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One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, baptism, and/or christening information about their ancestors.
Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists, many indexes to birth and baptism collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific birth, baptism, or christening information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth documents themselves. These free online collections have millions of records in them in total.
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth information that is not included in the lists below. These different types can be found in 32 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
If you are interested in baptism indexes that may include the birth date as well as baptism information, make sure and check out Church Records.
The lists below are specific birth, baptism, and christening indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state.
Note: Some links listed take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections’ images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. To take full advantage make sure that you are logged in to FamilySearch. The results may be different if you are signed in, rather than not.
Note:: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription, you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.
Connecticut Birth Records
- Ansonia Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1889-1906; Index to Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1889-1934
- Ashford, Vital Statistics, V. 5, 1770-1884
- Ashford, Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1675-1849
- Ashford, Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1852-1917
- Avon, Hartford County – Barbour Collection
- Beacon Falls Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1871-1908
- Berlin Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. 1-2, 1849-1913
- Bethany Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. 1-3, 1832-1907
- Bethel Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. 1-2, 1855-1914
- Bolton Records of Births and Deaths, 1852-1908
- Bolton Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1799-1880
- Bolton Town Records, V. 1-2, 1704-1855
- Bolton Vital Records to 1854 and Vernon to 1852
- Bozrah First Book of Records of Marriages, Births & Deaths, 1755-1861
- Branford Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1852-1910
- Bridgeport Births 1850-1899
- Bridgeport Records of Births 1847-1900
- Bridgewater Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1856-1902
- Bristol Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1791-1903
- Bristol Records of Vital Statistics, 1847-1904
- Brookfield Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1764-1853
- Brookfield Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1852-1906
- Brooklyn, Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1750-1917; Index to Vital Statistics, 1750-1936
- Canterbury Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1696-1907
- Chaplin Connecticut Vital Records, 1822 – 1851
- Chatham Vital Statistics, 1731-1909
- Chatham, Middlesex County Barbour Collection
- Cheshire Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1852-1905
- Cheshire Town Records, 1765-1884
- Chester, Middlesex County, Connecticut Vital Records, 1836 – 1852, Barbour Collection
- Chester, Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1847-1917
- Clinton, Middlesex County Post – Barbour Collection
- Clinton, Middlesex County, Connecticut Vital Records, 1838 – 1854, Barbour Collection
- Colchester Index to Births, Marriages, and Deaths
- Colchester Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1712-1932
- Colchester, First Congregational Society, Births, Marriages, Baptisms and Deaths, 1732-1783
- Colchester, Second (Third) Congregational Society, Births, Marriages, Baptisms, and Deaths, 1741-1840
- Colebrook Connecticut Vital Records, 1779 – 1810
- Columbia Connecticut Vital Records, 1804 – 1852
- Columbia Town Records, V. 1, 1768-1868
- Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941
- Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906
- Connecticut, Miscellaneous County Vital Records
- Coventry Births, Marriages, Baptisms and Deaths, 1711-1844
- Coventry Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1858-1936
- Coventry Town Records, 1692-1853
- Coventry, Births, Marriages, Baptisms, and Deaths, 1711-1844
- Cromwell Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates, 1896-1900
- Cromwell Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1852-1896
- Cromwell Vital Records, 1850-1855
- Danbury Vital Records
- Danbury Births 1847-1910
- Danbury Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1711-1841
- Danbury Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. 1, 1820-1870
- Danbury Records of Births, V. 2-3, 1871-1905
- Danbury, Fairfield County – Barbour Collection Records
- Darien Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, V. 1-3, 1847-1909
- Darien Town Records, 1765-1873
- Derby Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. 1-8, 1783-1904; Indexes to Vital Statistics, 1783-1923
- Durham Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1847-1916
- Durham, Middlesex County Barbour Collection
- Early Hartford Vital Records
- East Granby Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1858-1911
- East Granby Vital Records 1737-1886
- East Haddam Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1687-1915
- East Haddam, Middlesex County Barbour Collection Records
- East Hartford Birth Returns and Certificates, 1852-1911
- East Hartford Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1739-1907; Index to Vital Statistics, 1739-1939
- East Haven Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1852-1932
- East Haven, Register, Names, Marriages, and Births, 1644 to the Year 1800
- Eastford Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. 1-4, 1847-1915
- Easton Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1852-1910
- Enfield Record of Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1848-1851
- Enfield Records of Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1852-1901
- Enfield Town Records, 1682-1854
- Essex Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1852-1918
- Fairfield County Church Vital Records
- Fairfield Vital Records
- Fairfield Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1852-1902
- Fairfield Reports of Births, Marriages, and Deaths in the School Districts, 1847-1850
- Fairfield, Fairfield County – Barbour Collection Records
- Farmington Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1643-1850
- Farmington Record of Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1847-1907
- Glastonbury, Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1680-1905
- Goshen, Litchfield County Barbour Collection
- Granby, Hartford County – Barbour Collection
- Granby, Records of Births, Marriages, Deaths, and Burials, 1852-1885
- Granby, Vital Statistics, 1829-1855
- Greenwich Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. 1-4, 1847-1908
- Greenwich, Fairfield County Barbour Collection Records
- Griswold, Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1738-1917
- Groton Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1704-1853
- Groton Birth Records, 1825-1915
- Groton Records of Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1686-1915
- Groton Records of Births, Marriages, Deaths, and Earmarks, 1686-1749
- Guilford Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1639-1905
- Guilford, Vital Records 1816-1842, 1865, 1874
- Haddam Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1662-1911
- Haddam, Middlesex County – Barbour Collection Records
- Hamden Records of Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1867-1903
- Hamden, New Haven County – Barbour Collection
- Hamden, New Haven County – Barbour Collection
- Hampton Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1838-1901
- Hampton Town Records, V. A-B, 1786-1856
- Hartford County Church Vital Records
- Hartford County Coroner’s Records, 1883-1932
- Hartford County, Birth Indexes
- Hartford Records of Births, 1852-1902
- Hartford Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1797-1868
- Hartford, Hartford County – Barbour Collection
- Hebron First Book of Records, Births, Marriages and Deaths
- Hebron Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1684-1849
- Hebron Records of Births, Marriages, Deaths 1848-1911
- Hebron, Tolland County Barbour Collection
- Huntington Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths 1739-1912
- Kent Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1723-1903
- Killingly Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Book No. 1, 1700- 1835
- Killingly Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. 1-5, 1700- 1903; General Index to Births, Marriages, Deaths, to 1905
- Killingworth Miscellaneous Town Records, 1663- 1747
- Killingworth Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1847-1908
- Killingworth Records, V. 2, 1692-1849
- Killingworth, Middlesex County – Barbour Collection
- Lebanon Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Vols. 1-4, 1700-1915
- Ledyard, New London County Barbour Collection
- Ledyard, Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1836-1917
- Lisbon, New London County Barbour Collection
- Lisbon, Records of Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1771-1917
- Litchfield County Church Vital Records
- Litchfield County Coroner’s Records, 1883-1934
- Litchfield County, Birth Indexes
- Litchfield Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1867-1910
- Litchfield Town Records, 1701-1881
- Lyme, Births-Marriages-Deaths, 1667-1852
- Madison Connecticut Vital Records, 1826 – 1850
- Madison Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1852-1906
- Madison Records of Marriages, Births, and Deaths, 1763-1853
- Manchester Records of Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1847-1901
- Mansfield Vital Records
- Mansfield Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1686-1901
- Mansfield, Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, 1703-1850
- Meriden Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1761-1908
- Middlesex County Church Vital Records
- Middletown Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1640-1921
- Middletown, Middlesex County Barbour Collection
- Milford Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1847-1921; Indexes to Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1640-1936
- Miscellaneous BMD Records by County
- Monroe Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1847-1901
- Naugatuck Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. 1-6, 1863-1903
- Naugatuck Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. A-D, 1844-1862
- Naugatuck, New Haven County – Barbour Collection Vital Records, 1844-1853
- New Britain Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1866-1909
- New Canaan Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. 1-2, 1766-1900; Index to Vital Statistics, 1766-1935
- New Hartford Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1852-1921
- New Hartford Report of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1847-1851
- New Hartford Town Records, 1739-1864
- New Haven County Church Vital Records
- New Haven County Coroner’s Records, 1883-1932
- New Haven County Coroner’s Records, Waterbury District, 1917-1931
- New Haven Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1639-1902; Indexes to Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1639-1914
- New Haven, Vital Records 1649-1850
- New London County Church Vital Records
- New London County Coroner’s Records, 1883-1932
- New London County, Birth Indexes
- New London Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1644-1922
- New London Vital Records from 1646-1854
- New London, Births, before 1730
- New London, New London County Barbour Collection Records
- New Milford Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1702-1902
- Newtown, Town Records
- North Bloomfield, Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1835-1911; Index to Vital Statistics, 1738-1938
- North Branford Town and Church Records, 1769-1885
- North Branford Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1847-1908
- North Branford Town Records, V. 1, 1780-1870
- North Canaan Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1858-1911
- North Haven Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1766-1916
- Norwalk Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1848-1909
- Norwich Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1640-1921
- Norwich, Vital Records
- Norwich, Vital Records 1659-1848
- Old Saybrook Record of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1854-1906
- Orange Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1804-1901; Index to Vital Statistics, 1804-1937
- Oxford Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1847-1908
- Oxford Records of Births, Marriages, Deaths, Earmarks, V. 1, 1743-1848
- Plainville Records of Births, Marriages, Deaths 1869-1914
- Plymouth Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1745-1938
- Pomfret Copy of First Records, 1686-1865
- Pomfret Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1870-1911
- Pomfret Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. 1-5, 1695- 1869
- Portland, Middlesex County Barbour Collection of Vital Records
- Portland, Middlesex County Barbour Collection of Vital Records
- Preston Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1672-1933
- Putnam Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. 1-3, 1855-1900
- Putnam, Birth Records 1855-1861
- Redding Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. 2-4, 1726-1902; Index to Vital Statistics, 1726-1940
- Redding, Fairfield County, Congregational Church, Baptisms, 1733- 1780
- Rocky Hill Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1847-1915
- Salisbury Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 1847-1905
- Salisbury Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Town Meetings, 1740-1848
- Salisbury, Litchfield County Historical Collections
- Saybrook Town and Miscellaneous Records
- Saybrook, Middlesex County Barbour Collection
- Seymour Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1849-1904
- Seymour Vital Statistics
- Sharon Births, Marriages and Deaths, from 1721 to 1879
- Sharon, Litchfield County Barbour Collection
- Sherman Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1852-1907
- Sherman Town Records, V. 5, 1782-1877
- Sherman, Fairfield County Barbour Collection Records
- Simsbury Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. 1-2, 1847-1908
- Simsbury Town Records, 1670-1864
- Simsbury, Births, Marriages and Deaths
- South Windsor Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1830-1852
- South Windsor Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1852-1910
- Southbury Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1848-1905
- Southbury Town Records, 1752-1878
- Southbury Vital Statistics
- Southington Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1847-1900
- Sprague Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1879-1927
- Sprague Registration of Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1861-1905
- Stafford Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1869-1902
- Stamford Barbour Vital Records Index (1641-1853)
- Stamford Births, Marriages, and Deaths
- Stamford Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1847-1906
- Stamford Town Records, 1630-1806
- Stamford, Fairfield County Barbour Collection Records
- Stamford, Registration of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, to the Year 1825
- Stonington Certificates of Marriage, Birth, and Death, 1811-1846
- Stonington Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1847-1918
- Stonington Town Records, 1664-1831
- Stonington, New London County – Barbour Collection
- Stratford Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. A-C, 1820-1914; Indexes to Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1640-1914
- Stratford, Fairfield County Barbour Collection Records
- Suffield Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1662-1904
- Suffield Records of the Congregational Church 1710-1836
- Thomaston Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1875-1912
- Thompson Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. 1-4, 1733- 1904
- Tolland County Coroner’s Records, 1883-1942
- Tolland County, Birth Indexes
- Torrington Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. 1-4, 1741-1902; Index to Vital Statistics, 1741-1906
- Trumbull Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. 1-2, 1848-1906
- Trumbull Town Records, 1796-1848
- Union Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1734-1850
- Union Town Records, Vol. 2, 1718-1749
- Union Vol. 1-B Births, Vol. 1-D Deaths, Vol. 1-M Marriages, 1731-1863
- United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
- Vernon General Index to Vital Statistics Records 1851-1905
- Vernon Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1852-1904
- Vernon Town Records, 1758-1876
- Voluntown Birth, Marriage, and Death Index 1703-1850
- Voluntown, New London County Barbour Collection
- Wallingford Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, ca.1762-1903
- Wallingford, New Haven County Barbour Collection Records, 1670-1850
- Wallingford, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1670-1821
- Washington Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1852-1913
- Washington Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1742-1854
- Waterbury Record of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1852-1871
- Waterbury Records of Births, V. 1-5, 1871-1901
- Waterbury Town Records V. 1-3, 1680-1851
- Watertown Births, Marriages, Deaths, V. 1, 1847-1902
- Watertown Record Book of Marriages, Births, Deaths, No. O, 1753-1850
- West Hartford Certificates and Returns of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1854- 1905; Indexes to Vital Statistics, 1854-1939
- West Hartford Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. 1-3, 1854-1912
- Weston Birth Returns, 1879-1905
- Weston Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1847- 1867
- Weston Town Records, 1835-1895
- Westport Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1852-1903
- Westport Record of Births, Marriages, Deaths, No. 1, 1847-1851
- Wethersfield, Hartford County – Barbour Collection
- Wethersfield, Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1924
- Willington Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1720-1854
- Willington Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1847-1912
- Willington Town Records, 1722-1912
- Wilton Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1776-1901
- Winchester Town Records, No. 1, 1771-1782
- Winchester Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1847-1903
- Winchester Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1771-1856
- Windham County Connecticut Church Records
- Windham County Vital Records Indexes
- Windham County Coroner’s Records, 1883-1932
- Windham Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1894-1922
- Windham Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. A-I, 1692-1893
- Windham Records of the Congregational Church 1700-1851
- Windsor Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1638-1925
- Windsor, Early Records and Documents 1639-1703
- Woodbridge Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1873-1908
- Woodstock Vital Records
- Woodstock Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, V. 1-5, 1686-1929
- Woodstock Vital Records 1686-1854
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!