Out-of-staters: How do you do your Connecticut research?

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Cunard on July 27, 2009 at 2:38pm

The Barbour Collection of Vital Records is a great resource. It covers Birth, Marriage and Death records. Also available on Ancestry.

Permalink Reply by Judi Palmquist on February 27, 2010 at 3:29pm

My search is for 1775, thus the Barbor Collection doesn't help. My ancestor is Beriah Matteson, a 3rd gr. grandfather who said he was born in CT. (records say, that is) He had a son Roswell born in I believe Shaftsbury, VT. 1797.

Permalink Reply by Nora Galvin on February 27, 2010 at 5:34pm

Judi,

1775 records would be covered in the Barbour Collection. That resource does not contain records from every town in Connecticut, however. Do you have any idea what town Beriah Matteson was born in? Perhaps if you found the birth or death record for Roswell in Vermont you would get a lead on the birthplace of his father.

Nora

Permalink Reply by Judi Palmquist on February 27, 2010 at 6:02pm

Nora,
Habe been searching two families and mixed them up David B. Stillman/or son Henry Benjamin David's birth was 1824/ Henry's in 1848 One of them was supposedly born in CN, but I don't know where and Beriah Matteson in Rhode Island.in about 1770s Sorry about the confusion.
Judi in CA

Permalink Reply by Janelle Bramble on April 13, 2010 at 10:17pm

Is anyone able or willing to do some research for me?I have tried to reseach at The Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001
but cant afford to get the info its not about my family its jus some research I am doing.If anyone can please let me know and thanks in advance.

Permalink Reply by Nora Galvin on October 13, 2010 at 3:11pm

Janelle, Are you talking about the Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, at Ancestry.com? Many public libraries have subscriptions to Ancestry.com and you can use it free at the library. Nora

Permalink Reply by Bridgid Kelly on October 13, 2010 at 1:32pm

Is there a way non-Connecticut residents can gain access to iconn.org? It seems you need a Connecticut library card to access and I live in the mid-west. They apparenly have The Hartford Courant archived from the beginning.

Permalink Reply by Nora Galvin on October 13, 2010 at 3:09pm

Bridgid, You are correct. You need a Connecticut library card number to get access to iconn.org. Also, I believe there is a segment of several decades in the middle of the Hartford Courant run that are not available at iconn.org but which are available on computers at the Connecticut State Library. Nora

Permalink Reply by Sven-Åke on May 3, 2011 at 3:21pm

How do I do my Connecticut research?   At an computer, at night, in Sweden.  Translating my questions on "Google translator"

I am working on this enigma:

Two brothers left Sweden. Settled in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
 Samuel Ludvig Johansson (Sam Johnson) 1870-05-14 - 1939-03-05   I have contact with his descendants by e-mail.
Per Johan Fritiof Johansson  1866-01-18. Is it (Fritz Johnson) who died in 1912 and was married to Anna Olsen?  Did they get any children? And grandchildren?

 

Permalink Reply by Nora Galvin on May 4, 2011 at 7:01am

I'm glad to hear from you! When did the brothers arrive in Bridgeport? Have you found them on the United States census? Are the descendants of Samuel interested in helping you find out about his brother?

 

Nora

Permalink Reply by Sven-Åke on May 5, 2011 at 1:46pm

I received a book by and about Sams descendants. They have given me everything they have. I'm very much obliged to them.I am looking for information on descendants of the "Bob" Robert Johnson, who fought against Aikens in Vermont in the election 1960  He lived in Brattleboro and had children.
Brothers Sam and Fritz Johnson came to America around 1888, 1889.  Sam became a citizen 1890 I do not know what ship they traveled with.Fritz Johnson had a daughter, Helen, who married Arnold Peterson.But I'm still not quite sure if Fritz Johnson is the right person.

Permalink Reply by Marjorie Anne STEIN on December 7, 2011 at 1:00pm

Recently, I viewed the webinar at Legacy Family Tree by Marian Pierre-Louis. It was an excellent presentation on doing research in Connecticut, a state I have found difficult to do research in as I do not live nearby either.

Unfortunately, it is no longer free to watch BUT the DVD is only $10 or so. I think this would be a great investment for any Connecticut society or researcher as she covered research over a very large time period and suggested many many resources for research.

She has an upcoming presentation on Massachusetts. My ancestors did not arrive until the 1880s, however, her presentation on Connecticut was so good, I have decided to listen to the one on Massachusetts and perhaps learn of a few more records to find those elusive ancestors.

Enjoy,

Margie in Washington State