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*Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record. | *Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record. | ||
*If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search for church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A family Bible may have been used to births, marriages, death or burial. | *If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search for church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A family Bible may have been used to births, marriages, death or burial. | ||
*Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some bvtal records recorded in the last | *Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some bvtal records recorded in the last 50 years may be unavailable to anyone except direct descendants and / or ancestors. | ||
*If the survival of a baby was in question, the birth may not have been recorded. | *If the survival of a baby was in question, the birth may not have been recorded. | ||
*Search for Vital Records in the Family History Library Catalog by using a '''Place Search '''and then choosing '''Vital Records.''' Search for '''Connecticut '''to locate records filed by the State and then search the '''name of the county '''to locate records kept by that county. | *Search for Vital Records in the Family History Library Catalog by using a '''Place Search '''and then choosing '''Vital Records.''' Search for '''Connecticut '''to locate records filed by the State and then search the '''name of the county '''to locate records kept by that county. | ||