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This Family Archive CD contains images of the pages of various books published by the Genealogical Publishing Company that provide a complete record of Connecticut men who served in the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Mexican War, with the emphasis on Connecticut soldiers in the Revolution. Containing a single electronic index to 167,000 individuals, the following books are included on this CD:

Rolls of Connecticut Men in the French and Indian War, 1755-1762. 2 vols.
Containing references to 17,000 militiamen and soldiers, these two volumes contain as complete a record as we are ever likely to have of Connecticut men who took part in the French and Indian War. The rolls are arranged in chronological order, and in almost every case they identify a soldier by name, date of enlistment, regiment, company, and date of discharge. Compiled originally by the Connecticut Historical Society.

The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service During the War of the Revolution, 1775-1783
Covers almost all primary sources pertaining to Connecticut men in the Revolution that were extant at the time of the book's original publication in 1889, including muster rolls, payrolls, papers of George Washington, and minutes of the General Assembly. Personnel records are arranged by military unit and thereunder by date and rank. Naming tens of thousands of men, the work also lists Connecticut pensioners found in the official 1818 and 1840 U.S. pension lists.

Supplement to the Record of Connecticut Men . . . During the War of the Revolution. 2 vols.
These two volumes contain all the Revolutionary War service records in the custody of the Connecticut Historical Society that do not duplicate the records published in the volume above. While at least half of the records in Volume I pertain to militia or naval units, almost all of those in the longer Volume II have to do with the Connecticut Line, 1777-1783. In Volume I, most rosters identify soldiers by name, rank, company, and dates of service; Volume II identifies the home town or place of birth of each soldier. Altogether, 30,000 soldiers are listed.

Connecticut Revolutionary Pensioners
Compiled originally by the Connecticut DAR, this work lists 11,000 Connecticut Revolutionary War pensioners, often giving the names of the pensioners' widows and the pensioners' place of residence at the time of the various pension acts. In all cases the source of the pension record is identified, e.g., survivor's file, widow's file, rejected file, or bounty land warrant.

Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the (I) War of the Revolution; (II) War of 1812; (III) Mexican War

The Revolutionary War records included here are taken from the Connecticut Adjutant-General's Office and supplement materials provided in several of the volumes listed above.

System Requirements: You must have a CD-ROM drive, and in order to read the CD you must use either the Family Archive Viewer (version 4.0 or higher), which is available as a free download at http://www.genealogical.com/content/dlfav6.html, or Family Tree Maker for Windows, version 4.0 or higher (Family Tree Maker software can be ordered from www.FamilyTreeMaker.com).

To access information on our Family Archive CDs using the Family Archive Viewer:

1. Install the Family Archive Viewer CD or download it from http://www.genealogy.com/dlfav6.html.
2. Start the Viewer if it is not already running
3. Insert the CD you wish to view into the CD-ROM drive. If you have 2 or more CD-ROM drives, the CD must be placed in the first one.
4. The CD should open automatically, but users of later versions of the Family Archive Viewer must click the CD/magnifying glass icon in the top toolbar (above the template in some versions) to read the CD.
5. When the screen entitled “About this Family Archive" appears, click OK where prompted.

To access information on our Family Archive CDs using Family Tree Maker:

1. Start your Family Tree Maker and open a Family File. (If the program is already running, skip to Step 2.)
2. Insert the CD in your computer's CD-ROM drive. (If you have 2 or more CD-ROM drives, the CD must be placed in the first one.)
3. From the View menu, select Family Finder, or select the Family Finder icon from the toolbar.
4. For FTM 2005, FTM 2006, or Version 16, you must go to the View menu, select Data CD, then View CD. For FTM 2008 or higher, you must download the Family Archive Viewer.

To search the CD for names, select the Search Expert button in the top right of your screen, then select "Search this archive for someone NOT from your Family File." You can also search for names by using the Index.

Note: If a window opens that contains a list of files on the CD, simply close it.