Connecticut Marriage Records

In connecticut the town clerks recorded the marriage records.

Connecticut marriage records. United states vital records has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. Connecticut marriage records 1897 1968 ancestry. This index allows researchers to find the name place and date of marriage for couples who were married in connecticut between 1897 through 1969. Connecticut marriage index 1959 2001 family search.

Usa 1 111 104 connecticut 18 359 connecticut marriage records 1 079 statewide marriage records. Connecticut marriage index 1959 2012 ancestry. Requests can only be made via mail or in person. Connecticut vital records index of marriages 1897 1969.

This office manages vital records from july 1 1897 to present. If you are planning to marry in connecticut you must obtain a marriage license from the vital records office of the town where the marriage will take place. To obtain a copy of a divorce decree or dissolution of civil union decree contact the ct superior court where the divorce or dissolution was granted see directory of connecticut superior courts. Connecticut marriage records are the responsibility of the connecticut department of public health state office of vital records.

Some marriages were recorded as early as 1640. Many town records have been filmed and are available at the family history library family history centers and the new england historic genealogical society. The vital records office of the town or city where the marriage took place or where the couple lived at the time of their marriage. The connecticut department of public health s state vital records office maintains the statewide registries for births deaths marriages and fetal deaths for all vital events occurring in connecticut from july 1 1897 to present.

Requesting a divorce decree or dissolution of civil union decree. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the connecticut vital records state department of health or the 160 town clerk s office where the. 1630 1920 connecticut church record abstracts ancestry. Marriage records must be obtained in person or by mail.

Marriage records prior to july 1 1897 can be found with the town clerk in the town where the. Connecticut town marriage records pre 1870 barbour collection this database contains an index to vital record information for individuals who married primarily before 1870 abstracted from connecticut town vital records and recorded in the multi volume set known as the lucius barnes barbour collection. Vital records consist of births adoptions marriages divorces and deaths recorded on registers certificates and documents. The state vital records office.

Connecticut divorce index 1968 1997 family search. The town of groton new london connecticut is a popular place for eloping couples because there was no waiting period between. There is a 50 00 fee for each marriage license. Marriage and civil union certificates.