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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 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, published online as part of the collection Alphabetical Index to Declarations of Intention of the U.S. District ...
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Finding New York birth record from around 1804?
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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Seemingly missing NYC birth records
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), Sidney (b. about 1907) and Roselyn (b. ...
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Name change records for New York City (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 censuses:
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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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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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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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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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Finding 1907 New York City arraignment results?
In searching my great grandfather, I came across an article in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (6/16/1907) of the arrest of a man with the same name (Harry Farson - not sure if they are one in the same yet, ...
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New York City 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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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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Getting from New York to Chicago in the late 1800s
In an earlier question, GeneJ offered some evidence for how some of his ancestors traveled from Quebec to Wisconsin. I am wondering whether there are any records other than private recollections or ...
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Finding people who have moved within the same geographical area?
In an answer to the question How would you handle a census record that is almost certainly the target family but which has too many discrepancies? I wrote about a family in my research area for which ...
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Parsing census record (including in-laws) from New York City?
So I'm getting a bit confused trying to parse this census record:
[Charles] Graham is the grandfather I care about. My mother doesn't know much about him since he died when she was young, but the ...
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Finding New York City/State records relating to Sellars family (British subjects) births/deaths mid 19th century?
On advice of @efgen I split this question into two - one for New York and one for Panama, but left the same detail for both thinking the fact that Robert Sellars was in both geographic areas might ...
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Finding parents for ancestor born in 1820 at New York who has no birh record?
I am attempting to locate the parents of my 3x Great Grandfather.
There is no birth certificate as he was born in 1820 in New York, New York. That birth date and location comes from this 1850 ...
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Who killed Katherine Ann (McFee/McPhee) Stevens?
Katherine Ann (McFee/McPhee) Stevens, was the wife of Mr. Byron E. Stevens. The couple resided in Brooklyn Ward 7, New York, USA with their 5 daughters(1). Story has it that Katherine was killed in ...
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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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What do C-1 and B-2 mean on 1957 US Immigration record?
Can anyone help with what C-1 and B-2 mean in the last column on the image below mean please?
Searches on Google now only relate to current Visa requirements I cannot find what these historical ...
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Using a card index to find Probate records?
Since I asked the question about working with unindexed probate records, I have located some card indexes for administrations in Queens County New York online (as images which can be browsed) and one ...
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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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Discovering New York City death and burial location?
A search result for my great uncle Salvador M Campos appeared recently in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 on Ancestry.
Salvador M Campos
birth date: 1 Jul 1886
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Finding ships records and death information for Richard Turkington who came to New York City before 1838?
My 2nd great-grandfather came to New York City sometime prior to my great-grandfather's birth in 1838. His wife was Bessie Louden, and my great-grandfather was orphaned at age 13, around 1851. This ...
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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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Understanding code in Dutch Reformed Church Record
This marriage record is from the U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 > New York > New York City > NY Marriages, Book 32 database at Ancestry. The excerpt below is from ...
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Name Changes in New York City during 1830s?
Are there records for people who changed their names in New York City (NYC) in the 1830's?
My ancestor was from France and changed his name after arriving in NYC in the 1830's.
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Is there a place I can search specifically by birth date for a list of people born on that date?
I am looking for a different style of database that would allow me to execute an iterative search that instead of searching by name, it allows me to search primarily by birth date by area to get a ...
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Finding original surname of 20th Century Russian immigrant to United States?
My Great Grandfather Abraham moved here from Vilna Russia in early 1900's with his wife Udis Rose and two children, Arthor and Bella. They started in New York City and at some point changed the last ...
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Finding a death record from Manhattan (New York City)?
The person I am looking for died in Manhattan, NY 16 May 1864. The only document I've been able to find (thus far) is what appears to be an index of deaths shared on Ancestry.
The record I'm ...
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Searching for Immigration record of Henry Semler and wife Hulda Lange from Germany to US ca 1879?
I am searching for the immigration record of great grandfather Henry Semler (born ca 1848) and his wife Hulda Lange (born ca 1848) from German to New York, around the time of their marriage in 1879, ...
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Identifying William Elijah Vedder's mother in New York City?
I have been searching online to find the mother of my great grandfather William Elijah Vedder.
His father, Elijah S Vedder, I have found in many records, but not in 1860. He had at least 4 different ...
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Locating a 20th century New York Death record
My Spanish great uncle was born Salvador Mouris Campos and naturalized as Compos. He was born July 1, 1886 and traveled from Havana to New York in 1917. Was subsequently drafted for WW1 that year. In ...
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Using NYPL's City Directories of New York City
I am searching 1900-1910 city Directories for Manhatten,the New York public library digitized these and they are available for view at thier digital Collections website here is 1901
What I can't ...
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Looking for two Greek passengers who probably arrived in New York in 1923
I'm trying to locate the following family (both Greek) on the passenger lists:
George (Georgios) Vogiatzis
Charalampos Vogiatzis
Must have arrived in New York probably in 1923 after the Minor Asia ...
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Understanding the organization of New York City Marriage records (1850's)
In my quest to find the original marriage record of James C. Redenburgh and Mary Jones (m. 5 Oct 1853), I found that his marriage was could be found in FHL Microfilm 1,671,673. So I accessed that film ...
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Seeking change of name documents for Manhattan in 1890s
My Great Grandfather Moritz Stechil, was a widow and married in Manhattan September 13, 1891. However, when my grandfather was born, the last name changed to Steckler. My grandfather’s birth ...
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Trying to find dates for cabinet cards with Brooklyn business information and addresses?
We have 2 cabinet cards and a cabinet-card-esque photograph that I believe are from the early 1900s that we are trying to date more concretely based on writing on the three cards.
The first image has ...
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Nationality on Naturalization record Marine Court NYC?
My ancestor was born in France in 1804. All records list France as his place of birth except his naturalization record in the Marine Court of NYC in 1841. On that record his place of birth was ...
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