Connecticut Genealogy
Connecticut Genealogy
WELCOME
TO THE
TOWN OF
NEW MILFORD
LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CT
My name is Linda Pingel and I am
the host for the town of New Milford, Litchfield County,
Connecticut. This page is part of the USGenWeb Project and the
American History Genealogy Project. If you have any information
to contribute for the town of New Milford,
please contact me via e-mail.
| Early New Milford History Includes early settlers, town development, ecclesiastical history, original native relationships, an engraving of the town, news articles, and cemetery inscriptions.... prior to 1837 Decendants
of Caleb Mallory |
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First Twelve Settlers Contributed by: Richard M. Clarke |
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| The
War Record Contributed by: Richard M. Clarke |
New
Milford Plantation Contributed by: Richard M. Clarke |
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| Where Did They Go? those migratory ancestors who once called New Milford their home..... ....On Line Now.... Thomas Lewis & Mary Turrell Capt. Garry Brooks Nathaniel Hendryx Sarah Ketchum Pool Daniel & Sarah Baldwin The Noble Family |
Biographies Biography of: Andrew B. Mygatt |
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Contributed by: Michael R. Bradbury Contributed by: Ray Brown
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New
Milford CT Cemetery Locator Map |
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The contributions by Richard M. Clarke were transcribed by him from Samuel Orcutt's publication of History of the Towns of New Milford and Bridgewater, Connecticut, 1703-1882. Thank you, Richard, for your hard work and dedication to genealogy and for your interest in contributing to this web site :) :)
Jan Lyon has graciously volunteered to do lookups for the town of New Milford. Jan has lived in New Milford, CT all of her life, is a member of the New Milford Historical Society and lives only a short distance from the town hall. New Milford has their entire, complete collection of vital records from the time the town was officially chartered in 1707. As an interesting factoid of information, New Milford was the first colony in CT to have it's own charter. Following is a list of books or compiled information that Jan has in her personal library. Please be as specific as possible when submitting your request. 1) "Families and
Genealogies of Old Families of Fairfield,CT" by
Donald Lines Jacobus. I typed up Richard Lyon and all his
descendants and spouses. Once again........... Jan Lyon's e-mail Thank you Jan !!! |
I am glad to volunteer to do lookups for the surname "Buckingham" of Milford, New Milford, and Bridgewater. I am a 12 th generation descendant of Thomas Buckingham, a founder of Milford,CT, and my direct line lived in Bridgewater/New Milford from early 1800's to 1921 before removing to Watertown, CT where my family lives now. I have compiled and published a family history in 1999 that is available at Higginson Books in Salem,MA. It is a continuation of the 1872 book "The Buckingham Family,or, The Descendants of Thomas Buckingham, one of the first settlers of Milford, CT" by F.W. Chapman. I can be reached at rjbucky@snet.net or at my home address 146 Vaill Road, Watertown, CT 06795..................... R.J. Buckingham Thankyou R.J. !!! |
Janet Krompier has volunteered to do "look ups" from "The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records" for the town of New Milford 1712-1860. Please be as specific as possible.....preferrably providing both the given name and surname as there are many listings for the same surname. Also, please specify "New Milford vital record look up" in the subject line of your e-mail. jlkrompier@mindspring.com Thankyou Janet !!! |
José Rivera Nieves has graciously submitted the following link of obituary listings for persons who were born in the town of New Milford. The listings cover the years 1999 and 2000. Jose is the coordinator for the Orange County, New York USGenWeb Project. Visit this listing of current obituaries here. Thankyou José !!! |
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Kathleen Zuris has contributed a link to a list of Minority Surnames
that she has collected from US census and town (New
Milford) records.
They can be viewed with this link:
http://www.bostwicktypingservice.com/nmminoritynames.html
Thankyou Kathleen!!! |
Can't Find that Elusive Ancestor?
Let others help you in your quest for that "elusive one" by submitting a query and/or your surnames
Someone...somewhere has just that clue that you need to continue your search
Submit Your New Milford Surnames & Query Today
SUBMIT YOUR QUERY
Submit via E-mail per the
following instructions:
Message Body: Write your query as you would like it to appear
Closing: Name & E-mail Address (required)
If you follow the above format, your query will be uploaded to the web site with as little delay as possible.
SUBMIT YOUR SURNAMES
Submit via E-mail per the
following instructions:
Message Body: List your New Milford Surnames
Closing: Name & E-mail Address (required)
If you follow the above format, your surnames will be uploaded to the web site with as little delay as possible.
New Milford Public
Library
24 Main Street
New Milford, Connecticut 06776
To the Library
New Milford Historical Society
Surnames, Town History, & the Genealogies of "Noble" & "Hinman" and much more will be found at the historical society's web site
For some reason, the
historical society's web site is not always accessible.
Please keep trying.
The most current address I have for them is:
New Milford Historical Society
6 Aspetuck Ave.
P.O. Box 359
New Milford, CT 06776
(860) 354-3069
If you have any reference material on or related to New Milford and would like to volunteer as a resource, or if you know of a New Milford link that would be appropriate to add to this page, please e-mail me with the details. Linda Pingel
When contacting a resource volunteer, please do not forget to thank them for their time and effort.
Volunteers Needed!!! Your Name & Resource Can be Listed on this Web Site
Other Genealogical Sites of Interest
Newspaper Abstracts - an
interesting and growing collection of news articles dating back
into the 1800's. You may find your ancestor, place them in time
and place, and read an article about their life.
Cyndi's
List - many many many
links can be found here.
Ancestry - many sites can be searched for free
but membership will get you into all the sites.
(This one is well worth the membership fees)
US Biographies - numerous
biographies "on line" by state.
For Canadian searchers (especially Quebec) visit Marlene
Simmons' site.
GenForum - chat, search and
post queries - all in the same visit.
Higginson
Books - when you can't find it, buy it.
LDS (Latter Day Saints) - on line search
Roots Web - list your surnames
Scotland searchers - find information on your clan history here.
Scotland - found your clan? View and order your tartan at the House
of Tartan
Surname Origins and Meanings -
also includes spelling variations (excellent site), but has
disappeared as of my last check 3/01. If anyone knows if this
site has moved, please contact me.
My Home Page with many more links - visit
here
My "Cemetery" Page - visit here.....not yet
available..... still "work in progress".
My "Lost and Found" Photo Pages - mostly Wisconsin -
mostly unknown - visit
here
Berlin Public Schools 1882-1883 - teachers, staff, pupils, former
graduates, and an etching of the high school - Berlin, Green Lake
County, Wisconsin - visit here
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This page was created by Linda Pingel on June
21, 2000
copyright 2000 - all rights reserved
This page may be freely linked but not copied
Thank you for visiting
Background Graphics Courtesy of
J.O.D.'s Old Fashioned Black & White Clip Art Collection
Mountain Laurel Floral Image Courtesy of
The Santalady
This page was last updated: November 1, 2009
September
11, 2001 |
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