Rensselaer and Columbia (NY) Turnpike 1799


 * Salisbury and Canaan (CT) Turnpike 1801-1829


 * Ulster and Delaware Turnpike 1802 from Salisbury, Connecticut to Bainbridge, New York

Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Salisbury:
 * 1847-1917 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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 Salisbury town records available online:
 * 1700s-1800s : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1740-1848 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1700s-1913 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1847-1905 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office. Salisbury Town Clerk 27 Main Street, Salisbury, CT 06068 860-435-5182 E-mail: [mailto:pwilliams@salisburyct.us pwilliams@salisburyct.us] Website

Births

 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1700s-1800s : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1740-1848 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1700s-1913 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1847-1905 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1700s-1800s : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1740-1848 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1700s-1913 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1847-1905 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1700s-1800s : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1740-1848 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1700s-1913 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1847-1905 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images