East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut Genealogy
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Brief History[edit | edit source]
East Haddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States Genealogy.
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Church Records[edit | edit source]
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 East Haddam, 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 East Haddam:
City Directories[edit | edit source]
Land Records[edit | edit source]
In Connecticut, most land records are kept at the town level. The following are online land records for the town of East Haddam:
Libraries and Historical Societies[edit | edit source]
East Haddam Historical Society & Museum
264 Town Street
P.O. Box 27
East Haddam, CT 06423-0027
(860) 873-3944
E-mail: museum@easthaddamhistory.org
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East Haddam Library System
There are two branches in this library system
E-mail: MGilroy@easthaddamlibrarysystem.org
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Website
East Haddam Free Public Library
18 Plains Road
P.O. Box 372
Moodus, CT 06469
(860) 873-8248
Rathbun Free Memorial Library
36 Main Street
P.O. Box G
East Haddam, CT 06423
(860) 873-8210
Maps[edit | edit source]
The following are online maps of the town of East Haddam:
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. East Haddam Probate Court covers East Haddam. Constituted October session, 1741, from Hartford. Previous to May 29,1932, the records are in Colchester. The following are online probate records for the town of East Haddam:
- 1741-1922 : Probate records, 1741-1922 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1832-1922 : Probate records, 1832-1922 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Town Histories[edit | edit source]
Town Records[edit | edit source]
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 East Haddam town records available online:
- 1687-1915 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1687-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Town Clerk[edit | edit source]
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.
East Haddam Town Clerk
1 Plains Road
Moodus , CT 06469
860-873-5027
E-mail: Townclerk@easthaddam.org
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Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Births[edit | edit source]
- 1639-1941 Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
- 1687-1915 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1687-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Marriages[edit | edit source]
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
- 1687-1915 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1687-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Deaths[edit | edit source]
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
- 1687-1915 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1687-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
References[edit | edit source]
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