Sarah, New York State usually keeps such records on the Local Level. If you know what town he was born in, you could write to that town. If not, you might try the Franklin County web site and ask them for help. They might have some suggestions. David Annenberg Sarah Wasiura wrote: > Could anyone tell me how to go abt find the birth record of my > grandfather CLARENCE HUGHTO (HURTEAU, HURTO etc) b. Dec 14, 1899 NYS, > probably Franklin Co. Also marriage of his parents ANDREW HUGHTO/HELEN > "Nellie" OWENS (we think). > > Have written to Albany and requested 3 yr search for the HUGHTO spelling > with no results. Is there an Index of births, marriages and or deaths > for NYS? > > Thanks for any assistance. > Sarah > > ==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > Have you seen the USGenWeb New York Page? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb/