Brooklyn, Connecticut's inventory of vital records books and other source materials for pre-1900 vital records

Linda MacLachlan filed this request with the Town Clerk of Brooklyn, CT.

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From: Linda MacLachlan

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

A complete catalog, inventory, index, log, report, or other listing of (1) all the books in your possession or control which registrars used to record birth, marriages, deaths, and burials before 1900 (including any Land Records books and/or Town or Proprietors Meeting/Minutes/Record books which include any records of birth, marriages and deaths) and (2) other books, records, and documents in your possession or control which index, copy, regroup, reference or support town birth, deaths and marriages, including communications or reports of communication from ministers, justices of the peace, sextons, and other witnesses to any aspect of births, marriages, burials, and/or deaths prior to 1900.

I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. ยง 1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Linda MacLachlan

From: Town Clerk

Hello,

We have received your FOI request for an inventory of our vital records books prior to 1900. Here is a list of the books we have:

1758-1847-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1771-1852-Births
1820-1857-Marriages
1847-1851-Marriages
1847-1851-Deaths
1852-1879-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1852-1855-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1856-1857-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1858-1859-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1860-1861-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1862-1863-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1864-1865-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1866-1867-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1868-1870-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1871-1872-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1873-1876-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1877-1879-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1880-1881-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1882-1883-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1884-1885-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1886-1887-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1888-1889-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1890-1891-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1892-1893-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1894-1895-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1896-1897-Births/Marriages/Deaths
1898-1899-Births/Marriages/Deaths

Each book has it's own index and we have several master indexes that would point you to the correct year. We also have a book of Cemetery Records dated 1701-1900 for locating gravestones in South Cemetery.

I hope this satisfies your request.

Respectfully,
Katherine Bisson, CCTC
Town Clerk
860-779-3411 ext. 36
4 Wolf Den Road
P.O. Box 356
Brooklyn, CT 06234

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