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.

African American
African American Civil War Memorial in Danbury, CT

Military

 * 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 specifically formed in Fairfield County.

- 1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery


 * 1) Company M - (Bridgeport)

- 1st Regiment, Connecticut Cavalry


 * 1) Company D

- 1st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry


 * 1) Infantry Company E
 * 2) Infantry Company H
 * 3) Rifle Company B

- 3rd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry


 * 1) Infantry Company A
 * 2) Infantry Company C
 * 3) Infantry Company D
 * 4) Rifle Company F

- 9th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry


 * 1) Company D

- 10th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry


 * 1) Company I

- 14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry


 * 1) Company A

- 17th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry


 * 1) Company A
 * 2) Company B
 * 3) Company C
 * 4) Company D
 * 5) Company E
 * 6) Company F
 * 7) Company G
 * 8) Company H
 * 9) Company I
 * 10) Company K

- 23rd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry


 * 1) Company B
 * 2) Company D
 * 3) Company E
 * 4) Company I
 * 5) Company K

- 28th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry


 * 1) Company A
 * 2) Company B
 * 3) Company C
 * 4) Company G
 * 5) Company H

Web Sites

 * The Fairfield County CTGenWeb Project, an member of The CTGenWeb Project
 * Linkpendium
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project (backup site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Fairfield County