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

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 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.

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