This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RRB.2ACE/7543.1.1.1 Message Board Post: When I said death records I meant a death certificate.If they died after 1880 (when NYS started records) you may be able to get the death certificate which often includes parents names.There are indexes in Buffalo,Rochester,Syracuse & here in Albany.