New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut Genealogy
Contents
Brief History[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Church Records[edit | edit source]
At its founding, Congregationalism was the dominant religion in Connecticut and was even the state religion until 1818. Other common Christian denominations include the Methodist, Episcopal, Roman Catholic, and Baptist churches.
To see the churches in New Canaan, visit. FamilySearch Places
Many Connecticut churches have deposited their records at the Connecticut State Library. The following are church records available online for the town of New Canaan:
City Directories[edit | edit source]
Land Records[edit | edit source]
In Connecticut, most land records are kept at the town level. The following are online land records for the town of New Canaan:
Libraries and Historical Societies[edit | edit source]
New Canaan Historical Society
13 Oenoke Ridge Road
New Canaan, CT 06840
203 966-1776
203 972-5917 fax
E-Mail:info@nchistory.org
Website
New Canaan Library
151 Main Street
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203) 594-5000
Website
Maps[edit | edit source]
The following are online maps of the town of New Canaan:
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of New Canaan:
- 1802-1916 : Probate records, 1802-1916 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Town Histories[edit | edit source]
Town Records[edit | edit source]
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:
- Births
- Marriages
- Deaths
- Burials
- Cemetery records
- Appointments
- Earmarks
- Estrays (stray animals)
- Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote)
- Land records
- Mortgages
- Name changes
- Care of the poor
- School records
- Surveys
- Tax lists
- Town meeting minutes
- Voter registrations
- Warning outs (of town)
The following are New Canaan town records available online:
- 1766-1935 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, v. 1-2, 1766-1900; index to vital statistics, 1766-1935 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Town Clerk[edit | edit source]
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.
New Canaan Town Clerk
77 Main St, 1st floor
P.O. Box 447
New Canaan, CT 06840
203-594-3067
E-mail: Claudia.Weber@newcanaanct.gov
Website
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Births[edit | edit source]
- 1639-1941 Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941 — index
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
- 1766-1935 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, v. 1-2, 1766-1900; index to vital statistics, 1766-1935 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Marriages[edit | edit source]
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
- 1766-1935 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, v. 1-2, 1766-1900; index to vital statistics, 1766-1935 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Deaths[edit | edit source]
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 — index
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
- 1766-1935 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, v. 1-2, 1766-1900; index to vital statistics, 1766-1935 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
References[edit | edit source]
Adjacent towns: Fairfield Co.: Darien | Norwalk | Stamford | Wilton | New York, Westchester Co.: Lewisboro | Pound Ridge
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