Connecticut Death Certificates

Ordering Connecticut Death Certificates Online

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General Information on Ordering Connecticut Death Certificates

The State of Connecticut Vital Records Section maintains birth, death,and marriage records which occurred in Connecticut from July 1, 1897. For records prior to that date, please contact the Connecticut State Library Genealogy Unit or the proper town or city of occurrence -Town Clerk Directory

The vital records at the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) are being microfilmed which currently precludes that office from issuing certified copies of records. If you require a copy of a certificate for a birth, death or marriage which occurred in Connecticut, please contact the town clerk of the town or city where the event occurred.

Information for Genealogists

For assistance with your family history research, please do not contact the State of Connecticut. Instead please refer to the following websites for help:

• Connecticut Birth, Marriage and Death Records - online databases of primary records.

• Connecticut Adoption Registry - for help with locating adoptees and birth families from Connecticut.

• Connecticut Obituaries - find obituaries from Connecticut newspapers.

• Social Security Death Index - National database of deaths dating back to the 1940's.