FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject New York/Tasks-Vital Records Intro

WikiProject New York Progress Chart  Tasks - Vital Records: Intro

Description:
To add substitute headings and their respective substitutes.

Instructions:
1. Add the following template under the Vital Records heading:



2. Add the following in italics (NOT BOLDED)under the respective headings: Listed under Birth:


 * Birth Substitutes

Listed under Marriage:


 * Marriage Substitutes

Listed under Death:


 * Death Substitutes

3. Put these references under the recently added sections above.


 * A. Under Birth Substitutes put in the following phrase. Be sure to change the listed county name in the phrase to the correct county name. There are 2 occurrences where the county name is mentioned:


 * :*See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in Essex County in the Civil War section of Military for birth information.


 * B. Under Marriage Substitutes


 * i. First check the state census chart on your county page to determine if there is a "Yes" for 1865 and 1875. If there is not a Yes for either year, you do not need to add this phrase. If there is is just one Yes, adjust the the date on the phrase to match the chart. Be sure to change the listed county name in the phrase to the correct county name. 


 * ii. Add the phrase:


 * :*1864-5, 1874-5 See Marriage Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for marriage information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.


 * C. Under Death Substitutes


 * i. Add the following phrase - changing the current county name in the phrase to the correct county name. There are 2 occurrences where the county name is mentioned:


 * :*See Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War in Essex County in the Civil War section of Military for death information.


 * ii. Add the following phrase - changing the listed county name in the phrase to the correct county name.:


 * :*1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census section of Census for death information.


 * iii. First check the state census chart on your county page to determine if there is a "Yes" for 1865 and 1875. If there is not a Yes for either year, you do not need to add this phrase. If there is is just one Yes, adjust the the date on the phrase to match the chart. Be sure to change the listed county name in the phrase to the correct county name: 


 * :*1864-5, 1874-5 See Mortality Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for death information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.

4. After Marriage Substitutes and any references you may have added to Marriage Substitutes add the template

Vital Records
Vital records of birth, marriage or death were first recorded at the local level in the village clerk, town clerk, or city clerk’s ledger book. If you know where a birth, marriage or death took place, a copy of the certificate or record may be obtained by writing to the town, village or city clerk.

For a list towns for this county see Places on this wiki page for links to local community wiki pages and their available records. See New York Vital Records for a discussion about beginning dates and availability of vital records in New York.

Birth Records
Early births were recorded on the town level and the years vary by town. (List of towns) The New York State Department of Health (state level) began recording births in 1881. Births were not recorded on the county level.

Birth Substitutes.


 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in Essex County in the Civil War section of Military for birth information.

Marriage Records
Early marriages were recorded on the town level and the years vary by town. (List of towns) The New York State Deparment of Health (state level) began recording marriages in 1881. Marriages were recorded by the Clinton County clerk starting in 1908.


 * 1686-1980
 * 1866–1870 Record of marriages Microfilm of original records in the town hall, Williston, Vermont.These marriage records were written August 14, 1936 by W. E. Ferguson, town clerk of Williston, Vermont, from records created by Rev. A.D. Barber. Contains a few records of marriages performed by Rev. A.D. Barber in Willsboro, New York, 1866-1870.
 * 1908–1923 Marriage Records Microfilm of original records in the Essex County courthouse. Includes indexes.
 * 1908-1935

Marriage Substitutes


 * 1777–1834 Fred Q. Bowman,10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York, 1777-1834 (Balitimore,MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1987). Ancestry($); ; . Abstracted from newspaper marriage and death columns.
 * 1864-5, 1874-5 See Marriage Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for marriage information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.

Death Records
Early deaths were recorded on the town level and the years vary by town. (List of towns) The New York State Department of Health (state level) began recording deaths in 1881. Deaths were not recorded on the county level.

Death Substitutes


 * 1777–1834 Fred Q. Bowman,10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York, 1777-1834 (Balitimore,MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1987). Ancestry($); ; . Abstracted from newspaper marriage and death columns.
 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War in Essex County in the Civil War section of Military for death information.
 * 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census section of Census for death information.
 * 1864-5, 1874-5 See Mortality Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for death information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.

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