The town of East Granby was first settled in 1664 and was incorporated in June 1858 with lands taken from Granby and Windsor Locks. It is bordered by Granby to the West, Suffield to the Northeast, Windsor Locks to the East, Windsor to the Southeast, Bloomfield to the South and Simsbury to the Southwest.  The town is approximatley 17.5 sq miles with a 2000 census population of 4,475 residents. It is belived that in 1705, the first copper mine in America was established on the west side of East Granby. However, after proving to be unsuccessful it was turned into a Colonial American Prison called Old Newgate Prison.

• East Granby Town Clerk - 9 Center St, E.Granby CT 06026        (860) 653-6528
• East Granby Historical Society - P.O. Box 188, E.Granby CT 06026
• East Granby Public Library - 24 Center St, E.Granby CT 06026   (860) 653-3002

Transcribed from the Hale Collection:

• East Granby Cemetery
• Elmwood Cemetery
• Copper Hill Cemetery
• Holcomb Cemetery
• Small Pox Cemetery
• Viets Cemetery
• Prisoners Cemetery

• Rootsweb Hartford County Message Board
• CT Hartford County Mailing List
• Archived East Granby Queries

Vital records for East Granby are available at the town clerk's office beginning in 1858. Please note that access to Connecticut Vital Records restricted to members of an incorporated genealogical society such as the CT Society of Genealogists.

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• CT State Library
• NEHGS
• State of CT homepage

• Jerry Dougherty - Photos of East Granby, CT