Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy

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Connecticut

New Haven

Ansonia

Modern town borders of Ansonia in New Haven County, Connecticut.

Brief History

Ansonia is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States Genealogy.

The area comprising the present Elm Street section of Ansonia and Derby Avenue section of Derby was first settled in 1652 and was originally a part of the township of Derby. In 1844, merchant and philanthropist Anson Greene Phelps (1781–1853) wanted to expand the old Borough of Birmingham (the present down town of the City of Derby) up along the west side of the Naugatuck River. Unfortunately since he was not able to purchase the land required from its owner, Anson Phelps acquired land along the east side of the river, which today is the city's downtown section, in 1844. A canal was dug to power the factories and businesses in the new industrial village and named it Ansonia. The name came about when Mr. Phelps wanted to call his new industrial village "Phelpsville" but found out there was another village in the region by that name. Under the suggestion of a friend, Mr. Phelps Latinized his first name thus Ansonia came about. Soon Ansonia became the most populous area of Derby and boasted many factories. The state chartered Ansonia as a borough of Derby in 1864 and amended it once again in 1871 granting full municipal privileges. In 1888, a petition was circulated in the borough of Ansonia for the purpose of becoming a separate township from Derby. In 1889 the State General Assembly granted the separation thus constituting the Borough, Hilltop, West Ansonia, and Elm Street areas as a separate town known as Ansonia. This was the 168th township in the State of Connecticut. In 1893, Ansonia was incorporated as a city, consolidating with the coterminous town and the old borough.

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Ansonia, Connecticut online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Findagrave.com CTGENWEB CTGenWeb Archives Tombstone Project Billion Graves Index at FamilySearch CT Interment
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	Family History Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the Town	Findagrave.com Billion Graves Cemetery Records by Access Genealogy Charles R Hale Collection New Haven County Cemetery Records New Haven County Genealogy and History by GenealogyTrails New Haven County by Linkpendium FamilySearch Places
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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 Ansonia, 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 Ansonia:

City Directories

• 1881-1983 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 at Ancestry ($) - index and images, some years may be missing

Land Records

In Connecticut, most land records are kept at the town level. The following are online land records for the town of Ansonia:

Libraries and Historical Societies

Derby Historical Society Research Library
37 Elm Street
Ansonia, CT 06401
203 735-1908
E-mail:info@derbyhistorical.org
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Ansonia Public Library
53 South Cliff Street
Ansonia, CT 06401
(203) 734-6275
E-mail: ansonialibrary@biblio.org
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Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Ansonia:

Probate Records

In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. Derby Probate District covers Towns of Ansonia and Derby. The following are online probate records for the town of Ansonia:

• 1858-1924 : Probate records, 1858-1924 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Records

In Connecticut, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:

Births Marriages Deaths Burials Cemetery records Appointments Earmarks Estrays (stray animals) Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote) Land records Mortgages Name changes Care of the poor School records Surveys Tax lists Town meeting minutes Voter registrations Warning outs (of town)

The following are Ansonia town records available online:

• 1889-1934 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1889-1906; index to births, marriages, deaths, 1889-1934 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Clerk

The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Ansonia Town Clerk
253 Main Street
Ansonia, CT 06401
(203) 922-3919
E-mail: blynch@ansoniact.org
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Vital Records

Births

• 1639-1941 Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1889-1934 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1889-1906; index to births, marriages, deaths, 1889-1934 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1889-1934 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1889-1906; index to births, marriages, deaths, 1889-1934 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1889-1934 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1889-1906; index to births, marriages, deaths, 1889-1934 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

References

Adjacent towns: New Haven Co.:Derby | Orange | Seymour | Woodbridge

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