Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Connecticut  Fairfield County  Bridgeport

Quick Facts
Other than Black Rock and parts of Brooklawn which were originally part of the Town of Fairfield, Bridgeport was originally a part of the Town of Stratford. The first settlement was made in 1659. It was called Pequonnock until 1695, when its name was changed to Stratfield, because of its location between the already existing towns of Stratford and Fairfield. During the American Revolution it was a center of privateering. In 1800, the borough of Bridgeport was chartered, and in 1821 the township was incorporated. The city was not chartered until 1836.

Biography

 * History of Bridgeport and vicinity FHL


 * Pioneers and patriots of Pequannock, 1639-1799 FHL