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In 1640 Andrew Ward and Robert Coe, representing a group of settlers from Wethersfield, CT purchased a large tract of land on the banks of the Rippowam River from the New Haven colony. Each man in the group was expected to pay thirty-three pounds of produce as soon as possible. The Indians called the area Toquam or Rippowam, but in 1642, the English settlers named it Stamford after a town in England.
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Stamford Town Clerk: Town Hall 888 Washington Blvd. Stamford, CT 06901 Main Office: (203)977-4054 Birth Records:(203) 977-4707 Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. (call for summer hours) Birth records: 1640-Present Marriage Records: 1640-Present Death Records: 1640-Present Comments: Non-certified copies of birth, death, marriage certificates are available. (Check with Town Clerk for current rates.) CT State Records at LDS Family History Centers Registration of Births, Marriages & Deaths of Stamford Families by Reverend Elijah B. Huntington Stamford Barbour Index (1641-1853) Stamford Churches The Hale Collection of CT Cemetery Inscriptions for selected Fairfield County Towns |
Stamford Probate Office Town Hall 888 Washington Blvd. Stamford, CT 06901 Main Office: (203) 977-4054 Title Search: (203) 977-5452 Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. Probate Records: 1650 to Present Note: Records may also be found at the Fairfield Probate Offices and at the CT State Library. The Connecticut State Library has received most Probate records prior to 1850. Pre-1850 records are alsoavailable on microfilm. 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. |
Fairfield Memorial Park 230 Oaklawn Ave., Stamford, CT (203) 325-1315 Queen of Peace Catholic C. located on Rock Rimmon Road in Stamford, CT 25 Camp Ave., Darien, CT (203) 322-0455 Roxbury Cemetery of Stamford 429 Roxbury Rd., Stamford, CT 06902 (203) 322-6098 St. John's Catholic Cemetery 25 Camp Ave., Darien, CT (203) 322- 0455 Woodland Cemetery 66 Woodland Pl., Stamford, CT (203) 323-2681 NOTE: If you would like to share records from any cemeteries in Stamford or anywhere in Fairfield County with the Fairfield County USGenWeb Project, please e-mail the Stamford coordinator Barbara Kaye. Thank you! Hale Collection of CT Cemetery Inscriptions (1600's to 1930's) for other towns are available through a The Connecticut State Library |
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Ferguson Public Library One Library Plaza Stamford, CT 06901 (203) 964-1000 Books about Stamford History and Genealogies at the Ferguson Library Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Thursday: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Saturday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Sunday, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. |
Stamford Historical Society 1508 High RidgeRoad Stamford, CT 06903 (203) 329-1183 Hours Tuesday to Saturday, 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. CT Society of Genealogists PO Box 435 Glastonbury, CT 06033-0435 (806) 569-0002 |
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For an internet map of Stamford,
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REFERENCES: [1] Jeanne Majdalany. The
Early Setllement of Stamford, Connecticut 1641-1700 Heritage Books
(1990)
[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)
BOOKS ABOUT STAMFORD AND ITS HISTORY
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M322S Marcus, Ronald. Stamford Revolutionary War damage claims /
edited by Ronald Marcus
974.69 M322SC Marcus, Ronald. Stamford, Connecticut: a bibliography / by Ronald Marcus. 974.69 R332 Reflections. [Stamford,Conn.: Stamford Mail, 1986] 974.69 S554S Sherwood, Herbert Francis,1872- The story of Stamford, by Herbert F. Sherwood 974.69 S783SC Stamford scenes from yesteryear / the Fidelity Trust Company 974.69 T448 This is Stamford. 974.69 W17S Walton, AlfredGrant. Stamford historical sketches, by Alfred Grant Walton 974.69 W253 The War years 1939-1945: a living history of Stamford as recorded in the pages of The Stamford Advocate. Verplanck, N.Y.: Historical Briefs, c1991. 974.6904 S783S Stamford, Conn. Welcome Celebration Committee. Stamford's welcome to the soldiers and sailors of the Great War: October 10, 11, 12&131919. Stamford, Conn.: [s.n.], 1919. 974.692 M233H Majdalany, Jeanne. The History of the Cove in Stamford, Connecticut / by Jeanne Majdalany. 974.692 M322F Marcus, Ronald. Fort Stamford; a concise study. 974.692 S783S Stamford,Conn.Stamford Bicentennial Committee. Stamford, past & present, 1641-1976; Stamford Revolutionary bicentennial, 1776-1976 /Stamford Bicentennial Committee. 974.692 S783ST Stamford, Our City / League of Women Voters of Stamford, Connecticut. |
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list of the books available for genealogical research in the Stamford
Room
on the second floor of the Ferguson Library. These materials may not be
removed
from the library but they are available to anyone.
STAMFORD CHURCHES AND SYNAGOGUES
| Anglican Church of the Advent,
815 High Ridge Rd.,Stamford, CT 06905, (203) 329-9885 Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 1230 Newfield Ave., Stamford, CT 06905, (203) 322-2093 Bethany Assembly of God, 2 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford, CT 06903, (203) 322-4050 Bethel A M E Church, 150 Fairfield Ave., Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 348-3879 Bethel Tabernacle Pentecostal Church, 101Stillwater Ave, Stamford, CT 06902, (203)348-1594 Church of Christ, 1264 High Ridge Rd., Stamford, CT 06903, (203) 322-9417 Church of Jesus Christ of LDS, 800 Stillwater Rd., Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 324-1852 Church of the Archangels, 1527Bedford St., Stamford, CT 06901, (203) 322-1522 Church of the Holy Spirit, 403 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford, CT 06903, (203) 322-3722 Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, 29 Spruce St., Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 348-3009 Congregation Agudath Shalom, 301 Strawberry Hill, Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 358-2200 Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 93 Crystal St., Stamford, CT 06905, (203) 348-3021 Emanuel Episcopal Church, 977 Hope St., Stamford, CT 06907, (203)324-7539 Evangelical Community Church, 1155 Newfield Ave., Stamford, CT 06907, (203) 322-1330 Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church, 29 Grove St., Stamford, CT 06901, (203)348-8755 First Congregational Church, Walton Place, Stamford, CT 06901, (203) 323-0200 First Presbyterian Church, 1101 Bedford St., Stamford, CT 06905, (203) 324-9522 First United Methodist Church, Cross Rd., Stamford, CT 06905, (203) 324-1323 French Speaking Baptist Church, 28 Adams Ave., Stamford, CT 06902, (203)323-7835 French Speaking Church of God, 690 Pacific St., Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 359-0113 Good Samaritan Church, 298 West Main St., Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 325-1970 Grace Evangelical Free Church, 241 Courtland Ave., Stamford, CT 06906, (203) 323-6737 Holy Name of Jesus, 24 Pulaski St., Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 323-4967 Jehovah's Witnesses, 891 Newfield Ave., Stamford, CT 06905, (203)322-3293 Little Zion Church of God in Christ, 73 Manhattan St., Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 323-3251 Long Ridge Church, 455 Old Long Ridge Rd., Stamford, CT, (203) 322-6975 N. Stamford Congregational Church, 31 Cascade Rd., Stamford, CT 06903, (203) 322-1255 N. Stamford Seventh Day Adventist, 2136 High Ridge Rd., Stamford, CT 06903, (203) 329-8995 New Hope Apostolic Church, 7 Spruce St., Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 969-7715 New Jerusalem Pentecostal Church, 568 Atlantic St., Stamford, CT 06901, (203) 327-8308 New Testament Church of God, 724 Pacific St, Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 359-0781 One Way Church of Christ, 94 Richmond Hill Ave., Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 357-9521 Our Lady of Monserrat Church, 93 Hope St., Stamford, CT 06906, (203) 322-6991 Our Lady Star of the Sea Rectory, 1200 Shippan Ave., Stamford, CT 06902,(203) 324-4634 Ridges Roxbury United Methodist, 429 Roxbury Rd, Stamford, CT 06902, (203)322-6098 Sacred Heart Church, 37 Schuyler Ave., Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 325-9544 Saint Gabriel Rectory, 914 Newfield Ave., Stamford, CT 06905, (203) 322-7426 Spring of Life Church of God, 140 Cove Rd., Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 325-9373 St Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1231Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT, (203) 531-4265 St Francis' Episcopal Church, 503 Old Long Ridge Rd., Stamford, CT, (203) 322-2949 St John's Episcopal Rectory, 2628 Main St., Stamford, CT 06901, (203) 323-7359 St. Benedict's Church, 1 St. Benedict's Cir., Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 327-7250 St. Bridget Church, 278 Strawberry Hill, Stamford, CT 06905, (203) 324-2910 St. Cecelia's Rectory, 1184 Newfield Ave, Stamford, CT 06905, (203) 322-1562 St. Clement's Church, 5535 Fairfield Ave., Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 348-4206 St. John's Catholic Church, 279 Atlantic St., Stamford, CT 06901, (203) 324-1553 St. John's Lutheran Church, 884 Newfield Ave, Stamford, CT 06905, (203) 322-0066 St. Leo's Church, 24 Roxbury Rd, Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 322-1669 St. Mary's Catholic Church, 566 Elm St., Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 324-7321 St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church, 141 Den Rd., Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 329-9933 St. Vladamir's Cathedral, 24 Wenzel Terrace, Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 324-0242 Stamford Baptist Church, 602 High Ridge Rd.., Stamford, CT 06905, (203) 322-0031 Stamford United Christian Church, 126 Selleck St., Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 359-2993 Stamford-Greenwich Society of Friends, 572 Roxbury Rd, Stamford, CT 06902, (203)595-9405 Temple Beth El, 350 Roxbury Rd., Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 322-6901 Temple Sinai, Lakeside Drive, Stamford, CT 06903, (203) 322-1649 Trinity Episcopal Church, 20 Brookdale Rd., Stamford, CT 06903, (203) 322-1330 Trinity Lutheran Church, 265 Seaside Ave., Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 325-1143 Turn of River Presbyterian Church, 49 Turn of River Rd., Stamford, CT 06905, (203) 322-5327 Union Baptist Church, 817 Newfield Ave., Stamford, CT 06905, (203) 322-0881 Union Memorial Church, 58 Church St., Stamford, CT 06906, (203) 324-6715 Unitarian Universalist Society, 520 Forest St., Stamford, CT 06901, (203) 348-0708 United Methodist Church, 1116 Hope St., Stamford, CT 06907, (203) 322-6302 Woodside AME Zion Church, 77 Woodside., Stamford, CT, (203) 327-9126 Young Israel of Stamford, 69 Oaklawn Ave., Stamford, CT 06905, (203) 348-3955, Zion Lutheran Church 132 Glenbrook Rd., Stamford, CT 06902, (203) 327-7751 |
RECORDS
AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR STAMFORD, CT
Stamford Barbour Index
Registration of Births,
Marriages and Deaths of Stamford Families by Elijah B. Huntington
The Hale Collection of CT
Cemetery Inscriptions for selected Fairfield County Towns
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