Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Genealogy

Connecticut

Fairfield

Westport

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Westport, 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 County 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 Westport, 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 Westport:

City Directories

1917-1976 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 at Ancestry ($) - index and images, some years may be missing

Land Records

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

Libraries and Historical Societies

Westport Museum For History and Culture
25 Avery Place
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 222-1424
E-Mail: archives@westporthistory.org
Website

Wesport Library
20 Jesup Road
Wesport, CT 06880
203.291.4800
E-Mail: ref@westportlibrary.org
Website

Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Westport:

Probate Records

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

• 1835-1928 : Probate records, 1835-1928 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 Westport town records available online:

• 1847-1851 : Record of births, marriages, deaths, no. 1, 1847-1851 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1903 : Births, marriages, and deaths, 1852-1903 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.

Westport Town Clerk
110 Myrtle Avenue, Room 105
Westport CT 06880
203-341-1110
E-mail: tclerk@westportct.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
• 1847-1851 : Record of births, marriages, deaths, no. 1, 1847-1851 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1903 : Births, marriages, and deaths, 1852-1903 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1847-1851 : Record of births, marriages, deaths, no. 1, 1847-1851 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1903 : Births, marriages, and deaths, 1852-1903 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 — index
• 1640-1955 Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 — index
• 1847-1851 : Record of births, marriages, deaths, no. 1, 1847-1851 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1852-1903 : Births, marriages, and deaths, 1852-1903 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

References

Adjacent towns: Fairfield Co.: Fairfield | Norwalk | Weston | Wilton