Bethlehem, Litchfield CountyIncorporated May 1787. Parent town: Woodbury.
The Woodbury Probate District, constituted 1719, processed probate matters for the town of Bethlehem from its incorporation. The Woodbury Probate District merged with the Oxford, Roxbury, Southbury, and Washington Probate Districts on January 5, 2011 to create the Region # 22 Probate District which serves the municipalities of Bethlehem, Oxford, Roxbury, Southbury, Washington, Watertown, and Woodbury.
Town of Bethlehem probate district chronology:
For Bethlehem probate materials, see Woodbury.
Bloomfield, Hartford CountyIncorporated May 1835. Parent towns: Farmington, Simsbury, and Windsor.
The Bloomfield Probate District was constituted on January 9, 1991, from the West Hartford Probate District. The Bloomfield Probate District merged with the Suffield – East Granby Probate District and the Windsor Locks Probate District on January 5, 2011, to form the Tobacco Valley Probate District (Region # 3), which serves the municipalities of Bloomfield, East Granby, Suffield, and Windsor Locks.
Town of Bloomfield probate district chronology:
For Bloomfield probate records, see Hartford.
Bolton, Tolland CountyEstablished October 1720.
Probate matters for Bolton were processed by the Andover Probate District from 1851. The Andover Probate District merged on January 5, 2011 with the Manchester Probate District to create the Greater Manchester Probate District, which serves the municipalities of Andover, Bolton, Columbia, and Manchester.
Town of Bolton probate district chronology:
For Bolton probate material, see Andover, Hartford, East Windsor, and Hebron.
Bozrah, New London CountyIncorporated 1786. Parent town: Norwich.
The Bozrah Probate District was constituted June 3, 1843, from the Norwich Probate District. The Bozrah Probate District merged with the Griswold and Norwich Probate Districts on January 5, 2011 to create an enlarged Norwich Probate District which serves the municipalities of Bozrah, Franklin, Griswold, Lisbon, Norwich, Preston, Sprague, and Voluntown.
Town of Bozrah probate district chronology:
Series 1, 1833-1880:
Series 2, 1881-1915:
Branford, New Haven CountyIncorporated 1685. Parent town: New Haven.
The Branford Probate District was constituted in 1850 from the Guilford Probate District. The Branford Probate District merged with the North Branford Probate District on January 5, 2011 to create the Branford–North Branford Probate District, which currently serves the municipalities of Branford and North Branford.
Town of Branford probate district chronology:
Bridgeport, Fairfield CountyIncorporated 1821. Parent towns: Stratford, Fairfield.
The Bridgeport Probate District was constituted June 4, 1840, from the Stratford Probate District. It currently serves the Town of Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport Probate District also served the following towns at various times:
Town of Bridgeport probate district chronology:
Series 1, 1840-1880:
Series 2, 1881-1915:
Bridgewater, Litchfield CountyIncorporated May 1856. Parent town: New Milford.
The New Milford Probate District, constituted May 1787 from the Danbury, Sharon, and Woodbury Probate Districts, has processed probate matters for the town of Bridgewater from its incorporation. The New Milford Probate District merged with the Brookfield and New Fairfield Probate Districts on January 5, 2011 to create the Housatonic Probate District, which currently serves the municipalities of Bridgewater, Brookfield, New Fairfield, New Milford, and Sherman.
Bridgewater probate chronology:
For Bridgewater probate material, see New Milford.
Bristol, Hartford CountyIncorporated 1785. Parent town: Farmington.
The Bristol Probate District was constituted June 4, 1830, from the Farmington Probate District. On January 5, 2011 the Bristol Probate District merged with the Plainville and Plymouth Probate Districts to form the Region #19 Probate District. Plainville left to join the Farmington Probate District on January 9, 2019, and the Region #19 Probate District became the Bristol-Plymouth Probate District.
Town of Bristol probate chronology:
Series 1, 1830-1880:
Series 2, 1881-1915:
Brookfield, Fairfield CountyIncorporated 1788. Parent towns: Danbury, New Milford, Newtown.
Brookfield Probate District was constituted June 19, 1850, from the Newtown Probate District. On January 5, 2011, the Brookfield Probate District merged with the New Fairfield and New Milford Probate Districts to create the Housatonic Probate District, which currently serves the municipalities of Bridgewater, Brookfield, New Fairfield, New Milford, and Sherman.
Brookfield probate chronology:
Probate files available online through FamilySearch:
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