After an investigation by a committee, the General Assembly in 1759 authorized that the New Society in Danbury be designated a distinct Ecclesiastical Society called Bethel. In May 1855, Bethel was incorporated as an independent town. Town vital records begin 1855.
Other City Names (0)
No Data Available.
Settled From (1)
Town Name:
Danbury
Population (15)
Year:
1860
Population:
1711
Year:
1870
Population:
2311
Year:
1880
Population:
2727
Year:
1890
Population:
3401
Year:
1900
Population:
3327
Year:
1910
Population:
3792
Year:
1920
Population:
3201
Year:
1930
Population:
3886
Year:
1940
Population:
4105
Year:
1950
Population:
5104
Year:
1960
Population:
8200
Year:
1970
Population:
10945
Year:
1980
Population:
16004
Year:
1990
Population:
17541
Year:
2000
Population:
18067
Founding Families (5)
Surname:
Beebe
Surname:
Hickok
Surname:
Hoyt
Surname:
Judd
Surname:
Starr
Cemeteries (7)
Name:
Center Cemetery
Location:
South Street
Name:
Congregational Church Cemetery
Location:
Main Street
Name:
Elmwood Cemetery
Location:
Newtown Road
Name:
St. Mary Cemetery
Location:
US 51
Name:
St. Mary Roman Catholic Cemetery
Location:
at the Church
Name:
Stony Hill Cemetery
Location:
Walnut Hill Road
Name:
Wolf Pit Cemetery
Location:
Sunset Hill Road
Churches (6)
Name:
Church of Bethel (203) 791-8015
Location:
239 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, CT 06
Name:
St. Mary Roman Catholic Church (203) 744-5777
Location:
24 Dodgingtown Avenue, Bethel, CT 06801
Name:
St. Peter and Paul Eastern Orthodox (203) 791-9994
Location:
Dodgingtown Road, Bethel, CT 06801
Name:
St. Thomas Episcopal Church (203) 743-1494
Location:
95 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, CT 06801
Name:
The Danbury-Bethel Seventh-day Adventist (203) 743-2112
Location:
Dodgingtown Road, Bethel, CT 06801
Name:
The First Congregational Church of Bethel (203) 743-1877
Location:
46 Main Street, Bethel, CT 06801
Monuments (0)
No Data Available.
Communities (5)
Name:
Elmwood
Name:
Grassy Plains
Name:
Plumtrees
Name:
Stony Hill
Name:
Wolfpits
Historical Locations (0)
No Data Available.
Notable Citizens (4)
Name:
Bruce Willis - Actor
Type:
Contemporary
Name:
Julius Hawley Seelye (1824-1895) Missionary
Type:
Historic
Name:
Meg Ryan - Actress
Type:
Contemporary
Name:
P.T. Barnum (1810-1891) Founded the circus that became The Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus
