I have > not been able to find the marriage record for William and Sarah or the > Naturalization papers for their parents (I understand since they came thru > Canada there will be no immigration records). I am hoping you may be able > to help me. > Marriage records were not recorded by the state/county till almost 1900. So counties were very slow to get going. You might want to try area churches to see of one has the marriage. They seem to keep their registers. Naturalization papers were still needed even if they came in through Canada, since they were not citizens. When looking at the Family History Films, did you find any naturalization records. Search both by county and by city for them. Check this section of my website: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NewYorkState/ I list most, not all, of the naturalization records available for the various NYS counties. If they are not there, search the FamilySearch.org website by county and by city. Good luck, Pat -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Dear Friends, BMD records were first gathered by local municipalities in 1881. Albany has copies, that exclude: New York City, Yonkers, and a couple other large cities. You can google it in Rootsweb Archives. Individual churches kept sacramental records. Naturalization was not required, but usually claimed near where a man first lived. Women gained citizenship through father's and husbands until following the passage of the 19th amendment to the US Constitution in 1920. Barb -----Original Message----- From: Pat Connors [email protected] I have > not been able to find the marriage record for William and Sarah or the > Naturalization papers for their parents (I understand since they came thru > Canada there will be no immigration records). I am hoping you may be able > to help me. > Marriage records were not recorded by the state/county till almost 1900. So counties were very slow to get going. You might want to try area churches to see of one has the marriage. They seem to keep their registers. Naturalization papers were still needed even if they came in through Canada, since they were not citizens. When looking at the Family History Films, did you find any naturalization records. Search both by county and by city for them. Check this section of my website: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NewYorkState/ I list most, not all, of the naturalization records available for the various NYS counties. If they are not there, search the FamilySearch.org website by county and by city. Good luck, Pat -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com ====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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message