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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
The Connecticut Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Connecticut. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Connecticut Research Strategies

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Connecticut

Connecticut Online Genealogy Records

How to find Connecticut Birth Records

How to find Connecticut Marriage Records

How to find Connecticut Death Records

Connecticut Research Tips

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Connecticut.

Birth information: Birth records in Connecticut start on the state level in 1897 and was generally complied with by 1919. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
Finding Parents: The State of Connecticut began recording deaths in 1897. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Connecticut death records
Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Connecticut Record Finder

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Connecticut Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records Death records Obituaries Church records	Cemeteries Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Bible records Military records
Marriage information	Marriage records Obituaries Bible records	Church records Probate records Military records
Death information	Death Records Cemeteries Obituaries	Probate Records Church Records Bible Records
Parents	Birth records Death records Obituaries Census Church records	Biography Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records Obituaries Probate records	Church Records Military Records
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census	Obituaries Biography History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census Court Records	Voting Records Biography Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) (after 1906)	Biography History

Further Connecticut Research

Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Connecticut Record Finder.
For online record collections, go to Connecticut Online Genealogy Records.
For more research on Connecticut, including research at the county level, visit the Connecticut page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the Connecticut record collections at FamilySearch.
Ralph J. Crandall. ed. Genealogical Research in New England. Baltimore, Maryland:Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. FS Library 974 D27gr

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 These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Connecticut.
-*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in Connecticut start on the state level in 1897 and was generally complied with by 1819. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy.
+*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in Connecticut start on the state level in 1897 and was generally complied with by 1919. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy.
 *'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Connecticut began recording deaths in 1897. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Connecticut death records]]
 *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
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 === Connecticut Record Finder  ===
-This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.
+This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Connecticut Record Finder]].'''
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-| style="vertical-align:top; width:20%;"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
+| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
-| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''2. Try these records first:'''
+| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''
-| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''3. Other useful records'''
+| style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
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-| Birth information
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[How to Find Connecticut Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Connecticut Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Connecticut Church Records|Church records]]
+Birth information
-| [[Connecticut Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Connecticut Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Connecticut Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[How to Find Connecticut Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Connecticut Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Connecticut Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Connecticut Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Connecticut Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Connecticut Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Connecticut Military Records|Military records]]
 |-
-| Marriage information
+| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
-| [[How to Find Connecticut Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Connecticut Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[Connecticut Church Records|Church records]], [[Connecticut Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Connecticut Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[How to Find Connecticut Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[Connecticut Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Connecticut Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Connecticut Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Connecticut Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Connecticut Military Records|Military records]]
 |-
-| Death information
+| style="padding:10px"|Death information
-| [[How to Find Connecticut Death Records|Death Records]], [[Connecticut Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[Connecticut Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Connecticut Church Records|Church Records]], [[Connecticut Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[How to Find Connecticut Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[Connecticut Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Connecticut Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Connecticut Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Connecticut Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Connecticut Bible Records|Bible Records]]
 |-
-| Parents
+| style="padding:10px"|Parents
-| [[How to Find Connecticut Birth Records|Birth records]],&nbsp;[[How to Find Connecticut Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Connecticut Census|Census]], [[Connecticut Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[Connecticut Biography|Biography]], [[Connecticut, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+*[[How to Find Connecticut Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Connecticut Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Connecticut Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Connecticut Census|Census]]
+*[[Connecticut Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Connecticut Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Connecticut, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
 |-
-| Maiden name
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[How to Find Connecticut Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Connecticut Probate Records|Probate records]]
+Maiden name
-| [[Connecticut Church Records|Church Records]], [[Connecticut Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Connecticut Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[Connecticut Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Connecticut Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Connecticut Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Connecticut Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
-| Immigration date
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[Connecticut Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Connecticut Census|Census]]
+Immigration date
-| [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Connecticut Biography|Biography]], [[Connecticut History|History]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Connecticut Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Connecticut Census|Census]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Connecticut Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Connecticut Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Connecticut History|History]]
 |-
-| Naturalization
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Connecticut Census|Census]], [[Connecticut Court Records|Court Records]]
+Naturalization
-| [[United States Voting Records|Voting Registers]], [[Connecticut Biography|Biography]], [[Connecticut Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Connecticut Census|Census]]
+*[[Connecticut Court Records|Court Records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Connecticut Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Connecticut Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Connecticut Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |-
-| Physical description
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[Connecticut Military Records|Military Records]], [[Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
+Physical description
-| [[Connecticut Biography|Biography]], [[Connecticut History|History]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Connecticut Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Connecticut Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Connecticut History|History]]
 |}
 === Further Connecticut Research  ===
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Connecticut Record Finder]].'''
-For more research on Connecticut, including research at the county level, visit the [[Connecticut, United States Genealogy|Connecticut]] page on the Research Wiki.
+*For online record collections, go to [[Connecticut Online Genealogy Records|'''Connecticut Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For more research on Connecticut, including research at the county level, visit the [[Connecticut, United States Genealogy|'''Connecticut''']] page on the Research Wiki.
-Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/31?region=United%20States%20of%20America Connecticut record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
+*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/31?region=United%20States%20of%20America Connecticut record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/216515 Ralph J. Crandall. ed. ''Genealogical Research in New England.'' Baltimore, Maryland:Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. FS Library 974 D27gr]
-[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/216515 Ralph J. Crandall. ed. ''Genealogical Research in New England.'' Baltimore, Maryland:Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. FHL 974 D27gr]