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Connecticut,  United States
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Location of Connecticut
Record Description
Record Type	Newspaper - Marriages
Collection years	1640-1955
FamilySearch Resources
Connecticut Guided Research
Connecticut Record Finder
Research Tips and Strategies
Step-by-Step Research
Connecticut, United States Genealogy
Connecticut Vital Records
How to Find Connecticut Marriage Records
Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
Connecticut Archives and Libraries
United States, How to Use Marriage Records
Related Websites
Family Link
Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc.
Connecticut State Library - Hale Collection
Archive
Connecticut State Library, Hartford

What is in This Collection?

This collection is an index to marriages from the marriage abstracts found in the Charles R. Hale collection. The marriage notices were found in local newspapers from 1755 to ca.1870. The marriage index is divided into two parts, by newspaper and the other by surname. The collection is located at the Connecticut State Library.

For a list of Connecticut newspapers, the following guide prepared by the Connecticut State Library will be helpful: A Preliminary Checklist of Connecticut Newspapers,1775-1975. Some of the event dates may be the issue date of the newspaper instead of the marriage date. The marriage notices are located on film at the Family History Library. See the microfilms in the FamilySearch catalog Hale Collection with the film note "Newspapers with Death and Marriages Notices." The following parts of the surname index are not included in this collection:

• DUNHAM - FARNSWORTH
• KINGSBURY - LESSIN
• MITCHELL - NEVILL
• PECK - PONDEXTER
• POMEROY - PRIOR
• SALE - SHAW
• SHAWCROSS - SMITH
• THOMPSON - TULLE
• WELLS - WILCOX
• WILCOX - M. WISE

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Birth

• Name of person
• Birth date and place
• Names of parents

Marriage

• Name of the groom
• Name of the bride, often including the maiden name
• Date of the marriage
• Place of marriage
• Name of the Newspaper
• Issue date the Newspaper
• Page number in the newspaper
• Residences of the bride and groom

Death

• Name of person
• Date and place of birth
• Date and place of death
• Names of Reletives

Collection Content

Digital Folder Number List

This table describes of the content of each of the digital folders in this collection. Clicking on the name of the Author will take you to the FamilySearch Catalog record where you can see additional information about the images. Please note not all of the films from an author may be available digitally in this collection.

DGS Number	GS Number	County	City	Start Year	End Year	Author	Item	Description
4016000	1306249	New London	Groton	1686	1875	Town Clerk	1	Births, marriages, deaths, v. 1(p.78-end), 1686-1867
4016000	1306249	New London	Groton	1686	1875	Town Clerk	2	Births, marriages, deaths, v. 3, 1768-1872
4016000	1306249	New London	Groton	1686	1875	Town Clerk	3	Births, marriages, deaths, v. 4, 1848-1875
4016000	1306249	New London	Groton	1686	1875	Town Clerk	4	Indexes to births, marriages, deaths v. 1-4, 1686-1875
4016000	1306249	New London	Groton	1686	1875	Town Clerk	5	Births, marriages, deaths, v. 5, 1876-1895
7616091	1309878	New London	Stonington	1914	1915	Registrar of Vital Statistics		Records of marriages 1914-1915
7616165	1311437	New London	Norwich	1865	1891	Registrar of Vital Statistics		Births, marriages, deaths v. 12(160-end)-14 1865-1891
7616166	1311438	New London	Norwich	1877	1900	Registrar of Vital Statistics		Births, marriages, deaths v. 15-17(p.1-244) 1877-1900
7616168	1311440	New London	Norwich	1903	1906	Registrar of Vital Statistics		Births, marriages, deaths, v. 21(p.72-end)-23 1903-1916
7616200	1312386	New London	Bozrah	1755	1861	Registrar of Vital Statistics		Bozrah first book of records of marriages, births & deaths, 1755-1861
7616209	1312793	Hartford	East Hartford	1739	1939	Registrar of Vital Statistics	1	Index to vital statistics Mc-Z 1739-1939
7616209	1312793	Hartford	East Hartford	1739	1939	Registrar of Vital Statistics	2-4	Births, marriages, deaths v. C (p.387-end) 1892-1907
7616353	1313828	Hartford	Hartford	1852	1856	Registrar of Vital Statistics	1-2	Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1797-1868
7616353	1313828	Hartford	Hartford	1852	1856	Registrar of Vital Statistics	3	Records of births 1852-1856
7619769	1376017	Tolland	Mansfield	1686	1813	Town Clerk		Births, marriages, deaths v. 1A 1686-1813
7619770	1376026	Tolland	Tolland	1717	1852	Town Clerk	1-3	Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1665-1853
7619770	1376026	Tolland	Tolland	1717	1852	Registrar of Vital Statistics	4	Births, marriages, deaths, 1848-1867
7619770	1376026	Tolland	Tolland	1717	1852	Registrar of Vital Statistics	6	Index to births, marriages, deaths, 1868-1926
7619770	1376026	Tolland	Tolland	1717	1852	Registrar of Vital Statistics	5	Records of births, marriages, and deaths, Tolland, Connecticut, 1665-1868
7619771	1376027	Tolland	Tolland	1869	1926	Registrar of Vital Statistics		Births, marriages, deaths, 1868-1926
4015999	1376042	Tolland	Willington	1720	1853	Town Clerk		Births, marriages, deaths, v. A-C 1720-1853
7619773	1376165	Tolland	Hebron	1684	1849	Town Clerk	1	First book of records, births, marriages and deaths, town of Hebron
7619773	1376165	Tolland	Hebron	1684	1849	Town Clerk	2	v. 1. Births, marriages, deaths, earmarks, 1684-1801
7619773	1376165	Tolland	Hebron	1684	1849	Town Clerk	3	Index to births, marriages, deaths in v. 1-3
7619773	1376165	Tolland	Hebron	1684	1849	Town Clerk	4	v. 2. Births, marriages, deaths, 1750-1792
7615589	1503193	Litchfield	Norfolk	1740	1934	Town Clerk		Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1740-1917; general index to vital statistics, 1740-1934
7615715	1513707	Middlesex	Middletown	1640	1815	Town Clerk		Vol. 0-2(p.1-230) Births, marriages, deaths 1640-1815

How Do I Search This Collection?

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

• The name of your ancestor
• The approximate date of marriage
• The place where the marriage took place

Search the Index

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.

1. Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know
2. Click Search to show possible matches

View the Images

To view images in this collection:

1. Look at the DGS Folder List above to determine the folder/film number for the images you want to see
2. Go to the Browse Page
3. Select the Film number to view the images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

• Add any new information to your records
• Copy the citation, in case you need to find this record again later
• Use the age or estimated birth date to find vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records
• Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records
• Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

• If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
• If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county
• Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
• Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Research Helps

The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Connecticut.

• Connecticut Guided Research
• Research Tips and Strategies
• Step-by-Step Research

Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

• Charles R. Hale Collection

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