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The state of Connecticut started keeping death records in 1897. Before that time, town clerks kept death records. The clerks recorded the deaths in town records and/or in land records. | The state of Connecticut started keeping death records in 1897. Before that time, town clerks kept death records. The clerks recorded the deaths in town records and/or in land records. | ||
==== Step 1 - Check indexes ==== | |||
Most online resources for Connecticut Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. '''<br>''' | Most online resources for Connecticut Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. '''<br>''' | ||
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*[http://www.deathindexes.com/connecticut/index.html Online Connecticut Death Indexes and Records] - Free<br> | *[http://www.deathindexes.com/connecticut/index.html Online Connecticut Death Indexes and Records] - Free<br> | ||
Two film indexes are: | Two film indexes are: | ||
*'''Bowman Collection.''' This is a card index to Connecticut vital records in Massachusetts, 1800 to 1900. {{FHL|19994|item|disp=FHL films 002884-885}}. | |||
'''Index to the Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin, Vols 1-8.'''This is an index at the Connecticut State Library and is on microfilm at the Family History Library. {{FHL|38508|title-id|disp=FHL film 002886}}. It indexes the names found in the ''Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin''. {{FHL|851191|title-id|disp=FHL book 974.6 H25c}}. | |||
==== Step 2 - Check original records<br> ==== | |||
==== Step 3 - Check other types of records ==== | |||
You can also search [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|substitute records]] to locate your ancestor’s death date and place. | You can also search [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|substitute records]] to locate your ancestor’s death date and place. | ||