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Welcome to Fairfield County,
Connecticut
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History of
Fairfield County
The Dutch discovered
the Connecticut Region in 1614, but the European settlement of the region
was largely the work of the English Puritans from Massachusetts. In the 1630's
they flocked to the Connecticut Valley, and in 1638-39 the towns of Hartford,
Windsor, and Wethersfield adopted the fundamental orders, which set up a
government for the colony. It soon expanded to include other towns and in
1662 acquired the colony of New Haven, which had been founded in 1638.
Connecticut joined the other colonies in the American Revolution and was
one of the first states to ratify the Constitution. Its important shipping
trade suffered from the Embargo Act (1807) and the War of 1812, and the state
gradually turned to manufacturing. Connecticut abolished slavery in 1848
and supported the Union in the Civil War with nearly 60,000 troops. The state
has prospered for most of the 20th Century, save for the Great Depression.
During the early to mid 1980's, largely due to the defense-related industries,
Connecticut was one of the nations's wealthiest states. Prosperity gave way
to economic downturn later in the decade and in the early 1990's as federal
military spending declined markedly.
Connecticut Facts
Date of Statehood:
February 6, 1788, the fifth
State
Capital: Hartford, since
1875
Motto: "Qui transtulir Sustinet"
(he who transplanted
still sustains)
Nickname: The Constitution
State
State Song: Yankee
Doodle-State Tree: White
Oak
State Flower: Kalmia Latbifolia (Mountain Laurel)
State Bird: American Robin
Area: 5,018 square miles
Name origin: Moheagan
Indian/Quinnehtkqut
Moheagan meaning: Long River Place or Beside the Long
River
State Animal: Physeter Catodon (Sperm Whale)
U.S. Congress: 2 Senators; 6 Representatives
Interesting Facts:
First Frisbee:
Yale students discovered they could
toss empty pie plates (Mrs. Frisbee)across the New Haven Green, 1920 First
municipal public Library (towne of New Haven)
1656
First Newspaper-Hartford Current,
October 29, 1764
A list of the Ones Lost on
September 11, 2001
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to share,
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I am sorry, that at this
time, I can not help you with your research. I am not offering to do any
"Free" look ups. What is here is from volunteer helpers, and since we lost
them, the information going up is limited, however, the Pages are free, and
I hope that they help you.
Towns in Fairfield
County
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The following records have been transcribed by volunteers and donated to the site, all other links after these are off site, and I can not verify the accuracy of the records. They are more for a "push" into the right direction.
Burial Removal Permits
1897
1898 1899
1900
Bridgeport Birth
Index
A-L
1886-1890
M-Z 1886-1890
A-L
1890-1894
M-Z 1890-1894
A-L
1894-1896
Bridgeport
Marriages
1888-1889
Bridgeport Deaths
1888-1889
1890-1891
1891-1992
1892-1893
1893-1894
Danbury Birth Records
July 1851 - October
1852 August 10, 1853-
November 1953
Easton Birth Records
1852
Norwalk City Directories
1925
Biographies of more than
400 Notable
Ridgefielders
Diary of years 1865 & 1866 by a Ridgefield farmer
The Diary of Jared
Nash
Old postcard views and history of
Ridgefield
Old Ridgefield
views
Ridgefield
Press Obituary
index-from 1875 to 1999
Ridgefield Obituaries-Complete texts from early 2000 onward
Barbour Collection
1641-1853
Index
Stamford Births 1872
Birth
Records
1892
1894
1895 1898
1899
1900
Marriage
Records
1881-1885
1886-1891
1892-1894
Death
Records
1886
1887
1889
1892
1895
CHURCH RECORDS FOR THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT |
| EAST WINDSOR MARRIAGES
Congregational Church
Congregational Church
FAIRFIELD MARRIAGES Congregational Church LITCHFIELD MARRIAGES Congregational Church Congregational Church Congregational Church Congregational Church . MIDDLESEX MARRIAGES Congregational Church Chester Church Congregational Church First Congregational Church Third Congregational Church NEW HAVEN MARRIAGES First Congregational Church North Madison Congregational Church The United Church The First Congregational Church North Madison Congregational Church United Church NEW LONDON MARRIAGES First Congregational Church Congregational Church First Congregational Church Congregational Church First Congregational Church First Congregational Church WINDHAM MARRIAGES First Congregational Church Congregational Church First Congregational Church Congregational Church First Congregational Church First Congregational Church |
Other Misc. Records at this site |
| Ansonia New Haven County
Death Records 1895
Pounddridge, NY 1838-1871 Meteor Hits House in Connecticut! Illustrated Popular Biography of Connecticut |
If you have any questions, or could help others, look here:
This page has won the Genealogical Gleanings Award thanks to all the wonderful help!
Links
Bourber Collection in Connecticut
Connecticut Historical & Genealogical Societies
Connecticut Obituary Links Page
Maureen Mead's Fairfield County Site
Obituary Grabbag - tons of CT obits indexed
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This site has been up-dated December 7, 2004
It is under my copyright of 1999, when the first pages were made public.
Terasa S Ahlgren