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How to Find Connecticut Birth Records (view source)
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If you do not find the birth information in the town where your ancestor was born, you may need to look at [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place or try the records in a neighboring town. | If you do not find the birth information in the town where your ancestor was born, you may need to look at [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place or try the records in a neighboring town. | ||
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. | 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 === | |||
Most online resources for Connecticut Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index, 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, consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index.<br> | ||
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*'''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}}. | *'''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 === | |||
In Connecticut, the following types of records often have birth information:<br> | In Connecticut, the following types of records often have birth information:<br> | ||
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#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 === | |||
You can also search [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place. | You can also search [[Substitute Records For United States Birth 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''' == | ||