How to Obtain a Certified Connecticut Vital Record
A copy of a certified Connecticut vital record may be obtained directly from:
1. the TOWN where the event occurred, or
2. from the STATE Vital Records Office
Town Vital Record Contact Information
Vital Records offices are located in each of the 169 towns in Connecticut. The vital records registrar in each town is responsible for maintaining a registry of all births, marriages, civil unions, deaths and fetal deaths that occur within its town. To obtain a copy of a vital record from the town where the event occurred, see the
Connecticut Town Clerk and Registrar Directory for contact and address information.
State Vital Records Office
The State Vital Records Office at the Connecticut Department of Public Health maintains a statewide registry of all births, marriages, civil unions, deaths and fetal deaths which have occurred in CT since July 1, 1897. For information on vital records prior to July 1, 1897, you must contact the town where the vital event occurred. See the
Connecticut Town Clerk and Registrar Directory.
If you wish to request a copy of a vital record from the State Vital Records Office, please note the State of CT is experiencing a lengthy turnaround time (greater than 3 months) for requests for birth, death, fetal death, marriage and civil union certificates that are received through the mail.
For quicker turnaround time you may direct your request
to the town where the event occurred (For a town address listing and telephone numbers, see the
Connecticut Town Clerk and Registrar Directory). Expedited Service is also available for an additional fee for requests ordered on-line via
VitalChek.
Vital Records prior to 1897 – Connecticut State Library
For additional information on pre-1897 vital records, you may also contact the Connecticut State Library’s History and Genealogy Unit at
http://www.cslib.org/handg.htm or by telephone at (860) 757-6580. At the state library, you will be able to access the Barbour Collection which includes most Connecticut Vital Records to about 1850. You may also access the collection of Connecticut vital records that have been microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah which includes most Connecticut vital records to about 1900. The vital records microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah may also be accessed at a Genealogical Society of Utah Family History Center. To find locations for a Family History Center near you, you may access
http://www.cslib.org/ldsmicro.htm or refer to your local phone book.
Available Records
Department of Public Health State Office of Vital Records
Birth Records: 1897 – present
Death Records: 1897 – present
Death Indexes: 1949 – present
Marriage Records: 1897 – present
Marriage Indexes: 1959 – present
The information provided to the Office of Vital Records is analyzed each year and a vital statistics report (Registration Report) is published on a variety of birth and death statistics.
You may also request non-statistical vital records data for such purposes as genealogical research or scientific research.
If you do not find the answers to your questions here, please contact a State Office of Vital Records Customer Service representative at:
Phone: 860-509-7700
Fax: 860-509-7964
State Vital Records Mailing Address:
CT Department of Public Health
State Office of Vital Records
410 Capitol Ave. MS#11VRS
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Hours of Operation:
Customer Service Window
410 Capitol Ave, 8:00AM to 3:45PM Monday - Friday
Telephone Customer Service
12:00PM to 4:00PM Monday - Friday
Please Note:
The City of Hartford Vital Records Office and the State Vital Records Office are both located in the city of Hartford. If you intend to send a request to the City of Hartford for a vital event that took place in Hartford, you must send it to:
550 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
Do NOT send it to the address for the State Vital Records Office (also located in Hartford) unless you intend to purchase a state certified copy of your vital record.
