Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States

Connecticut

Windham

Eastford

Brief History

Eastford is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States Genealogy. Eastford was formed in 1847 when it was broken off from Ashford, Connecticut. It has been a rural community for its whole history.

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Eastford, 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 Windham County Cemetery Records Windham County Genealogy and History by GenealogyTrails Cemeteries, Windham County 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 Eastford, visit.

Many Connecticut churches have deposited their records at the Connecticut State Library. The following are church records available online for the town of Eastford:

Land Records

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

• 1847-1909 : Land records, 1847-1909 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1847-1915 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, v. 1-4, 1847-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries and Historical Societies

Eastford Historical Society
16 Westford Road
P.O. Box 350
Eastford, CT 06242
E-mail: ehsarchives@gmail.com
Facebook
Website

Eastford Public Library
179 Eastford Rd.
Eastford, CT 06242
(860) 974-0125
Website

Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Eastford:

Probate Records

In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. Eastford Probate District covers the town only, from 1849. The following are online probate records for the town of Eastford:

• 1849-1923 : Probate records, 1849-1923 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 Eastford town records available online:

• 1847-1915 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, v. 1-4, 1847-1915 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.

Eastford Town Clerk
16 Westford Road
Eastford, CT 06242
860-974-0133 x5
E-mail: townclerk@townofeastford.com
Website

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
• 1847-1915 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, v. 1-4, 1847-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1847-1915 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, v. 1-4, 1847-1915 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
• 1847-1915 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, v. 1-4, 1847-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images