Danbury Probate Court records
Scope and Content
Probate record books, None. Contact the probate court to access original record books. See Alternative Form Available note below.
Probate files, 1756-1891. Probate files may consist of estates, conservatorships, guardianships, commitments, and insolvencies. See Alternative Form Available note below.
Inventory control book, 1756-1891 (coverage). Also known as the Godard Digest, it is a list of probate files transferred to the Connecticut State Library. It was compiled at the Connecticut State Library under the direction of State Librarian George S. Godard.
Dates
- 1756-1891
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Researchers should first consult use copies when available. See Alternate Form Available Section below.
See the Rules and Procedures for Researchers Using Archival Records and Secured Collections policy.
Restrictions on Use
See the Reproduction and Publications of State Library Collections policy.
Historical Note
Danbury, Fairfield County, Town settled in 1685, named October 1687, City incorporated January 1889
The Danbury Probate District was constituted May 1744, from the Fairfield Probate District. The Danbury Probate District serves the municipality of Danbury. At one time it also served the towns of Bethel, May 1855 - July 3, 1859; Brookfield, May 1788 - May 1820; New Fairfield, May 1744 - January 6, 1975; Newtown, May 1744 - May 1820; Redding, January 1782 - May 23, 1839; Ridgefield, October 1746 - June 9, 1841.
City of Danbury, Probate District chronology:
October 1687 - May 1744, Fairfield District
May 1744 - Present, Danbury District
For Probate Court contact information and hours of operation see, Probate Court Directory.
Extent
21 cubic feet
Abstract
Record books, none; Probate files, 1756-1891.
Arrangement
Probate files are arranged alphabetically in one series.
Other Finding Aid
Probate Files: The Probate Estate Papers Index, located in the index corridor adjacent to the History and Genealogy Reading Room, has two parts, a general index covering most of the state, and a Hartford Probate District index covering Hartford and some surrounding towns, 1820-1920. The index cards are arranged alphabetically by individual's last name and first names. The cards have the individual's name, town of residence, probate district, and list of items contained in the estate packet. To request retrieval of an estate packet, copy at least the estate name, file date, and probate district name from the index card. The probate files in Accession 1933-003 are represented in this index.
Provenance
The probate files in accession 1933-003 were transferred to the Connecticut State Library on the following dates (with date span of files): November 29, 1933 (1756-1891); January 18, 1934 (1756-1891). They were interfiled into one alphabetic sequence.
Alternative Form Available
Record books, volumes 1-76, 1739-1916, except for volumes 27, 29, 31, 35, 37, 40, 43, 46, 48, 51, 55-56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 67, 70, 72, 75; probate files, 1756-1891, and inventory control book (Godard Digest) were microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah and are available for use in the History and Genealogy reading room or through the LDS Family History Centers.
- Bethel (Conn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Brookfield (Conn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Danbury (Conn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- New Fairfield (Conn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Newtown (Conn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Probate records -- Connecticut -- Bethel Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Probate records -- Connecticut -- Brookfield Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Probate records -- Connecticut -- Danbury Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Probate records -- Connecticut -- New Fairfield Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Probate records -- Connecticut -- Newtown Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Probate records -- Connecticut -- Redding Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Probate records -- Connecticut -- Ridgefield Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Redding (Conn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ridgefield (Conn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- RG 004:034, Danbury Probate Court
- Subtitle
- Inventory of Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
- Date
- 2011
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Connecticut State Library Repository
