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<center><font size = "4"><br>'''Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page'''</font></center><br>
<center>''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.''</center><br>
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=== Connecticut Research Strategies  ===
=== Connecticut Research Strategies  ===
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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]].
*'''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]].


=== Connecticut Record Finder  ===
=== [STATE] 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 [[[STATE] 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  
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| [[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)
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
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| Marriage information  
| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information  
| [[How to Find Connecticut Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Connecticut Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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| [[Connecticut Church Records|Church records]], [[Connecticut Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Connecticut Military Records|Military records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
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| Death information  
| style="padding:10px"|Death information  
| [[How to Find Connecticut Death Records|Death Records]], [[Connecticut Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
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| [[Connecticut Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Connecticut Church Records|Church Records]], [[Connecticut Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
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*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| 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]]  
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| [[Connecticut Biography|Biography]], [[Connecticut, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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| Maiden name  
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| [[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)
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
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| Immigration date  
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| [[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]]
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*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
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| Naturalization  
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| [[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]]
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*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| Physical description  
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| [[Connecticut Military Records|Military Records]], [[Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
Physical description  
| [[Connecticut Biography|Biography]], [[Connecticut History|History]]
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*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
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=== Further Connecticut Research  ===
=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
 
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] 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 [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
 
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] 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://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. FHL 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]




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