New Fairfield Connecticut Resources

NEW FAIRFIELD TOWN RESOURCES

The town of New Fairfield is situated in the northern part of Fairfield County. It's bounded on the north by Sherman, on the east by Litchfield County and the town of Brookfield, on the south by Danbury and on the west by Putnam County, New York.

The town was granted to twelve proprietors, who purchased 31,000 acres of land from Chief Squantz of the Scatacook Indians.These proprietors made a division and allotment of the land and surveyed it about 1736-1737. The town of New Fairfield was incorporated in 1740. It is now a town of about 13,000 citizens.

Among the early residents were Medack Rogers, Jeroe Scudder, Thomas Burse, the Beasleys, the Penfields, the Treadwells and Amos R. Stevens.The Kelloggs were early and prominent settlers. [1]

New Fairfield Congregational Church Records

Thanks to the generous contribution of Barbara Andersen. Barbara has offered to reply to any questions concerning these records by E-mail ldbjand@aol.com.

New Fairfield Records from the LDS FHC Card Catalog

Vital Records
New Fairfield Town Hall
Contact the Town Clerk
4 Brush Hill Road
New Fairfield, CT 06812
203-746-8110

Note: birth, marriage and death records prior to 1867 were destroyed in a fire. Non-certified copies of vital records are not available.

Hours:
Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday 8:30am to Noon.

Connecticut State Library

CT State Records at LDS Family History Centers

Probate & Land Records

New Fairfield Probate Office
4 Brush Hill Road, New Fairfield, CT 06812
203-746-8160

Hours: Wednesday and Thursday,; 9:00 am to 12 noon EST
Probate Records: 1975 to Present
Parent District: Danbury

The Connecticut State Library has received most Probate records prior to 1850. Pre-1850 records are also available on microfilm .
Land Records are recorded and indexed by the town clerk of each town and may be reviewed at town halls.
The Connecticut State Library has microfilm of copies of deeds, mortgages, releases and related records to about 1900. Grantor and grantee indexes are available, but there is no statewide index.

Cemetery Records
New Fairfield Cemetery Records

Balls Pound Cemetery
Congregational Cemetery
Gerow Cemetery
Methodist Cemetery
Mountain View Cemetery
New Fairfield Cemetery
Old Cemetery Cemetery
Union Cemetery

The Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions (1600's to 1930's)
is available through The Connecticut State Library

The Association of Gravestone Studies
30 Elm Street
Worcester MA 01609
(508) 831-7753

Churches

New Fairfield Congregational Church
- Old Church Records
  20 Gillotti Rd
  New Fairfield, CT
  (203) 746-2865
New Fairfield United Methodist
1 Beaver Bog Rd
New Fairfield, CT
(203) 746-3725
St Edward's Roman Catholic Church
Route 39
New Fairfield, CT
(203) 746-2200
Good Shepherd Lutheran
2 Colonial Rd
New Fairfield, CT
(203) 746-9022
United Methodist Church
1 Beaver Bog Rd
New Fairfield, CT
(203) 746-6069

Library
New Fairfield Library located next to the Town Hall.
mailing address:
2 Brush Hill Rd.,
PO Box F, RT. 39,
New Fairfield, CT 06812
(203) 312-5682
FAX : 203-746-3972
Hours:
Sunday: 1 - 4 (Sept - Apr)
Mon & Wed: 10 - 8
Tues, Thur, Sat: 10 - 5
Fri: 1 - 8
E-mail the New Fairfield Librarian

Historical Societies s
New Fairfield Historical Society
PO Box 8156
New Fairfield, CT 06812
(203) 312-5687
Contact: nfhs@newfairfieldlibrary.org

Connecticut Society of Genealogists
PO Box 435
Glastonbury, CT 06033-0435
(203) 569-00002

Newspapers

Books

Sudol, Joan L. Gone, but Not Forgotten; Epitaphs of New Fairfield Connecticut. (1982)

There are now many old books online at the books area of www.Google.com.
You can search for locality, surname or other keywords. You may then view, print or download old books which have been scanned from around the country.

[1] Hurd, D. Hamilton. History of Fairfield County, Connecticut. Philadelphia: J.W. Lewis & Co. (1881)
[2] Morrison, Betty Jean. Connecting to Connecticut. East Hartford: CT Society of Genealogists (1995)
[3] Lindberg, Marcia Wiswall. Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research. 3rd Edition. Boston: NEHGS (1993)

New Fairfield Civil War Soldiers	Date of Enlistment	Date of Discharge
Couch , Nathaniel ~1st Regiment	19 Apr 1861	01 Jul 1861
James , J. K. ~1st Regiment, Company E	19 Apr 1861	31 Jul 1861
Ballard, James ~3rd Regiment, Company C	14 May 1861	12 Aug 1861
Barnum, George W.	14 May 1861	12 Aug 1861
Basely, I. B.	14 May 1861	12 Aug 1861
Beardsley, Henry. S.	14 May 1861	12 Aug 1861
Benedict, Alfred L.	14 May 1861	21 Jul 1861
Berry, Samuel	14 May 1861	12 Aug 1861
Beebe, George W.	14 May 1861	12 Aug 1861
Bevins, F.	14 May 1861	31 Jul 1861
Bourne, Horace	14 May 1861	21 Aug 1861
Bronson, A. E.	14 May 1861	21 Jul 1861
Bronson, Clark T.	14 May 1861	12 Aug 1861
Burns, Edwin	14 May 1861	12 Aug 1861