Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
The town of Monroe is located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. In 1656, the town of Stratford included the southern part of present-day Monroe. In 1662, more land was transferred from the Golden Hill Paugussett Indian Nation to Stratford, and included the area where the town of Monroe is now. In 1671, the town of Stratford purchased the remainder of the territory from the Paugusset Indians, which included the northern parts of Monroe. In 1823 Monroe became an incorporated town in Fairfield County. The town of Monroe is named after the fifth President of the United States, James Monroe.
 * Monroe, Connecticut at Wikipedia

Parent Towns

 * 1656, 1662, 1671 Stratford
 * 1823 Incorporated from: Huntington (now Shelton)

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:
 * East Village, Connecticut
 * Midtown
 * Monroe Center Historic District
 * North Central
 * Stepney, Connecticut
 * Stevenson
 * Upper Stepney, Connecticut
 * Whitney Farms
 * Zoar

Adjacent Towns

 * Fairfield County: Easton | Newtown | Shelton | Trumbul
 * New Haven County: Oxford

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Monroe Town Clerk
Monroe Town Hall - Room 201 7 Fan Hill Road Monroe, CT 06468 (203) 452-2811 E-mail: [mailto:vstone@monroect.org vstone@monroect.org] Monroe Town Clerk

Births

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images; some towns maybe missing
 * Pre 1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts are available at these libraries; some towns maybe missing
 * Pre 1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index & images, ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1847-1901 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images; some towns maybe missing
 * Pre 1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts are available at these libraries; some towns maybe missing
 * Pre 1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index & images, ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1847-1901 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images; some towns maybe missing
 * Pre 1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts are available at these libraries; some towns maybe missing
 * Pre 1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index & images, ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1847-1901 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Divorce
For more resources see:
 * 1720-1799 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * Connecticut Vital Records
 * Connecticut Divorce Index

Town Reports

 * 1636-1776 Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, 1636-1776 at UConn Library University of Connecticut

Resources
For more County and State resources see:
 * Fairfield County, Connecticut Genealogy
 * Connecticut, United States Genealogy

Cemeteries

 * Monroe Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Fairfield County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records

 * 1762-1812 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1823-1908 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * Monroe, Connecticut Churches at FamilySearch Places

City Directories

 * 1971-1972 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Land Records

 * 1823-1924 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Various Dates Monroe Land Records at Monroect.org
 * Connecticut Land and Property

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Connecticut Town Guides, Monroe at CT State Library
 * McConnell's Historical maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Monroe Boundary Map at HomeTownLocater
 * Monroe at FamilySearch Places
 * Monroe at Google Maps
 * Monroe at Mapcarta
 * Old Maps of Connecticut at Old-Maps.com
 * Connecticut Maps

Military

 * United States Military Records

World War I
Searchable by Town
 * 1917 Connecticut, U.S., Military Census, 1917 at Ancestry, ($), index & images
 * 1917 Connecticut, World War I, Military Census of Nurses, 1917 at Ancestry, ($), index & images
 * 1917-1918 (*), at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1919-1920 Connecticut, U.S., Military Questionnaires, 1919-1920 at Ancestry, ($), index & images

Newspapers

 * The Monroe Sun
 * Monroe-Connecticut Post
 * Patch.com-Monroe, CT
 * Connecticut Newspapers

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: Connecticut Town Records

Probate Records

 * 1782-1917 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1840-1916 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Archives
For more Connecticut resources see:
 * Connecticut Archives and Libraries

Libraries

 * Edith Wheeler Memorial Library 733 Monroe Turnpike Monroe, CT 06468 203 452-2850 E-mail: [mailto:lrhyins@ewml.org lrhyins@ewml.org] Website: Edith Wheeler Memorial Library


 * Connecticut State Library
 * Connecticut State Library Wiki Page
 * Connecticut Archives and Libraries

Museums
For more Connecticut resources see:
 * Connecticut Archives and Libraries

Family History Centers
Nearest Family History Centers to the town of Monroe: Nearest Affiliate Libraries to the town of Monroe:
 * New Haven Connecticut Family History Center
 * Newtown Connecticut Family History Center
 * Bethel Public Library
 * Bridgeport Public Library
 * Southbury Public Library

Societies

 * Monroe Historical Society PO Box 212 Monroe, CT 06468 203-261-1383 E-mail: [mailto:society@monroecthistory.org society@monroecthistory.org] Website: Monroe Historical Society