Vital Records
Births, Marriages, and Deaths
- New York Church Records, statewide and by county
- New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, index
- Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954 ($)
- New York State Religious Records 1716-1914, ($), index/images
- New York and Vicinity, United Methodist Church Records, 1775-1949 ($) Index and Images
- 10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York, 1777-1834 ($)
- 10,000 Vital Records of Western New York, 1809-1850 ($)
- 10,000 Vital Records of Central New York, 1813-1850 ($)
- Vital Records Extracted from New York State Census Records, New Horizons, index
Births
- New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962 Index only.
- New York Baptisms, 1660-1862, ($), index, incomplete.
- New York, Church and Civil Births and Baptisms, 1704-1962 index.
- New York, New York, Birth Index, 1878-1909
- New York State Birth Index, 1881-1942 index
- New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942, index and images, ($).
- New York City Birth Index 1879-1909 Index only.
Marriages
- New York Marriages Search Engine
- New York Marriage Records by county
- New York Marriages, 1600-1784 ($)
- United States Marriages – New York, 1639-1962 ($) index
- New York, Marriages, 1686-1980 Index only.
- American Marriages Before 1699 ($)
- New York Marriage Licenses," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 1-2, Vol. 3
- Names of persons for whom marriage licenses were issued by the secretary of the province of New York, previous to 1784, digital book. Also on Ancestry ($), index/images.
- New York Marriage Notices, 1800-55 ($)
- New York, Marriage Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1880 (Barber Collection) ($)
- New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936, index/images
- New York, County Marriages, 1847-1849; 1907-1936 index and images ($).
- New York City Groom Index 1864-1937 Index only.
- New York City Bride Index 1864-1937 Index only.
- New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937
- New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, ($), index and images.
- New York, New York, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018, index and images, ($).
- New York, County Marriages, 1908-1935 Incomplete index and Images.
- New York, New York City Marriage Licenses Index, 1950-1995, index only.
Deaths
- Online New York Death Records & Indexes, by county
- New York Deaths and Burials, 1758-1862, ($), index, incomplete.
- New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952 Index.
- New York, Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890 (Barber Collection) ($)
- New York, Church and Civil Deaths, 1824-1962, index
- New York City Death Notices, 1835-1880, ($), index
- New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948
- New York, Death Index, 1880-1956 ($)
- New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956, index.
- New York State Death Index Browse, 1880-1955, index, ($)
- U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 ($)
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Incomplete, ($).
- New York, State Health Department, Genealogical Research Death Index, 1957-1963
- New York States Deaths, 1957-1969, ($)
- United States Social Security Death Index for New York - starts 1962 Index only.
- New York Death Records, by county
African Americans
Bible Records
Biographies
Cemeteries
Census
- The Association Oath Rolls of the British Plantations, (census substitute) 1696 at Internet Archive
- United States Online Census, 1790-1940
- New York, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890, index
- New York State Federal, State, Colonial and Military Census Records, New Horizons, index, includes 1804, 1808, and 1811, tax evaluation lists, organized by county and town
- New York, Census of Inmates in Almshouses and Poorhouses, 1830-1920, index
- New York, State Census, 1855, also at Ancestry.com, ($), index and images
- New York, State Census, 1865, also at Ancestry.com, ($), index and images
- New York, State Census, 1875, also at Ancestry.com, ($), index and images
- United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890 — index and images
- New York, State Census, 1892, also at Ancestry.com, ($), index and images
- New York, State Census, 1905, also at Ancestry.com, ($), index and images
- New York, State Census, 1915, also at Ancestry.com, ($), index and images
- New York, State Census, 1925, also at Ancestry.com, ($), index and images
Church Records
Compiled Genealogies
- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Family Files Collection, ($), index/images
- New York Family Group Sheets files, index
- New York Genealogies, by county
- Genealogical and family history of western New York; a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation. V.1, e-book, Vol. 2, Vol. 3
- Genealogical and family history of northern New York; a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, comp. under the editorial supervision of William Richard Cutter. v.1 1847, e-book, Vol. 2, Vol. 3
- Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs:Index to Families, index.
- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, index and images, ($).
Court and Criminal Records
- New York State, Card Index to Supreme Court and Court of Chancery Documents, 1648-1848, index and images ($).
- The records of New Amsterdam from 1653 to 1674 anno Domini, ($), index/images
- New York, Selected Mayor's Court Cases, 1674-1860, ($), index/images
- U.S. Circuit Court Criminal Case Files, 1790-1871 ($), images, with case files for Southern District of New York, 1790-1853.
- New York, Governor's Registers of Commitments to Prisons, 1842-1908, ($), index/images
- New York State, Extradition Requisition and Mandate Registers, 1857-1938, index and images, ($)
- New York, Executive Orders for Commutations, Pardons, Restorations and Respites, 1845-1931, index/images
- New York, Discharges of Convicts, 1882-1915, index ($)
Directories
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
- Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954 ($)
- American Jewish Historical Society, Center for Jewish History, New York City, Selected Insolvent Debtor’s Cases, 1787-1861, ($) index, images.
- Data Files Relating to the Immigration of Russians to the United States, 1834 - 1897, index
- Data Files Relating to the Immigration of Germans to the United States, 1850 - 1897, index
- 19th Century Germanic Immigrants to USA, 1850-1859, index, 1860-1869,
1870-1879, 1880-1889, 1890-1897
Gazetteers
History
Immigration Records
- United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records, list of nationwide databases
- Immigrants to New Netherland 1623-1664, Ship Passenger List Index ($)
- Ships Passenger Lists to New Netherland, New York 1624 to 1664
- New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920 Includes passenger lists. ($)
- New York Immigration Records, statewide and by county
- Immigrant Ships Transcriber's Guild - New York Arrivals - Vol. 1, vol. 2, Vol. 3, Vol. 4. Vol. 5, Vol. 6
- List of Early Immigrants to New Netherland...From Manuscripts of Teunis G. Bergen, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 14-15, e-book
- New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891 — index
- The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. Index only.
- New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 ($), also at FindMyPast, ($), index
- New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1850 ($)
- New York, New York, Index to Passenger Lists, 1820-1846
- Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, index ($)
- Dutch Immigrants: New York Passenger Lists, 1881-1894, ($), index
- New York, New York, Soundex to Passenger and Crew Lists, 1887-1921, index and images.
- Ellis Island, New York City Passenger Lists, 1892-1924
- New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 — index and images
- New York, New York, Index to Passengers Lists of Vessels, 1897-1902, index
- New York, Northern Arrival Manifests, 1902-1956 Browse images only.
- New York Book Indexes to Passenger Lists, 1906-1942 - index and images; also available at Find My Past $
- New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957 — index and images
- New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1966 ($) index and images
- New York, New York, Index to Alien Crewmen Who Were Discharged or Who Deserted, 1917-1957, index. Also at MyHeritage, index ($).
- United States, New York, Index to Passengers Arriving at New York City, compiled 1944-1948, index
- New York, Ogdensburg Passenger and Crew Lists, 1948-1972, Images only.
- New York, Rouses Point and Waddington Crew Lists, 1954-1956, Images only.
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Land Records
- New York, Land Records, 1630-1975 Browse images only.
- New York Indorsed Land Papers, 1643-1676
- Lords of Manors of New York, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record at Internet Archive
- Landholders of Northeastern New York, 1739-1802 ($)
- New York, Sales of Loyalist Land, 1762-1830 ($) index/images
- Western New York Land Transactions, 1804-1824 ($)
- Western New York Land Transactions, 1825-1835 ($)
- New York Land Records, by county
- Bureau of Land Management Land Patents
Maps
Military RecordsGeneral Records
- U.S. Federal Military Indexes and Records, list of nationwide databases
- New York Colonial Muster Rolls, 1664-1775, Vol. I ($)
- New York Colonial Muster Rolls, 1664-1775, Vol. II ($)
- New York, Military Service Cards, 1816-1979 ($)
- New York, Veteran Burial Cards, 1861-1898 ($)
- New York, Veterans' Home Resident Case Files, 1897-1963, index/images
- New York, Records of the State National Guard, 1906-1954, index and images
- New York, New York Guard Service Cards, 1906-1918, 1940-1948, ($), index/images
- New York, New York National Guard Service Cards, 1917-1954, ($), index/images
- New York, Record of Award Medal, 1920-1991, ($), index/images
- New York, U.S. National Guard Enlistment Cards, 1923-1947, index/images
Indian Wars, dates vary
Revolutionary War, 1774-1783
War of 1812, 1812-1815
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Civil War, 1861-1865
- U.S. Federal Military Indexes and Records, list of nationwide databases
- New York Civil War Soldiers Service Records
- New York, Cartes-de-visite, 1860-1865 ($)
- New York, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 Index only.
- New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 ($)
- New York State Archives Civil War Database
- New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 ($)
- New York Civil War Records (1861-1865) ($)
- New York, Registers of Officers and Enlisted Men Mustered into Federal Service, 1861-1865, ($), index/images
- New York, Grand Army of the Republic Records, 1866-1931, ($), index/image
Mexican Punitive campaign, 1916-1917
World War I, 1917-1918
World War II, 1941-1945
Korean War, 1950-1953
Vietnam, 1964-1972
Naturalization Records
- Online New York State Naturalization Records and Indexes, by county
- Stephen Morse Naturalization Search in New York Searches several databases.
- Denizations, Naturalizations, and Oaths of Allegiance in Colonial New York ($)
- New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980
- New York, Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989 ($)
- Early New York Naturalizations, 1792-1840 ($)
- The Soundex index to naturalization petitions filed in federal, state, and local courts in New York City, including New York, Kings, Queens and Richmond counties, 1792-1906 ($)
- New York, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1794-1929, index and images, ($)
- New York, Naturalization Petitions, 1794-1906 ($)
- New York, Naturalization Papers, 1799-1847 ($)
- New York City, Selected Naturalization Records, 1816-1845 ($)
- New York, Southern District Index to Petitions for Naturalization, 1824-1941, also at Fold3, ($), also at Ancestry.com, ($)
- New York, Southern District, U.S District Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1946 Images/no index.
- New York, Alien Depositions of Intent to Become U.S. Citizens, 1825-1871
- New York Emigrant Savings Bank, 1850-1883,($) index/images
- New York, Eastern District Naturalization Petitions, Index, 1865-1957, also at Ancestry.com, also at
- U.S., Naturalization Records - Original Documents, (World Archives Project) for New York, 1865-1937- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York ($)
- Index to the Naturalization Petitions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Jul 1865-Sep 1906 ($)
- Index to the Naturalization Petitions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1957 ($)
- Petitions for Naturalization of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1937 ($)
- New York, Naturalization Records, 1882-1944 ($)
- Petitions for Naturalization of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1897-1944 ($)
- Index to the Naturalization Petitions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Oct 1906-Nov 1925 ($)
- New York County Supreme Court Naturalization Petition Index, 1907-24 ($)
- New York, Western District, Naturalization Index, 1907-1966 Index only.
- Alphabetical Index to Petitions for Naturalizations of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, 1907-1966 ($)
- Index to Declaration of Intent for Naturalization: New York County, 1907-1924 ($)
- New York, Southern District Naturalization Index, 1917-1950
- Alphabetical Index to Declarations of Intention of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1917-1950 ($)
- U.S. World War I Soldier Naturalizations, 1918 ($)
- New York Southern District, World War II Military Naturalization Index, 1941-1946 ($)
- New York Southern District Court, Korean War Military Naturalization Index, 1950-1955 ($)
Newspapers
Obituaries
Occupations
Periodicals
Probate Records
- New York Wills, 1626-1836 ($)
- New York, Probate Records, 1629-1971 Browse images only.
- New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, ($), Index and images, incomplete.
- New York Probate Records, by county
- New York: Abstracts of New York County Wills, 1662-1801 ($)
- New York, Estate Inventories and Accounts, 1666-1822, ($), index/images
- Abstracts of Wills, Admins. and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835 ($)
- SAMPUBCO New York Counties Will Testators Indexes
Tax Records
Voting Records
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