In New York State, a death certificate for a person who died at least 50 years ago is available in two places; the NYS Dept of Health, and the locality in which the person died. Your relative died in Valatie, which is a village. The village clerk is the person to contact. Valatie is in the Town of Kinderhook. If a person died outside the village, but in the Town, the town clerk would issue the certificate. In the case of a city, the city clerk should be contacted. The county does not issue death certificates. The original hand written certificate is sent to the state. It will have the signature of the person giving the personal information, plus the signature of the doctor and undertaker. Locally, they copy all of the significant genealogical information into a ledger. To generate a certificate, the clerk copies the ledger information onto the form. The cost is $22 from either source. The state form has more information, but takes several months longer to get. Also, if you call the local town or village office, they will often tell you if they have the certificate. The state will not tell you ahead of time. They charge the fee even if they don't have the certificate. Many cities will not look up the death ahead of time. They also charge for a failed search. The clerk in a small office is usually less busy, so they may do a search while you wait. Cliff Lamere ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pat & Bob wrote: >Where would I go to get a death certificate for my ggrandfather, Silas P. >Hoffman, who died in Valatie in 1941 and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery? >Trying to find out who his parents were. > >

Can you recommend where I should look for death certificates for people who died in Hudson, NY and in Moira, Franklin County, NY? Clare -----Original Message----- From: nycolumb-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nycolumb-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Cliff Lamere Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 1:04 PM To: nycolumb@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYCOLUMB] Death Certificate In New York State, a death certificate for a person who died at least 50 years ago is available in two places; the NYS Dept of Health, and the locality in which the person died. Your relative died in Valatie, which is a village. The village clerk is the person to contact. Valatie is in the Town of Kinderhook. If a person died outside the village, but in the Town, the town clerk would issue the certificate. In the case of a city, the city clerk should be contacted. The county does not issue death certificates. The original hand written certificate is sent to the state. It will have the signature of the person giving the personal information, plus the signature of the doctor and undertaker. Locally, they copy all of the significant genealogical information into a ledger. To generate a certificate, the clerk copies the ledger information onto the form. The cost is $22 from either source. The state form has more information, but takes several months longer to get. Also, if you call the local town or village office, they will often tell you if they have the certificate. The state will not tell you ahead of time. They charge the fee even if they don't have the certificate. Many cities will not look up the death ahead of time. They also charge for a failed search. The clerk in a small office is usually less busy, so they may do a search while you wait. Cliff Lamere ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pat & Bob wrote: >Where would I go to get a death certificate for my ggrandfather, Silas P. >Hoffman, who died in Valatie in 1941 and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery? >Trying to find out who his parents were. > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYCOLUMB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Clare, A useful article on finding upstate New York vital records can be found at the following web site. http://ny-genes.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-to-obtain-copies-of-vital-records.html Cathy At 01:50 PM 8/23/2009 -0400, you wrote: >Can you recommend where I should look for death certificates for people who >died in Hudson, NY and in Moira, Franklin County, NY? > >Clare > >-