How to Find Connecticut Marriage Records

Guide to Connecticut Marriage Records, Connecticut ancestry, genealogy and family history, and marriage records.

In Connecticut the town clerks recorded the marriage records. Some marriages were recorded as early as 1640. Many town records have been filmed and are available at the FamilySearch Library, FamilySearch centers, and the New England Historic Genealogical Society.

The town of Groton, New London, Connecticut is a popular place for eloping couples because there was no waiting period between the license and the marriage.

Connecticut Vital Records gives an overview of marriage records in Connecticut.

Connecticut Online Genealogy Records is another useful site.

Connecticut Department of Health has Marriage Records: 1897 – present Marriage Indexes: 1959 – present.

Connecticut Public Library has earlier records in a searchable database.

Connecticut Marriage Index

Connecticut, Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records has more detailed information about the Index and lists several helpful sites.

Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001 at FamilySearch Collection allows a search for marriages on the Connecticut Marriage Index.


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