Hi Listers, I need help desperately! I got my mail today and was excited to see that I had received 2 responses to my birth certificate requests. Actually, what I got was 2 rejects. Now, I'm at a dead end on both of these lines. Where do I go from here? William Allen Patterson was born in Wolcott which doesn't have any record and suggested I try Waterbury. Waterbury responded with the fact that they have no records before 1870 due to a fire. George T. Clark was born in Essex whose records do not go back to 1829 but they were sure Deep River would have the record. Deep River does not have the record. Both of these men were lifelong New Haven residents but, were not born there. Would there be anything in New Haven referring to birth dates and parents? Thanks for any alternate route I might try. June