The State of New York started Vital records in 1880 but most towns are later than that. The only way you will get a marriage in 1855 is church or JP records (other than bible records) I believe Alice -----Original Message----- From: Pam Thomson <pamthom@intergate.ca> To: NYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com <NYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 5:19 PM Subject: Marriage records >Hi, >I asked a week or so ago if a marriage in 1855 would have been recorded >officially. I haven't seen a response and have searched the website but >found no indication of it. Can anyone tell me where to look for when the >state began to record marriages, births, and deaths, please. >Pam >-- >Pam Thomson in BC, Canada >A Proud Rootsweb Sponsor >Researching Fairweather & Todrick >mailto:pamthom@intergate.ca > > >============================== >Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. >http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ >