New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States

Connecticut

Fairfield

New Fairfield

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of New Fairfield, 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield, 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 Fairfield:

Land Records

In Connecticut, most land records are kept at the town level. The following are online land records for the town of New Fairfield:

Libraries and Historical Societies

New Fairfield Historical Society
2 Brush Hill Road
New Fairfield, CT 06812
(203) 312-5679
E-mail: mkaa4@aol.com
Website

New Fairfield Library
2 Brush Hill Road
New Fairfield, CT 06812
(203) 312-5679
Website

Maps

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

Probate Records

In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of New Fairfield:

• 1744-1916 : Probate records, 1744-1916 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 Fairfield town records available online:

Town Clerk

The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

New Fairfield Town Clerk
4 Brush Hill Road
New Fairfield, CT 06812
(203) 312-5616
E-mail: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5tlwXJIY_MA-AVekahVu5JTOJqDsjba_M6D5lyYo6F3zMRg/viewform
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

Marriages

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index

Deaths

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index

References

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