Deaths, 1857-1870

File — Volume: 24

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

1857-1870

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: names; time of death [month/day]; age [years, months, days]; sex [male/female]; condition [single, married, widowed, widower]; birthplace; residence at death; disease or cause of death; occupation; color; physician or person certifying Alphabetical index to males in front of volume; females in back of volume. On page 181 is the notarized affidavit of Mrs. Mary Ann Jacobs, swearing she is a sister-in-law of Mrs. Aurelia C Barrows who died at Hartford Hospital on 06 May 1866 and was interred at East Hartford Cemetery. Name should be Barrows instead of Burrows. Index to females includes certificate of death for Mary Ann Brace, who died 25 Dec 1858 in Hartford, age 29: "She was attended first by Dr. Crary—he went out of town." Signed by Isaac J [Spence]?, attending physician.