Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Essex, 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 Essex Town Clerk 29 West Avenue Essex, CT 06426 Phone: 860-767-4340 x129 E-mail: [mailto:jmarzi@essexct.gov jmarzi@essexct.gov] Essex Town Clerk

Births

 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1852-1918 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1852-1918 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1852-1918 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Divorce
For more resources see:

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Essex Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Middlesex 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 Essex, 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 Essex:

City Directories

 * 1896 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 Essex:
 * 1853-1918 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
Essex Library Association 33 West Avenue Essex, CT 06426 Phone: 860-767-1560 E-mail: [mailto:dsmith@essexlib.org dsmith@essexlib.org] Facebook Website

Societies
Essex Historical Society P.O. Box 123 Essex, CT 06426 (860) 767-0681 Email: [mailto:ehs@essexhistory.org ehs@essexhistory.org] Facebook Website