Preston, New London County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Preston 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  Preston Town Clerk 389 Route 2 Preston, CT 06365 Phone: 860-887-5581, ext. 111 E-mail: [mailto:townclerk@preston-ct.org townclerk@preston-ct.org] Preston 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
 * 1672-1933 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1700s-1800s : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1841-1872 : 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
 * 1672-1933 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1700s-1800s : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1841-1872 : 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
 * 1672-1933 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1700s-1800s : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1841-1872 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Divorce
For more resources see:

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Preston Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * New London County 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 Preston, 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 Preston:

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 Preston:


 * 1748-1917 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1748-1852 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
Preston Public Library 389 Route 2 Preston, CT 06365 Phone: 860-886-1010 E-Mail: [mailto:library@prestonlibrary.org library@prestonlibrary.org] Preston Public Library

Societies
Preston Connecticut Historical Society 123 Parks Road Preston, CT 06365 Phone: 860-710-1316 E-Mail: [mailto:prestoncthistoricalsociety@gmail.com prestoncthistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Facebook Website