An index of Births, Marriages, and Deaths that occurred in the years 1850 to 1895 in Newtown, CT is available to search online. Every effort was made to accurately transcribe the BMD records, though some names were not legible. The BMD index can be found at Hidden Genealogy Nuggets.
The 1890s Newtown Death Database is also now available online! This database can be found on the Growing up in Willow Creek blog.
Thank you to Bob Pittman who has ensured that all the interments of St. Rose Cemetery are on Findagrave!
Database of Newtown Deaths 1890 - 1899 is now available at the library or at the Town Historian's office This database includes date of death, age at death, marital status, place of birth, cause of death, occupation, parents' names, and in most cases mother's maiden name. Indexes of obituaries appearing in The Newtown Bee through 2010 are available in the C. H. Booth Library genealogy room Recent obits now give parents' names and mothers' maiden names.
The 1890 Census Substitute for Newtown was developed by utilizing school records, the Grand List and voter registration lists for 1890. The 1890 Census Substitute is now featured on this Web site in the four 1890 databases as well as residing in the C. H. Booth Library's genealogy room.
The Newtown Oral History Project has produced three volumes of Newtown Remembered: An oral history of the 20th century. Sponsored by the Newtown Historical Society and the Friends of the C. H. Booth Library, these volumes contain stories by and about Newtown residents. History books give us information on events and dates; oral histories help us to understand how events actually affected the people in the community. These volumes can be borrowed from the C. H. Booth Library.
The C. H. Booth Library genealogy room has indexes for the Newtown Bee's vital records from 1889-1953, Newtown Congregational Church Records 1715-1946, Mayflower Families, Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Family histories of Newtown families, and much more. It is definitely worth a research trip to the Booth Library if you have Newtown area ancestors.
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