Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Wilton, Connecticut at Wikipedia

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

Adjacent Towns

 * Fairfield County: New Canaan | Norwalk | Redding | Ridgefield | Weston | Westport
 * Westchester County, New York: ''Lewisboro, NY

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Wilton Town Clerk 238 Danbury Road Wilton, CT 06897 Phone: 203-563-0106 E-mail: https://www.wiltonct.org/user/68/contact Wilton 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
 * 1776-1901  at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1838-1871  at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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
 * 1776-1901  at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1838-1871  at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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
 * 1776-1901  at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1838-1871  at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Divorce
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Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Wilton Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * 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 Wilton, 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 Wilton:

Land Records

 * 1802-1919 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Military
Searchable by Town
 * United States Military Records

Other Town Records
For more information see:

Probate Records

 * 1802-1916 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Road Wilton, CT 06897 Phone: 203-762-3950 Website

Societies
Wilton Historical Society 224 Danbury Road Wilton, CT 06897 Phone: 203-762-7257 E-Mail: [mailto:info@wiltonhistorical.org info@wiltonhistorical.org] Website