Hi Shelly,

Take a look at the Connecticut page of Cyndi's List for a good overview of what's available in each category of records: https://www.cyndislist.com/us/ct/

www.familysearch.org is a good place to start your research.  They have a large number of databases, i.e. U.S. census, and so much more.  It is a free site.

When you find Israel Noah Halper on the census (as a child, assuming he was living in his parents home) you will see who his parents are.

Regards,

Sherri Bobish
Princeton, NJ