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I have in my possession a well-worn copy of the History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut from the First Indian Deed in 1659 to 1854 including the towns of Washington, Southbury, Bethlem, Roxbury, and a part of Oxford and Middlebury.
This book was written by William Cothren in 1854 and is now on-line and searchable, as part of the University of Michigan's Digital Library. Searchable History of Ancient Woodbury, CT. The format of this volume is oodles of lists of political, religious, military, and fraternal entries (primarily just say that they were a member of such & such and are not indexed).
The real meat of the volume is in the Family Histories, which are indexed and contain a vast amount of information.
Town of Roxbury home page.
Minor Memorial Library, 4 North St, Roxbury, CT 06783, 860-350-2181
Carol A. Hanny has posted an Abbreviated History of Roxbury taken from "The Connecticut Guide", Published by the Emergency Relief Commission, 1935. Remember, some of the route numbers have changed since 1935!
The story of Gamaliel's Den with photo by Carol A. Hanny.
Roxbury Furnace, a.k.a. Mine Hill Preserve
Barbara J. Mathews is willing to check the listing of headstones standing as of December 1937 in Old Cemetery, Old South Cemetery, Center Cemetery, North Cemetery, Beardsley-Leavenworth Cemetery, and under the Warner monument, all in Roxbury, from the Hale Headstones Collection.
Roxbury Congregational Church - 4 Church Street Route 317 - Roxbury, Connecticut 06783 - Office 860-355-1978 Fax 860-354-7430
Historic USGS Maps of New England; Roxbury, CT Quadrangle
Mid 19th Century Map of Bridgewater and Roxbury, Connecticut