Fairfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

Guide to Fairfield County, Connecticut ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.


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

Connecticut Online Genealogy Records

Description

 * The county was named referring to the beauty of its fields.
 * The County is located in the southwest area of the state.
 * Named for the hundreds of acres of salt marsh that bordered the coast.

County Courthouse

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

Fairfield County, Connecticut
Towns Organized Before 1800: Brookfield 1788 Danbury 1685 Fairfield 1639 Greenwich 1640 Huntington (Shelton) 1789 New Fairfield 1740 Newtown 1711 Norwalk 1651 Redding 1767 Ridgefield 1708 Stamford 1641 Trumbull 1798 Weston 1787

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

 * Parent County: Created 10 May 1666 from the Colonial lands, one of four original counties.
 * County Seat has none since 1960 and the county was created 1666.
 * North part was taken to form Litchfield County 14 October 1751.

For animated maps illustrating Connecticut county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Connecticut County Boundary Maps" (1643-1960) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * William Willard Roberts, Pioneers and patriots of Pequannock, 1639-1799 , (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983). Includes sections of old Fairfield, Stratford, and Stratfield.  "This historical synopsis...makes no pretense of being complete." Pequannock now known as Bridgeport, Connecticut.  Available at the Family History Library, 
 * J.H. Beers &amp; Company, Commemorative biographical record of Fairfield County, Connecticut containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families, (Chicago, Illinois : J.H. Beers, 1899). Includes fullname index.  Available at the Family History Library,  or FHL US/CAN Book 974.69 D3c pt.2.

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1804-1959 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection, index
 * 1966-2002 - Connecticut, Marriages, 1966-2002 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Local Histories

 * History of Fairfield County, Connecticut. Compiled under supervision of D. Hamilton Hurd. 1881. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : J.W. Lewis. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library - Part 1,  FamilySearch Digital Library - Part 2; Hathitrust; Internet Archive;.
 * History of Fairfield County, Connecticut, 1639-1928. By Lynn Winfield Wilson. 1929. Chicago, Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library - Vol. 1, FamilySearch Digital Library - Vol. 2, Hathitrust, FamilySearch Digital Library;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Revolutionary War

 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - digital book

Civil War
African American Civil War Memorial in Danbury, CT

World War I
- How to Use this Collection
 * 1917 - at FamilySearch — index

World War II

 * at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Vital Records

 * To 1850 - at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Birth

 * 1639-1941 — index
 * 1640-1955 — index

Marriage

 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1966-2002 - Connecticut, Marriages, 1966-2002 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Death

 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1949-2012 - Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Divorce

 * 1720-1799 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Family History Centers

 * Newtown Connecticut Family History Center
 * Southington Connecticut Family History Center
 * Woodbridge Connecticut Family History Center
 * Yorktown New York Family History Center


 * Bethel Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Bridgeport Public Library - an affiliate library
 * New Fairfield Free Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Wilton Library Association Inc. - an affiliate library

Societies, Libraries and Museums
Bethel Historical Society 40 Main Street Bethel, CT 06801 203-743-5893 E-mail: [mailto:president@BethelHistoricalSociety.com president@BethelHistoricalSociety.com] Facebook Website

Bethel Public Library 189 Greenwood Ave Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 794-8756 E-mail: [mailto:adult@bethellibrary.org adult@bethellibrary.org] Facebook Website

The Bridgeport Community Historical Society P.O. BOX 1956 Bridgeport, CT 06601-1956 E-mail: [mailto:audreywpca@gmail.com audreywpca@gmail.com] Facebook Website

Bridgeport Public Library – History Center 925 Broad Street(3rd floor) Bridgeport, CT 06604 203 576-7400, ext. #7 203 576-8255 fax E-Mail: [mailto:hclibrarian@bridgeportpubliclibrary.org hclibrarian@bridgeportpubliclibrary.org] Website

Brookfield Museum and Historical Society 165 Whisconier Road P.O. Box 5231 Brookfield, CT 06804 203 740-8140 E-Mail: [mailto:brookfieldhistsoc@snet.net brookfieldhistsoc@snet.net] Website

The Brookfield Library 182 Whisconier Road Brookfield, Connecticut 06804 203-775-6241 E-mail: [mailto:info@brookfieldlibrary.org info@brookfieldlibrary.org] Facebook Website

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

Danbury Museum &amp; Historical Society 43 Main Street Danbury, CT 06810 203 743-5200 E-Mail: [mailto:info@danburymuseum.org info@danburymuseum.org] Website

Danbury Public Library 170 Main Street Danbury, CT 06810 203-797-4505 E-mail: [mailto:comments@danburylibrary.org comments@danburylibrary.org] Facebook Website

Darien Historical Society 45 Old Kings Highway North Darien, CT 06820 203 655-9233 E-Mail:[mailto:ukremer@darienhistorical.org ukremer@darienhistorical.org] Website

Darien Library 1441 Post Road Darien, CT 06820 203-655-1234 E-mail: [mailto:askus@darienlibrary.org askus@darienlibrary.org]

Easton Public Library 691 Morehouse Road Easton, CT 06612 203-261-0134 E-mail: [mailto:epl@eastonlibrary.org epl@eastonlibrary.org] Facebook Website

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

Fairfield Museum and History Center 370 Beach Road Fairfield, CT 06824 203 259‑1598 Website Facebook

Fairfield Public Library 1080 Old Post Road Fairfield, CT 06824 203.256.3155 E-mail: [mailto:eref@fplct.org eref@fplct.org] Facebook Website

Gaelic American Club, Inc. 74 Beach Rd Fairfield, CT 06824 Website

Genealogy Club of Newtown, Connecticut 25 Main Street Newtown, CT 06470 203 426-4533 E-Mail:[mailto:newtowngenealogy@yahoo.com newtowngenealogy@yahoo.com] Facebook

Greenwich Historical Society 47 Strickland Road Cos Cob, CT 06807 203-869-6899 E-mail: [mailto:cpandolfino@greenwichhistory.org cpandolfino@greenwichhistory.org] Facebook Website Greenwich Library 101 West Putnam Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830-5387 203 622-7948 Website

Historical Society of Easton P.O Box 121 Easton, CT 06612 203 292-3533 E-mail: [mailto:hseastonct@gmail.com hseastonct@gmail.com] Facebook Website

Middlesex Genealogical Society P. O. Box 1111 Darien, CT 06820 203-964-4727 E-Mail: [mailto:stevenaanderson@gmail.com stevenaanderson@gmail.com] Website

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

New Canaan Historical Society 13 Oenoke Ridge Road New Canaan, CT 06840 203 966-1776 203 972-5917 fax E-Mail:[mailto:info@nchistory.org info@nchistory.org] Website

New Canaan Library 151 Main Street New Canaan, CT 06840 (203) 594-5000 Website

New Fairfield Historical Society 2 Brush Hill Road New Fairfield, CT 06812 (203) 312-5679 E-mail: [mailto:mkaa4@aol.com mkaa4@aol.com] Website

New Fairfield Library 2 Brush Hill Road New Fairfield, CT 06812 (203) 312-5679 Website

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

Norfolk Historical Society 13 Village Green P.O. Box 288 Norfolk, CT 06058 860-542-5761 E-mail: [mailto:info@norfolkhistoricalsociety.org info@norfolkhistoricalsociety.org] Website

The Norfolk Library 9 Greenwoods Rd East P.O. Box 605 Norfolk, CT 06058 (860) 542-5075 E-mail: [mailto:norfolkdirector@biblio.org norfolkdirector@biblio.org] Website

Norwalk Historical Society P.O. Box 1640 Norwalk, CT 06852 (203) 846-0525 E-mail: [mailto:info@norwalkhistoricalsociety.org info@norwalkhistoricalsociety.org] Website

Norwalk Public Library 1 Belden Avenue Norwalk, CT 06850 203-899-2780 Website

Redding Historical Society P.O. Box 1023 43 Lonetown Road Redding Center, CT 06875 E-Mail: [mailto:reddinghistoricalsociety@gmail.com reddinghistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website

Ridgefield Historical Society 4 Sunset Lane Ridgefield CT 06877 203 438-5821 Email:[mailto:ridgefieldhistory@sbcglobal.net :ridgefieldhistory@sbcglobal.net] Website

Shelton History Center PO Box 2155 70 Ripton Rd. Shelton, CT 06484 203-925-1803 Website

Sherman Historical Society 10 Route 37 Center Sherman, CT 06784 860-354-3083 E-Mail: [mailto:office@shermanhistoricalsociety.org office@shermanhistoricalsociety.org] Website

Stamford Historical Society 1508 High Ridge Rd Stamford, CT 06903 (203) 329-1183 E-Mail: [mailto:history@stamfordhistory.org history@stamfordhistory.org] Website

Stratford Historical Society Box 382 Stratford, CT 06615 (203) 378-0630 E-Mail: [mailto:judsonhousestfd@aol.com judsonhousestfd@aol.com] Website

Trumbull Historical Society P.O. Box 312 1856 Huntington Turnpike Trumbull, CT 06611 (203) 377-6620 E-Mail: [mailto:​trumbullhistory@gmail.com ​trumbullhistory@gmail.com] Website

Weston Historical Society P.O. Box 1092 104 Weston Road Weston, CT 06883 (203) 226-1804 E-Mail: [mailto:info@westonhistoricalsociety.org info@westonhistoricalsociety.org] Website

Westport Museum For History and Culture 25 Avery Place Westport, CT 06880 (203) 222-1424 E-Mail: [mailto:archives@westporthistory.org archives@westporthistory.org] Website

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

Websites

 * Fairfield County, CT History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Connecticut Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * ancestry.com$, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Available databases for Fairfield County.
 * Connecticut Genealogy, Fairfield County Genealogy
 * 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
 * Linkpendium, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Fairfield County Genealogy and Famiy History
 * MyGenealogist.com, (accessed 8 Aug 2017); Fairfield County Genealogy Resources.
 * USGennet, (accessed 28 Feb 2011), provides genealogical research links for the county of Fairfield, Connecticut.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * [hhttps://web.archive.org/web/20151023093545/http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.com/USA/CT/Fairfield/ Websites at RootsWeb for Fairfield County], (accessed 4 Mar 2011).
 * FamilySearch Catalog for Fairfield County