Vital Records Information
Attention Parents of Pre-K and Kindergartners
If your child was born in Connecticut after 2001, no matter what hospital they were born at,
you can obtain certified copies of their birth certificate at the Newtown Town Clerk's Office.
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Fee: $20.00 per certified copy
You can obtain Certified copies of Birth, Death, Marriage and Civil Union certificates several ways:
1. Come into the Town Clerk's office and we will process your request. To save time please fill out form prior to coming in. Click here to get required forms.
2. By mail: Complete the appropriate application for such certificate, enclose a photo copy of your driver's license and mail your request to the address below along with a self addressed stamped envelope. Click here to get required forms.
Town Clerk's Office
3 Primrose Street
Newtown, CT 06470
3. Order online through VitalChek, additional fees apply.
FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency – COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Program
FEMA anticipates rolling out a new program next month, mid-April. This program is designed specifically to assist families that incurred funeral expenses related to COVID. Applicants are required to provide a death certificate with COVID-19 listed on it.