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


 * 1847-1901 (*); Monroe Registrar of Vital Statistics at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1600s-1700s U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 at Ancestry - index & images($)
 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images; some towns maybe missing
 * 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index & images($); some towns maybe missing


 * 1790-1833 Connecticut: Marriages and Deaths, 1790-1833 at American Ancestors — index & images($)
 * 1847-1901 (*); Monroe Registrar of Vital Statistics at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1897-1968  Web: Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Records, 1897-1968 at Ancestry - index($); Also at: Connecticut State Library
 * 1959-2012  Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Index, 1959-2012 at Ancestry - index($)

Deaths

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images; some towns maybe missing
 * 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index & images($); some towns maybe missing


 * 1650-1934  Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 at Ancestry - index($)
 * 1790-1833 Connecticut: Marriages and Deaths, 1790-1833 at American Ancestors — index & images($)
 * 1847-1901 (*); Monroe Registrar of Vital Statistics at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1897-1968  Web: Connecticut, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1968 at Ancestry - index($); Also at: Connecticut State Library
 * 1949-2012  Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 at Ancestry - index($)

Divorce

 * 1720-1799 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1968-1997  Connecticut, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-1997 at Ancestry - index($)

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

Biographies

 * A Catalogue of the Names of the Early Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut: With the Time of Their Arrival in the Country and Colony, Their Standing in Society, Place of Residence, Condition of Life, Where From, Business, etc., as Far as is Found on Record. By Royal Ralph Hinman. Hartford, Connecticut: Case, Tiffany Co., 1852. Salt Lake City, Utah: Digitized by FamilySearch International, 2017. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Connecticut Historical Collections: Containing a General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, etc., Relating to the History and Antiquities of Every Town in Connecticut, With Geographical Descriptions, Illustrated by 190 Engravings. By John Warner Barber. 2nd ed. New Haven, Connecticut: Durrie & Peck and J.W. Barber, 1837. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Encyclopedia of Connecticut Biography, Genealogical-Memorial: Representative Citizens. By Samuel Hart. Boston, Massachusetts: American Historical Society, 1917-1923. Online at:.
 * Ye Names & Ages of All Ye Old Folks in Every Hamlet, City and Town in Ye State of Connecticut, Now Living: With Ye Sketches of Twenty Living Centenarians Compiled by Frederick H. Nash. New Haven, Connecticut: Price, Lee & Co., 1884. San Francisco, California: Internet Archive, 2012. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Who's Who in Connecticut By Ward E. Duffy. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1975. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Connecticut Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Cemeteries

 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index to burial records and obituaries
 * Monroe Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Fairfield County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

 * Connecticut Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Church Records

 * 1630-1920 Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 at Ancestry - index & images($)
 * 1660-1955 at FamilySearch; index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1762-1812 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1823-1908 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * Connecticut Church Records
 * Monroe, Connecticut Churches at FamilySearch Places

City Directories

 * 1971-1972 (*) at 77/ Connecticut, U.S., City Directories, (Monroe)] at Ancestry - index & images($), some years may be missing


 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images($) some towns and years may be missing

Court Records

 * 1636-1945 (*) Connecticut State Library at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * State of Connecticut Judicial Branch-Media-How to Obtain Court Records at jud.ct.gov($)
 * Connecticut Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Land Records

 * 1640-1846 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1823-1924 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Various Dates Monroe Land Records at Monroect.org ($)
 * Connecticut Land and Property

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

Military

 * United States Military Records

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Fairfield County Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * Connecticut Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Connecticut Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Connecticut Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Connecticut Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * For more databases, see Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship and U.S. Naturalization Online Genealogy Records
 * 1791-1906 US Naturalization Records, New England, 1791-1906 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1852-1877 Bridgeport City Court at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; List of Records Included in Collection; index and images
 * 1893-1906 Connecticut, Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1996 Connecticut Circuit Court at Ancestry; index & images ($)
 * 1893-1911 U.S. Circuit Court at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1963-1992 Bridgeport District Court at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images

Newspapers

 * 1700s (*) by Jarvis Means Morse, 1899 at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * List of Newspapers in Connecticut at Wikipedia
 * The Press of Connecticut - Newspapers at portal.ct.gov
 * The Monroe Sun
 * Monroe-Connecticut Post
 * Patch.com-Monroe, CT
 * Connecticut Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries
1640-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index to burial records and obituaries
 * 1629-1934 Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 at Ancestry - index & images($)
 * 1977-2014 (*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Connecticut Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki
 * United States Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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
In the 1600s, probate records were kept by the Connecticut and New Haven Colonies. In 1666, the two colonies joined and formed four new probate districts and counties: Hartford, New London, New Haven, and Fairfield. More probate districts were formed by 1719.
 * 1609-1999 Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 at Ancestry - index & images($)
 * 1635-1750 Connecticut: Early Probate Records, 1635-1750 at American Ancestors — index & images($)
 * 1782-1917 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1787-1880 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1840-1916 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1859-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1881-1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Connecticut Probate Records

Tax Records

 * 1862-1866 (*) United States. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, United States. National Archives and Records Administration (Repository), at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1865-1874 Connecticut, U.S., Excise Tax Lists, 1865-1874 at Ancestry — index & images($)
 * 1915-1926 (*) Connecticut. Inheritance Tax Division at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Connecticut Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * New Haven Connecticut FamilySearch Center
 * Newtown Connecticut FamilySearch 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