Hi Becky Maybe one of us could help you if you gave a name for this person. Several people on the list have various resources, but of course we can't help if we don't know who you are looking for. This is not a reprimand, I like to help when ever I can. Bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: Becky McIntire <beckymac@neo.rr.com> To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 2:09 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [CRV] 1790 records > My gggrandfather, according to his enlistment papers for the war of 1812, said > he was born in Hartford,CT. he enlisted in Derby, CT. But he is listed as a > soldier from VT. I can't find a birth record for him in VT. of CT. assuming > there is something to find. Does anyone have any suggestions where to look? > Thanks > Becky > > louellas wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: louellas <louellas@endor.com> > > To: mjmoser@snet.net <mjmoser@snet.net> > > Date: Saturday, August 05, 2000 8:59 PM > > Subject: Re: [CRV] 1790 records > > > > >Also many families may have children in several towns as they moved along > > >and recorded them in only one--often on one page. At least up until the > > >1900s. They are not recorded in sequence either. Found some in Grafton Town > > >records who were born in the late 1700s early 1800s were recorded in 1848 > > on > > >the last page of Vol 1 at the request of someone from Michigan. So look for > > >any hint of where they may have lived. Louella > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: M J Moser <mmoser@snet.net> > > >To: CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > > >Date: Friday, August 04, 2000 11:34 PM > > >Subject: Re: [CRV] 1790 records > > > > > > > > >> > > >>The state records are closed indefinitely because they are being worked > > >>on. I'm not sure if they are being microfilmed or computerized or both. > > >>But something is being done. Right now the only place to get copies of > > >>vital records is through the individual towns. > > >> > > >>Birth records less than 100 years old have stringent restrictions. The > > >>law defines who can get copies of birth records. The list is very short > > >>and restricted to close blood relatives with allowances for exceptional > > >>circumstances which are also defined by the law. > > >> > > >>There are some records that are very hard to find because the families > > >>did not have the births recorded in the town records. Also that was the > > >>time period when many families moved north to New York and Vermont. > > >>Older children may have been born in CT and the younger children born > > >>somewhere else. The information that has gotten passed down is that the > > >>family was from Connecticut and the move to another state is forgotten > > >>or ignored. > > >> > > >>In the 1880 census records two of my greatgrandfather's sons say he was > > >>born in Ohio. Actually he was born in Pennsylvania, and only lived in > > >>Ohio for a few years before he was married and a couple years more after > > >>he was married. Anyone looking for a record of his birth in Ohio would > > >>not find it. > > >> > > >>Marilyn > > >>CT > > >> > > >>Budd Rice wrote: > > >>> > > >>> I have found it is best to contact the town clerks for birth and death > > >>> records. Birth records are very difficult to obtain and especially girls > > >>> birth records. I have contacted the state for death records and received > > >>> negative responses and then contacted the town clerks and received very > > >>> complete death records and this is for searches in the late 1800s and > > >>> early 1900s. Don't know what the problem is, lack of records at the > > state > > >>> level or poor searches. > > >>> > > >>> Budd Rice. > > >>> Seattle, WA. > > >>> > > >>> On Fri, 04 Aug 2000 14:36:44 -0500 Peter Vanderbrouk <rpckvv@swbell.net> > > >>> writes: > > >>> > Didn't know they had them back then. > > >>> > ----- Original Message ----- > > >>> > From: Becky McIntire <beckymac@neo.lrun.com> > > >>> > To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > > >>> > Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 2:11 PM > > >>> > Subject: [CRV] 1790 records > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > Hi List > > >>> > > Does anyone know how to obtain a birth certificate for the 1790's > > >>> > for > > >>> > > CT. 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