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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
(855) 322-1022