Yup, NY didn't have to do birth certificates before 1880. Sorry for your wasted time If you know whereabouts in Troy the family was living at the time of their births, all you need to do is find the closest Catholic Church (odds are that was their parish). If you don't already have this info, you might look in the City Directories for the years around that time. HTH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patti Smith" <PSmith@fmd-inc.com> To: <NYRENSSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 7:24 AM Subject: [Rensselaer] Birth Certificates for Troy > I got some bad news on Saturday. I received a letter from City Hall (Dept. > of Vital Stats) in Troy. They sent back my letter of request for my > GGgranfather's and my GGUncle's birth certificates, along with a note saying > they do not have records prior to November of 1880. > > I don't know which Catholic Church they belonged to. > > Is there anywhere else I can find this info? > > I am looking for an 1842 and an 1848 birth certificate. > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions or advice I get! > > > Patti (Gray)Smith > > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Barbara's Genealogy Page: http://members.tripod.com/~JeffriesB > Rensselaer County Genweb page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ > GenConnect Board: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rensselaer > GenExchange-Rensselaer Co http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=ny&county=rensselaer > >