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How to Find Connecticut Death Records (view source)
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=== '''Deaths before 1897''' === | === '''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. | The state of Connecticut started keeping death records in 1897. Before that time, town clerks kept death records, and they continue to keep the records. The clerks recorded the deaths in town records and/or in land records. | ||
==== Step 1 - Check indexes ==== | ==== Step 1 - Check indexes ==== | ||
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Two film indexes are: | Two film indexes are: | ||
*'''Bowman Collection.''' This is a card index to Connecticut | *'''Bowman Collection.''' This is a card index to Connecticut birth, marriage, and death notices in Massachusetts newspapers, 1800 to 1900. {{FHL|19994|item|disp=FHL films 002884-885}}. <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. {{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}}. | *'''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}}. | ||