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How to Find Connecticut Birth Records (view source)
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=== ''' | === '''Births before 1897''' === | ||
The state of Connecticut started keeping | The state of Connecticut started keeping birth records in 1897. Before that time, town clerks kept birth records, and they continue to keep the records. The clerks recorded the births in town records and/or in land records. | ||
==== Step 1 - Check indexes ==== | ==== Step 1 - Check indexes ==== | ||
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*[http://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=31 Connecticut Collections] on [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - Free. This is a growing database.<br> | *[http://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=31 Connecticut Collections] on [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - Free. This is a growing database.<br> | ||
*[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html#Connecticut Connecticut Databases] listed on [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Rootsweb.com]- Free. Arranged by town. Several cemetery lists, but only a few death lists are currently in the database. | *[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html#Connecticut Connecticut Databases] listed on [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Rootsweb.com]- Free. Arranged by town. Several cemetery lists, but only a few death lists are currently in the database. | ||
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==== Step 2 - Check original records ==== | ==== Step 2 - Check original records ==== | ||
In Connecticut, the following types of records often have | In Connecticut, the following types of records often have birth information:<br> | ||
*Land records<br> | *Land records<br> | ||
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#Go to the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog] <br> | #Go to the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog] <br> | ||
#Do a Place Search for the name of the town. <br> | #Do a Place Search for the name of the town. <br> | ||
#On the list of record types for the town, click '''Land and Property''', '''Vital Records''', or '''Town Records '''for a list of the available records. <br> | #On the list of record types for the town, click '''Land and Property''', or '''Vital Records''', or '''Town Records '''for a list of the available records. <br> | ||
#Click titles with the town clerk as the author . Though the original records were usually made by town clerk, sometimes the records were made by a court or the registrar of vital statistics. | #Click titles with the town clerk as the author. Though the original records were usually made by town clerk, sometimes the records were made by a court or the registrar of vital statistics. | ||
==== Step 3 - Check other types of records ==== | ==== 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 | You can also search [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|substitute records]] to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place. | ||
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== '''Births 1897 to the Present''' == | == '''Births 1897 to the Present''' == | ||