Fairfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

''This article is about a county in Connecticut. For other uses, see Fairfield (disambiguation).''

United States Connecticut  Fairfield County

County Courthouse

 * There is no county government.
 * The government is at the town level.

Quick Facts

 * Named for the hundreds of acres of salt marsh that bordered the coast.

Parent County

 * Created 10 May 1666 from the Colonial lands, one of four original counties.

Boundary Changes

 * North part was taken to form Litchfield County 14 October 1751.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Archives and Libraries

 * Fairfield Public Library, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).
 * Fairfield County Public Libraries, (accessed 1 Mar 2011). This site lists the addresses and websites of the public libraries in Fairfield county. [[Image:Ctarlogo.jpg|thumb|right]]
 * USGenWeb Connecticut Archives, Fairfield County, (accessed 1 Mar 2011.)

African American
African American Civil War Memorial in Danbury, CT

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Fairfield Co, USGenWeb CT Archives
 * Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemeteries and Inscriptions, Fairfield County Cemetery Records, (accessed 25 Feb 2011). This website has a collection of cemetery links, organized by town.
 * Fairfield County Cemetery Records, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Online transcriptions.
 * William Applebie Daniel Eardeley, Connecticut Cemeteries 1673-1911, (Stamford, Connecticut : Stamford Genealogical Society (Connecticut), [19--]). Microfilm of typescripts.  Includes indexes. Contains inscriptions from cemeteries in Fairfield, Windham, and Hartford counties, with emphasis on cemeteries of Stamford.  Available at the Family History Library,

Census

 * Census Finder, Connecticut Census Records, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Online links by county.
 * Census Records, USGenWeb CT Archives
 * Lowell M. Volkel, An index to the 1800 federal census of Fairfield and Hartford counties, state of Connecticut, ([S.l.] : L.M. Volkel, c1968).  Available at the Family History Center,
 * Calista K. Cleary, Little Egypt, Black history in three New England towns, (Manuscript,, 1989). "A research project submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Barton L. Weller scholarship competition."  Contains inscriptions from the Wheeler-Baldwin Cemetery (Den Cemetery) in Easton; extracts from the federal census, 1790-1900, for Redding, Easton and Weston; and information about the Baldwin family.  Available online PDF/Adobe Acrobat, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library,

Church History and Records

 * Church Records, USGenWeb CT Archives
 * Methodist Episcopal Church. Stamford Circuit, Steward's Book, 1813-1848, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977). Microfilm of original records at the Connecticut State Library, Hartford.  Contains minutes of quarterly meeting conferences, records of collections and disbursements, and some records of baptisms, marriages and deaths. Conferences were held in several towns of Fairfield county, Connecticut, and in Poundridge, New York.  Available at the Family History Library,

Court Records

 * Court Records, USGenWeb CT Archives
 * Connecticut. Superior Court, Fairfield County, Divorce papers, 1720-1799, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990).   Available at the Family History Library,

Gazetteers
Fairfield County, Gazetteer, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).

History

 * History, USGenWeb CT Archives
 * Lynn Winfield, Wilson, History of Fairfield County, Connecticut, 1639-1928, Vol. 1, (Chicago-Hartford:The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1929).  Includes indexes.  Available online at Family History Archives, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library,  or FHL US/CAN Fiche 6050167-6050169 for Volume 1-3 (total of 25 fiche).
 * Duane Hamilton Hurd, History of Fairfield County, Connecticut with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1881). Includes index to biographical sketches.  Available online at Internet Libraries, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library,   or FHL US/CAN Film 1000148 Item 2.
 * Mrs. Elizabeth Hubbell Schenk, The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut from 1700-1800, Vol. II, (New York, New York, 1905). Includes index.  Available online at Internet Archives, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).   The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut from 1639-1818, Volume 1 and 2, also available at the Family History Library,  or FHL US/CAN Film 1035766 Items 6 - 7.

Land and Property

 * Deeds and Land Records, USGenWeb CT Archives
 * John W. Tyler, Connecticut Loyalists an analysis of Loyalist land confiscations in Greenwich, Stamford and Norwalk, (New Orleans, Louisiana : Polyanthos, c1977). Includes bibliographical references.  Includes index of personal names.  Available at the Family History Library,
 * Tinmouth (Vermont). Proprietors' Clerk, Proprietors records, 1761-1809, (Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Public Records Division, 1973). Microfilm of original records filmed at Tinmouth, Vermont.  Contains deeds and land surveys. Also includes land records from various counties in Connecticut. Includes charter book which contains a copy of the 1761 Tinmouth charter and minutes of proprietors meetings.  Available at the Family History Library,

Maps

 * Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division, Fairfield County, Connecticut land ownership maps, 1856 and 1858, (Washington, District of Columbia : Library of Congress, 1983). Available at the Family History Library,
 * Hagstrom Company, Hagstrom atlas of Fairfield County, (New York, New York : The Company, c1978). Gift of Anna Baker, 1988.  Includes index to streets and roads.  Available at the Family History Library,
 * Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Maps, (accessed 2 Mar 2011). Organized by State and County.  Links to road maps, county outlines, colored outlines and lists of towns.

Revolution 1775-1783

 * Elsie N. Danenberg, Naval history of Fairfield County men in the Revolution a tale untold, (Fairfield, Connecticut : Fairfield Historical Society, c1977). Includes index.  Available at the Family History Library,  or FHL US/CAN Fiche 6067450.

Civil War
Service men from Fairfield County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were formed by a large number of men from Fairfield County.


 * 1) 1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery - Company M - (Bridgeport)
 * 2) 1st Regiment, Connecticut Cavalry - Company D
 * 3) 1st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Infantry Company E and H. Rifle Company B
 * 4) 3rd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Infantry Company A, C, D and Rifle Company F.
 * 5) 9th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company D
 * 6) 10th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company I
 * 7) 14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company A
 * 8) 17th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and K.
 * 9) 23rd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company B, D, E, I and K.
 * 10) 28th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company A, B, C, G, and H.

Newspapers
Fairfield County Newspaper List, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).

Obituaries

 * Fairfield County, Connecticut Obituaries, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).  A directory of obituary databases and archives on the internet.
 * Obituaries, USGenWeb CT Archives
 * Lester Card, Marriages and deaths (not taken from cemetery or tombstone records), 1790-1855, Fairfield County, Connecticut, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1941). Microfilm of typescript (250 p. made in 1934) at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society in New York City, New York. Death information was taken from Norwalk Gazette. Includes index.  Some pages wanting.  Available at the Family History Library,

Probate District Courts
Connecticut State Library, Research Guide to Connecticut Probate Districts, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).

Vital Records

 * Vital Records, USGenWeb CT Archives
 * Census Finder, Connecticut Vital Records, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).  Records online by county.

Wills
Transcriptions of Wills, USGenWeb CT Archives

Societies, Libraries and Museums

 * Fairfield Museum and History Center, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).
 * Fairfield County Historical Societies, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).
 * Connecticut Society of Genealogists, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).

Web Sites

 * ancestry.com$, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Available databases for Fairfield County.
 * Connecticut Genealogy, Fairfield Countywide Sources, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).
 * Cyndi's List, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Fairfield County General Resource Sites
 * epodunk, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Fairfield County, Connecticut Ancestry and Family History
 * The Fairfield County CTGenWeb Project, an member of The CTGenWeb Project
 * FamilyHistory101.com, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).  Fairfield County, Connecticut History, Records, Facts, Genealogy and Ancestry
 * Linkpendium, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Fairfield County Genealogy and Famiy History
 * MyGenealogist.com, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Fairfield County, Connecticut Genealogy Resources.  Our expert research team has put together some helpful links and resources to help you get started with your project. Many of the Fairfield County resources listed on this page are often used by our genealogists to locate important records like birth certificates, obituaries, court records, marriage certificates, land deeds, and family histories.
 * USGennet, (accessed 28 Feb 2011), provides genealogical research links for the county of Fairfield, Connecticut.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project (backup site)
 * Family History Library catalog for Fairfield County