Town Hall, Room 101
2 Renshaw Road
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 656-7307

Birth: 1862-Present
Marriage: 1820-Present
Death: 1858-Present

Comments: Earlier birth, marriage, and death records may be found in Stamford. Non-certified copies of birth, marriage, and death certificates are not available.

Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Closed Holidays. Barbour Records for Darien, 1820-1850:

• Surnames A to C
• Surnames D to H
• Surnames J to Q
• Surnames R to T
• Surnames V to W

• Colonial Connecticut Records-Digitized versions of public records from the Colony of Connecticut, 1636-1776

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Probate Records: 1959 to Present
Note: Prior Probate records may be found at the Stamford Probate office.

Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• Map of Darien, 1874
• Map of Darien, Ridgefield, and Newtown, 1893

Complete with surnames, locations of churches, cemeteries, etc.
• Map of Fairfield County, 1856

Includes Darien, showing locations of family homes, population figures, churches, cemeteries, etc. [SID] file.

• Map And Geographic Information Center of the University of Connecticut. Current and historical maps for Connecticut communities.

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• Weed Cemetery #1
• Andreas-Hoyt Cemetery
• Fitch Veteran's Cemetery
• Noroton River Cemetery

Darien Library
1441 Post Road
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-1234

Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. to 9 pm; Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Resources:

Darien Library offers several genealogy databases like Ancestry.com Library Edition, American Ancestor, and ones paid for by the Connecticut State Library like Heritage Quest.

Connecticut State Library
231 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
(860)757-6500

The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
From the "American Memory Project" collection:

• Clock-Turner House, 1830 Boston Post Rd., Darien, Fairfield County, CT
  Built by Stephen Mott circa 1803-6.
  Historical and descriptive information on the house.
  
• The Stephen Tyng Mather house, 19 Stephen Mather Rd., Darien, Fairfield County, CT
  Stephen Mather, founder of the National Park Service. The house was originally the home of war hero, Deacon Joseph Mather and was built in 1778.
• Photos of Darien, Connecticut via the Library of Congress

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Middlesex Genealogical Society
PO Box 1111
Darien, CT 06820-1111
Meets five times per year at Darien Library. Meetings include a guest speaker and a social hour for genealogists to converse before the program. Meetings are open to the public. An annual fee is charged for membership in the organization.

Darien Historical Society
The Bates Scofield House
45 Old Kings Highway North
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-9233
Judy Groppa, Executive Director
Mimi Berkowitz, Assistant
Society and Library Hours:
Tuesday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Connecticut Society of Genealogists
Mailing address:
PO Box 435
Glastonbury, CT 06033-0435
(860) 569-0002
The headquarters building is located at 175 Maple St. in East Hartford. The building is open to members and non-members for research from 9:30 to 4 Monday through Friday. Do not send mail to the Maple Street address.

LDS Family History Centers
Order microfilm ($) from the FamilySearch catalog at Darien Library. How to order

Connecticut League of History Organizations
"Keeping History Alive in Connecticut"
940 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06517-4002

The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)
101 Newbury Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116-3007
(617)536-5740

The Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
"People Who Bring History to Life."

John Barber's Darien, 1836
From Connecticut Historical Collections

Descent on Middlesex, July 22, 1781
Poem written by Peter St. John of Norwalk describing the Tory raid on the Middlesex Ecclesiastical Society.

Stephen Jenkins' Darien, 1913
From The Old Boston Post Road

Darien Historical Homes and Landmarks
from The Connecticut Guide includes a map.

Town of Darien
Plaque commemorating the history of the Town of Darien.

Early Settlers of Stamford
A part of Stamford until 1820, this page provides information about the original settlers of the Stamford/Darien area.

Stamford, CT Families (1641-1935)
Searchable genealogical database of Stamford/Darien families.

Darien Historic Resources
Listings by the Town of Darien of its Historic Resources and Landmarks

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The Darien News Review--Internet Edition
24 Old Kings Highway South
Darien, CT 06820
Phone: (203) 655-7476

DarienTimes.com
4 Corbin Drive
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 656-4230
Fax: (203) 656-4240

The Stamford Advocate
75 Tresser Boulevard
P.O. Box 9307
Stamford CT 06904

The Connecticut Post
410 State Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 330-6456

The Norwalk Hour
346 Main Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06851
(203)-846-3281

Connecticut State Library Newspapers Collection

Other CT Newspapers

Postcards
• Scene on Gorham's Pond, Darien
• View of Tokeneke
• Fitch Home for Soldiers, Noroton
Buttonwood Farm The Noroton Presbyterian Church
• Saint John Catholic Church
• Saint Luke Episcopal Church
Photographs
• Connecticut History Online A "Basic Search" for Darien will result in historic photographs of Darien from John Warner Barber's 1834 sketch of the Congregational Church to 1990 photographs of the Ring's End Bridge-25 photos in all.

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• Male Members of the First Congregational Church, 1821-1828
• Female Members of the First Congregational Church, 1821-1828
• Baptisms Recorded at the First Congregational Church, 1807-1825
• Marriages Recorded at the First Congregational Church, 1810-1838
• Deaths Recorded at the First Congregational Church, 1807-1815
• Deaths Recorded at the First Congregational Church, 1816-1820

Mead, Spencer P. ABSTRACTS OF CHURCH RECORDS OF THE TOWN OF DARIEN, County of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, from the Earliest Records Extant to 1850. [1920]

Huntington, E.B. HISTORY OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT: 1641-1868, INCLUDING DARIEN UNTIL 1820.(Reprint: May   1992 )
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White, Lorraine C. (Editor) : BARBOUR COLLECTION OF CONNECTICUT TOWN VITAL RECORDS: DANBURY 1685-1847, DARIEN, 1820-1851; DERBY 1655-1852 Reprint: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. [1997]

THE DARIEN, NOROTON AND NOROTON HEIGHTS CONNECTICUT DIRECTORY 1921-22. Providence, R.I. : C. Dewitt White Co., 1921.

If you are interested in a copy of these articles, please contact the respective Society below:
[3] Darien Historical Society Annual, 45 Old Kings Hwy N, Darien, CT 06820. Persi Code: CTDH
[4] Middlesex Genealogical Society
Newsletter, PO Box 1111, Darien, CT 06820-1111. Persi Code: CTMS
[5] Connecticut Society of Genealogists
Nutmegger, PO Box 435, Glastonbury, CT 06033. Persi Code:CTNT
Unable to get a copy from the Publisher? Contact the Allen County Public Library Foundation, (www.genealogycenter.org). An online order form is at: http://www.genealogycenter.org/pdf/ArticleRequest.pdf

Sources:
[1] Gagné, Peter J. Links to Your Connecticut Past. Pawtucket, RI: Quintin Publications (2002)
[2] Hurd, D. Hamilton. History of Fairfield County, Connecticut. Philadelphia: J.W. Lewis & amp; Co. (1881)
[3] Lindberg, Marcia Wiswall. Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research. 3rd Edition. Boston: NEHGS (1993)
[4] Morrison, Betty Jean. Connecting to Connecticut. East Hartford: CT Society of Genealogists (1995)

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