Excerpt from Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800, Vol. 5 The question of the abandoned farm seems to us at times to be more a question of the abandoned family than anything else. In other words a case wherein some well established family of to-day in the changing vicissitudes of our American life as is so common had lost all knowledge of its early career. Even the traditional had faded from view and that usual mainstay - a Bible record - but began a short and' uninteresting story some two or three generations back with the bare facts of a birth. A marriage and the children; just where, it did not seem as if of enough consequence to state., There are, we feel sure, many such instances all over the land of old American families that through the changing years and circumstances have become detached from their early anchorage, while the effort to find it again has seemed so hopeless as to induce the feeling of utter despair. It might seem, therefore as if the disclosure of these early marriage records might serve a good purpose if they surely revealed the long hid den secret and fixed the locality in the minds and hearts of this genera tion. In our last issue - Book IV - we had occasion in the Preface to refer to the bright prospects of some definite action by the state authorities to repair and save the old records scattered about; and could wish now it was our pleasure to report steady progress in that direction. The ques tion seemed so vital and so completely removed from any thought of party prejudice that every member of the General Assembly might be presumed to have an interest as he had an interest in his own town's need. A definite policy for the reconstruction of the old books seemed to be the most natural conclusion to draw from the facts in hand. From our view therefore it is a real disappointment to have to chronicle here that when the special commission had, after months of labor, made its interest ing report, been given a hearing and had pressed its recommendations, said report met the same fate as many another unpopular though worthy cause. And so here seems to be the end of the suggestion which Governor Lounsbury so faithfully urged, with nothing apparently gained by the long discussion. The old records are now two years older than when this subject was first as a crying need advocated; while what is a more serious complication consists in the fact that in two old towns at least with rec ords of very ancient date, a private corporation has seen fit to make com plete abstracts of both land and probate for their own use, while the originals freely handled have suffered even more serious damage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800, Vol. 6 With considerable satisfaction we are able to present herewith our Sixth Book of Early Connecticut Marriages, and. Thanks to our interested patrons who have regularly purchased these issues, our Yankee grit has won, and still more of these perishing records are secured in type. It looks now as if the work begun but feebly, some eight years ago, was nearing its completion. Our only hope is that it may be our privilege to bring them all out from their obscurity into ultimate service whereby additional links may be supplied to those who would find a real Connecticut anchorage. As these records have been copied, it has produced in us, as it must produce in those who possess the books, no end of amazement at the vast number of such records found in different localities at such early periods, all in possession of church authorities. Surely we all owe a debt of gratitude not only to the faithful clergy of these early years for so regularly recording, but also to those clerks who felt a real sacred obligation attached to their position in guard ing these perishing books with a jealous care. We fear there is not the same sense of responsibility felt to-day in such matters. Though the examples here set ought to inspire all with a like devotion, especially as is realized the exceeding value of all such records. Nor is it too late for even town clerks to learn a lesson from what has proved to be a most valuable possession of the State. Because a record is old is no evidence that such is either useless or worthless, but rather, in that such is old and perishing, should be reason for greater care and more delicate handling. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800, Vol. 4 It may be remarked in passin how many early records have never been provided with indexes of t e Grantors, though quite as essential as that of the Grantees to be found. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800, Vol. 2 March 2 5, David Richards Elisabeth Edgcomb, April 3, Samuel Lee Jane Trueman, April 20, Noah Miller of Lyme Mary Waller, May 9, Ivory Lucas Mary Coyt, May 19, Titus Hurlbut Lydia Buttolph, Aug. 19. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

An extensive work, this is based on original records, mainly of the Congregational and Episcopal churches of the period 1651-1800. About 30,000 marriages are recorded, arranged by town and thereunder by church, and they give the full names of the brides and grooms, and the marriage dates. Each of the seven volumes is indexed.