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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Connecticut|Connecticut ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Connecticut|Connecticut ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Connecticut_Vital_Records|Vital Records]]'' | ||
[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Connecticut.htm Connecticut Vital Records State Department of Health] or the Town Clerk's office where the event occurred. | [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Connecticut.htm Connecticut Vital Records State Department of Health] or the Town Clerk's office where the event occurred. | ||
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*[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 | ||
*Search for Connecticut Collections on [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] under [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=NORTH_AMERICA Canada, USA, and Mexico] - Free. Scroll down to Connecticut from the Canada, USA, and Mexico link to see what is available for the state. This is a growing database.<br> | *Search for Connecticut Collections on [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] under [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=NORTH_AMERICA Canada, USA, and Mexico] - Free. Scroll down to Connecticut from the Canada, USA, and Mexico link to see what is available for the state. This is a growing database.<br> | ||
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/connecticut/index.html Online Connecticut Death Indexes and Records] - Free | *[http://www.deathindexes.com/connecticut/index.html Online Connecticut Death Indexes and Records] - Free | ||
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== Birth, Marriage, and Death Records == | == Birth, Marriage, and Death Records == | ||
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Department of Public Health<br>Vital Records Section<br>410 Capitol Avenue, 1st Floor<br>Hartford, CT 06134 | Department of Public Health<br>Vital Records Section<br>410 Capitol Avenue, 1st Floor<br>Hartford, CT 06134 | ||
Telephone: 860-509-7700<br>Mailing Address:<br>CT Department of Public Health | Telephone: 860-509-7700<br>Mailing Address:<br>CT Department of Public Health State Office of Vital Records 410 Capitol Ave. MS#11VRS P.O. Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06134-0308 | ||
State Office of Vital Records | |||
410 Capitol Ave. | |||
P.O. Box 340308 | |||
Hartford, CT | |||
Their [http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3132&q=388130 website] gives complete information for ordering births, marriages, and deaths. There is also a link to the town websites for information in ordering town vital records. | Their [http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3132&q=388130 website] gives complete information for ordering births, marriages, and deaths. There is also a link to the town websites for information in ordering town vital 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. | ||
Some marriages were recorded as early as 1640. | Some marriages were recorded as early as 1640. | ||
=== '''Marriage- Eloping Couples''' === | === '''Marriage- Eloping Couples''' === | ||
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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. Other such marriage places include [[Niagara County, New York|Niagara Falls NY]] (or Ontario), or [[Cecil County, Maryland|Cecil County, MD]], or [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County, VA]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref> | 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. Other such marriage places include [[Niagara County, New York|Niagara Falls NY]] (or Ontario), or [[Cecil County, Maryland|Cecil County, MD]], or [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County, VA]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref> | ||
[[Connecticut Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | [[Connecticut Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
== Divorce Records == | == Divorce Records == | ||
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*Linkpendium Links for [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/CT/ Connecticut Genealogy and History], including individual Counties - Free/$ | *Linkpendium Links for [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/CT/ Connecticut Genealogy and History], including individual Counties - Free/$ | ||
*Progenealogists Links for the [http://progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm United States]. Press '''Ctrl + F''' on the keyboard to search for '''Connecticut''' or '''CT''' - Free/$ | *Progenealogists Links for the [http://progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm United States]. Press '''Ctrl + F''' on the keyboard to search for '''Connecticut''' or '''CT''' - Free/$ | ||
*Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=9&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Connecticut Birth, Marriage & Death] Records at Ancestry.com - $ | *Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=9&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Connecticut Birth, Marriage & Death] Records at Ancestry.com - $ | ||
=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | |||
Online collections containing these records are located in[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list FamilySearch.org] | |||
Wiki articles describing these collections are found at: | |||
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Connecticut_Births_and_Christenings_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Connecticut Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)] | *[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Connecticut_Births_and_Christenings_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Connecticut Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)] | ||
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Connecticut_Deaths_and_Burials_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)#Related_Wiki_Articles Connecticut Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)] | *[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Connecticut_Deaths_and_Burials_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)#Related_Wiki_Articles Connecticut Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)] | ||
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Connecticut_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)#Collection_Time_Period Connecticut Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)] | *[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Connecticut_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)#Collection_Time_Period Connecticut Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)] | ||
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=== Family History Library-Connecticut-Vital Records Collections === | === Family History Library-Connecticut-Vital Records Collections === | ||
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'''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{{FHL|290345|title-id|disp=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;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;Family History Library {{FHL|146171|title-id|disp=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 {{FHL|1137216|title-id|disp=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{{FHL|290345|title-id|disp=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;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;Family History Library {{FHL|146171|title-id|disp=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 {{FHL|1137216|title-id|disp=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 {{FHL|38508|title-id|disp=002886}}. </ref>It indexes the names found in the ''Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin''. <ref>Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Historical Society, 1934-; Family History Library book {{FHL|851191|title-id|disp=974.6 H25c}}. </ref>'''<br>''' | '''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 {{FHL|38508|title-id|disp=002886}}. </ref>It indexes the names found in the ''Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin''. <ref>Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Historical Society, 1934-; Family History Library book {{FHL|851191|title-id|disp=974.6 H25c}}. </ref>'''<br>''' | ||
== References == | == References == | ||