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| === Connecticut Research Strategies === | | === Connecticut Research Strategies === |
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| Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Connecticut<br> | | Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Connecticut:<br> |
| | ===Finding Indiana Birth, Marriage or Death Records=== |
| | *[[GuidedResearch:Connecticut|Finding Connecticut Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]] |
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| :[[Connecticut Online Genealogy Records|Connecticut Online Genealogy Records]]
| | ===Finding Indiana Records=== |
| :[[How to Find Connecticut Birth Records|How to find Connecticut Birth Records]]
| | *[[Connecticut Record Finder]] |
| :[[How to Find Connecticut Marriage Records|How to find Connecticut Marriage Records]]
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| :[[How to Find Connecticut Death Records|How to find Connecticut Death Records]]
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| === Connecticut Research Tips === | | ===Indiana Statewide Databases=== |
| | *[[Connecticut Online Genealogy Records|Connecticut Online Genealogy Records]] |
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| These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Connecticut.
| | ===Indiana Research Process=== |
| | *[[Step-by-Step Connecticut Research, 1880-Present]] |
| | *[[Step-by-Step Connecticut Research, 1850-1910]] |
| | *[[Connecticut Descendancy Research]] |
| | *[[How to Find Connecticut Birth Records|How to Find Birth Records]] |
| | *[[How to Find Connecticut Marriage Records|How to Find Marriage Records]] |
| | *[[How to Find Connecticut Death Records|How to Find Death Records]] |
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| *'''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.
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| *'''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]]
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| *'''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 === | | === Connecticut Research Tips === |
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| 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]].'''
| | These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Connecticut. |
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| | style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
| | *'''''Statewide registration:''''' Birth records in Connecticut start on the state level in 1897 and was generally complied with by 1915 |
| | style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''
| | *'''''Town Records:''''' Town records included information about birth, marriage, and death. Town records can start as early as the 1630s or when the town was established. |
| | style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
| | *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Indiana Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Indiana. |
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| | '''Substitute Records:''' |
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| | *'''''Secondary source:''''' Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth, marriage, and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event. |
| *[[How to Find Connecticut Birth Records|Birth records]]
| | *'''''Accuracy:''''' Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help varify information. |
| *[[How to Find Connecticut Death Records|Death records]] | | *'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Indiana Substitute Records|Indiana Substitute Records]] for more information. |
| *[[Connecticut Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Connecticut Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[Connecticut Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| | *'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the county starting in 1882 may contain parents of the deceased. However, state recorded deaths required birth and parent information. Information is only as accurate as a grieving relative remembers. |
| *[[Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| | *'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Indiana Newspapers]] and [[Indiana Obituaries]] for more information. |
| *[[Connecticut Bible Records|Bible records]]
| | *'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Indiana Church Records]] for more information. |
| *[[Connecticut Military Records|Military records]]
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| | *'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Indiana Census|Indiana Census Records]] for more information. |
| *[[How to Find Connecticut Marriage Records|Marriage records]] | | *'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. |
| *[[Connecticut Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| | *'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added. |
| *[[Connecticut Bible Records|Bible records]]
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| *[[Connecticut Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[Connecticut Probate Records|Probate records]]
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| *[[Connecticut Military Records|Military records]]
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| *[[How to Find Connecticut Death Records|Death Records]] | |
| *[[Connecticut Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| *[[Connecticut Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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| *[[Connecticut Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[How to Find Connecticut Birth Records|Birth records]]
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| *[[How to Find Connecticut Death Records|Death records]] | |
| *[[Connecticut Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |
| *[[Connecticut Census|Census]]
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| *[[Connecticut Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[Connecticut Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[How to Find Connecticut Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
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| *[[Connecticut Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Connecticut Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[Connecticut Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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| *[[Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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| *[[Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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| *[[Connecticut Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
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| *[[Connecticut Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[Connecticut History|History]]
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| === Further Connecticut Research === | | === Further Connecticut Research === |
| *'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Connecticut Record Finder]].''' | | *[https://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Connecticut.pdf Connecticut Family History Library Research Outline] |
| *For online record collections, go to [[Connecticut Online Genealogy Records|'''Connecticut Online Genealogy Records.''']] | | *[http://www.ctgenweb.org/ CTGenWeb] - Indiana GenWeb Project |
| *For more research on Connecticut, including research at the county level, visit the [[Connecticut, United States Genealogy|'''Connecticut''']] page on the Research Wiki. | | *[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/ct/ Cyndi's List] - Connecticut genealogy sites on the internet |
| *Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/31?region=United%20States%20of%20America Connecticut record collections] at FamilySearch.<br> | | *[http://genealogytrails.com/conn/ Connecticut Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Indiana |
| *{{FSC|216515|item|disp=Ralph J. Crandall. ed. ''Genealogical Research in New England.'' Baltimore, Maryland:Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. FS Library 974 D27gr}} | | *[https://www.accessgenealogy.com/connecticut-genealogy Access Genealogy] – Indiana genealogy websites |
| | *[http://www.raogk.org/connecticut-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Indiana Records Guide |
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