Did you try the death index at http://www.italiangen.org/vitalreclist.stm?  I found an Annie Martin there, died 11-15-1885 age 45, # 13702.  probably not old enough to be yours.    Have you looked at the NY state censuses of 1865 and 1892, available at FamilySearch? You won't find deaths there unless they happened in the previous 12 months, but you can learn a lot from them! The death certificates may simply not exist--compliance was weak.  or you can painstakingly look through the microfilms at the Family History Centerfor the years you think they happened to see if you can find one that was missed in indexing. Anna Caulfield "My grandmother was an illegal alien."