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Genealogy Research in Fairfield County, Connecticut

Research in Connecticut can be an exciting and rewarding experience. With records available for more than 400 years of the state's history, your family is sure to be found in a variety of records available online and at the many archives and libraries located throughout the state.

African American Genealogy

African American Heritage - Bridgeport History Center

African American Resources for Connecticut - FamilySearch Wiki

African American Resources at the CHS

Connecticut Remembers the Civil War - Norwalk, CT Patch

Connecticut Slave Owners in 1790 - Hartford Courant

Farmers, Soldiers and Slaves - Ridgefield Library

LDS Genealogy - Fairfield County Minority Records

Materials on African-Americans in the Fairfield Area

Research Guide to African-American Genealogical Resources

Slavery and Slave Owners in Fairfield - Town of Fairfield, Connecticut

Archives and Libraries

American Ancestors - Fairfield County, Connecticut

Bethel Public Library

Bridgeport Library

Bridgeport Library - Burroughs-Saden

Bridgeport Library - Black Rock

Bridgeport Library - East Side

Bridgeport Library - Newfield

Bridgeport Library - North

The Brookfield Library - Brookfield, Connecticut

Byram Shubert Library

Cos Cob Library

Connecticut Archives and Libraries - FamilySearch

Connecticut State Library

C. H. Booth Library

Danbury Library

Darien Library

Easton Public Library

Edith Wheeler Memorial Library

Fairchild-Nichols Memorial Branch - Trumbull, CT

Fairfield Public Library - Locations

FamilySearch Catalog

FamilySearch Wiki - Fairfield County, Connecticut

The Ferguson Library - Locations

The Ferguson Library - Stamford Public Library

Greenwich Library

Library of Congress - Fairfield County, Connecticut

Long Ridge Library

Mark Twain Library

New Canaan Library

New Fairfield Public Library

Perrot Library

Pequot Library

Ridgefield Library

Rowayton Library

Shelton Library System

Shelton Library System - Huntington Branch Library

Sherman Library

Stratford Library Association

USGenWeb Archives - Fairfield County, Connecticut

Weston Public Library

The Westport Library - Westport, CT

Wilton Library

Bible Records

Connecticut Bible Records - FamilySearch

USGenWeb Archives - Fairfield County, Connecticut Bibles

Biographies

Connecticut Biography - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - Fairfield County Biographies

Genealogy Trails - Fairfield County, Connecticut Biographies

USGenWeb Archives - Fairfield County, Connecticut Biographies

Wikipedia - People from Fairfield County, Connecticut

cemeteries

Census records

AccessGenealogy - Fairfield County, Connecticut Census

CTGenWeb Project - Fairfield County Census

Connecticut Census - FamilySearch

LDS Genealogy - Fairfield County Census Records

New Horizons Genealogy - 1670 Fairfield County, Connecticut Census Records

RAOGK - Fairfield County, Connecticut Census Records

The USGenWeb Census Project - Fairfield County, Connecticut

USGenWeb Archives - Fairfield County, Connecticut Census

Wikipedia - Fairfield County, Connecticut Demographics

church Records

Congregational Library & Archives - General Association of Fairfield County, Connecticut

Connecticut Church Records - FamilySearch

Genealogy Trails - Fairfield County, Connecticut Church Histories / Records

LDS Genealogy - Fairfield County Church Records

New Horizons Genealogy - Fairfield County, Connecticut Church Records

USGenWeb Archives - Fairfield County, Connecticut Churches

court records

Connecticut Court Records - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - Fairfield County Court Records

Fairfield Probate Court

LDS Genealogy - Fairfield County Court Records

RAOGK - Fairfield County, Connecticut Courthouse Records

USGenWeb Archives - Fairfield County, Connecticut Court

directories

Connecticut Directories - FamilySearch

LDS Genealogy - Fairfield County City Directories

Old Directory Search: Stamford, Connecticut 1907

Disasters

Estate Records

CTGenWeb Project - Fairfield County Probate

Connecticut Probate Records - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - Fairfield County Wills

LDS Genealogy - Fairfield County Probate Records

New Horizons Genealogy - Fairfield County, Connecticut Wills/Probate Records

history

Connecticut Colonial Records - FamilySearch

Connecticut Compiled Genealogies - FamilySearch

Connecticut History - FamilySearch

Fairfield County, Connecticut, eBook - Open Library

Greenwich Library Oral History Project

Highlights of Fairfield’s History - Town of Fairfield, Connecticut

History Files at Rays-place.com - Early Recollections of Fairfield Life

History Files at Rays-place.com - Monroe

History Files at Rays-place.com - Trumbull

History Files at Rays-place.com - Wilton

LDS Genealogy - Fairfield County Histories and Genealogies

Living Places - Fairfield County, Connecticut

USGenWeb Archives - Fairfield County, Connecticut History

Wikipedia - Fairfield County, Connecticut History

Wikipedia - National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfield County, Connecticut

immigration and Naturalization Records

Connecticut Emigration and Immigration - FamilySearch

Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship - FamilySearch

ISTG Vol 12 - SS Bellona

LDS Genealogy - Fairfield County Immigration Records

Land Records

BLM GLO Records

Connecticut Land and Property - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - Fairfield County Deeds

LDS Genealogy - Fairfield County Land Records

Town Clerk - Town of Fairfield, Connecticut

USGenWeb Archives - Fairfield County, Connecticut Deeds & Land Records

maps

Connecticut Maps - FamilySearch

Digital Commonwealth - Fairfield County, Connecticut Maps/Atlases

Histopolis - Fairfield County, Connecticut Map

Historic Map Works - Fairfield County, Connecticut

Historical Atlases and Maps of U.S. and States - Connecticut

LDS Genealogy - Fairfield County Map Records

USGenWeb Archives Digital Map Library - Connecticut Maps

military Records

Connecticut Military Records - FamilySearch

Connecticut Roots - Fairfield County Military Records

Genealogy Trails - Fairfield County, Connecticut Military Records

LDS Genealogy - Fairfield County Military Records

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Fairfield County, Connecticut

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Fairfield County, Connecticut (cont'd)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Fairfield County, Connecticut (cont'd)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Fairfield County, Connecticut (cont'd)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Fairfield County, Connecticut (cont'd)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Fairfield County, Connecticut (cont'd)

New Horizons Genealogy - Fairfield County, Connecticut Military Records

Sons Of Spanish American War Veterans, New England Members At Large

Miscellaneous Records

Blacksheep Ancestors - Fairfield County Jail, 1880 Index of Prisoners

Facebook - Fairfield County Genealogy

Genealogy Trails - Fairfield County, Connecticut Miscellaneous Data

LDS Genealogy - Fairfield County Miscellaneous Records

Municipalities

CTGenWeb Project - Fairfield County Town Index

Connecticut Town Records - FamilySearch

Histopolis - Fairfield County, Connecticut Cities

Histopolis - Fairfield County, Connecticut Towns

Internet Archive - A Brief History of the Town of Norfolk [Conn.] from 1738 to 1844

Internet Archive - Historical Sketch of the First Congregational Church of Brookfield, Connecticut

LDS Genealogy - Fairfield County Records by City/Town

Living Places - Bridgeport Connecticut

New Horizons Genealogy - Fairfield County, Connecticut Cities & Towns

Wikipedia - Fairfield County, Connecticut Communities

native American Genealogy

AccessGenealogy - History of the Indians of Connecticut

AccessGenealogy - Indian Tribes of Connecticut

Fairfield 375: It was Uncoway before it was Fairfield - Fairfield Citizen

The Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe - Bridgeport History Center

Golden Hill Paugussett Indian Nation - Wikipedia

Indigenous Peoples of Connecticut - FamilySearch

Internet Archive - The Composition of Algonkin Geographical Names

Internet Archive - Some Help for the Indians: A Catechism

National Archives - American Indian Records

Native American Research - Connecticut State Library

newspapers

obituaries

The Advocate Obituaries - Stamford, CT

Connecticut Obituaries - FamilySearch

Connecticut Post Obituaries - Bridgeport, CT

Connecticut Roots - Fairfield County Obituaries

Darien Times Obituaries - Darien, CT

Fairfield Citizen Obituaries - Fairfield, CT

Genealogy Trails - Fairfield County, Connecticut Obituaries and Death Notices

LDS Genealogy - Fairfield County Obituaries

The News-Times Obituaries - Danbury, CT

Obits Index - Fairfield County, CT

Obituaries - Diocese of Bridgeport

USGenWeb Archives - Fairfield County, Connecticut Obits

photos

CTGenWeb Project - Fairfield County Photos

Digital Commonwealth - Fairfield County, Connecticut Postcards/Cards

Digital Commonwealth - Fairfield County, Connecticut Photographs

FamilyOldPhotos - Fairfield Co CT

school Records

Fairfield Public Schools

LDS Genealogy - Fairfield County School Records

Old Yearbooks - Fairfield - Greenwich, Connecticut

Wikipedia - Fairfield County, Connecticut Colleges

societies

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

The Barnum Museum - Bridgeport, Connecticut

Boothe Park - Town of Stratford, CT

The Brant Foundation

Brookfield Museum and Historical Society

Bruce Museum

Center for Contemporary Printmaking

Connecticut Air & Space Center - CT Aviation History

Connecticut Ancestry Society, Stamford, CT

Connecticut Audubon Society

Connecticut Historical Society

Connecticut Society of Genealogists

The Danbury Museum & Historical Society

Danbury Railway Museum

Earthplace - The Nature Discovery Center

Fairfield Museum and History Center

Fairfield University Art Museum

Federation of Eastern European Family History Societies

Greenwich Historical Society - Greenwich, CT

Historic Putnam Cottage c.1690

Historical Society of Easton Connecticut – Archive Preservation and Research Center

Housatonic Museum of Art

Hurlbutt Street Schoolhouse

Jewish Historical Society of Fairfield County

Keeler Tavern Museum - Ridgefield, Connecticut

MOCA Westport - Museum of Contemporary Art

National Genealogical Society

National Helicopter Museum

National Historic Landmark - The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum

National Trust for Historic Preservation - The Glass House

New Canaan Historical Society - Historical Preservation of New Canaan

New England Historic Genealogical Society - Fairfield County, Connecticut

The New England Historical Genealogical Society

Norwalk Historical Society

Putnam Memorial State Park - "Connecticut's Valley Forge"

Ridgefield Historical Society - Ridgefield, CT

Shelton History Center Connecticut

Silvermine Arts Center

SONO Switch Tower Museum

Stamford Historical Society

Stamford Museum & Nature Center

Trumbull Historical Society

Warren Occult Museum

Weir Farm National Historic Site - U.S. National Park Service

Weston Historical Society

Westport Astronomical Society

Westport Museum for History and Culture

Wilton Historical Society - Wilton CT

tax Records

Connecticut Taxation - FamilySearch

vital records

The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records [Vol. 31] Newtown

The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Stamford (1641-1852)

Connecticut Roots - Fairfield County Birth Records

Connecticut Roots - Fairfield County Death Records

Connecticut Vital Records - FamilySearch

GEDCOM Index - Fairfield County, Connecticut

Genealogy Trails - Fairfield County, Connecticut Birth Records

Genealogy Trails - Fairfield County, Connecticut Marriage Records

LDS Genealogy - Fairfield County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Fairfield County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Fairfield County Marriage Records

New Horizons Genealogy - Fairfield County, Connecticut Vital Records

RAOGK - Fairfield County, Connecticut Vital Records

USGenWeb Archives - Fairfield County, Connecticut Vitals

Vitalrec.com - Fairfield County, Connecticut

connecticut Counties

Many Connecticut family records can be found online and at large state level archives and libraries in Hartford. Many millions of records aren't yet available online, though, and many of these are awaiting your discovery at the local level at county courthouses, historical societies, churches, town clerks' offices, cemeteries, and elsewhere in Connecticut. To find these and other records, click on the links below to find more information about the specific counties where your ancestors lived in Connecticut. You'll find information on these pages that will lead you to the specific documentation you're searching for.

It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain counties in Connecticut have changed over the past few hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived on a certain farm in one county and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in another area entirely. When searching for land, court, tax, and other records it is also a good idea to search for these records in adjacent counties. Following is a complete list of Connecticut's 8 counties along with their formation dates, county seats, and names of parent counties.

County

Formation Date

1666

1751

1785

1666

1785

1726

County Seat

Bridgeport

Hartford

Litchfield

Middletown

New Haven

New London

Rockville

Willimantic & Putnam

Parent County

Original county

Fairfield, Hartford & New Haven

Hartford & New London

Original county

Hartford & Windham

Hartford & New London

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