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In the New York State censuses taken in 1865 and 1875, the town clerk was asked to list the marriages and deaths that had occurred during the last 12 months before the census was taken with the year ending 1st of June of that census year. These schedules are found at the end of each population schedule in the Town listing of each County of the census. Marriages list husband’s name, wife’s name, ages and previous civil conditions, month and day of marriage, and place where marriage occurred, and whether it was a church wedding or a civil magistrate or by declaration before witnesses. Deaths list name of deceased, age, sex, color, civil condition, month and day of death, native state or country, occupation, and cause of death. The 1865 census also lists a special schedule for soldiers that died because of the war during those last 12 months. These schedules are not indexed yet, but are available for browsing on Historical Record Collections: ;. Click on the link to go to the page, then click on the ‘Browse through images’ link and select your county, then select the town your ancestor was located in and browse to the end of the population schedule until you find the Marriage and Death schedules and then check to see if your ancestor is listed. The State census chart on your county page also lists locations for films of these State census records. Copies of records on Family History Library microfilm can be ordered for viewing at Family History Centers.