I think this question has been asked before but I have combed the archives and cannot find it. Where would I write to see if a death certirficate for 1870 is available in Austerlitz? -Grace

Grace, Vital records in NY were not preserved before 1880, except for a 1-3 year period around 1847. You might want to read my webpage concerning various kinds of NY Records which explains this and a lot more. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/Aid/AID-NYRecords.htm Cliff Grace Coffman wrote: > I think this question has been asked before but I have combed the archives > and cannot find it. Where would I write to see if a death certirficate for > 1870 is available in Austerlitz? > > -Grace

Grace, I forgot to point out that Albany, Buffalo and Yonkers began collecting their vital records earlier than the rest of New York State. Albany started in 1870 (according to the city's Vital Statistics office), and the other two cities about the same time. Cliff. Grace Coffman wrote: > I think this question has been asked before but I have combed the archives > and cannot find it. Where would I write to see if a death certirficate for > 1870 is available in Austerlitz? > > -Grace

Hi Grace, The dates for records in New York are this: Birth since1881 Death since 1880 Marriage since 1881 More on vital records for New York, try this site: http://vitalrec.com/ny.html The Town Clerk for Austerlitz is Virginia T. Barden, Route 203, Spencertown, NY 12165, (518)392-3260 The Historian is Sarah Light, PO Box 17, Austerlitz, NY 12017, (518) 392-4270 Hopes this helps, Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grace Coffman" <glasker1@bigred.unl.edu> To: <NYCOLUMB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 11:11 PM Subject: [NYCOL] Address for Austerlitz VItal Records > I think this question has been asked before but I have combed the archives > and cannot find it. Where would I write to see if a death certirficate for > 1870 is available in Austerlitz? > > -Grace > >