How to Obtain Connecticut Vital Records

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How to Obtain Connecticut Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates

This page provides information on obtaining copies of Connecticut birth certificates, Connecticut marriage licenses, Connecticut divorce decrees and Connecticut death records. There are also useful links to past Connecticut Vital Records for those of you conducting family history research. General information about US vital records can be viewed on the Vital Records Index Page

Connecticut birth, marriage and death certificates may be obtained from the following government office:

CT Department of Public Health
State Office of Vital Records
410 Capitol Ave. MS#11VRS
P.O. Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06134-0308

Connecticut birth, marriage and death certificate order forms as well as more information are available on the following pages:

The Connecticut Department of Public Health may be contacted by phone on 860-509-7897 or online at http://www.ct.gov/dph/site/default.asp

Available Records:

Birth Records: 1897 present
Death Records: 1897 present
Death Indexes: 1949 present
Marriage Records: 1897 present
Marriage Indexes: 1959 present

More Connecticut Vital Records Resources

Birth, Marriage and Death Historical Record Collections at FamilySearch.org
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Vitalcheck Express Certificate Service
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Vital Records Search at Ancestry.com
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