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Many large cemeteries also have extensive sexton's records. The sexton may have recorded additional information, such as place of birth and death. Some records, such as the card index to the Albany Rural Cemetery, are on microfilm at the Family History Library. Many inner-city cemeteries have been moved to suburban areas, sometimes making it hard to locate the actual tombstone. Paupers may have been buried in special places, such as Potter's Field on Hart Island in the Bronx. | Many large cemeteries also have extensive sexton's records. The sexton may have recorded additional information, such as place of birth and death. Some records, such as the card index to the Albany Rural Cemetery, are on microfilm at the Family History Library. Many inner-city cemeteries have been moved to suburban areas, sometimes making it hard to locate the actual tombstone. Paupers may have been buried in special places, such as Potter's Field on Hart Island in the Bronx. | ||
Many cemetery records have appeared in periodicals such as Tree Talks and The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (see | Many cemetery records have appeared in periodicals such as Tree Talks and The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (see [[New York Periodicals]]). Revolutionary War veterans' cemetery records are discussed in [[United States Military Records]]. | ||
A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts available at the Family History Library is: | A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts available at the Family History Library is: | ||