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 === '''Deaths before 1897'''  ===
 The state of Connecticut started keeping death records in 1897. Before that time, town clerks kept death records. The clerks recorded the deaths in town records and/or in land records.&nbsp;
 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>'''
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 *[http://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=31 Connecticut Collections] on [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - Free. This is a growing database.<br>
 *[http://www.deathindexes.com/connecticut/index.html Online Connecticut Death Indexes and Records] - Free<br>
+Two film indexes are:
+*'''Bowman Collection.''' This is a card index to Connecticut vital records in Massachusetts, 1800 to 1900. {{FHL|19994|item|disp=FHL films 002884-885}}.
+'''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. {{FHL|38508|title-id|disp=FHL film 002886}}. It indexes the names found in the ''Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin''. {{FHL|851191|title-id|disp=FHL book 974.6 H25c}}.
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