Middlesex County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Connecticut  Middlesex County

County Courthouse

 * There is no county government.
 * The government is at the town level.

Quick Facts

 * Named for County of Middlesex, England (now part of Greater London, England.)

Parent County

 * Created 2 May 1785 from the parts of Hartford, New Haven and New London counties.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Military History and Records

 * Civil War service men from Middlesex County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Most of the men in the following companies were from Middlesex County.


 * 1) 1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery - Company G and H, (Middletown)
 * 2) 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Infantry Company A
 * 3) 14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company B
 * 4) 20th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company D
 * 5) 21st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company I
 * 6) 24th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company A, B, D, F and G.


 * Middlesex County In The Civil War, Chapter VIII, History of Middlesex County, by J.B. Beers &amp; Co., publishers; Henry Whittemore; New York, 1884. American Libraries Online Book.  A list of volunteers by town starts on page 44.

Web Sites

 * The Middlesex County CTGenWeb Project, a member of The CTGenWeb Project]]
 * Linkpendium
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project (backup site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Middlesex County