Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Meriden, Connecticut at Wikipedia

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns

 * New Haven County: Cheshire | Wallingford
 * Middlesex County: Middlefield | Middletown
 * Hartford County: Berlin | Southington

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Meriden Town Clerk 142 East Main Street Meriden, CT 06450 Phone: 203-630-4000 E-mail: [mailto:cityclerk@meridenct.gov ] Meriden 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
 * 1761-1908 : 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
 * 1761-1908 : 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
 * 1761-1908 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Divorce
For more resources see:

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Meriden Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * New Haven 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 Meriden, 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 Meriden:

City Directories

 * 1872-1965 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 at Ancestry ($) - index and images, some years may be missing

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 Meriden:
 * 1836-1916 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
Meriden Public Library 105 Miller Street Meriden, CT 06450 Phone: 203-238-2344 E-mail: [mailto:Croseboro@meridenct.gov Croseboro@meridenct.gov] Website

Societies
Bernice Morehouse Research Center 1090 Hanover Avenue South Meriden, CT 06451 Phone: 203-639-1913 E-mail: [mailto:meridenhistoricalsociety@gmail.com meridenhistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website

Meriden Historical Society P. O. Box 3005 Meriden, CT 06450 E-mail: [mailto:meridenhistoricalsociety@gmail.com meridenhistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website