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*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].


=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===
=== New York Record Finder  ===


This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[New York Record Finder]].'''


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Birth information  
Birth information  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find New York Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find New York Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[New York Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[New York Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[New York Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[New York Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
*[[New York Military Records|Military records]]  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[How to Find New York Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[New York Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
*[[New York Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[New York Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[New York Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
*[[New York Military Records|Military records]]
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[How to Find New York Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[New York Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
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*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[New York Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[New York Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| style="padding:10px"|Parents  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find New York Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find New York Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[New York Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[New York Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[New York Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[New York Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[New York, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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Maiden name  
Maiden name  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[How to Find New York Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[New York Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
*[[New York Probate Records|Probate records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[New York Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
*[[New York Military Records|Military Records]]  
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Immigration date  
Immigration date  
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*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[New York Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
*[[New York Census|Census]]  
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[New York Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[New York Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[New York History|History]]
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Naturalization  
Naturalization  
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*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[New York Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[New York Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
*[[New York Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[New York Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[New York Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[New York Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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Physical description  
Physical description  
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*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[New York Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
*[[New York Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[New York Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[New York History|History]]
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=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
=== Further New York Research  ===
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[New York Record Finder]].'''
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For online record collections, go to [[New York Online Genealogy Records|'''New York Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*For more research on New York, including research at the county level, visit the [[New York, United States Genealogy|'''New York''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/22?region=United%20States%20of%20America New York record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/22?region=United%20States%20of%20America New York record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  


[[Category:New York Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
[[Category:New York Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
[[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
[[Category:United States Research Strategies]]

Revision as of 22:24, 24 September 2020

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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page

The New York Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for New York. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.



New York Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in New York

New York Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in New York.

  • Birth information: New York State briefly kept birth records from 1847 to about 1850 and started recording births again in 1881. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
  • Finding Parents: New York State briefly kept death records from 1847 to about 1850 and started recording deaths again in June 1880. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search New York death records
  • Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

New York Record Finder[edit | edit source]

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see New York Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for: 2. Try these records first: 3. Other useful records

Birth information

Marriage information
Death information
Parents

Maiden name

Immigration date

Naturalization

Physical description

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