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 Town Hall
7 Fan Hill Road Monroe, Connecticut 06468 (203) 452-2800 Monroe, Connecticut

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 Co.: Easton | Newtown | Shelton | Trumbull | New Haven Co.: Oxford

Town Records
In Connecticut 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

 * Pre 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

 * Pre 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

 * Pre 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 search the Connecticut Vital Records pages
 * 1720-1799 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * Connecticut Vital Records
 * Connecticut Divorce Index

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:
 * Connecticut Town Records

Town Reports
The Town Report Books are located at:
 * 1636-1776 Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, 1636-1776 at UConn Library UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

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

Biographies
For more Connecticut resources see:
 * Connecticut Biography

Cemeteries

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

Census
For more Connecticut resources see:
 * Connecticut Census

Church Records
At its founding, Congregationalism was the dominant religion in Connecticut and was even the state religion until 1818. Other common denominations include the Methodist, Episcopal, Roman Catholic, and Baptist churches.
 * Monroe, Connecticut Churches at FamilySearch Places
 * Beacon Hill Evangelical Free - Evangelical Free Church of America
 * Good Shepherd Lutheran Church - Lutheran
 * Faith World Outreach - non-denominational Christian
 * Islamic Community of Fairfield County - Islamic
 * Monroe Congregational Church - Congregationalist
 * 1762-1812 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images


 * Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel - Roman Catholic
 * Pilgrims Pathway Wesleyan Church - Wesleyans
 * Saint Jude Church - Roman Catholic
 * Saint Peter's Episcopal Church - Episcopal Church, United States
 * 1823-1908 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

For more Connecticut resources see:
 * Stepney Baptist Church - Baptist
 * United Methodist Church of Monroe - United Methodist
 * Connecticut Church Records
 * Connecticut State Library

City Directories

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

Compiled Genealogies
For more Connecticut resources see:
 * Connecticut Compiled Genealogies

Court Records
For more Connecticut resources see:
 * Connecticut Court Records

Land Records

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

Local Histories
For Fairfield County, Connecticut resources see:
 * 1881 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1881 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1639-1928 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - digital version
 * 1639-1928 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - digital version
 * History of Fairfield County, Connecticut. Compiled under supervision of D. Hamilton Hurd. 1881. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : J.W. Lewis. Hathitrust; Internet Archive;.
 * History of Fairfield County, Connecticut, 1639-1928. By Lynn Winfield Wilson. 1929. Chicago, Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., Hathitrust, FamilySearch Digital Library;

Colonization

 * Various Dates (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - digital version with images
 * Connecticut Colonial Records

Historical Data
Timeline For more Connecticut resources see:
 * Connecticut History

Migration
For more Connecticut resources see:
 * Connecticut Migration

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, Connecticut at FamilySearch Places
 * Monroe, Connecticut at Google Maps
 * Monroe, Connecticut at Mapcarta
 * Old Maps of Connecticut at Old-Maps.com
 * Connecticut Maps

Military
Federal sources are found here: State sources are found here:
 * United States Military Records
 * Connecticut Military Records

Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Monroe:
 * 1782-1917 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1840-1916 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries

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

Societies

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