New York Guided Research

How to find birth records, marriage records and death records, New York



FamilySearch identified the most complete online indexes for birth, marriage, and death information.



Birth

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Birth - Where can I find birth records?

Start here:

• 1640s-2000s: New York Birth Collections at FamilySearch



If the birth record was not found, try this next:

• 1881-1942: New York State, Birth Index at Ancestry ($)




What else you can try:

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Marriage

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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

Start here:

• 1680s-2000s: New York Marriage Collections at FamilySearch



If the marriage record was not found, try this next:

• 1660s-1930s: United States Marriages, New York at Findmypast ($)




What else you can try:

Additional online resources

Substitute records

Improve searching

Finding town of origin

Research help

Why the record may not exist



Death

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Death - Where can I find death records?

Start here:

• 1720s-2000s: New York Death Collections at FamilySearch



If the death record was not found, try this next:

• 1852-1956: New York, Death Index at Ancestry ($)




What else you can try:

Additional online resources

Substitute records

Improve searching

Finding town of origin

Research help

Why the record may not exist








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