Bridgeport Genealogy (in Fairfield County)

Cemetery Records

Old Stratfield Cemetery Find a Grave
Park Cemetery Find a Grave
Park Cemetery (incomplete) US Gen Web
Saint Augustine Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint James Cemetery Find a Grave
St. Augustine's Cemetery US Gen Web
St. James cemetery US Gen Web
Tower Crypt United Congregational Church Find a Grave

Death Records

Deaths in Bridgeport 1888-1889, Part I US Gen Web
Deaths in Bridgeport 1888-1889, Part II US Gen Web

Directories

Bridgeport, Connecticut Directories, 1890-91 Ancestry
City Directories, 1890 Census Substitute (includes Bridgeport Directory 1890) Ancestry
Connecticut City Directories (includes Bridgeport 1867, 1874, 1876, 1895, 1899, 1902, 1904-05, 1907-08, 1910, 1913-14, 1916, 1918-21, 1923-27, 1929, 1931, 1933-35, 1937-40, 1942-44, 1949, 1952-53, 1957-60, 1962, 1965, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1985) Ancestry
Connecticut City Directories (includes Bridgeport, Easton, Trumbull, Stratford 1972) Ancestry
Connecticut City Directories (includes Bridgeport, Fairfield, Southport, Stratford 1933, 1972) Ancestry
Connecticut City Directories (includes Bridgeport, Fairfield, Southport, Stratford 1938) Ancestry
Connecticut City Directories (includes Bridgeport, Stratford, Fairfield, Southport 1920) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Bridgeport 1867, 1874, 1876, 1882-99, 1902, 1904-24, 1926-27, 1929-35, 1937-40, 1942-44, 1946-50, 1952-54, 1957-62, 1965, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Bridgeport 1942-43) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Bridgeport; Fairfield; Southport; Stratford 1936-46) Ancestry

Historical Records

A history of the old town of Stratford and the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut Ancestry
Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists, 1820-1873 and 1893-1959(includes Bridgeport 1820-1873; 1929-1959) Ancestry
Atlantic Ports, Gulf Coasts, and Great Lakes Passenger Lists, Roll 1: 1820-1871(includes Bridgeport 1870) Ancestry
Selected chapters on the history of Bridgeport Connecticut State Library
The Criterion Commencement 1920 Genealogy Today

Military Records

Noble Pension Database (pensions for Civil and Spanish American Veterans) Connecticut State Library

Newspapers

Bridgeport Advertiser newspaper articles 1806-1809 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Bridgeport Gazette newspaper articles 1810-1811 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Bridgeport Herald newspaper articles 1805-1806 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Bridgeport News (CT) 3/15/2007-Current Obits Archive
Bridgeport Post, The (8/8/1947 to 10/10/1977) Newspaper Archive
Bridgeport Standard Telegram (1/6/1919 to 11/19/1947) Newspaper Archive
Bridgeport Sunday Post (Bridgeport, Connecticut)(newspaper articles 1947-1956) Ancestry
Bridgeport Telegram (5/1/1918 to 1/4/1919) Newspaper Archive
Bridgeport Telegram, The (1/1/1918 to 10/10/1977) Newspaper Archive
Connecticut Post (Bridgeport) newspaper articles 2001-current America's Obituaries at Genealogy Bank
Connecticut Post (CT) 9/18/2001-Current Obits Archive
Fairfield County Weekly (Bridgeport, CT) 2/17/2000-Current Obits Archive
Republican Farmer newspaper articles 1803-1813 Historical Newspapers at Genealogy Bank
Bridgeport Post, The (Bridgeport, Connecticut)(newspaper articles 1947-48, 1951, and 1954-56) Ancestry
The Bridgeport Telegram (Bridgeport, CT)(newspaper articles 1918-28, 1947-8, 1951, 1954-56) Ancestry

Obituaries

Bridgeport News (CT) 3/15/2007-Current Obits Archive
Bridgeport Post, The (8/8/1947 to 10/10/1977) Newspaper Archive
Bridgeport Standard Telegram (1/6/1919 to 11/19/1947) Newspaper Archive
Bridgeport Sunday Post (Bridgeport, Connecticut)(newspaper articles 1947-1956) Ancestry
Bridgeport Telegram (5/1/1918 to 1/4/1919) Newspaper Archive
Bridgeport Telegram, The (1/1/1918 to 10/10/1977) Newspaper Archive
Connecticut Post (Bridgeport) newspaper articles 2001-current America's Obituaries at Genealogy Bank
Connecticut Post (CT) 9/18/2001-Current Obits Archive
Fairfield County Weekly (Bridgeport, CT) 2/17/2000-Current Obits Archive
Bridgeport Post, The (Bridgeport, Connecticut)(newspaper articles 1947-48, 1951, and 1954-56) Ancestry
The Bridgeport Telegram (Bridgeport, CT)(newspaper articles 1918-28, 1947-8, 1951, 1954-56) Ancestry

School Records

Bridgeport City Normal School 1922 Commencement Genealogy Today
Bridgeport High 1920 Graduating Exercises Genealogy Today
U.S. School Yearbooks Index (includes Central High School 1947) Ancestry
U.S. School Yearbooks Index (includes Connecticut Froebel Normal School 1922) Ancestry
U.S. School Yearbooks Index (includes Unquowa School 1966) Ancestry

Vital Records

Deaths in Bridgeport 1888-1889, Part I US Gen Web
Deaths in Bridgeport 1888-1889, Part II US Gen Web


More records for Bridgeport are available on the Fairfield County page and the statewide page