Source Information

Ancestry.com. New Haven, Connecticut History [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.
Original data: Hill, Everett G. A Modern History of New Haven and Eastern New Haven Count. Vol. I-II. New York, USA: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1918.

About New Haven, Connecticut History

This database contains a history of the city of New Haven and the eastern portion of New Haven County in southern Connecticut according to Everett G. Hill. The history begins with the arrival of the pilgrims with Reverend John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton in 1638 and concludes in 1918, which was the time of publishing. It discusses New Haven's churches, schools, manufacturers, civic development, parks, libraries, and the ever-present influence of Yale College. The end chapters describe the other towns in eastern New Haven County. These towns include: Branford, Stony Creek (part of Branford), North Branford, Cheshire, Guilford, Hamden, Mount Carmel (part of Hamden), Madison, Meriden, East Haven, North Haven, West Haven, Orange, Woodbridge, and Wallingford. This database also contains biographical sketches for over 500 prominent and distinguished men from this area. The wide variety of historical information provided in this work is a great tool that will help you to understand the community in which your ancestors lived. This, in turn, will enable you to place your ancestors in a historical context.