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Connecticut Genealogy Books

Early Connecticut Marriages: As Found On Ancient Church Records Prior To 1800 by Frederic W. Bailey. 1,994 pp. (seven books bound in one volume), indices, cloth. (1896-1906) 1997. About 30,000 marriages are recorded. UCT005       $55.00

Genealogical Notes, or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts by Nathaniel Goodwin. 362 pp., index, cloth. (1856) 1995. A cornerstone of genealogy for the two states, it gives partial genealogies of the settlers, including residence, name and parentage of wives, death dates, and lines of descent, almost always to the third generation. UNE006       $25.00

New England Family Histories: State of Connecticut by Lu Verne V. Hall and Donald O. Virdin. 258 pp., paper. 1999. An abundance of genealogical works about New England families has been written and is available to the public. This book is your guide to these existing works. The authors have researched and compiled a valuable bibliographic reference tool for anyone searching for their New England ancestors, or researching Connecticut family histories and genealogies. Bibliographic references are grouped alphabetically, by family names, from Aasen to York, with titles arranged alphabetically by author. Individual book listings contain author, publisher and publication date (as available) to make location easier. This volume also provides a list of the major Connecticut libraries, codes to library abbreviations with a very brief glossary, a list of Connecticut genealogical societies, a bibliography and an index of full names. UCT007      $23.50

Sketches and Chronicles of the Town of Litchfield, Connecticut, Historical, Biographical, and Statistical: Together with a Complete Official Register of the Town by Payne Kenyon Kilbourne. 296 pp., illus., index, paper. (1859) 1998. Litchfield was organized and incorporated in 1751. The author traces the rise and progress of this "little settlement in the wilderness," beginning around 1700 and continuing until 1859 (the original publication date of this title). Chapters include: events in Connecticut preceding Litchfield's settlement, incidents of the first settlement, alarms and measures of defense, miscellaneous events, events preceding the Revolution, the Revolutionary era, men of the Revolution, progress and improvement, ecclesiastical maters and an appendix. The appendix lists county and state officials, judges, commissioners, justices, senators, attorneys, miscellaneous articles and finally biographical addenda. Includes a fold-out map circa 1859. UCT006      $24.50