Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

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Connecticut

Fairfield

Fairfield

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of 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 Fairfield CT Cemetery Records by GenealogyTrails FamilySearch Places
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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.

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Many Connecticut churches have deposited their records at the Connecticut State Library. The following are church records available online for the town of Fairfield:

Land Records

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

Libraries and Historical Societies

Fairfield Museum and History Center
370 Beach Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
203 259‑1598
E-mail: info@fairfieldhs.org
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Fairfield Public Library
1080 Old Post Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
203.256.3155
E-mail: eref@fplct.org
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Fairfield Woods Branch Library
1147 Fairfield Woods Road
Fairfield, CT 06825
203.255.7307

Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Fairfield:

Probate Records

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

• 1648-1750 : Abstract of probate records at Fairfield, County of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, 1648-1750 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1648-1916 : Probate records, 1648-1916 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1716-1740 : Abstract of probate records at Fairfield, Connecticut : down to 1721 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 Fairfield town records available online:

• 1631-1691 : Births, marriages and deaths returned from Hartford, Windsor and Fairfield and entered in the early land records of the colony of Connecticut : volumes I and II of Land records and no. D of Colonial deeds at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1820-1853 : Record of marriages, 1820-1853 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1847-1850 : Reports of births, marriages, and deaths in the school districts, 1847-1850 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1902 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1852-1902 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.

Fairfield Town Clerk
611 Old Post Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
203-256-3090
E-mail: bbrowne@town.fairfield.ct.us
Website

Vital Records

Births

• 1631-1691 : Births, marriages and deaths returned from Hartford, Windsor and Fairfield and entered in the early land records of the colony of Connecticut : volumes I and II of Land records and no. D of Colonial deeds at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1639-1941 Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1847-1850 : Reports of births, marriages, and deaths in the school districts, 1847-1850 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1902 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1852-1902 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1631-1691 : Births, marriages and deaths returned from Hartford, Windsor and Fairfield and entered in the early land records of the colony of Connecticut : volumes I and II of Land records and no. D of Colonial deeds at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1820-1853 : Record of marriages, 1820-1853 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1847-1850 : Reports of births, marriages, and deaths in the school districts, 1847-1850 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1902 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1852-1902 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1631-1691 : Births, marriages and deaths returned from Hartford, Windsor and Fairfield and entered in the early land records of the colony of Connecticut : volumes I and II of Land records and no. D of Colonial deeds at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1847-1850 : Reports of births, marriages, and deaths in the school districts, 1847-1850 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1902 : Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1852-1902 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

References

Adjacent towns:Fairfield Co.: Bridgeport | Easton | Trumbull | Weston | Westport