Summary
City/Town
Name:
Durham
State:
Connecticut
County:
Middlesex County
Probate
District:
Pending
Year
Established:
1708
Year
Incorporated:
1708
Form
of Government:
Selectman - Town Meeting
Town
Hall Address:
Town Clerk
Web Address:
www.townofdurhamct.org/
History
Brief:
The principal settlers were from Guilford and Killingworth and in May 1669 were established as the Plantation of Cockinchaug. In 1704, it was renamed Durham and it was incorporated as the town of Durham in 1708. Town vital records begin 1839. Barbour collection records cover 1708-1852.
Other City Names (1) Settled From (0) Population (1) Founding Families (1) Cemeteries (6) Name: Durham Cemetery Location: Town House Road Name: Jones Cemetery Location: New Haven Turnpike Name: Mica Hill Location: Mica Hill Road Name: New Cemetery Location: Town House Road, rear of Town Hall Name: Old Cemetery Location: Old Cemetery Road Name: Small Pox Cemetery Location: South part of town near Mt. Pisgah
Churches (3) Name: Notre Dame Church (860) 349-3058 Location: 272 Main Street, Durham, cT 06422 Website: www.notredamechurch.info/ Name: The Church of the Epiphany (860) 349-9644 Location: 196 Main Street, Durham, CT 06422 Website: www.durhamepiphany,org/ Name: The United Church of Durham (860) 349-3683 Location: 228 Main Street, Durham, CT 06422 Website: www.usswebsites.net/unitedchurchofdurhamct.html
Monuments (0) Communities (0) Historical Locations (0) Notable Citizens (5) Name: Chauncy Goodrick (1759-1815) Lawyer and politician, brother of Elizur Type: Historic Name: Elizur Goodrich (1759-1849) Lawyer and politician, brother to Chauncey Type: Historic Name: Moses Austin (1761-1821) Noted businessman Type: Historic Name: Phineas Lyman (1761-74) Major general in the Connecticut Militia during the French and Indian War Type: Historic Name: Stephen Austin (1761-1821) Son of Moses, known as the father of Texas Type: Historic
Newspapers (2) Name: The Peoples Press (203) 235-9333 Type: Contemporary Location: P.O. Box 4459, Yalesville, CT 06492 Website: www.peoplespressnews.com Name: The Town Times (860) 349-8000 Type: Both Location: 488 Main Street, Middlefield, CT 06455 Website: www.towntimesnews.com
Schools (4) Name: Brewster Elementary School (860) 349-7227 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 126 Tuttle Road, Durham, CT 06422 Name: Coginchaug Regional High School (860) 349-7215 Type: High School Location: 135 Pickett Lane, Durham, CT 06422 Name: Korn Elementary School (860) 349-7210 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 144 Pickett Lane, Durham, CT 06422 Name: Strong Middle School (860) 349-7222 Type: Middle School Location: 191 Main Street, Durham, CT 06422
Libraries (1) Published Histories (1) Name: History of Durham, Connecticut, from the First Grant of Land in 1662-1866 Author: William Chauncey Fowler Date Published: 1894 Publisher: Wiley, Waterman and Eaton
Genealogy Websites (0) Historic Timeline (0) Town Historian (1) Name: Francis E. Korn Contact Data: 215 Main Streetsatwell@wesleyan.edu
Vital Records (1) Birth: 1839 - Present - - For earlier records Town Clerks office has a Marriage: 1839 - Present - - copy of "The History of Durham" by Wm. C. Death: 1839 - Present - - Fowler, using church records from the town
