Jan, You can use the following page to see if the NYC Municipal Archives at 31 Chambers St has a certificate for you. _http://stevemorse.org/_ (http://stevemorse.org/) go to NYC Groom Index, the groom Nicola Tarallo married Fiorentina Tarallo on . 3/1/1919 . The certificate is Bronx # 774 The following info was on a certificated that I received in 1911 Date of Marriage Groom - Residence age Color Single or Widowed Occupation Birthplace Father Mother Maiden Name Number of groom marriage Bride Residence age Color Single or Widowed Birthplace Father Mother Maiden Name Number of bride marriage Name of Person Performing Ceremony Official Station Residence Date of Record witnesses **************************************************************************** ****************** >From same page, go to NYC Death Records. There is a Nicholas Tarallo, 43 yrs, July 26, 1937. The certificate is Bronx #7389 Looking at a death certificate from 1922, there is the following information: Name Character of premises Sex Color or Race Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced Date of Birth Age Occupation Birthplace How long in US if foreign born How long resident of NYC Father name Father's birthplace Mother name Mother's birthplace Date of Death Cause of Death Place of Burial Date of Burial Undertaker ******************************************************** However, not all fields will be filled out and depending on who gave the info, how accurate. If you can go to NYC Municipal Archives, you can view the record before asking for a copy. good luck,