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== '''Deaths before 1897''' == | == '''Deaths before 1897''' == | ||
The state of Connecticut started keeping death records in 1897. Before that time, town clerks kept death records, and they continue to keep the 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, and they continue to keep the records. The clerks recorded the deaths in town records and/or in land records. | ||
=== Step 1 - Check indexes === | === Step 1 - Check indexes === | ||
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#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''', '''Vital Records''', or '''Town Records '''for a list of the available records. <br> | ||
#Click titles with the town clerk | #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 === | ||
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| align="center" colspan="3" | | | align="center" colspan="3" | '''Records that give death information:''' | ||
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=== Town Death Records === | === Town Death Records === | ||
Towns have kept death records from the beginning of each town and continue to keep these records. | Towns have kept death records from the beginning of each town and continue to keep these records. The towns send copies of the records to the state Department of Public Health (see above). People can also access the records at the town halls. | ||
See the [http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3132&q=388128 Town Vital Records Directory] for the address, phone number, and link for each town clerk. | See the [http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3132&q=388128 Town Vital Records Directory] for the address, phone number, and link for each town clerk. | ||
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