Bozrah
Summary
City/Town
Name:
Bozrah
State:
Connecticut
County:
New London County
Probate
District:
29
Year
Established:
1786
Year
Incorporated:
Form
of Government:
Selectman - Town Meeting
Town
Hall Address:
Town Clerk
Web Address:
www.munic.state.ct.us/BOZRAH/bozrah.htm
History
Brief:
Originally part of Norwich and the Parish of West Farms, it was set off as the Parish of New Concord or the Fourth Society of Norwich in 1737. In 1786, the inhabitants requested to be recognized as the town of Bath but the General Assembly selected the Biblical name, Bozrah for incorporation. Town vital records begin 1700. Barbour collection records cover 1786-1850.
Other City Names (2) Name: New Concord Name: The Fourth Society of Norwich
Settled From (1) Population (17) Year: 1840 Population: 1079 Year: 1850 Population: 867 Year: 1860 Population: 1216 Year: 1870 Population: 984 Year: 1880 Population: 1155 Year: 1890 Population: 1005 Year: 1900 Population: 799 Year: 1910 Population: 861 Year: 1920 Population: 858 Year: 1930 Population: 859 Year: 1940 Population: 904 Year: 1950 Population: 1154 Year: 1960 Population: 1590 Year: 1970 Population: 2036 Year: 1980 Population: 2135 Year: 1990 Population: 2297 Year: 2000 Population: 2357
Founding Families (0) Cemeteries (10) Name: Bailey-Wightman Cemetery Location: Basham Hill Name: Church Family Cemetery Location: Bozrah St. Name: Gardner Cemetery Location: Near Gardner Lake Name: Harris Cemetery Location: Bozrah St. Name: Hough-Harris Cemetery Location: Colchester Town Line Name: Johnson Cemetery Location: Norwich Tpke Name: Old Leffingwell Cemetery Location: Bozrah-Montville Line Name: Parker Cemetery Location: Bozrah ST Name: Stark Cemetery Location: Jabez Bailey Farm on Scott Hill Name: Wightman Cemetery Location: Bozrah St.
Churches (3) Name: Bozrah Congregational Church (860) 889-6503 Location: 17 Bozrah St., Bozrah, CT 06334 Name: Fitchville Baptist Church (860) 887-4455 Location: 1 Bozrah St., Ext., Bozrah, CT 06334 Website: fitchvillebaptistchurch.org Name: Leffingwell Baptist Church (860) 887-7703 Location: 860 Salem Tpke., Bozrah, CT 06334
Monuments (0) Communities (9) Name: Bashan Hill Name: Brush Hill Name: Fitchville Name: Gardner Lake Name: Gilman Name: Leffingwell Name: Scott Hill Name: Spicer Hill Name: Wawecus Hill
Historical Locations (0) Notable Citizens (2) Name: Reuben Hyde Walworth (1788-1867) American Jurist and Politician Type: Historic Name: Samuel "Sam" Gejdenson (1948-) Politician Type: Contemporary
Newspapers (0) Schools (2) Name: Fields Memorial School PreK-8 (860) 887-2561 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 8 Bozrah St., Bozrah, CT 06334 Name: Norwich Free Academy (860) 887-2505 Type: High School Location: 305 Broadway, Norwich, CT 06360 Website: www.norwichfreeacademy.com/
Libraries (1) Name: Salem Free Public Library (860) 859-1130 Type: Current Location: 264 Hartford Rd., Salem, CT 06420
Published Histories (0) Genealogy Websites (0) Historic Timeline (0) Town Historian (1) Name: John E. Orr, Jr. Contact Data: 131 Gifford Lane
Vital Records (1) Birth: 1700 - Present - Earlier Births, Marriage Marriage: 1700 - Present - and Death records may by Death: 1700 - Present - found in Norwich
