When checking the database on http://www.italiangen.org/NYCDeath.stm Please be sure you note the following information. New York City Death Index 1891 to 1894 Manhattan Only 1895 to 1897 Manhattan and Brooklyn Only 1898 to 1936 All Boroughs I am hoping that someday they will have all dates for all counties. Today my good friend and formidable researcher <grin> found the death record for my great, great grandfather by looking at the films at an FHC page by page. Yep, Johan Jacob Frey has been found. Elizabeth V. Cardinal evc1369@comcast.net http://www.cafepress.com/formernuns