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''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Portal:Connecticut |Connecticut ]] > Connecticut Vital Records''
''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Portal:Connecticut|Connecticut ]]> Connecticut Vital Records''  
 
= Connecticut Birth, Marriage and Death Records =
 
== Connecticut Vital Records Online Links ==
 
= Introduction to Vital Records =
 
=== Town Records  ===
=== Town Records  ===


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State your relationship to the individual you want information about and the reason you want the information.  
State your relationship to the individual you want information about and the reason you want the information.  
= Birth Records =
'''Early to 1897'''
'''1897 - Present'''


Birth records are considered confidential and can only be searched by:  
Birth records are considered confidential and can only be searched by:  
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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.  


'''Marriage- eloping couples'''
= Adoption =
 
= Marriage Records =
 
'''Early - 1897'''
 
'''1897 - Present'''
 
 
 
 
 
 


Groton, New London County Connecticut was a city many eloping couples went to be married.  There was no waitin period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage.   
 
 
 
 
=== '''Marriage- Eloping Couples'''  ===
 
Groton, New London County Connecticut was a city many eloping couples went to be married.  There was no waiting period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage.  


=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===
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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 (beginning with Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=295370&disp=Barbour+collection++ 002887]), 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.  


'''Charles R. Hale Collection.''' This collection includes newspaper notices of marriages and deaths and cemetery inscriptions. The Family History Library has this collection on 360 rolls of film (see the "Cemeteries" section).  
The collection is on 98 microfilms at the Family History Library (beginning with Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=295370&disp=Barbour+collection++ 002887]), and the births are indexed in the IGI.  


'''Bowman Collection.''' This is a card index to Connecticut vital records in Massachusetts, 1800 to 1900 (Family History Library films 002884-885).  
'''Charles R. Hale Collection.''' This collection includes newspaper notices of marriages and deaths and cemetery inscriptions.
 
The Family History Library has this collection on 360 rolls of film (see the "Cemeteries" section).
 
'''Bowman Collection.''' This is a card index to Connecticut vital records in Massachusetts, 1800 to 1900  
 
(Family History Library films 002884-885).  


'''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 (Family History Library films[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=290345&disp=New+England+marriages+prior+to+1700%20%20&columns=*,0,0 929494-500]). A published index of this collection is Clarence Almon Torrey, ''New England Marriages Prior to 1700'' (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=146171&disp=New+England+marriages+prior+to+1700%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 974 V2t; film 1320548 item 14]). A ''Third'' ''Supplement to Torrey's New England marriages prior to 1700'' was published in 2003 (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1137216&disp=Third+supplement+to+Torrey%27s+New+Engla%20%20&columns=*,0,0 974 V2t] supp).  
'''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 (Family History Library films[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=290345&disp=New+England+marriages+prior+to+1700%20%20&columns=*,0,0 929494-500]). A published index of this collection is Clarence Almon Torrey, ''New England Marriages Prior to 1700'' (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=146171&disp=New+England+marriages+prior+to+1700%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 974 V2t; film 1320548 item 14]). A ''Third'' ''Supplement to Torrey's New England marriages prior to 1700'' was published in 2003 (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1137216&disp=Third+supplement+to+Torrey%27s+New+Engla%20%20&columns=*,0,0 974 V2t] supp).  
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'''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. <!--{12078476203120} -->
'''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. <!--{12078476203120} -->


=== 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} -->
===Websites===
 
===Sources===
= Death Records =
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'''Early - 1897'''
 
'''1897- Present'''
 
= '''Tips''' =
 
= '''Analyzing Records''' =
 
= '''Subsitute Records''' =
 
'''[[Connecticut_Church_Records|Connecticut Church Records]]'''
 
'''[[Connecticut_Cemeteries|Connecticut Cemetery Records]]'''
 
'''[[Connecticut_Census|Connecticut Census Records]]'''
 
'''[[Connecticut_History|Connecticut History]]'''
 
'''[[Connecticut_Military_Records|Connecticut Military]]'''
 
'''[[Connecticut_Newspapers|Connecticut Newspaper]]'''
 
= '''Archives, Libraries and Societies''' =
 
'''<references />'''
 
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