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Scope and Contents The Lists of Deaths and Marriages collection (1973-77-0) is a small book used by Laurens Perseus Hickok to keep a record of funerals and marriages he performed. The book is broken into two main sections. The first section is a list of the funerals performed by Hickok from 1830 to 1836; all of these funerals were performed in Litchfield at the First Congregational Church. After a four page break, the book becomes a record of weddings performed that spans the years 1829 to 1864. The weddings...

Scope and Contents The Record Book of Deaths in Litchfield collection (1971-72-0) is a photocopied record of deaths in Litchfield kept by Charles Trall. The book opens with an index, but the index does not appear to be organized in any fashion. After the index is the actual record of the book. For each person there is an entry which contains the date the person died and how old the person was. For men there usually is a mention of where the person was from, and for women usually is listed a close male...

Abstract

The Vital Records: Marriages and Deaths in Litchfield collection (2011-110-0) is a record of marriages and deaths in Litchfield, Connecticut. The left hand pages contain the information on the marriages and the right hand page contains the information on the deaths, and this continues throughout the entire book. The dates mentioned in the book range from 1848 to 1870. Each page is organized chronologically, but the book as a whole is not organized chronologically.