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The local and general history books from Connecticut are vital for genealogists tracing early American and colonial roots. Many works detail town formations, Puritan settlements, and Revolutionary War service, often including biographical sketches of founding families. Church and town records frequently appear in county histories, along with lists of landowners and civic leaders. These books help illuminate the social, religious, and political life of ancestors across centuries. With its deep historical roots, Connecticut’s published histories provide essential context for understanding family lines, migrations to other colonies or states, and connections to key events in early U.S. history.
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Histories, Memories & Biographies
Local and General History
- The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut 2,162 records
- History of New London County, Connecticut (1882) 1,439 records
- History of Windham County, Connecticut, Volume 2 (1889) 1,312 records
- Fairfield County Historical Society, Articles of Association, List of Members, 1882 1,304 records
- History of New London County, Connecticut with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men 1,190 records
- Connecticut Historical Collections 1,160 records
- History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut, Volume 1, Part 2 1,080 records
- History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut, Volume 1, Part 1 1,050 records
- History of the North Society of Middletown, Connecticut (1908) 1,033 records
- Contributions To the History of Christ Church, Hartford, 1760 - 1900, Volume 2 1,026 records
- Papers of the New Haven Colony Historical Society, Volume 9, 1918 979 records
- Hale, House and Related Families, Mainly of the Connecticut River Valley 934 records
- Edson Family History and Genealogy: Descendants of Samuel Edson of Salem and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Volume 2 918 records
- Town And City of Waterbury, Connecticut, Volume 3 890 records
- Connecticut Historical Society, Annual Report, 1901 888 records
- History and Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut 888 records
- North Haven Annals: a History of the Town From Its Settlement, 1680, To Its First Centennial, 1886 884 records
- The Goodwins of Hartford, Connecticut: Descendants of William and Ozias Goodwin 860 records
- History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut, Volume 2, Part 2 848 records
- Papers of the New Haven Colony Historical Society, Volume 5 836 records
- Various Ancestral Lines of James Goodwin and Lucy (Morgan) Goodwin of Hartford, Connecticut 826 records
- Records And Papers of the New London County Historical Society, Volume 1, 1890 - 1894 822 records
- Contributions To the History of Christ Church, Hartford, Volume 1, Part 2 820 records
- Contributions To the History of Christ Church, Hartford, Volume 1, Part 1 812 records
- The Hollister Family of America: Lieutenant John Hollister of Wethersfield, Connecticut and His Descendants 809 records
- The King Family of Suffield, Connecticut, Its English Ancestry, A.D. 1389-1662, and American Descendants, A.D. 1662-1908 796 records
- The Frisbee-Frisbie Genealogy: Edward Frisbye of Branford, Connecticut and His Descendants 784 records
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