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. Under the Birth heading add the following template:



3. (marriages are added in the Vital Records FHLC task) Under the Deaths heading add the following template:



4. Add the following after the marriage template:

Secretary of State, Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued By the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784 (Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1860). At Cornell University digital library-free; Internet Archive - free; Ancestry edition($); ;. Marriage bonds issued in the State of New York prior to 1784, and the earliest record dating 1664.

5. Add the following in italics (NOT BOLDED)under the respective headings:


 * A. Listed under Birth:


 * Birth Substitutes


 * B. Listed under Marriage:


 * Marriage Substitutes


 * C. Listed under Death:


 * Death Substitutes

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


 * A. Under Birth Substitutes:
 * i. Put in the following phrases. Be sure to change the word Albany to your county name. There are 2 occurrences where the county name is mentioned:


 * :*1640–1962 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index.


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


 * ii. Add following under the Bible Records heading:


 * :*1581–1917 New York, Family Bible Records at Ancestry– ($); Index. Database is a collection of genealogically important records taken from the Bibles of colony and state residents. Reveals the Bible's original owner, brief record of descendants,and a particular event such as birth or marriage as recorded in Bible.


 * B. Under Marriage Substitutes


 * i. Add the following phrases - putting them in chronological order:


 * :*1686-1980 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.


 * :*1800–1855 New York Marriage Notices at Ancestry– ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage notices published in newspapers around the state. Contains name of bride and groon, marriage date, marriage location, residence, and newspaper found in.


 * :*1801–1880 Barber Collection- Newspaper Marriages at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."


 * :*1856–1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browseable.


 * ii. 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 and put it in chronological order.


 * iii. 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 phrases:


 * :*1795–1952 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. The entries are primarily from the IGI along with some entries derived from compiled and original records such as Family Records, Church Records, and Civil Registration. There may be entries that cite a specific source.


 * :*1801–1890 Barber Collection- Newspaper Deaths at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."


 * :*1856–1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browseable.


 * ii. 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.


 * iii. 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.


 * iv. 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.

7. 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
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
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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