Though now a culturally diverse city, Middletown was originally held by the Wangunk Indians on its east bank and the Mattabessetts on the west bank. The first European settlers arrived in 1650 from the towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield, CT. In 1653, the name "Middletown" was adopted because of its location between Windsor, CT and the mouth of the Connecticut River.
When Middletown was first settled by the white men, it covered more land than the present-day town. At that time, it included sections of Rocky Hill south to Haddam. The western side of town included a large section of present-day Berlin, and, on the east, it included East Hampton and Portland.
In 1784, Middletown was incorporated as
a city with Jabez Hamilton as its first mayor. In 1785, the first
local newspaper was published, The Middlesex Gazette. In
1938, the Arrigoni Bridge finally connected both sides of the
river, named after Senator Charles J. Arrigoni of Durham.
Middletown
article
on Wikipedia
Society
of Middletown First Settlers Descendants
Middletown Town Hall
245 DeKoven Drive & Court Street
Middletown, CT 06457
(860)344-3459
Hours: M-F 8:30a-4:30p
This library offers IBM & Macintosh computers as well as the Internet for public use. There is also a History Room. (Call the reference number for details of materials.)
Godfrey
Memorial
Library
134 Newfield Street (Rte 3)
Middletown, CT 06457-2534
(860) 346-4375 - Fax (860)347-9874
EMail: mailto:Library@Godfrey.org
Website: http://www.godfrey.org/
Hours: M 9a-8p; Tue-Fri 9a-4p
This library is open to the public and is free of charge. They house an amazing collection of local and state genealogical materials, as well as for the rest of New England and many other US States. They have information on European genealogy. There are hundreds of published family histories and military records available as well. Be sure to visit their website to learn more.
Connecticut State
Library
Hartford, CT
Middletown Queries on Ancestry.com
Archived
queries from this site
Congregation Adath Israel Cemetery
Pine Street, Middletown
(860)346-4709
CT
State Veterans' Cemetery
Bow Lane, Middletown
(860)721-5842
Connecticut
Valley Hospital Cemetery
Silvermine Road, Middletown
Indian Hill Cemetery
383 Washington Street, Middletown
Linus Baldwin, Caretaker
(860)346-0452
1850-present; non-sectarian; open sunrise to sunset
Office Hours - 8a - 4:30p, Mon-Fri
Cemetery records are on-site, searches by appointment
Staff is available for assistance
Industrial School for Girls Cemetery
Rear of Long Lane Farm
Maromas Cemetery
River Road, Middletown
Miner
Cemetery
(860)632-1242
Mortimer Cemetery
557 Main Street
Coralynn has transcribed the inscriptions for this cemetery
After reviewing the inscriptions click on the "back" button
to return to this page
New
Farm Hill Cemetery
Ridge Road, Middletown
(860)346-0271
Old Farm Hill Cemetery
Main Street, Middletown
Inactive, locked; key can be obtained from the firehouse
on Main Street
(860)344-3459 (town clerk's office)
Old Highland [Old Westfield] Cemetery
Highland District
Old Riverside Cemetery
Ridge Road, Middletown
(860)346-0271
Westfield
Pine
Grove Cemetery
South Main Street Extension
Mailing address: Rte 17, PO Box 1404
Middletown, CT 06457
Kenneth Nelson, Sexton
1850's to present; non-sectarian; open 24 hours
Office hours: 8a - 3p Mon-Fri
Records are on-site
available for searches by office personnel only -
Requests are taken by phone or in writing only
Riverside [MacDonough] Cemetery
Saint
John's Cemetery
65 Johnson Street, Middletown
(860)347-5626
349 Washington Terrace
Middletown, CT
Wesleyan University Cemetery
[God's Acre]
Wesleyan University
West
Street [Wilcox] [New Highland] Cemetery
Middletown, CT 06457
(860)235-5348
First Church of Christ
First Baptist Church
93 Main Street
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 344-8451
First United Methodist
24 Old Church Street
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 346-3689
Some other links to Churches in Middletown
All
denominations of Churches in Middletown