Until 1818, the Congregational Church was the establishment or state church of Connecticut. As a result, many families were members by default. Congregational Church records can provide substitute records of birth, marriage, and death.
In the early 1900s, the Connecticut State Library began to collect copies of the state’s church records to ensure their preservation. Most received were Congregational or Episcopal. A portion (approximately 25%) were then abstracted and indexed. That collection has since been digitized by Ancestry. While a very limited sample, it offers a way to search a large number of churches at once – and perhaps, locate some missing family members.
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