Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Kent, Connecticut at Wikipedia

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 Kent Town Clerk PO Box 843 Kent, CT 06757 E-mail: [mailto:townclerk@townofkentct.org townclerk@townofkentct.org] https://www.townofkentct.org/town-clerk

Births

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * 1600s-1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts is available at the listed libraries; some towns may be missing
 * 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1723-1903  at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * 1600s-1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts is available at the listed libraries; some towns may be missing
 * 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1723-1903  at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * 1600s-1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts is available at the listed libraries; some towns may be missing
 * 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1723-1903  at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Divorce
For more resources see:

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Kent Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * 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 Kent, visit. Many Connecticut churches have deposited their records at the Connecticut State Library. The following are church records available online for the town of Kent:

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

Military
Searchable by Town

Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Kent:
 * 1831-1938 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
Kent Memorial Library 32 North Main Street / PO Box 127 Kent, CT 06757 Phone: 860-927-3761 E-mail: [mailto:kmlinfo@biblio.org kmlinfo@biblio.org] Facebook Website

Nearest Family History Center
Nearest Family History Centers to the town of Kent: Nearest Affiliate Libraries to the town of Kent:

Societies
The Kent Historical Society PO Box 651 / 10 Studio Hill Road Kent, CT 06757 Phone: 860-927-4587 E-Mail: [mailto:info@kenthistoricalsociety.org info@kenthistoricalsociety.org] Facebook Website