Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Genealogy

Connecticut

Hartford

Canton

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Canton, 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 Canton, 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 Canton:

Land Records

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

Libraries and Historical Societies

Canton Historical Museum
11 Front Street
Canton, CT 06019
860-693-2793
E-mail:Library@CantonMuseum.org
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Canton Public Library
40 Dyer Avenue
Canton, CT 06019
860-693-5800
E-mail: smccusker@townofcantonct.org
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Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Canton:

Probate Records

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

• 1841-1916 : Probate records, 1841-1916 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 Canton town records available online:

Town Clerk

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

Canton Town Clerk
4 Market Street
Collinsville, CT 06022
(860) 693-7870
E-mail: lsmith@townofcantonct.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

Marriages

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index

Deaths

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index

References

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