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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 [[ | 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; | <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; ({{FHL|173798|item}} 974.7 V23h; film 928101]; fiche 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. For more in-depth treatment of vital records in New York City and its bouroughs [[ | '''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> | ||
=== Adoption Records === | === Adoption Records === | ||
The [http://www.monroecounty.gov/File/Health/Birth/Adoption%20Information%20Registry.pdf New York State Department's Adoption Registry] provides a method for adopted children and birth parents to share information and possibly have a reunion. The Web site explains how this is done and the restrictions. 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] provides a method for adopted children and birth parents to share information and possibly have a reunion. The Web site explains how this is done and the restrictions. For instance, only an adoptee who was born and adopted in New York State can register. | ||
== 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; | 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; ({{FHL|**** 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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''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;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;titleno=704744&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;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;amp;titleno=235832&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;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 == | ||
[[New York Church Records| | These links will take you to wiki pages describing alternate sources for birth, marriage and death records. | ||
[[New York Church Records|Church Records]]: Depending on the denomination, church records may contain information about birth, marriage and death. | |||
[[New York Cemeteries| | [[New York Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]: Cemetery records are a rich source of birth and death information. These records may also reveal family relationships. | ||
[[New York Census| | [[New York Census|Census]]: Census records are a valuable source for birth and marriage information. You may also determine approximate time of death when the individual disappear from the census. This is a good place to begin a search. | ||
[[New York Newspapers| | [[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]]: Besides obituaries, local newspapers may contain birth and marriage announcements and death notices. Also check newspaper social columns for additional information. | ||
[[New York | [[New York Periodicals|Periodicals]]: Local genealogical and historical societies often publish periodicals which may contain abstracted early birth, marriage and death information. | ||
[[New York | [[New York Military Records|Military Records]]: Military pension records can give birth, marriage and death information, In addition, soldiers' homes records can included this same information. | ||
[[New York | [[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]]: If no death record exists, probate records may be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century often contain the exact death date. | ||
[[New York History|History]]: Local histories, family histories and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the Family History Library catalog. | |||
== Tips == | == Tips == | ||