Burlington, Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Genealogy

Connecticut

Hartford

Burlington

Brief History

Burlington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States Genealogy.

Situated at the foot of the Berkshires and bordering the Farmington River, Burlington is a scenic hill town, rural in nature, located 20 miles (32 km) west of Hartford. Incorporated in 1806.

Cemeteries

• Seventh Day Baptist

Cemeteries of Burlington, 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 Hartford County CT Cemetery Records Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy and History by GenealogyTrails Hartford County, Connecticut by Linkpendium FamilySearch Places
See Connecticut Cemeteries for more information

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 Burlington, 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 Burlington:

Land Records

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

Libraries and Historical Societies

Burlington Historical Society
781 George Washington Turnpike
P.O. Box 1215
Burlington, CT 06013
(860) 673-3815
E-mail: info@burlington-history.org
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Burlington Public Library
34 Library Lane
Burlington, CT 06013
(860) 673-3331
E-mail: info@burlingtonctlibrary.org
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Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Burlington:

Probate Records

In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. Burlington Probate Court covers Town of Burlington. Constituted June 3, 1834 from Farmington. The following are online probate records for the town of Burlington:

• 1833-1917 : Probate records, 1833-1917 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 Burlington town records available online:

• 1750-1917 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1750-1917; index to vital statistics, 1750-1936 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.

Burlington Town Clerk
200 Spielman Highway
Burlington, CT 06013
860-673-6789
E-mail: https://www.burlingtonct.us/user/24/contact
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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
• 1750-1917 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1750-1917; index to vital statistics, 1750-1936 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1750-1917 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1750-1917; index to vital statistics, 1750-1936 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
• 1750-1917 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1750-1917; index to vital statistics, 1750-1936 at FamilySearch Catalog — images