Connecticut Newspaper Obituaries (1892 - Current)

How to Search for Connecticut Obituaries

To begin, you can start by typing in your relative’s last name and pressing the "Search" button. If you're in need of a more detailed search, follow these steps:

• Step 1: Type your relative's last name and first name to match it to all obituaries.
• Step 2: Add a keyword, like a town or school name, to narrow down results.
• Step 3: Exclude certain words to avoid results from places you don't want.
• Step 4: Set a specific year range if you have certain dates in mind.
• Step 5: Decide how you want the search results displayed: oldest first, newest first, or the best matches.
  

Best Practices To Get The Best Search Results

After following the steps above, you may still find it difficult to find the information you’re looking for. No need to worry, here are some of our top pips for getting the best search results with the Connecticut Obituary Archives:

• Use recent ancestor details to guide your search for the correct obituary.
• Search using initials, as older obituaries often listed people this way.
• Include a husband’s name when looking for information about a wife.
• Search by a specific date range and names to catch any names that might have been heard or spelled incorrectly.

If you need to widen your search, here are more resource suggestions, (all of which are available on our site) that can help you further understand your heritage:

• US Newspaper Archives
• Records of births, marriages, and deaths
• Passenger Lists
• Government Publications
• Social Security Death Index
• Cultural Archives in the US

Start tracing your family tree with GenealogyBank and discover the stories that make up your history. Go to the GenealogyBank Learning Center for more tips, ideas and recommendations.