Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Wallingford, Connecticut at Wikipedia

Wallingford was established on October 10, 1667, when the Connecticut General Assembly authorized the "making of a village on the east river" to 38 planters and freemen. The “long highway” located on the ridge of the hill above the sandy plain along the Quinnipiac River is the present Main Street in Wallingford. On May 12, 1670, Wallingford was incorporated and about 126 people settled in the town. Six acre lots were set out and by the year 1675, 40 houses stretched along today's Main Street.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:
 * East Wallingford
 * Quinnipiac (partly in North Haven)
 * Tracy
 * Wallingford Center
 * Yalesville

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Wallingford Town Clerk 45 South Main Street Wallingford, CT 06492 Phone: 203-294-2145 E-mail: [mailto:townclerk@wallingfordct.gov townclerk@wallingfordct.gov] Wallingford 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
 * 1670-1821 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1726-1733 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1734-1741 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1762-1903 : 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
 * 1670-1821 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1726-1733 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1734-1741 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1762-1903 : 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 — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1670-1821 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1726-1733 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1734-1741 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1762-1903 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Divorce
For more resources see:

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Wallingford Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * 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 TOWN, 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 TOWN:

City Directories

 * 1883-1983 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Wallingford at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * 1903-1966 STATE, U.S., City Directories, Wallingford at Ancestry - index and images ($), some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and 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. Wallingford Probate District covers Town of Wallingford and the Society of Northford in North Branford. The following are online probate records for the town of TOWN:
 * 1776-1905 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
Wallingford Public Library 200 North Main St. Wallingford, CT 06492 Phone: 203-265-6754 Website

Societies
Wallingford Historical Society P. O. Box 73 180 South Main Street Wallingford, CT 06492 Phone: 203-294-1996 E-Mail:[mailto:wallingfordhistory@att.net wallingfordhistory@att.net] Website