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1. [CT-EAST-HADDAM] Small tid-bit [1]

Hi Folks, Happy New Year! While I was doing some digging this am, I had found this little tid-bit of info. I thought I would share it with you. I didn't know the state had fined towns for not keeping records. "Record of Connecticut marriages began as early as 1640. Beginning in 1650, registration of vital events (marriages, births, and deaths) was the responsibility of each town's clerk. Since a fine was charged for not recording an event, some town clerks maintained quite comprehensive re

• http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ct-east-haddam/2002-01/1010321013
  Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2002 07:50:21 -0500
  From: Carol Sterling <>

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