The Barbour Collection covers vital records up to 1850; statewide recording of vital records (and subsequent indexes) starts on 1 July 1897. Between 1850 and 1897, however, you need to know the town where the birth, death or marriage occurred to find the record.
These sources can help:
- Newspapers: Although detailed obituaries didn’t begin until the end of the century, mid-century Connecticut newspapers often included short notices listing the person’s name, the date of the event, and the type of the event.
- Burial transit permits: If a death record cannot be located in the town in which an ancestor is buried and that ancestor died after 1884, consider looking for a burial transit permit. The document, which was received by the town clerk in the town of burial, was to travel with the remains and includes basic information about the death.
- Military records: Some military records, such as the World War I questionnaires, may include vital records information.
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