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*Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the realtionship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time to the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record. | *Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the realtionship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time to the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record. | ||
*If you are | *If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search for church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A family Bible may have been used to record birth, marriages and deaths. | ||
*Official, government-issued copies of birth certificates, marriage licenses, and death certificates cannot be obtained from non-governmental entities such as historical or genealogical societies. | |||
*Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except a direct relative. | *Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except a direct relative. | ||
*Search for Vital Records in the FamilySearch Catalog by using a '''Place Search '''and then choosing '''Vital Records.''' Search for '''New York '''to locate records filed by the State and then search the '''name of the county '''to locate records kept by that county. | *Search for Vital Records in the FamilySearch Catalog by using a '''Place Search '''and then choosing '''Vital Records.''' Search for '''New York '''to locate records filed by the State and then search the '''name of the county '''to locate records kept by that county. | ||
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*[[New York Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | *[[New York Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[New York Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | *[[New York Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||