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[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/New New York Vital Records State Department of Health].  
[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/New New York Vital Records State Department of Health].  
For Vital Records of New Yoyk City [[New_York_City,_New_York#Vital_Records|Click here]].


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<br>You can learn more about the history and availability of vital records in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in New York State (Including New York City)''. <ref>''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in New York State (Including New York City)'', three Volumes. (Albany, New York: Historical Records Survey, 1942; Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;callno=974.7+V23h 974.7 V23h]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=173798&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Guide+to+public+vital+statistics+records++ 928101]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=173798&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Guide+to+public+vital+statistics+records++ 6046676]). </ref>The Family History Library has vital records for a few counties, mostly from 1847–1850 and marriages from 1908 to the 1930s.  
<br>You can learn more about the history and availability of vital records in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in New York State (Including New York City)''. <ref>''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in New York State (Including New York City)'', three Volumes. (Albany, New York: Historical Records Survey, 1942; Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;callno=974.7+V23h 974.7 V23h]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=173798&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Guide+to+public+vital+statistics+records++ 928101]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=173798&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Guide+to+public+vital+statistics+records++ 6046676]). </ref>The Family History Library has vital records for a few counties, mostly from 1847–1850 and marriages from 1908 to the 1930s.  


Births and deaths are recorded in the town, village, or city where the event took place. A copy is sent to the New York Bureau of Vital Statistics. If you know the birth or death place, write to the town, village, or city clerk to obtain a copy of the certificate or record. A microfiche index to births 1881–1918 and deaths 1880–1943 is available for public use at the state archives. The indexes do not cover New York City. The archives will search and abstract the indexes for a fee. You can obtain births and deaths since 1880 (except New York City) for a fee by writing to:  
Births and deaths are recorded in the town, village, or city where the event took place. A copy is sent to the New York Bureau of Vital Statistics. If you know the birth or death place, write to the town, village, or city clerk to obtain a copy of the certificate or record. A microfiche index to births 1881–1918 and deaths 1880–1943 is available for public use at the state archives. The indexes do not cover New York City. The archives will search and abstract the indexes for a fee. You can obtain births and deaths since 1880 (except New York City) for a fee by writing to:  
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'''Registrar of Vital Statistics'''<br>City Hall<br>Yonkers, NY 10701<br>Telephone: 914-964-3066 <br>Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nysuffol/vroi.html  
'''Registrar of Vital Statistics'''<br>City Hall<br>Yonkers, NY 10701<br>Telephone: 914-964-3066 <br>Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nysuffol/vroi.html  


'''New York City'''. The New York City counties of Kings, Queens, Richmond, and New York were established in 1683. The Bronx was made a separate borough when the five boroughs were created in 1898, and in 1914 it was made a separate county as well. Between 1898 and 1914 the Bronx was part of New York County but not part of the Borough of Manhattan. Vital records may be listed in the Family History Library Catalog Place Search under the borough (for example, NEW YORK, KINGS, BROOKLYN - VITAL RECORDS), or they may be under NEW YORK, NEW YORK (CITY) - VITAL RECORDS.
'''New York City'''. The New York City counties of Kings, Queens, Richmond, and New York were established in 1683. The Bronx was made a separate borough when the five boroughs were created in 1898, and in 1914 it was made a separate county as well. Between 1898 and 1914 the Bronx was part of New York County but not part of the Borough of Manhattan. For more in-depth treatment of vital records in New York City and its bouroughs [[New_York_City,_New_York#Vital_Recotfd|Click Here]].<br>
 
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== Birth Records<br> ==
 
The Family History Library has microfilms of some New York City births to 1909, deaths to 1919, and indexes to both to 1965. These microfilms can be ordered (for a small charge) and viewed at a [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history center] near you. The [[New York Public Library]] has the indexes to the present, but it does not search them in response to mail or telephone inquiries. Birth records to 1909 and death records to 1948 for the five boroughs of New York City are at the New York City Municipal Archives. Microfilms at the Family History Library include:
 
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| Birth Records <br>
| All Boroughs (All of New York City)
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| Birth index books
| 1881–1965
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| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=209636&disp=Births+reported+in+the+city+of+New+York%%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1322457–86]
| (only for Manhattan and Brooklyn from<br>1881–1897)
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=== Bronx (Bronx County)  ===
 
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| Birth records 1898–1909
| 30 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=753617&disp=Borough+of+the+Bronx+certificate+and+rec%20%20&columns=*,0,0 2022836] <br>
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| Wakefield births 1890–1895
| Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1398783 1398783]
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| Westchester births<br>1881–1895
| Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1398783 1398783]
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=== Brooklyn (Kings County)  ===
 
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| Birth card index 1866–1897
| 34 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=55812&disp=Index+to+birth+certificates%2C+Brooklyn%%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1324701]
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| Birth returns 1866–1868,<br>1870–1906
| 104 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=199947&disp=Brooklyn+birth+certificates%2C+1866%2D19%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1380499]
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| Birth register 1869
| Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=203967&disp=Brooklyn+death+registers%2C+1847-1853++ 1315322] item 2
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<br>Births 1847–1851, 1880–1895 (years vary) for the towns of Flatbush, Flatlands, Gravesend, New Lots, and New Utrecht are found in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search under NEW YORK, KINGS, [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS.
 
=== Manhattan (New York County)  ===
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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| Birth records card index<br>1830–1865
| 19 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=190302&disp=Register+of+births%2C+borough+of+Manhatt%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1378956]
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| Birth returns card index<br>1866–1897
| 153 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=authordetails&authorno=308059&name=New+York+%28New+York%29%2E+Department+of+Health%2C+null&columns=*,0,0 1323501]
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| Birth registers 1846–1848,<br>1851–1873
| (missing Liber 3, 1854–1856, E–Z, <br>and Liber 4, 1856–1857 A–J)
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| Birth returns 1866–1897
| 393 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=210570&disp=Manhattan+birth+certificates%2C+1866-1++ 1322001]
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| Birth records 1898–1909
| 8 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=706460&disp=State+of+New+York+certificate+and+record++ 1953076]
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=== Queens (Queens County)  ===
 
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| Birth records 1898–1909 <br>
| 21 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=748922&disp=Birth+records%2C+1898-1909++ 1992977]
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Births 1847–1898 (years vary) for the towns of College Point, Far Rockaway, Flushing, Jamaica, Long Island City, Newtown, Richmond Hill, Rockaway, and Whitestone are listed in the Family History Library Catalog Place Search under NEW YORK, QUEENS, [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS
 
=== Staten Island (Richmond County)  ===
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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| Birth index 1600–1900s <br>
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=217304&disp=Index+and+genealogical+data+cards++ 539053–71]
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| Birth index 1847–1897
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=109306&disp=Index+to+births%2C+Richmond+County%2C+Ne++ 1324935–37]
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| Birth records 1898–1909
| 10 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=712563&disp=State+of+New+York+%28Richmond+borough%29++ 1984042]
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<br>Births 1847–1853, 1881–1897 (years vary) for the towns of Castleton, Edgewater, Middletown, Northfield, Port Richmond, Southfield, Tottenville, and Westfield are listed in the Family History Library Catalog Place Search under NEW YORK, RICHMOND, [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS


=== Adoption Records  ===
=== Adoption Records  ===
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The [http://www.monroecounty.gov/File/Health/Birth/Adoption%20Information%20Registry.pdf New York State Department's Adoption Registry]&nbsp;provides a&nbsp;method for adopted children and birth parents to share information and possibly have&nbsp;a reunion.&nbsp; The Web site explains how this is done and the restrictions.&nbsp; For instance, only an adoptee who was born and adopted in New York State can register.  
The [http://www.monroecounty.gov/File/Health/Birth/Adoption%20Information%20Registry.pdf New York State Department's Adoption Registry]&nbsp;provides a&nbsp;method for adopted children and birth parents to share information and possibly have&nbsp;a reunion.&nbsp; The Web site explains how this is done and the restrictions.&nbsp; For instance, only an adoptee who was born and adopted in New York State can register.  


== Death Records  ==
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| All Boroughs <br>
| (All of New York City)
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| Death index books 1888–1965
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=108651&disp=Index+to+deaths%2C+New+York+City%2C+1888%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1324914–31] (only for Manhattan and Brooklyn from 1888–1897)
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=== Bronx (Bronx County)  ===
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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| Death records 1898–1919 <br>
| 91 Family History Library films beginning with film<br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=209640&disp=Bronx+death+certificates%2C+1898%2D1948%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1322702]
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| Wakefield deaths 1878–1881,<br>1890–1895
| Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1398783 1398783]
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| Westchester births 1887–1895
| Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1398783 1398783]
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=== Brooklyn (Kings County) ===
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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| Death ledger card index 1848–1866 <br>
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=333357&disp=Index+to+deaths%2C+Brooklyn%2C+Kings+Cou%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1378813–19]
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| Death certificate index 1862–1898
| 78 Family History Library films beginning with film<br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=333357&disp=Index+to+deaths%2C+Brooklyn%2C+Kings+Cou%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1378830]
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| Death records 1847–1853,<br>1857–1861
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=203967&disp=Brooklyn+death+registers%2C+1847-1853++ 1315321–22]
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| Death register 1847–1853,<br>1857–1858
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=203967&disp=Brooklyn+death+registers%2C+1847-1853++ 447542]
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| Death certificates 1862–1897
| 339 Family History Library films beginning with film<br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=204158&disp=Brooklyn+death+certificates%2C+1862-18++ 1323651]
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| Coroner's reports 1897–1914
| 16 Family History Library films beginning with film<br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=548234&disp=Journal+record+of+deaths%2C+1897%2D1914%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1435709]
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| Death certificates 1898–1920
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=205243&disp=Brooklyn+death+certificates%2C+1898-19++ 1324001–342]
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| Coroner's reports, death records<br>1898–1916
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=548222&disp=Brooklyn+death+records%2C+1898-1916++ 1435700-08]
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*Deaths 1847–1851, 1880–1895 (years vary) for the towns of Flatbush, Flatlands, Gravesend, New Lots, and New Utrecht are found in the Family History Library Catalog Place Search under NEW YORK, KINGS, [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS
 
=== Manhattan (New York County)  ===
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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| Death certificates card<br>index 1868–1890 <br>
| 4 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=199051&disp=Manhattan+death+certificates%2C+1866%2D1%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1324809] <br>
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| Death registers 1795, <br>1801–1804, 1808, <br>1811–1865
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=190306&disp=Manhattan+death+registers%2C+1795-1865++ 447544–68] (by first letter of<br>surname)
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| Death certificates<br>1866–1919
| 1,069 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=199051&disp=Manhattan+death+certificates%2C+1866%2D1%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1323352]
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| Cholera cases 1866
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=199051&disp=Manhattan+death+certificates%2C+1866%2D1%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1324501–502]
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| Coroner inquests<br>1797–1820, 1862–1864,<br>1868–1918
| 9 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=94396&disp=Records+of+coroners+office%3B+inquests+t++ 514332]
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| Coroner inquests<br>1823–1898
| 101 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=537374&disp=Coroner%27s+inquisitions%2C+1823-1898++ 1318155]
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| Coroner reports 1839
| Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=548237&disp=Coroners%27+report+of+death%2C+1839++ 1255743]
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| Bodies-in-transit<br>1859–1894
| 3 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=551768&disp=Manhattan+bodies+in+transit%2C+1859%2D18%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1671686]
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=== Queens (Queens County)  ===
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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| Death certificates 1898–1919 <br>
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=203971&disp=Queens+%28New+York%29+death+certificates%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1323384–472]
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Deaths 1847–1898 (years vary) for the towns of College Point, Far Rockaway, Flushing, Jamaica, Long Island City, Newtown, Richmond Hill, Rockaway, and Whitestone are listed in the Family History Library Catalog Place Search under NEW YORK, QUEENS, [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS
 
=== Staten Island (Richmond County)  ===
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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| Death index 1600–1900s
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=217304&disp=Index+and+genealogical+data+cards++ 539053–71]
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| Death register card index 1847–1897
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=109225&disp=Index+to+deaths%2C+Richmond+County%2C+Ne++ 1324932–34]
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| Death certificates 1898–1920
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=209633&disp=Richmond+County%2C+New+York+death+certif++ 1322793–81]
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Deaths 1847–1853, 1881–1897 (years vary) for the towns of Castleton, Edgewater, Middletown, Northfield, Port Richmond, Southfield, Tottenville, and Westfield are listed in the Family History Library Catalog Place Search under NEW YORK, RICHMOND, [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS.
 
You can obtain New York City birth (1910 to the present) and death (1949<br>to the present) certificates for a fee from:
 
'''New York City Department of Health'''<br>Bureau of Vital Records<br>125 Worth Street, Room 133<br>New York, NY 10013-0046<br>Telephone: 212-788-4500 <br>Internet: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/vr/vr.shtml
 
Mailing Address:<br>'''Division of Vital Records<br>'''City of New York, Department of Health<br>P.O. Box 3776<br>Church Street Station<br>New York, NY 10007
 
For birth records through 1909 and death records through 1948, write to:
 
'''New York City Department of Records <br>and Information Services'''<br>Municipal Archives<br>31 Chambers Street, Room 103<br>New York, NY 10007<br>Telephone: 212-788-8580 or 212-566-5292<br>Fax: 212-385-4253 <br>Internet: http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/about/archives.shtml
 
New York City Birth and Death Records are available using a credit card. Write to the New York City Department of Health, 125 Worth Street, New York, NY 10013. A "Hotline" telephone number, 212-788-4505, is available for information and for ordering birth and death certificates using a credit card. You can order birth records from 1910 to the present or death records from 1949 to the present. Using a credit card the cost is $15.00. Five to seven business days are required for delivery. You can also order by sending a fax of the application to 212-962-6105. They can fax a copy of the application to your fax machine. The fee is also $15.00. Five to seven business days are required for delivery.
 
The records are not available for genealogical purposes and are subject to certain other restrictions.
 
All other local registrars sent copies of their records to the State Department of Health. Most New York deaths after 1962 are in the [[Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Social Security Death Index]].
 
''The Guide to New York City Public Records''. <ref>Kronman, Barbara. ''The Guide to New York City Public Records'', Fourth Edition. New York, New York: Public Interest Clearinghouse, 1992. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=640284&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=The+guide+to+New+York+City+public+record%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 974.71 A3k].) </ref>Includes chapters on city government, courts, libraries, and personal information. Shows how to obtain vital records, name change records, and naturalizations.


== Marriage Records<br> ==
== Marriage Records<br> ==
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Marriages in colonial times were initiated either by publishing the banns in church on three successive Sundays or by obtaining a civil marriage bond and license. The Prerogative Court granted marriage licenses between 1753 and 1783. Most people published the banns since buying a license could cost a month's wages.  
Marriages in colonial times were initiated either by publishing the banns in church on three successive Sundays or by obtaining a civil marriage bond and license. The Prerogative Court granted marriage licenses between 1753 and 1783. Most people published the banns since buying a license could cost a month's wages.  


Marriage bonds, 1753–1783, that were recorded at the Secretary of State's Office in Albany appear in ''New York Marriages Previous to 1784''. <ref>''New York Marriages Previous to 1784'' (1860; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1984; Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=342358&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Names+of+persons+for+whom+marriage+licen%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 974.7 V28n] 1968; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=342358&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Names+of+persons+for+whom+marriage+licen++ 514675] has the 1860 edition). </ref>The book lists names of brides and grooms, date of the bond (not the marriage), bond volume, and page numbers. Many marriage bonds were destroyed in a fire in 1911. Those that survived are at the state archives. The full data from these remaining bonds is transcribed in ''Kenneth Scott's New York Marriage Bonds, 1753–1783'' <ref>''Kenneth Scott's New York Marriage Bonds, 1753–1783'' (New York, New York: St. Nicholas Society of the City of New York, 1972; not at Family History Library). </ref>
Marriage bonds, 1753–1783, that were recorded at the Secretary of State's Office in Albany appear in ''New York Marriages Previous to 1784''. <ref>''New York Marriages Previous to 1784'' (1860; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1984; Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=342358&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Names+of+persons+for+whom+marriage+licen%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 974.7 V28n] 1968; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=342358&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Names+of+persons+for+whom+marriage+licen++ 514675] has the 1860 edition). </ref>The book lists names of brides and grooms, date of the bond (not the marriage), bond volume, and page numbers. Many marriage bonds were destroyed in a fire in 1911. Those that survived are at the state archives. The full data from these remaining bonds is transcribed in ''Kenneth Scott's New York Marriage Bonds, 1753–1783'' <ref>''Kenneth Scott's New York Marriage Bonds, 1753–1783'' (New York, New York: St. Nicholas Society of the City of New York, 1972; not at Family History Library). </ref>


About 152,000 individuals are indexed in ''Marriage Index: Selected Areas of New York, 1639–1916'' <ref>''Marriage Index: Selected Areas of New York, 1639–1916'' ([Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, 1996; Family History Library compact disc number 9 part 401 [does not circulate to Family History Centers]). </ref>These marriages were originally indexed by Knshp publishers. The index is especially good for the years prior to 1810 and in the Hudson and Mohawk valleys from 1810–1899.  
About 152,000 individuals are indexed in ''Marriage Index: Selected Areas of New York, 1639–1916'' <ref>''Marriage Index: Selected Areas of New York, 1639–1916'' ([Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, 1996; Family History Library compact disc number 9 part 401 [does not circulate to Family History Centers]). </ref>These marriages were originally indexed by Knshp publishers. The index is especially good for the years prior to 1810 and in the Hudson and Mohawk valleys from 1810–1899.  
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There is a 75-year restriction on marriage information needed for genealogical purposes. The state fees and restrictions apply when obtaining records from the village, town, and city clerks. For more information, go to http://www.health.state.ny.us/vital_records/genealogy.htm  
There is a 75-year restriction on marriage information needed for genealogical purposes. The state fees and restrictions apply when obtaining records from the village, town, and city clerks. For more information, go to http://www.health.state.ny.us/vital_records/genealogy.htm  


For marriage records for Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Richmond through 1937, write:
The Family History Library has not filmed the city marriages of Albany, Buffalo, or Yonkers. Albany city marriages 1848 and 1870–1917 and county marriages 1908–1936 are available at:  
 
'''New York City Department of Records <br>and Information Services'''<br>Municipal Archives<br>31 Chambers Street, Room 103<br>New York, NY 10007<br>Telephone: 212-788-8580 or 212-566-5292<br>Fax: 212-385-4253 <br>Internet: http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/about/archives.shtml
 
Pre-1938 New York City marriages, some as early as 1830, are found at the Municipal Archives. The Family History Library has microfilmed marriages of:
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
| All Boroughs
| All of New York City <br>
|-
| Groom marriage index books 1888–1937 (to Health<br>Department marriages but<br>not City Clerk marriages)
| 12 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=526478&disp=New+York+City+index+to+marriages+in+all+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1543903] (only for Manhattan from 1888–1893, <br>and only for Manhattan and Brooklyn from 1894–1897)
|}
 
=== Bronx (Bronx County)  ===
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
| Bride marriage indexes 1898–1937
| 4 Family History Library films beginning with film <br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=712095&disp=Bronx%2C+New+York+marriage+index+to+brid%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1983782] <br>
|-
| Health Dept. Groom index 1898–1937
| Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=693839&disp=Bronx+marriage+certificates%2C+1897%2D19%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1976292–93]
|-
| Health Dept. marriage certificates<br>1897–1938
| Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=693839&disp=Bronx+marriage+certificates%2C+1897%2D19%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1939720]
|}
 
=== <br> ===
 
=== Brooklyn (Kings County)  ===
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
| Health Dept. marriage certificates<br>1866–1937 <br>
| 203 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=653538&disp=Marriage+certificates+%28Brooklyn%2C+New%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1543711]
|-
| Manhattan <br>
| New York County
|-
| Marriage register 1823–1853<br>(Mariners' Church)
| Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=195827&disp=Marriage+register+of+Rev.+Henry+Chase++ 017785 item 5]
|-
| Mayor's marriage records and index<br>1830–1854
| Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=300382&disp=Marriages+performed+by+the+various+Mayor++ 017776]
|-
| Marriage register and index<br>1829–1887
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=551389&disp=Register+of+marriages%2C+New+York+City%2%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1671673–85]
|-
| Health Dept. marriage records and indexes 1866–1937
| 1447 Family History Library films beginning with<br>film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=399474&disp=Manhattan+marriage+records%2C+1866%2D193%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1522995]
|-
| Marriage indexes 1898–1937
| 4 Family History Library films beginning with film<br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=712095&disp=Bronx%2C+New+York+marriage+index+to+brid%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1983782]
|}
 
=== <br> ===
 
=== Queens (Queens County)  ===
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
| Health Dept. groom index 1881–1937, bride index 1905–1937, marriage certificates 1898–1937 <br>
| 56 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=657367&disp=Marriage+records%2C+1881%2D1937%3B+index%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1908328]
|-
| Marriages 1847–1897 (years vary) for the towns of Far Rockaway, Flushing, Jamaica, and Newtown
| Listed in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search under NEW YORK, QUEENS, [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS
|}
 
=== Staten Island (Richmond County)  ===
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
| Marriage index and records<br>1600s–1900s
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=217304&disp=Index+and+genealogical+data+cards++ 539053–71]
|-
| Marriages after 1937
| In the borough offices of the city clerk
|}
 
<br>The Family History Library has not filmed the city marriages of Albany, Buffalo, or Yonkers. Albany city marriages 1848 and 1870–1917 and county marriages 1908–1936 are available at:  


'''Albany County Hall of Records'''<br>250 South Pearl Street<br>Albany, NY 12202<br>Telephone: 518-447-4500 <br>Internet: http://www.albanycounty.com/achor/  
'''Albany County Hall of Records'''<br>250 South Pearl Street<br>Albany, NY 12202<br>Telephone: 518-447-4500 <br>Internet: http://www.albanycounty.com/achor/  
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An example is:  
An example is:  


''New York City Methodist Marriages, 1785–1893'' <ref>Fisher, William Scott, compiler. ''New York City Methodist Marriages, 1785–1893''. Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1994. (Family History Library&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=704744&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=New+York+City+Methodist+marriages%2C+178%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 974.71 K2fn vols. 1–2].) </ref>contains a groom index and a bride index, each of which has about 41,000 names.  
''New York City Methodist Marriages, 1785–1893'' <ref>Fisher, William Scott, compiler. ''New York City Methodist Marriages, 1785–1893''. Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1994. (Family History Library&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=704744&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=New+York+City+Methodist+marriages%2C+178%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 974.71 K2fn vols. 1–2].) </ref>contains a groom index and a bride index, each of which has about 41,000 names.  


=== Divorce Records  ===
=== Divorce Records  ===
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Since 1846, the supreme court has recorded divorce proceedings. Many people before 1966 found it easier to obtain a divorce out of state. Access to supreme court divorce records less than 100 years old is prohibited without judicial permission. You must obtain a court order to see a file. The actual trial records are sealed.  
Since 1846, the supreme court has recorded divorce proceedings. Many people before 1966 found it easier to obtain a divorce out of state. Access to supreme court divorce records less than 100 years old is prohibited without judicial permission. You must obtain a court order to see a file. The actual trial records are sealed.  


The Family History Library has microfilmed very few divorce judgments. For New York County, only the index to divorce records has been microfilmed in ''Index to Matrimonial Actions, 1784–1910'' <ref>New York County (New York). County Clerk. ''Index to Matrimonial Actions, 1784–1910''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=235832&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Index+to+matrimonial+actions%2C+1784%2D1%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 1017465–67]. </ref>
The Family History Library has microfilmed very few divorce judgments. For New York County, only the index to divorce records has been microfilmed in ''Index to Matrimonial Actions, 1784–1910'' <ref>New York County (New York). County Clerk. ''Index to Matrimonial Actions, 1784–1910''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=235832&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Index+to+matrimonial+actions%2C+1784%2D1%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 1017465–67]. </ref>


== Substitute Records  ==
== Substitute Records  ==
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