Ellington, Tolland County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States

Connecticut

Tolland

Ellington

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Ellington, 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 Tolland County Cemetery Records Tolland County Genealogy and History by GenealogyTrails Tolland 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.

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

Land Records

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

Libraries and Historical Societies

Ellington Historical Society
70 Main Street
PO Box 73
Ellington CT 06029
E-mail: genealogist@ellingtonhistsoc.org
E-mail: ellingtonhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
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Hall Memorial Library
93 Main Street
P.O. Box 280
Ellington, CT 06029
860-870-3160
E-mail: hallmlib@ellington-ct.gov
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Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Ellington:

Probate Records

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

• 1826-1916 : Probate records, 1826-1916 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 Ellington town records available online:

• 1754-1856 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1754-1856 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1786-1850 : Ellington births, marriages, and deaths, 1786-1850 : copy of records made March 1st, 1898 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1786-1850 : Ellington births, marriages, deaths, 1786-1850 : Barbour collection, Connecticut State Library, 1922 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1820-1853 : Records of marriages, from 1820 to 1853 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1950 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1852-1950 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.

Ellington Town Clerk
55 Main Street
Ellington, CT 06029
860-870-3105
E-mail: dmckeegan@ellington-ct.gov
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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
• 1754-1856 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1754-1856 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1786-1850 : Ellington births, marriages, and deaths, 1786-1850 : copy of records made March 1st, 1898 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1786-1850 : Ellington births, marriages, deaths, 1786-1850 : Barbour collection, Connecticut State Library, 1922 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1950 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1852-1950 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1754-1856 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1754-1856 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1786-1850 : Ellington births, marriages, and deaths, 1786-1850 : copy of records made March 1st, 1898 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1786-1850 : Ellington births, marriages, deaths, 1786-1850 : Barbour collection, Connecticut State Library, 1922 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1820-1853 : Records of marriages, from 1820 to 1853 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1950 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1852-1950 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
• 1754-1856 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1754-1856 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1786-1850 : Ellington births, marriages, and deaths, 1786-1850 : copy of records made March 1st, 1898 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1786-1850 : Ellington births, marriages, deaths, 1786-1850 : Barbour collection, Connecticut State Library, 1922 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1950 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1852-1950 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

References

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