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=== Vital Records Reference Dates === | |||
Connecticut's vital records start the following years: | |||
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== Connecticut Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online == | == Connecticut Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online == | ||
The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Connecticut Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]]. Most online resources for Connecticut Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. '''<br>''' | The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Connecticut Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]]. Most online resources for Connecticut Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. '''<br>''' | ||
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hubbard/morestuff.html Barbour Collection] hosted by Rootsweb - Free(see also the Wiki article [[Barbour Collection|Barbour Collection]])<br> | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hubbard/morestuff.html Barbour Collection] hosted by Rootsweb - Free(see also the Wiki article [[Barbour Collection|Barbour Collection]])<br> | ||
*[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html#Connecticut Connecticut Databases] listed on [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Rootsweb.com]- Free | *[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html#Connecticut Connecticut Databases] listed on [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Rootsweb.com]- Free | ||
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=== Town Records === | === Town Records === | ||
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Delayed registrations of births were kept by the town clerk and have the same restrictions as other vital records. | Delayed registrations of births were kept by the town clerk and have the same restrictions as other vital records. | ||
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== Marriage Records == | == Marriage Records == | ||
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Groton, New London County Connecticut was a city many eloping couples went to to be married. There was no waiting period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage. | Groton, New London County Connecticut was a city many eloping couples went to to be married. There was no waiting period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage. | ||
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== Death Records == | == Death Records == | ||
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=== Divorce Records === | === Divorce Records === | ||
Divorce proceedings are usually kept by the clerk of the superior court where the divorce was granted. The Connecticut State Library has some early divorce records. The Family History Library does not have copies of many divorce records. <!--{12078463895780} --> | Divorce proceedings are usually kept by the clerk of the superior court where the divorce was granted. The Connecticut State Library has some early divorce records. The Family History Library does not have copies of many divorce records. <!--{12078463895780} --> | ||
=== Adoption === | === Adoption === | ||
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[[Connecticut Periodicals|'''Connecticut Periodicals''']]: Local genealogical and historical societies often publish periodicals which may contain abstracted early birth, marriage and death information. | [[Connecticut Periodicals|'''Connecticut Periodicals''']]: Local genealogical and historical societies often publish periodicals which may contain abstracted early birth, marriage and death information. | ||
=== More Online Links === | === More Online Links === | ||
These websites contain links to statewide and county vital record online pages. Some of these links may be duplicates of those already listed on this wiki page. | These websites contain links to statewide and county vital record online pages. Some of these links may be duplicates of those already listed on this wiki page. | ||
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*Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Connecticut.htm Connecticut Certificates] online - <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_30" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_178" />$ | *Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Connecticut.htm Connecticut Certificates] online - <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_30" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_178" />$ | ||
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=== Family History Library-Connecticut-Vital Records Collections === | === Family History Library-Connecticut-Vital Records Collections === | ||
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There are several collections and other sources which contain vital records: | There are several collections and other sources which contain vital records: | ||
'''[[Barbour Collection|Barbour Collection]].''' This collection consists of abstracts of town, church, and other original records from the earliest time to the 1850s. Most towns are included. The index is incomplete, however, and is known to contain errors. The collection is on 98 microfilms at the Family History Library <ref>Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=295370&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Barbour+collection++ 002887] </ref>and the births are indexed in the IGI. | '''[[Barbour Collection|Barbour Collection]].''' This collection consists of abstracts of town, church, and other original records from the earliest time to the 1850s. Most towns are included. The index is incomplete, however, and is known to contain errors. The collection is on 98 microfilms at the Family History Library <ref>Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=295370&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Barbour+collection++ 002887] </ref>and the births are indexed in the IGI. | ||
'''Charles R. Hale Collection.''' This collection includes newspaper notices of marriages, deaths and cemetery inscriptions. The Family History Library has this collection on 360 rolls of film. See the [[Connecticut Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] page. | '''Charles R. Hale Collection.''' This collection includes newspaper notices of marriages, deaths and cemetery inscriptions. The Family History Library has this collection on 360 rolls of film. See the [[Connecticut Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] page. | ||
'''Bowman Collection.''' This is a card index to Connecticut vital records in Massachusetts, 1800 to 1900. <ref>Family History Library films 002884-885. </ref> | '''Bowman Collection.''' This is a card index to Connecticut vital records in Massachusetts, 1800 to 1900. <ref>Family History Library films 002884-885. </ref> | ||
'''Clarence Torrey Collection.'''This includes New England marriage records prior to 1700. It is at the New England Historic Genealogical Society and also on microfilm at the Family History Library. <ref>Family History Library films[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=290345&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=New+England+marriages+prior+to+1700%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 929494-500]. </ref>A published index of this collection is Clarence Almon Torrey, ''New England Marriages Prior to 1700''. <ref>Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=146171&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=New+England+marriages+prior+to+1700%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 book 974 V2t; film 1320548 item 14]. </ref>A ''Third'' ''Supplement to Torrey's New England marriages prior to 1700'' was published in 2003. <ref>Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=1137216&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Third+supplement+to+Torrey%27s+New+Engla%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 974 V2t] supp. </ref> | '''Clarence Torrey Collection.'''This includes New England marriage records prior to 1700. It is at the New England Historic Genealogical Society and also on microfilm at the Family History Library. <ref>Family History Library films[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=290345&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=New+England+marriages+prior+to+1700%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 929494-500]. </ref>A published index of this collection is Clarence Almon Torrey, ''New England Marriages Prior to 1700''. <ref>Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=146171&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=New+England+marriages+prior+to+1700%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 book 974 V2t; film 1320548 item 14]. </ref>A ''Third'' ''Supplement to Torrey's New England marriages prior to 1700'' was published in 2003. <ref>Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=1137216&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Third+supplement+to+Torrey%27s+New+Engla%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 974 V2t] supp. </ref> | ||
'''Index to the Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin, Vols 1-8.'''This is an index at the Connecticut State Library and is on microfilm at the Family History Library. <ref>Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=38508&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Vital+records%2C+A%2DY%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 002886]. </ref>It indexes the names found in the ''Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin''. <ref>Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Historical Society, 1934-; Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=851191&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Index+vols%2E+1%2D30++%2734%2D%2765%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 974.6 H25c]. </ref> | '''Index to the Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin, Vols 1-8.'''This is an index at the Connecticut State Library and is on microfilm at the Family History Library. <ref>Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=38508&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Vital+records%2C+A%2DY%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 002886]. </ref>It indexes the names found in the ''Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin''. <ref>Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Historical Society, 1934-; Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=851191&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Index+vols%2E+1%2D30++%2734%2D%2765%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 974.6 H25c]. </ref> | ||
'''International Genealogical Index.''' This indexes many of the births and marriages recorded in the town records. It is available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. | '''International Genealogical Index.''' This indexes many of the births and marriages recorded in the town records. It is available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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{{Place|Connecticut}} | {{Place|Connecticut}} | ||
[[Category:Connecticut|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]] | [[Category:Connecticut|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]] | ||