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This table can help you decide which records to search.
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1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.  
== Record Finder Table for [STATE] ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.  
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the [STATE] topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
===Vital Events ===
 
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4. Then look for the record type you need in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog.
 
Note: Records of previous research (Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.
 
{| width="60%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | '''1. If You Need '''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| align="left" | '''2. Look First In'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| align="left" | '''3. Then Search'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | [[New York Census|Census]], [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[New York Military Records|Military Records]], [[New York Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date  
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| align="left" | [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]], [[New York Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| align="left" | [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York Census|Census]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[New York Biography|Biography]], [[New York Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[New York Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]], [[New York History|History]], [[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | [[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[New York Census|Census]], [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[New York Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[New York Military Records|Military Records]], [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | County origins and boundaries
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" | [[New York History|History]], [[New York Maps|Maps]], [[United States Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[New York Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]], [[New York Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[New York Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[New York Military Records|Military Records]], [[United States Town Records|Town Records]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Ethnicity
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[United States Minorities|Minorities]], [[Indians of the United States and Their Records|American Indians]], [[New York Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[New York Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| align="left" | [[New York History|History]], [[New York Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| align="left" | [[United States Minorities|Minorities]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date  
| align="left" | Immigration date  
| align="left" | [[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[New York Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[New York Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[New York Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[New York Census|Census]], [[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[New York Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives (and adoptions)
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | [[New York Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[New York Directories|Directories]], [[New York Court Records|Court Records]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]], Internet, [[Adoption Research|Adoptions]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[New York Census|Census]], [[New York Biography|Biography]], [[New York Societies|Societies]], [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[United States Bible Records|Bible Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[New York Military Records|Military Records]], [[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York Census|Census]], [[United States Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[New York Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[New York Town Records|Town Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[New York Military Records|Military Records]], [[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[New York Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[New York Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]  
*[[[STATE] Taxation|Taxation]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[New York Census|Census]], [[New York Directories|Directories]], [[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[New York Court Records|Court Records]], [[New York Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Nationality or Race
| align="left" | [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York Census|Census]], Phone Disc, [[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]], [[New York Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[New York Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Adoption Research|Adoptions]]
*[[[STATE] Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | [[New York Military Records|Military Records]], [[New York Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[New York Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
|-
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| align="left" | [[New York Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[New York Maps|Maps]], [[New York Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[New York History|History]], [[New York Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
| align="left" | Place (town) of residence when you know only the state
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
| align="left" | [[New York Census|Census]] (indexed), [[New York Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[New York Military Records|Military Records]], [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], and other records with a statewide index, [[Soundex|Soundex]]  
| align="left" | [[New York Biography|Biography]], [[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[New York History|History]], [[New York Directories|Directories]], [[New York Societies|Societies]], [[New York Taxation|Taxation]]
|-
| align="left" | Places family has lived
| align="left" | [[New York Census|Census]], [[New York Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[New York History|History]], [[New York Directories|Directories]]  
| align="left" | [[New York Military Records|Military Records]], [[New York Taxation|Taxation]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]]
|-
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" | [[New York Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[New York Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[New York Societies|Societies]]  
| align="left" | [[New York History|History]], [[New York Biography|Biography]]
|-
| align="left" | Record-finding aids
| align="left" | [[New York Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[New York Societies|Societies]]
| align="left" | [[New York Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion  
| align="left" | Religion  
| align="left" | [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York History|History]], [[New York Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[New York Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[New York Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities  
| align="left" | Social activities  
| align="left" | [[New York History|History]], [[New York Biography|Biography]] [[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[New York Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[United States Town Records|Town Records]], [[New York Court Records|Court Records]], [[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[New York Directories|Directories]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]  
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|}
|}
=== Adoption ===
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].


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