Connecticut Cities - Obituary Records

Connecticut has 169 towns and cities. Below are the 43 largest cities with populations over 25,000. Each city maintains obituary records and death certificates through their town clerk or vital statistics office. Select a city to find contact information and resources for requesting obituary records.

Bridgeport Stamford Norwalk Danbury Fairfield Greenwich Stratford Shelton Trumbull Westport Ridgefield Hartford New Britain West Hartford Bristol Manchester East Hartford Enfield Glastonbury Newington Windsor Wethersfield South Windsor Simsbury New Haven Waterbury Hamden Meriden West Haven Milford Wallingford Southington Naugatuck Cheshire East Haven Torrington New Milford Middletown Norwich Groton New London Vernon Mansfield

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Obituary Records in Connecticut Cities

Each Connecticut city and town maintains obituary records and death certificates for deaths that occurred within their borders. Town clerks serve as local registrars of vital statistics. You can request records in person, by mail, or through online services like VitalChek.

The largest cities in Connecticut include Bridgeport, Stamford, Hartford, and New Haven. Each has a town clerk office that issues certified copies of death certificates for $20 per copy. Records are available from July 1, 1897 to present at both the town and state level.

For smaller towns not listed here, contact the town clerk directly or use the Connecticut Department of Public Health State Vital Records Office in Hartford.