Births, 1879-1886

File — Volume: 11

Staff Only

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

This collection consists of birth, marriage, and death registers for the City of Hartford from approximately 1680 to 1903. The earliest record books include births, c. 1680-1735 and marriages, c. 1683-1709 interspersed with poll tax assessments, highway plans, and early deeds. Births from this era are organized alphabetically in family registers, with many events recorded decades after they occurred.

By the mid-to-late nineteenth century, vital records include detailed information about individuals such as parents' names and birthplaces, occupation, and race. Late nineteenth century marriage entries record parents' nationalities. Many vital events were derived from the original baptismal, marriage, and burial registers and are noted as such.

The Town and City Clerk Archives has been split into several additional finding aids: Boards and Commissions, Building Permits, City Property, Corporations, Court Matters, Education, Licenses and License Applications, Mayor and Council, Property Deeds and Releases of Attachment, Public Safety, Public Works, Selectmen’s Records, Sewers, Streets, Taxation, Town and City Officers, Transportation, Vital Records, and Zoning.

Dates

1879-1886

Access Restrictions

The records are stored in a restricted area and therefore may not be available on a same-day basis.

Extent

From the Collection: 33 Volumes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Note

Fields include: name of child; date of birth (month/day/year); sex; name/birthplace of father; name/birthplace of mother; age of father and mother; residence of parents; color and race of mother and father; occupation of father; no. of child born to mother; no. of children now living; physician or person certifying; remarks. Some births recorded under Sec . 63c ( P. A. 1935 ), belated registration of births: "Any adult, and the guardian of the person of any minor , for whose birth no certificate is on file, may, with two other persons having knowledge of the facts, make under oath an affidavit..."