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<center>'''For greater success, use all the Wiki Articles in this series:'''</center> | |||
*[[What Can I Find in U.S. Church Records?|'''What Can I Find in U.S. Church Records?''']] | |||
*[[Determining the Church Your Ancestor Attended|'''Determining the Church Your Ancestor Attended''']] | |||
*[[How to Find Church Records in the United States|'''How to Find Church Records in the United States''']] | |||
*[[United States Church Records#Searching for Church Records by Denomination|'''Searching for Church Records by Denomination''' ]] | |||
*[[United States Church Records#Searching for Church Records by U.S. State|'''Searching for Church Records by U.S. State''']] | |||
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==Historical Background== | |||
The [[Congregational Church in the United States|Congregational Church]] was predominant in early Connecticut and was [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Connecticut.pdf the state church until 1818]. Other prominent churches in the state are the [[Methodist Church in the United States|Methodist]] and [[Episcopal Church in the United States|Episcopal]] churches (colonial period), and the [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic]] and [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptist]] churches (19th century). | |||
==Information Found in the Records== | |||
To effectively use church records, become familiar with their content. Click on these links to learn about a specific record type: | |||
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*[[What Can I Find in U.S. Church Records?#Baptisms or Christenings|Baptisms or Christenings]] | |||
*[[What Can I Find in U.S. Church Records?#Marriages|Marriages]] | |||
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*[[What Can I Find in U.S. Church Records?#Funerals or Burials|Funerals or Burials]] | |||
*[[What Can I Find in U.S. Church Records?#Membership Lists|Membership Lists]] | |||
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*[[What Can I Find in U.S. Church Records?#Minutes or Historical Narrative|Minutes or Historical Narrative]] | |||
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==Finding the Records== | |||
===Look for online records.=== | |||
'''Ancestry.com, FindMyPast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local [https://familysearch.org/locations/ family history center] or the [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Family_History_Library Family History Library] in Salt Lake City, Utah. | |||
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Online databases are <span style="color:Red">'''incomplete'''</span>. This can lead to two common errors: | |||
#'''Near matches:''' Researchers might <span style="color:Red">'''mistakenly accept an entry very similar to their ancestor'''</span>, thinking it is the only one available. Only use information that matches your ancestor in date, place, relationships, and other details. | |||
#'''Stopping research''': Researchers might <span style="color:Red">'''assume the database proves church records do not exist'''</span>. Actually the record is still out there, just not in this <span style="color:Red">'''incomplete'''</span> collection of records. Keep searching! | |||
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3032 Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920]. Index. | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3032 Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920]. Index. | ||
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5144 Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints], ($). Index<br><br> | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5144 Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints], ($). Index<br><br> | ||
To learn about church records existing in 1942, see: | To learn about church records existing in 1942, see: | ||
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Many denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located. | Many denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located. | ||
More than 600 churches have deposited their records with the [[Connecticut State Library|Connecticut State Library]]. Most of these records are on microfilm at the Family History Library. Some of these records are indexed in a card index prepared by the Connecticut State Library. This index was microfilmed in 1949: {{FHL|19954|item}} 0002806-74. A useful guide to this collection is ''List of Church Records in the Connecticut State Library'' (Hartford: Connecticut State Library, 1976. {{FHL|178132|item}} 974.6 A1 no. 14; {{FHL|273473|item}} 1033856 item 9. | |||
===Baptist=== | ===Baptist=== | ||
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[http://congregational-library.typepad.com/ The Congregational Library]<br>14 Beacon Street<br>Boston, MA 02108-3704<br>Phone: (617) 523-0470<br>Fax: (617) 523-0491 | [http://congregational-library.typepad.com/ The Congregational Library]<br>14 Beacon Street<br>Boston, MA 02108-3704<br>Phone: (617) 523-0470<br>Fax: (617) 523-0491 | ||
===Episcopal=== | ===Episcopal=== | ||