Sterling, Windham County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Sterling, 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 Sterling Town Clerk 1183 Plainfield Pike Oneco, CT 06373-0157 Phone: 860-564-2657 E-mail: [mailto:hgeorge@sterlingct.us hgeorge@sterlingct.us] Sterling 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

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

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 — index
 * 1640-1955 — index

Divorce
For more resources see:

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Sterling Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windham 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 Sterling, 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 Sterling:

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 Sterling:
 * 1852-1917 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
Sterling Public Library P.O. Box 157 1183 Plainfield Pike Oneco, CT 06373 Phone: 860-564-2692 E-Mail: [mailto:rvincent@sterlingct.us rvincent@sterlingct.us] Website

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

Societies
Sterling Historic Society P.O. Box 157 1183 Plainfield Pike Oneco, CT 06373 Phone: 860-564-2904 E-Mail: [mailto:sterlinghistoricalsocietyct@gmail.com sterlinghistoricalsocietyct@gmail.com] Website