Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
The town of Monroe is located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. In 1656, the town of Stratford included the southern part of present-day Monroe. In 1662, more land was transferred from the Golden Hill Paugussett Indian Nation to Stratford, and included the area where the town of Monroe is now. In 1671, the town of Stratford purchased the remainder of the territory from the Paugusset Indians, which included the northern parts of Monroe. In 1823 Monroe became an incorporated town in Fairfield County. The town of Monroe is named after the fifth President of the United States, James Monroe.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places
 * East Village
 * Midtown
 * Monroe Center
 * North Central
 * Stepney
 * Stevenson
 * Upper Stepney
 * Whitney Farms
 * Zoar

Adjacent Towns
Fairfield Co.: Easton | Newtown | Shelton | Trumbull | New Haven Co.: Oxford

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

Town Hall
Monroe Town Clerk Monroe Town Hall - Room 201 7 Fan Hill Road Monroe, CT 06468 (203) 452-2811 E-mail: [mailto:vstone@monroect.org ;] Website

Vital Records

 * Connecticut Vital Records

Births

 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1847-1901 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Pre 1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * Pre 1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts are available at these libraries; some towns maybe missing
 * Pre 1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing

Marriages

 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1847-1901 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Pre 1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * Pre 1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts are available at these libraries; some towns maybe missing
 * Pre 1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing

Deaths

 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1847-1901 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Pre 1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * Pre 1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts are available at these libraries; some towns maybe missing
 * Pre 1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing

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:
 * Connecticut Town Records

Biographies

 * Connecticut Biography

Cemeteries

 * Monroe Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Fairfield County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places Fairfield County Cemeteries] at FamilySearch Places

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 Monroe, 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 Monroe:

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

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Connecticut Town Guides, Monroe at CT State Library
 * McConnell's Historical maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Monroe Boundary Map at HomeTownLocater
 * Monroe, Connecticut at FamilySearch Places
 * Monroe, Connecticut at Google Maps
 * Monroe, Connecticut at Mapcarta
 * Old Maps of Connecticut at Old-Maps.com
 * Connecticut Maps

Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Monroe:
 * 1782-1917 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1840-1916 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries

 * Edith Wheeler Memorial Library 733 Monroe Turnpike Monroe, CT 06468 203 452-2850 E-mail: [mailto:lrhyins@ewml.org lrhyins@ewml.org] Website

Societies

 * Monroe Historical Society PO Box 212 Monroe, CT 06468 203-261-1383 E-mail: [mailto:society@monroecthistory.org society@monroecthistory.org] Website