Plainfield CT GenWeb

HISTORY

The town of Plainfield is located in the Southeast corner of Connecticut. It is bordered by Canterbury to the West, Brooklyn to the Northwest, Killingly to the North, Sterling to the East. The town is appx. 43 square miles with a 2000 population of 14,619 residents spread out between the villages of Plainfield, Central Village, Mossup and Wauregan. The area was incorporated in May 1699 under the name Quinebaug and later renamed to Plainfield. During the 18th century agriculture was its primary industry which gave way to manufacturing during the 19th and early 20th century, with the resources of the Mossup and Quinebaug Rivers and 2 railways running from major cities.

TOWN LISTINGS

Town Clerks Office: 8 Community Ave Plainfield CT 06374 (860) 230-3001
Aldrich Free Public Library - 299 Main St, Moosup, CT
Central Village Library -51 Black Hill Rd, Central Village CT
Plainfield Library -39 Railroad Ave, Plainfield CT
Plainfield Historical Society

RECORDS

Vital Records
- Barbour Collection of CT Vital Records A-B C D-G H-K L-O P-S T-V W-Z
- Early CT Marriages prior to 1800

Cemetery Records
- Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions

Census Records
- 1790 Federal Census

Queries & Message Boards
- Windham County Queries

VOLUNTEERS

If you have records you are willing to share with researchers, please email the Town Coordinator.
Please specify your resource[s], plus any specific preferences. Thank you!

The following people have volunteered to do lookups:

Debbie Smith smith6403@sbcglobal.net

Town Clerk's Office for Birth, Marriage, Death and Probate Records.
"Moosup Journal" newspaper. Dates of coverage are from Feb 1900 through 1976.
"The Hartford Courant" for the year of 1860 only.