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      Information for New York:

        Birth and Death records are filed with the Clerk of the city, town or village in which the event occurred and, normally, with the New York State Bureau of Vital Records.

        A marriage license may sometimes be obtained from the town or city clerk who issued the license. The fee is $10.00 if you obtain a certified copy from a town or city clerk.

        Since 1847 divorce actions in New York have been handled in the supreme court for the county in which the divorce was heard. New York divorce files, however, are sealed for one hundred years.

        Counties keep land transfer records, wills, probates, etc.

        An index to genealogy records is available for searching at the State Archives, located at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. Contact (518) 474-8955 for more information about using this index. The indexes at the New York State Archives in Albany, NY do NOT include those for the boroughs of New York City.

      
      This page tells how to obtain copies of vital records such as birth certificates, death records, marriage licenses and divorce decrees in New York Counties. See the guidelines for information on how to order vital records. Check the related links for additional genealogical information on the State of New York.

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      Albany County Vital Records 
      Albany County Clerk
      Albany County Courthouse ~ Room 12
      Albany, NY 12207
      (518) 487-5100
      Email: vital@albanyny.gov
      The Clerk has current deeds, mortgages, divorce records, Supreme Court Records after 1919.

      Birth and death records are available from the New York State Dept. of Health and from the City, Town or Village Clerk where the birth or death occurred. A copy of a marriage license is available from the New York State Dept. of Health and from the City, Town or Village where the couple originally obtained the license.

      Clerk's offices: Albany, Altamonte, Berne, Bethlehem, Colonie, Cohoes, Coeymans, Green Island, Guilderland, Knox, Menands, New Scotland, Ravena, Rensselaerville, Voorheesville, Watervliet, Westerlo

      Related Links:
      • Albany County Official web site
      • Albany County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • Albany County Hall of Records
        has naturalization indices from 1821 through July 1860

      Allegany County Vital Records 
      Allegany County Clerk
      7 Court St.
      Belmont, NY 14813
      (585) 268-9273
      The Allegany County Clerk has no records of births or deaths. In New York State copies of birth, marriage and death records are available from the New York State Dept. of Health and from the office of the Registrar of Vital Statistics (Clerk's office) of the village, town or city where the event occurred or the license was purchased.

        Town and City Clerks: Alfred, Allen, Alma, Almond, Amity, Andover, Angelica, Belfast, Belmont, Birdsall, Bolivar, Burns, Canaseraga, Caneadea, Centerville, Clarksville, Cuba, Friendship, Genesee, Granger, Grove, Hume, Independence, New Hudson, Richburg, Rushford, Scio, Ward, Wellsville, West Almond, Willing, Wirt
      Related Links:
      • Allegany County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources

      Bronx County Vital Records
      New York City Clerk - Bronx Office
      Supreme Court Building
      851 Grand Concourse, Room B131
      Bronx, NY 10457
      (718) 618-3300
      Birth and death records are available from the New York State Dept. of Health.

      If you obtained your Marriage License from a town or city clerk outside of the five boroughs of New York City, please contact the New York State Department of Health in Albany.

      RecordCostDates OrderingNotes
      Marriage$15.00Search OnlineMail Order
      Related Links:
      • Bronx County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • Bronx Cemeteries

      Broome County Vital Records 
      County Clerk
      P.O. Box 2062
      60 Hawley St.
      Binghamton, NY 13902
      (607) 778-2451
      Birth, marriage, and death certificates are not filed in the Broome County Clerk's Office.  They're recorded in the City, Town or Village where the event took place. These vital records can also be ordered online through the NYS Department of Health by visiting or by calling 1-877-854-4481.

      Town Clerks: Barker, Binghamton, Chenango, Colesville, Conklin, Dickinson, Fenton, Kirkwood, Lisle, Maine, Nanticoke, Sanford, Triangle, Union, Vestal, Windsor,

      Related Links:
      • Broome County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • Broome County Government
      • Clerks office Vital Records Recorded 1847-49+
      • Broome County Marriage information
      • Broome County Obituaries
      • On-line Probate Information for Broome Co. NY
      • Broome County DAR Records
      • Census Data Page for Broome County

      Cattaraugus County Vital Records 
      Cattaraugus County Clerk
      303 Court Street
      Little Valley, NY 14755-1028
      (716) 938-9111
      You can obtain a birth certificate for someone born in Cattaraugus County from the municipality (city or town) in which that person was born. If the person was born in a hospital in Cattaraugus County, contact the municipality that the hospital is/was located in. Hospitals: Gowanda Hospital, Gowanda, NY (contact Persia), Olean General Hospital (contact Olean), Salamanca Hospital (contact Salamanca).
      If the person was born in Cattaraugus County but NOT in a hospital then contact the municipality in which they were born.

      To obtain a certified copy of a marriage certificate you must contact the clerk of the municipality in which the marriage license was purchased.

      Town and City Clerks: Allegany, Ashford, Carrollton, Cold Spring, Conewango, Dayton, Ellicottville, East Otto, Farmersville, Franklinville, Freedom, Gowanda, Great Valley, Hinsdale, Humphrey, Ischua, Leon, Little Valley, Lyndon, Machias, Mansfield, Napoli, New Albion, Olean, Otto, Perrysburgh, Persia, Portville, Randolph, Red House, Salamanca, South Valley, Yorkshire

      Related Links:
      • Cattaraugus County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • Cattaraugus County Towns & County Page
      • Census & Vital Records for Cattaraugus County
      • Cattaraugus County Cemetery Links

      Cayuga County Vital Records 
      Cayuga County Clerk
      160 Genesee Street
      Auburn, NY 13021-3424
      (315) 253-1308
      In New York State copies of birth, marriage and death records are available from the New York State Dept. of Health and from the office of the Registrar of Vital Statistics (Clerk's office) of the village, town or city where the event occurred or the license was purchased.

      Town and City Clerks: Auburn, Aurelius, Aurora, Brutus, Cato, Cayuga, Conquest, Fair Haven, Fleming, Genoa, Ira, Ledyard, Locke, Mentz, Montezuma, Moravia, Niles, Owasco, Port Byron, Scipio, Sempronius, Sennett, Springport, Sterling, Summerhill, Throop, Union Springs, Venice, Victory, Weedsport

      Related Links:
      • Cayuga County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • Towns and Historians of Cayuga County, NY
      • Cayuga Co Vital Records from GenWeb page
      • Cayuga County NYGenWeb Church Records

      Chautauqua County Vital Records 
      Chautauqua County Clerk
      P.O. Box 170
      1 North Erie Street
      Mayville, NY 14757-0170
      (716) 753-4331
      We have census records from 1825 to 1925 available through the Chautauqua Historian's office.

      We have marriage records from 1908 to 1935 through the Chautauqua Historian's office. All other marriage records are available from the New York State office or from the town or city clerk where the marriage license was purchased.

      Birth and death records are available from the New York State office or from the city, town or village clerk where the event occurred.

        City Clerks: Jamestown, Dunkirk, Arkwright
        Town Clerks: Busti, Carroll, Charlotte, Chautaqua, Cherry Creek, Ellery, Ellicott, Ellington, French Creek, Gerry, Hanover, Harmony, Kiantone, Mina, North Harmony, Poland, Pomfret, Portland, Ripley, Westfield
        Village Clerks: Bemus Point, Brocton, Cassadaga, Cherry Creek, Celoron, Falconer, Fredonia, Lakewood, Mayville, Panama, Silver Creek, Westfield
      Related Links:
      • Chautauqua County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • Chautauqua County Vital Records Online - GenWeb
      • Chautauqua County Church Records - GenWeb
      • Cemeteries of Chautauqua County, NY
      • Census & Town Inhabitant Records of Chautauqua County

      Chemung County Vital Records 
      Chemung County Clerk
      210 Lake Street
      PO Box 588
      Elmira, NY 14902-0588
      (607) 737-2920
      In New York State copies of birth, marriage and death records are available from the New York State Dept. of Health and from the office of the Registrar of Vital Statistics (Clerk's office) of the village, town or city where the event occurred or the license was purchased.

      Town and City Clerks: Ashland, Baldwin, Big Flats, Catlin, Chemung, Elmira, Elmira Heights, Erin, Horseheads, Millport, Southport, Van Etten, Veteran, Wellsburg

      Related Links:
      • Chemung County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources

      Chenango County Vital Records 
      Chenango County Clerk
      Chenango County Office Building
      Court Street
      Norwich, NY 13815
      (607) 335-4575
      The Chenango County Historical Society
      45 Rexford Street
      Norwich, NY 13815
      (607) 334-9227
      The County Clerk's office contains records and deeds recorded since 1798. These are indexed. The Surrogates Office contains all the wills recorded in the county since 1800.

      The Chenango County Clerk’s Office does NOT maintain any vital statistics records. Birth, death and marriage certificates can be obtained from the township in which the event took place or from the New York State Dept. of Health. These records can be found with the Registrar of Vital Statistics or Town Clerk where the event occurred or the license was obtained. If born or died in the Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich, NY, the records are with the City of Norwich. If the event occurred elsewhere within the County, you need to contact the Registrar of Vital Statistics for the particular township in which the birth, death or marriage took place.

      Registrar's offices: Afton, Bainbridge, Columbus, Coventry, German, Greene, Guilford, Lincklaen, McDonough, New Berlin, North Norwich, Norwich, Otselic, Oxford, Pharsalia, Pitcher, Plymouth, Preston, Sherburne

      Related Links:
      • Chenango County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • Vital Records of Chenango County, New York before 1880
      • Deaths in New Berlin
      • 1890 Directory of New York, Ontario and Western Railway Thompson & Breed
      • 1892 Directory of New York, Ontario & Western Railroad Norwich to Oswego
      • Chenango County, NY Cemeteries

      Clinton County Vital Records 
      Clinton County Clerk
      137 Margaret Street
      Plattsburgh, NY 12901-2933
      (518) 565-4700
      The Clinton County Clerk has no records of births or deaths. In New York State birth, marriage and death records are available from the office of the Registrar of Vital Statistics of the village, town or city where the event occurred or the license was purchased and also from the New York State Dept. of Health.

      Town Clerks: Altona, Ausable, Beekmantown, Black Brook, Champlain, Chazy, Clinton, Dannemora, Ellenburgh, Mooers, Peru, Plattsburgh, Saranac, Schuyler Falls

      Related Links:
      • Clinton County Official web site
      • Clinton County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • Daughters of the American Revolution - Champlain Chapter (Champlain, NY)
      • Clinton County Cemetery Records
      • 1800 Census Enumeration for Clinton County
      • 1810 census for Clinton County
      • Clinton County Historians
        a list of persons who have indicated they are interested in carrying out private genealogical research

      Columbia County Vital Records 
      Columbia County Clerk
      560 Warren Street
      Hudson, NY 12534
      (518) 828-3339
      Columbia County Historical Society
      PO Box 311
      Kinderhook, NY 12106
      (518) 758-9265
      The County clerk does not have copies of birth, marriage and death records. In New York State copies of birth, marriage and death records are available from the New York State Dept. of Health and from the office of the Registrar of Vital Statistics (Clerk's office) of the town or city where the event occurred or the license was purchased.

      Town and City Clerks: Ancram, Austerlitz, Canaan, Chatham, Claverack, Clermont, Copake, Gallatin, Germantown, Ghent, Greenport, Hillsdale, Hudson, Kinderhook, Livingston, New Lebanon, Stockport, Stuyvesant, Taghkanic

      Related Links:
      • Columbia County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources

      Cortland County Vital Records 
      Cortland County Clerk
      46 Greenbush Street, Suite 105
      Cortland, NY 13045
      (607) 753-5021
      Cortland County Historical Society
      25 Homer Avenue
      Cortland, NY 13045
      Cortland County did not start keeping records until 1882. In Cortland County, a birth, marriage or death record can be obtained from the New York State Health Dept. and from the Town, City, or Village Clerk where the Birth or Death occurred or the Marriage License was purchased.

        Clerk’s Offices: Cincinnatus, Cortland, Cortlandville, Cuyler, Freetown, Harford, Homer, Lapeer, Marathon, McGraw, Preble, Scott, Solon, Taylor, Truxton, Virgil, Willet
      Related Links:
      • Cortland County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources

      Delaware County Vital Records 
      Delaware County Clerk's Office
      P. O. Box 426
      Delhi, NY 13753
      (607) 832-5700
      In New York State copies of birth, marriage and death records are available from the New York State Dept. of Health and from the office of the Registrar of Vital Statistics (Clerk's office) of the village, town or city where the event occurred or the license was purchased.

        Town and Village Clerks Andes, Bovina, Colchester, Davenport, Delhi, Deposit, Fleischmanns, Franklin, Hamden, Hancock, Harpersfield, Hobart, Kortright, Margaretville, Masonville, Meredith, Middletown, Roxbury, Sidney, Stamford, Tompkins, Walton
      Related Links:
      • Delaware County Official web site
      • Delaware County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • Delaware County Marriage Records from 1908-1931
        index to marriage records between 1908 and 1931

      Dutchess County Vital Records
      Dutchess County Clerk
      22 Market Street
      Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
      (845) 486-2120
      Birth, death and marriage records are maintained in the offices of the City or Town where the birth, death or marriage occurred, as well as in the New York State Dept. of Health.  The County Clerk's Office does have marriage certificates from 1907-1935 only.  There are no birth, death or marriage records in NYS prior to 1880.

      Town and City Clerks: Amenia, Beacon, Beekman, Clinton, Dover, East Fishkill", Fishkill, Hyde Park, LaGrange, Milan, Millbrook, Millerton, North East, Pawling, Pine Plains, Pleasant Valley, Poughkeepsie, Red Hook, Rhinebeck, Stanford, Tivoli, Union Vale, Wappinger, Wappingers Falls, Washington

      RecordCostDates OrderingNotes
      DivorceMail Order
      Related Links:
      • Dutchess County Official web site
      • Dutchess County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
       
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