New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States

Connecticut

Fairfield

New Canaan

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of New Canaan, Connecticut online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Findagrave.com CTGenWeb CTGenWeb Archives Tombstone Project Billion Graves Index at FamilySearch CT Interment
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	Family History Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the Town	Findagrave.com Billion Graves Cemetery Records by Access Genealogy Charles R Hale Collection New Canaan CT Cemetery Records by GenealogyTrails FamilySearch Places
See Connecticut Cemeteries for more information

Church Records

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:

Land Records

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

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

The following are online maps of the town of New Canaan:

Probate Records

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 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:

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

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

Births

• 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

• 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

• 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

Adjacent towns: Fairfield Co.: Darien | Norwalk | Stamford | Wilton | New York, Westchester Co.: Lewisboro | Pound Ridge