Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy

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County Courthouse

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

History

 * 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.

Neighboring Counties
Litchfield | Middlesex | New Haven | New London | Tolland | Hampden County, Massachusetts

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

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

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