On 6/25/2010 12:26 PM, Pat Connors wrote: > Some general information: > > New York State did not mandate civil registration for births and marriages > until 1880. Most counties did not fully comply till early 1900s, however. > I have been to Albany a number of times to view the indexes (on microfilm by > year and occasion). Many early records just don't exist for the first 10-20 > years. The indexes are not on line anywhere. But they are in a few places > in the state, like Buffalo and NYC, check the state's archives website for > full info. > http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/res_topics_gen_vitalstats.shtml > > The NYS records, however, didn't include NYC and some towns like Yonkers, > Albany and Buffalo aren't included in the early records before 1914, again > check the NYS Health Dept website. > http://www.nyhealth.gov/vital_records/genealogy.htm > > New York City, Manhattan registration for births and marriage started in > 1847 and deaths in 1795, for Brooklyn 1866 for births and marriages, deaths > 1847, for Bronx, Queens and Staten Island most records start in 1898. These > dates vary and have gaps, check the archives website for more exact dates. > > > Does anyone know where a central New York State (for all counties) >> registry of marriages from the 1880s might be located? I don't know if >> my grandparents were married in NYC, Nassau or Suffolk on Long Island >> and I need this certificate. >> >> Have you tried the indexes at http://www.germangenealogygroup.com ? Very >> useful! >> >> > Thanks.