New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Connecticut  New Haven County

County Courthouse

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

Parent County

 * One of four original counties, created 10 May 1666 from the Colonial lands.

Boundary Changes
2 May 1785: East part of the county was split off to form Middlesex County.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Archives and Libraries

 * USGenWeb Connecticut Archives, New Haven County, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).
 * New Haven County Public Libraries, (accessed 1 Mar 2011). This site lists the addresses and websites of the public libraries in New Haven county.

Bibles
Bible Records, USGenWeb CT Archives

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries, USGenWeb CT Archives
 * Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemeteries and Inscriptions, New Haven County Cemetery Records, (accessed 25 Feb 2011). This website has a collection of cemetery links, organized by town.

Court Records
Court Records and Deeds, USGenWeb CT Archives

History
History files, USGenWeb CT Archives

American Revolution
Individual Records of the American Revolution, USGenWeb CT Archives

Civil War
Service men from New Haven 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 New Haven County.


 * 1) 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteers - Field, Staff, Band and Company A,B, D and F.
 * 2) 2nd Regiment Connecticut Volunteers - Infantry Company C and D. Rifle Company F.
 * 3) 3rd Regiment Connecticut Volunteers - Field and Staff, Infantry Company B and D. Rifle Company B and C.
 * 4) 1st Regiment Connecticut Cavalry - Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M and Unassigned Recruits.
 * 5) 1st Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers
 * 6) 1st Regiment Heavy Artillery Connecticut Volunteers - Field, Staff and Band, Company B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, and M.
 * 7) 2nd Regiment Heavy Artillery Connecticut Volunteers - Company A, B, C, D, G, I, M and Unassigned Recruits.
 * 8) 5th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, C, D and F.
 * 9) 6th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field, Staff and Band, Company C, E, F, G, H, I, and K.
 * 10) 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, C, D, F, and K.
 * 11) 8th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, D, E, F, I and K.
 * 12) 9th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, B, C, E, F, K and Unassigned Recruits.
 * 13) 10th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, E, F, H, I and Unassigned Recruits.
 * 14) 11th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company D, E, G, I and K.
 * 15) 12th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, C, F and Unassigned Recruits.
 * 16) 13th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company B, D, and H.
 * 17) 14th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and K.
 * 18) 15th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I and K.
 * 19) 18th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company D.
 * 20) 20th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, B, E, F, G, I and K.
 * 21) 23rd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, F, and H.
 * 22) 24th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company H and I.
 * 23) 27th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I and K.
 * 24) 29th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (Colored) - Company A, B, H and K.
 * 25) 30th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company B and C.


 * Soldiers of Waterbury, New Haven County, in the War For the Union - History of the Soldier's Monument in Waterbury, Conn.: to which is added a list of the soldiers and sailors who went from Waterbury to fight in the war for the Union, by Joseph Anderson. Or microfilm or  2 fiches
 * History of the Soldiers' Monument in Waterbury, Connecticut - Ancestry.com ('))

Newspapers

 * New Haven County Newspaper List, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).

Obituaries

 * New Haven County, Connecticut Obituaries, (accessed 1 Mar 2011). A directory of obituary databases and archives on the internet.
 * Obits of New Haven Co., USGenWeb CT Archives

Statewide Obits

Photographs
Photos of New Haven Co.

Vital Records
Death Records, USGenWeb CT Archives

Websites

 * Connecticut Genealogy, New Haven Countywide Sources, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).
 * Cyndi's List, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). General Resource Sites for New Haven County.
 * epodunk, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). New Haven County, Connecticut Quick Links
 * FamilyHistory101, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).  New Haven County, Connecticut History, Records, Facts, Genealogy and Ancestry.
 * Linkpendium, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). New Haven County Genealogy and Family History
 * MyGenealogist, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy Resources
 * The New Haven County CTGenWeb Project, a member of The CTGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project (backup site)
 * Family History Library catalog for New Haven County