Name of the largest city in the United States of America and of the State within which it is located. The name is also applied to the New York Metropolitan Area which is centered on the City but includes contiguous areas of other NY State counties and parts of other states.
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New York Death record
I have a Spanish great uncle who travelled from Havana to New York in 1917. Was subsequently drafted for WW1 that year. In WW2 at the age of 56 in 1942 I have a record that he was also drafted and in ...
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Birth or adoption record for adopted ancestor
My great-great-grandmother Leona was born in the early 1860s. She was adopted as a young child (we think less than five years old) when her mother died; her father was apparently unfit in some ...
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Where else might I find a ship going from New York to London in Spring/Summer, 1911?
I am looking for the ship on which the following party traveled from New York to London in Spring or Summer, 1911:
Charles Jay Foster
Minna Cramer Foster
Marie-Louise Foster
Enid Foster
Minna Van ...
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Can anyone decipher the comment above Louis' name on this 1940 census record?
Finally posting my first question, after answering many ;-)
The following 1940 census record from Bronx, New York has a comment written above Louis' name. It seems to start with "Party has" or ...
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Where can I search for elusive vital records (birth, names of parents, death) for my great grandmother, Celina Drollet?
Celina/Salina Drollet (or Drowlette,Drolet,Draulette,Drollette,etc) (b. abt 1866) and James Comstock (b. 1874) were the parents of my grandmother Mary Amelia Comstock (b. Mar 1897 Saranac, NY).
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Name change records for NYC?
One of the people I am researching appears to have changed her name: in the 1915 NYC census she appears as Reva Osernoff, living with the Axel family:
Similarly in the 1920 federal and 1930 ...
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Incorrect NYC marriage index?
I looked up the marriage between Lilly Axel and John J. Corper in the NY marriage index, and found this record.
The wedding occurred on Dec 25 1919, and was registered in early 1920.
I then ordered ...
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Seemingly missing NYC birth records
EDIT: Correctected Sidney's birth
I am looking for birth records for the children of David Nechemias and Etta Ehrensaal. From census records, I have Beatrice (b. abt 1897), Helen (b. abt 1904), ...
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Missing enumeration of Union St. in Flushing, Queens, NY in 1940 census?
I am looking for the resident of 42-42 Union St, Flushing, Queens, NY in 1940. I tried searching the 1940 census ancestry.com, restricting the search to Flushing with the street name as union (exact). ...
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How can I figure out who died on a particular voyage of a ship?
One voyage of the ship William Stetson began the 26th of April, 1855 in Liverpool, England and ended the 27th of May, 1855 in New York. One account of the voyage says:
The New York Herald of May ...
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Inconsistent marriage dates from NYC marriage index
Using the stevemorse.org marriage index for NYC, I found a marriage record between Jack D. Axel and Evelyn BC Samisch. Both records point to certificate 14837 (1915), but one lists the marriage date ...
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What does the “Copy of Record No” field on a naturalization petition index card mean?
I found the following image, and would like to know where it is referring me. What does the line across it mean?
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Where in MI (or NY?) did Frank Phoenix & Virginia Duc___ Woods marry? [closed]
Virginia was b 1839 not sure if in New York or France. Her first two sons were born in New York. Anthony Woods Jr 1858 Liverpool, New York and George E Woods 1857 Owsego, New York. Anthony ...
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Did Anthony Woods/DuBois die fighting for Union?
I believe that Anthony Sr could have joined the Union Army in the Civil War. Can't find any records. He was married to a Virginia DuC___
There is one Anthony S Woods from New York. Not sure where ...
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Anthony Woods/DuBois and Virginia DuC? [closed]
I am searching for Anthony Woods/DuBois and Virginia DuC??? He was born about 1825-35 either New York State or Quebec. She was born 1839 either New York State or France. Have seen several ...
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Where are the NYC vital records on FamilySearch?
In an answer to a question about New York records, efgen said:
The NYC birth index is actually available through 1965 on microfilm. However, only the indexes through 1909 are currently available ...
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How can I link (or separate) the Civil War soldier and the photographer?
In 1862, John S Shipman advertised in the Brooklyn Standard Union that his services included "pictures taken of deceased persons" as well as "views made of private dwellings."
How might I gather ...
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Where to find New York records relating to British subjects born/died there mid 19th century?
On advice of @efgen I am splitting this question into two - one for New York and one for Panama, but am leaving the same detail for both because the fact that he was in both geographic areas may help ...
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Naturalization not granted: where to look for additional information?
I found a naturalization record for a person I am researching in the "New York, Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989" on Ancestry.com. On the second page of the ...
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New York State vital records collections
I had the good fortune to start my online genealogical searching on people who lived in Chicago, and then moved to California. Both Ancestry.com and Family Search web sites provide a number of ...
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Was Ellis Island the only immigration inspection station in New York in the 1880's?
This question was brought about by the fact that some of my ancestors immigrated from Russia to New York in the 1880's. The source I have for that fact is a citizenship application. Was Ellis Island ...
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How do I find original surname of adopted child from NY?
My late father-in-law was adopted by his step-father when he was 10. My late grandmother-in-law never talked about her first husband and there is some confusion on the first husband's surname.
My ...
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How do I find a New York birth record from the early 19th century?
My 3rd great grandfather, Charles James Sanderson, was born around 1804 in New York according to the 1851 and 1861 England Census (and some other references I've been able to find).
The earliest ...
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Where do I find the record pointed to by a naturalization index?
I found an image of an index record for a declaration of intent in a New York court. The record only contains a name and two numbers:
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Yurkiewicz, Aleksander
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