Litchfield County CT Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Litchfield Records by Type Birth Records (108) Cemetery Records (593) Census Records (69) Church Records (208) City Directories (308) Court Records (5) Death Records (140) Histories and Genealogies (260) Immigration Records (3) Land Records (43) Map Records (83) Marriage Records (167) Military Records (37) Minority Records (6) Miscellaneous Records (17) Newspapers and Obituaries (140) Probate Records (40) School Records (118) Tax Records (14)

Overview of Litchfield County Records

• Litchfield County was created in 1751 from Hartford and Fairfield counties.
• Birth, marriage, and death records from 1897 to the present can be obtained from the Connecticut Department of Public Health.
• The Litchfield County Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records starting in the 1800s.
• The Litchfield County town clerks have birth records starting in 1702, marriage records starting in 1702, death records starting in 1702 and land records starting in 1706.
• The Litchfield County Probate Judge has probate records starting 1719.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.