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Goal 3: Learn about Connecticut vital records.
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ALearn about Connecticut vital records.
Class Outlines: Basic
Summary
- Find online resources for vital records.
- Learn the history of vital records in the state of Connecticut.
- Learn about alternates for vital records in Connecticut.
- Learn about Connecticut vital records in these articles.
FS—Wiki: Connecticut Vital Records
AC—Wiki: Connecticut Vital Records - Explore links for vital records on the Connecticut Dept. of Public Health site.
- Search for online Connecticut
vital records and find addresses for state offices to write to for records. - Explore Connecticut birth, marriage, and death records on the AccessGenealogy site.
- Explore additional links for Connecticut vital records on the Linkpendium site.
- Explore links for Connecticut town records on the American Ancestors site.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for vital records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
BExplore Connecticut birth and adoption records.
Summary
- Find birth and adoption records for Connecticut ancestors.
- Learn how to find Connecticut birth records in this article.
FS—Wiki: How to Find Connecticut Birth Records - Learn how to find family bible records in Connecticut.
FS—Wiki: Connecticut Bible Records - Get help with adoption topics on the Connecticut Adoptees / Birth Parents Facebook page.
- Explore additional links for Connecticut birth records on the LDSGenealogy site.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for birth and adoption records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
William Augustus Fairchild was born in Connecticut in 1798. Use the "FS: Connecticut Births and Christenings 1649-1906" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- When was William Augustus born?
- Where was he born?
- What is his mother's name?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "William Augustus" as the first name and "Fairchild" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the document icon for William Augustus Fairchild.
- Read the information in the center column.
- See Similar Records (right side) for information on other record collections.
- William was born on 6 Nov 1822.
- He was born in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut.
- His mother's name is Delia Elvira.
(Contributed by Brent Bunker )
QUIKLinks
CExplore Connecticut marriage records.
Summary
- Find marriage and divorce records for Connecticut ancestors.
- Find obituaries, death records, and death indexes for Connecticut ancestors.
- Marriage: Learn about Connecticut marriage records in this article.
FS—Wiki: How to Find Connecticut Marriage Records - Explore links for Connecticut marriage records.
- Explore additional links for Connecticut marriage records on the LDSGenealogy site.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for marriage and divorce records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Luther Butt was married in Connecticut in 1798. Use the "FS: Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- What was the name of Luther Butt's wife?
- Where did the marriage event take place?
- What other FamilySearch record collection has information about Luther's marriage?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Luther" as the first name and "Butts" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the document icon for Luther Butts.
- Read the information in the center column.
- See Similar Records (right side) for information on other record collections.
- Luther's wife is Polly Weaver.
- The marriage took place in Windham, Connecticut.
- Another record source is Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906.
(Contributed by Emuron Daniel )
QUIKLinks
- AC: Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
- AC: Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
- AC: Early Connecticut Marriages
- FS: Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997 (More)
- FS: Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939 (More)
- FS: Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001 (More)
- AC: Connecticut Marriage Records, 1897-1968
- AC: Connecticut, U.S., Marriage and Civil Union Index, 1897-2017
- FS: Connecticut Divorce Index, 1968-1997 (More)
DExplore Connecticut obituaries and death records.
Summary
- Find obituaries for Connecticut ancestors.
- Find death records and death indexes for Connecticut ancestors.
- Learn about Connecticut obituaries in this article.
FS—Wiki: Connecticut Obituaries
- Explore the Ancestors at Rest site for Connecticut death records.
- Explore the ObituariesHelp site for Connecticut obituaries.
- Explore The Ancestor Hunt for obituaries.
- Search for obituaries by county on the Newspaperobituaries.net site.
Connecticut Death Records
- Find additional resources for Connecticut obituaries on the Linkpendium site.
- Learn how to find Connecticut death records in this article.
FS—Wiki: How to Find Connecticut Death Records - Explore Connecticut death records, indexes, and obituaries.
- Explore additional links for Connecticut death records on the LDSGenealogy site.
- Explore Connecticut mortuary and funeral home records on the Ancestor Hunt site.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for obituary and death records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
John Arendt Vanderpoel died in Connecticut in 1901. Use the "FS: Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- Is the indexed document for a death record, or is it for a burial record?
- How many years old was John when he died?
- What is the name and location of the cemetery?
- What is his mother's maiden name likely to be?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "John" as the first name and "Vanderpoel" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the document icon for John Arendt Vanderpoel.
- Read the information in the center column.
- To find his mother's possible maiden name, click her name link and look in the Similar Records section.
- This is a burial record.
- John was 34 years old when he died.
- The cemetery is East Cemetery, in Litchfield, Connecticut.
- The mother's likely maiden name is Emily Noyes.
(Contributed by Brent Bunker )
QUIKLinks
EExplore Connecticut census and voter records.
Summary
- Explore state and county census records for Connecticut ancestors.
- Find voter registration records in Connecticut.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for census and voter records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
- Get an overview of Connecticut censuses in these articles.
FS—Connecticut Census
AC—Connecticut Census Records - Explore the
MyFreeCensus site for Connecticut state and county census records. - Explore Connecticut census records on the AccessGenealogy site.
- Explore additional links for Connecticut census records on the LDSGenealogy site.
Connecticut Counties
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