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'''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | '''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | ||
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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' Birth records in Connecticut | *'''''Statewide registration:''''' Birth and Death records in Connecticut on the state level start in 1897 and was generally complied with by 1915. | ||
*'''''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. | *'''''Town Records:''''' Town records included information about birth, marriage, and death before state registration in 1897. Town records can start as early as the 1630s or when the town was established. | ||
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Connecticut Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Connecticut. | *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Connecticut Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Connecticut. | ||
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'''Finding Parents:''' | '''Finding Parents:''' | ||
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*'''''Death records:''''' | *'''''Death records:''''' Eartly death records may contain parents of the deceased. However, state recorded deaths required birth and parent information. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. | ||
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Connecticut Newspapers]] and [[Connecticut Obituaries]] for more information. | *'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Connecticut Newspapers]] and [[Connecticut Obituaries]] for more information. | ||
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Connecticut Church Records]] for more information. | *'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Connecticut Church Records]] for more information. | ||
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