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    New York Genealogy

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    US TERRITORY OR
    COLONY SETTLED

    "New Netherland," 1620

    STATEHOOD

    1788

    AVAILABLE STATE CENSUSES
    (OR SIMILAR)

    1825–1875 (every 10 years); 1892, 1905, 1915, 1925

    FIRST FEDERAL CENSUS

    1790

    PUBLIC-LAND OR
    STATE-LAND STATE

    State

    BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
    BEGIN

    1880

    MARRIAGE RECORDS
    BEGIN

    1880

    CONTACT FOR VITAL RECORDS

    New York State
    Department of Health
    Vital Records Section
    Empire State Plaza
    Albany, NY 12237
    (518) 474-3018

    New York See All

    Colonial Genealogy Resources

    Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia

    Were your ancestors some of the earliest Americans? Use this list, organized by state, of some colonial genealogy resources for you to use in your research.

    Ethnographic Maps: Manhattan Nationalities

    Immigration, New York

    See the ethnic makeup of your ancestor's community with ethnographic maps, like this one of Manhattan in 1890.

    Now What: New York Catholic Hospital Records

    New York, US Genealogy

    Find tips on tracking down New York Catholic hospital records that may have been transferred to other filing systems.

    City Guide: New York City

    New York

    Whether your Big Apple ancestors arrived in the city's infancy or later, you can easily connect with them through a treasure trove of records, repositories,...
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