After viewing 15 microfilmed, Manhattan death certificates of babies circa 1920, I was shocked that the burial location of the majority was "City Cemetery." According to one of the pros, that means Hart Island. Melinda Hunt began the Hart Island Project that you can check out at http://hartisland.net/wwwebs/ It's a pretty sad place. Disintegrated and missing records. Mass burials. Unmarked graves. Since the Department of Corrections' prisoners do the burying, visiting there is problematic. Impoverished children and adults were buried here. Babies who died at New York Foundling were buried here, as were babies of unwed or young mothers. If you have a death certificate with City Cemetery or Potters Field stamped on it, please submit the information to the Hart Island Project using the form at> http://www.hartisland.net/wwwebs/Contact/tabid/134/Default.aspx ( You may need to register to submit.) Please include, in this order, the following: County of Death: Date of Death: Certificate Number: Name of Deceased: Age at Death: Parents' Names and/or relatives names of deceased Your name and email address This is one of those ongoing project where you can make a difference! Barb Metro NYC Researcher

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Atreegrowsinbrooklyn Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7289.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Westchester Archives website is great - along with the folks who work there. You can email them a jpg of the document and ask what you can do to get the info you want. Here's their website. You also might find more info if you do a search for the person's name as well. http://archives.westchestergov.com/ Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jcameron629 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7290/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am trying to trace marriage records for my great uncle William Alexander Taylor (b.1898 Scotland - d.1978 Madison Morris) who married Catherine (b.1913 - d.?). My uncle resided in Yonkers Westchester when he first emigrated to USA. Can anyone help? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CathyIdzik Surnames: Ten Eyck, De Nike, Denike Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/6870.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have forwarded your contact info to a Denike researcher, also interested in Westchester family. Watch spam folder! In the meantime, your family descends from the Ten Eyck family. Go to the card catalog under the Search tab. Type in Genealogical and Family History of Central New York. Click on Volume II. The top result should be Page 584. Read 584 and 585. Especially sections III and V. Your Peekskill Denikes are most likely descendents of John De Nike who settled in Peekskill. John is either the grandson of Adrian or Jacob, and is the great grandson of Tobias. NYG&B is a great resource and has good descendency info about the Ten Eycks. Good luck! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: maryellenrosecestone Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/2208.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mary Ann Rynn was my great-grandmother from Verplanck,Ny. she married Samuel Stinson. Her daughter Laura was my grandmother,married to Henry Daly. I have a picture of her on my facebook page,and pictures of some of her daughters. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SeanMahan72 Surnames: Classification: military Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7289/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I recently gained a military document from one of many many veterans who lived in westchester county. This document proved service and had a stamp and information noting it had been filed as part of a Veteran License number issued in Dec 1931 by the County Clerk, license number 252. I'm trying to find out if these files were maintained in hard or electronic format and if you could help me identify how to request other such veteran lisensee documents issued from Westchester County's clerk. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

I can't help you with a death certificate. But the name Sidney Busteed shows up twice in the Fulton Newspapers which is a free website. Mt. Vernon NY Chronicle 1886- Nov. - March 1888 States Mr. S.E. Busteed taken ill. Mt. Vernon NY Chronicle states that he has died of smallpox. My mother's best friend Jeannette Busteed lived in Brooklyn and moved as a young child to Staten Island, N.Y. any relationship? Jeanne Appel

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BethCasey79 Surnames: Goodell, Goodelski Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7288/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi! I'm trying to locate an obituary for my great-grandmother, Esther Goodell(Goodelski) who died on 3 April 2000, in Chappaqua, NY. Thanks in advance for your help. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mmmhattie Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7287/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have requested a death cert for Sidney Busteed from the State of NY. They have none. I called the cemetery where he is buried, and was told he died on 18 Feb 1887 in N. Mt. Vernon, Westchester, NY. I have sent an E-mail to them, but received no response to a request of a form, or any information. There was no Obituary in the New York Times. Does anyone have an idea of where I can get a proper form, and/or the fee, for such? I do have his Will. However, I need to know the cause of death, for two family genetic problems. Any help would be appreciated. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: asteeber Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7286.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I filled out research requests with the City Clerk for Yonkers. They were unable to find the death record for Sofia or any birth records of her cousins. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mlnicoll Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7286.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Who did you contact to try to get a death record? The city of Yonkers held its own vital records prior to 1914, so I would think you'd need to get it from them, not the county. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: henryhanners44 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7139.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Bejamine Hanners is not the son of Harris Hanners. His mother name is Penice Hanners. I do not Know who Bejamie father is. Harrison and is not bejamine's father Harrison is my g-grand father. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Positive. Lived there 24 years. [email protected] writes: > Are you sure than Ossining did not come first? ! :) > > My mind is open. >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ajuntas Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7286.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Your welcome and good luck. Many Polish families settled in Yonkers in the late 1800s. The church was their social and moral place to go. There is also a Polish Community Center in Yonkers that is still very active (the food is great). If the family lived in what they called "the hollow" they certainly woulf have been active in this church. Judy Christopher Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: asteeber Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7286.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes, they were Polish. St. Casmire's sounds like a good place to start! Thank you so much for your help! ~Lex Steeber Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ajuntas Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7286.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Lex, I would try St. Casmire's Catholic Church and Holy Trinity Catholic Church for funeral and burial records. By the last name I suspect that Sofia and her parents came form Slovakia or the Czeck Rep. St. Cas. is the Polish National Church and Holy Trinity is the Slovak/Czeck National church in Yonkers. You can google them for addresses and phone numbers. Good luck Judy Christopher Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: asteeber Surnames: Malinowski Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7286/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm trying to find the grave of the daughter of my Great Great Aunt and Uncle who lived in Yonkers between 1904 and 1908. They immigrated with a small daughter, named Sofia (Sophia). She is listed on the ship's manifest (as Sofia), and later in the 1905 census (as Sophia), but by the time they were naturalized in 1908, she was no longer living. I was hoping someone could suggest resources to help find her. Westchester County did not have any success locating a Death Certificate, most likely because I do not have an exact date of death. They lived on Madison Avenue in Yonkers, as listed on the census, but that area is now razed and re-built. However, they were Catholic and St Mary's cemetery would have literally been a block away, so I was thinking I could possibly start my search there? Does anyone know whom to contact to find interment records for St Mary's? Would a church keep them or is there a caretaker on site? Thank you for all your help! ~Lex Steeber Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: coryolix Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/2406.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Cynthia, I am going to throw another curve ball into the string of e-mails regarding Increase Miller. I am doing geneology research for my family in Hornell NY. 5 hours west of Westchester county. My great great great grandfather was also an Increase Miller. He was born in 1798 and married a Minerva Miller. He settled in the wilderness north of Arkport NY in 1824 on 60 acres of land purchased from the famous Pultney Estate. Our Steuben County historical society says they have records that show he was from Westchester County but thats all they can asertain. I know there are about 6 Increase Millers dating back thru the 1700's. I need to know if any Increase Miller researcher's have come across my grandfather and grandmother Minerva. I would like to be able to tie this down and get my lineage built back to John Miller in the 1600's. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: johnmorrel Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/6788.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks so much. You've saved me hours of searching. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: vansicklen1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/6788.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello. Attached is the 1872 dissolution notice. The 1873 auction notice was attached to a message I sent to the original poster (check previous message). Good luck with everything. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.