Hi everyone, Do you think any records could be found in church records? I know what county and possibly the town. I am dealing with a date prior to 1880. Possibly mid 1870's. Toodles, Ginny in Houston --- drfarrell22@gmail.com wrote: From: "Dr. Farrell" <drfarrell22@gmail.com> To: ny-irish@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] marriage records Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:54:23 -0400 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. ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website. Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

That is basically the only way to get vital records before 1880 in NYS. Use the censuses to find addresses so you can find what church your ancestors attended. The federal censuses didn't list addresses till 1880 so in previous censuses, the wards can help you with area. Don't forget the state censuses which tended to give more info than the federal censuses, like what county in NY a person was born which is a great help. I visited Troy NY and visited the church rectory. Before going, I called and made an appointment and they were very gracious in helping me out and the data I found was invaluable. Since I live in CA, it is sometimes difficult to get back there to collect data. I needed a baptism record from New Rochelle and just called the church and while I was on the phone, the secretary looked it up and confirmed the baptism and then sent me a certificate without any charge. > Do you think any records could be found in church records? I know what > county and possibly the town. I am dealing with a date prior to 1880. > Possibly mid 1870's. > > -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com