Also a list of men who did road work in lieu of taxes in Ohio and Connecticut. Many eastern states have town records the same as we have county. Within a TOWN there may be a number of villiages or a city. Here again you must study the levels of government and the records under their jurisdiction. Birth and Death Records.
Some cities are independent of county.
Many cities or towns have also kept records of the marriages, independent of the county. On several occasions I have found the town owns the cemetery, sells the lots and keeps the records of who bought the plot, who was interred, and even the relationship to the owner of the plot. Tax Records - road repair, etc. 5. In some of the larger cities, you will find city directories which give name, name of wife, residence and occupation. Also, I have found widows listed with the name of their deceased husband in parentheses.