Chester, Middlesex County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Chester, 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 Chester Town Clerk 203 Middlesex Avenue Chester, CT 06412 Phone: 860-526-0013, Ext. 510 E-mail: [mailto:TownClerk@chesterct.org TownClerk@chesterct.org] Chester 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
 * 1847-1917 : 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
 * 1847-1917 : 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
 * 1847-1917 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Divorce
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Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Chester Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * 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 Chester, 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 Chester:

City Directories

 * 1964-1982 STATE, U.S., City Directories, Chester 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 includes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Chester, Connecticut Town Guides at CT State Library

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 Chester:
 * 1780-1920 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
Chester Public Library 21 West Main Street Chester, CT 06412 Phone: 860-526-0018 E-mail: [mailto:library@chesterct.org library@chesterct.org] Facebook Website

Societies
Chester Historical Society 9 West Main Street PO Box 204 Chester, CT 06412 Phone: 860-526-5781 E-mail: [mailto:info@chesterhistoricalsociety.org info@chesterhistoricalsociety.org] Facebook Website