Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Newtown, Connecticut at Wikipedia

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns

 * Fairfield County: Bethel | Brookfield | Easton | Monroe | Redding
 * Litchfield County: Bridgewater
 * New Haven County: Oxford | Southbury

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Newtown Town Clerk 3 Primrose Street Newtown, CT 06470 Phone: 203-270-4210 E-mail: [mailto:https://www.newtown-ct.gov/user/353/contact https://www.newtown-ct.gov/user/353/contact] Newton Town Clerk

Births

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * 1600s-1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts is available at the listed libraries; some towns may be missing
 * 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index

Marriages

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * 1600s-1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts is available at the listed libraries; some towns may be missing
 * 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1640-1955 — index

Deaths

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * 1600s-1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts is available at the listed libraries; some towns may be missing
 * 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1640-1955 — index

Divorce
For more resources see:

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * New Canaan Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Fairfield County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records
At its founding, Congregationalism was the dominant religion in Connecticut and was even the state religion until 1818. Other common Christian denominations include the Methodist, Episcopal, Roman Catholic, and Baptist churches. To see the churches in Newtown, visit. FamilySearch Places Many Connecticut churches have deposited their records at the Connecticut State Library. The following are church records available online for the town of Newtown:

City Directories

 * 1963-1978 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 at Ancestry ($) - index and images, ''some years may be missing'
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Maps
This selection includes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Newtown, Connecticut Town Guides at CT State Library

Military
Searchable by Town
 * United States Military Records

Other Town Records
In Connecticut, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following: For more information see:

Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Newtown:
 * 1820-1922 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
C.H. Booth Library 25 Main Street Newtown, CT 06470 Phone: 203-426-4533 E-mail: [mailto:	dlord@chboothlibrary.org dlord@chboothlibrary.org] Website

Societies
Newtown Historical Society P.O. Box 189 Newtown, Connecticut 06470 Phone: 203-426-5937 E-mail: [mailto:info@newtownhistory.org info@newtownhistory.org] Website