New York City Vital Records and Indexes
(See the next section below for New York State)
- New York City Historical Vital Records Project
- New York City Historical Vital Records Project (Free) Currently 70% complete. Includes birth certificates, 1866-1909; marriage records, 1866-1937; and death certificates; 1862-1948 (some years are missing or not yet digitized; coverage varies by borough and type of record). From the New York City Municipal Archives.
- Birth Records Indexes
- New York City Birth Index, 1910-1965 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
- New York, New York, Index to Birth Certificates, 1866-1909 (at Ancestry/requires payment) includes names of parents for some of the entries
- New York City Birth Indexes, 1878-1909 (at Ancestry/free to search with registration) includes: Bronx, Queens and Richmond 1898-1909; Brooklyn 1880-1909; and Manhattan 1878-1909
- New York, New York, Department of Health, Manhattan Birth Index Cards, 1866-1897 from FamilySearch/free with registration
- New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909 from FamilySearch/free with registration
- New York, New York City Geographical Birth Index, 1880-1917 digitized microfilm from FamilySearch/free with registration; arranged by address of the birth; not searchable by name; coverage varies by borough
- Marriage Records Indexes
- New York City Marriage License Indexes, 1907-early 2018 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
- New York, New York, Index to Marriage Licenses, 1908-1910, 1938-1940 (at Ancestry/requires payment) includes names of parents for some of the entries
- New York City Marriage Indexes, 1866-1937 (at Ancestry/free to search with registration) includes: Bronx 1898-1937; Brooklyn brides 1871-1937; Brooklyn grooms 1866-1937; Manhattan brides 1866-1937; Manhattan grooms 1865-1937; Queens 1905-1937; and Richmond 1898-1937
- New York City Marriage Licenses Index, 1950-1995 and 1996-2017 (from Reclaim the Records/free) for 1950-1995, the year (but not the day and month) of the marriage is given; for 1996-2017, date of marriage is given; some records are missing from this database
- New York City Marriage Records Index, 1829-1940 (at FamilySearch/free with registration) most results include names of the parents, and ages of the bride and groom; the early years and 1938-1940 may be incomplete; coverage may vary by borough
- Index to New York City Marriage Applications, Affidavits, and Licenses, 1908-April 1972 (from Reclaim the Records/free) browsable images digitized from the microfilm (images for Queens for 1971 are incomplete; images for Queens for 1972 are missing)
- Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York: Marriages from 11 December, 1639, to 26 August, 1801 scanned book at Archive.org
- New York City Marriages, 1600s-1800s not complete, but has over 400,000 names
New York State Vital Records Indexes (outside of New York City)
- Monroe County: City of Rochester Municipal Archives Historic Marriage Records Search, 1876-1943
- Nassau County and Suffolk County Marriage Index, 1908-1936
- Ontario County Marriage Records Index, 1908-1935
- Rensselaer County Marriage Index, 1908-1935 at Ancestry
- Suffolk County - see Nassau County above
- Ulster County Marriage Record Index Search, 1908-1935 also has Ulster County Town Clerk Returns of Birth, Deaths and Marriages, c.(1847-1850, 1873-1884); from the Ulster County Archives
- Westchester County Marriage Records Index, 1908-1935 from the Westchester County Archives
- Westchester County: Yonkers, Birth and Death Registration and Indexes, 1875-April 1916 from FamilySearch and Reclaim the Records; there may be some gaps; some years are index only
- Yates County Marriage Records Index, 1908-1935 (PDF)
New York Census Records
New York Immigration Records - Passenger Lists and Naturalization Records
- New York Passenger Lists Research Guide 1820-1957 with Links to Online Indexes
- Online New York State Naturalization Records and Indexes
- Online New York City Naturalization Records and Indexes for the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island; also includes some indexes for Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester Counties
New York Historical Newspapers Online
Online City Directories and Telephone Books
New York City and State Land Records
New York State Employment Cards and Peddlers' Licenses
Social Security Death Index
- Social Security Death Index indexes deaths reported to the Social Security Administration from the early 1960s to early 2014 (also has a few listings prior to the early 1960s)
Ordering New York City Vital Records (fees and restrictions apply)
- See the next section for New York State
Ordering New York State (except NYC) Vital Records (fees and restrictions apply)
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