History of Bethany Connecticut

The Gate Schoolhouse in Bethany Connecticut

Bethany Sketches and Records, was compiled and published by W. C. Sharpe in Seymour, Connecticut, with Part 1 issued in 1908 and Part 2 in 1913. These books aim to present historical sketches, transcripts of records, and other collected data in a convenient form for reference. The compiler acknowledges that errors may exist in names and dates, likely originating from the original records themselves, where spellings varied and dates were not always correctly entered. The content contains the ecclesiastical and civil history of Bethany, Connecticut, including details on its incorporation as a society in 1762 and as a town in 1832, the development of its Congregational and Episcopal churches, vital statistics such as marriages, baptisms, and funerals, and information on local families, schools, and topography.

Families of Ancient New Haven

Four Corners New Haven Connecticut

The Families of Ancient New Haven compilation includes the families of the ancient town of New Haven, covering the present towns of New Haven, East Haven, North Haven, Hamden, Bethany, Woodbridge and West Haven. These families are brought down to the heads of families in the First Census (1790), and include the generation born about 1790 to 1800. Descendants in the male line who removed from this region are also given, if obtainable, to about 1800, unless they have been adequately set forth in published genealogies.