Questions tagged [new-york-city]
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Transcribing address from New York 1870 marriage certificate
I am having trouble transcribing an address from a New York marriage certificate from 1870. Hopefully someone with knowledge of the area and time might be able to see it as I am unfamiliar with the ...
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Determining who died on particular voyage of 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 30,...
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Who is (was) Gertrude Aubrey Barber, compiler of thousands of Grave inscriptions?
Gertrude A. Barber compiled a great many lists of genealogical interest, does anyone know who she was and her story?
Some background:
My ancestor is alleged to be buried in a 1795 Cemetery in NY. ...
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Which FHL microfilms are available to view online?
My research subjects are two sisters who lived in College Point, Queens, NY. For the sister who died in 1902, I have the date of death and certificate number from the collection "New York City, ...
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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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Finding burial information for a death reported in New York City
I am hitting a brick wall trying to research my second great grandparents, Isaac and Allegra Honen. On Ancestry I found NYC death indexes showing the day that they both died in 1963, July 13 for Isaac ...
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Where to find online records of New York City Potter's Field / Hart Island pre-1980?
I recently have read a few articles about New York City's Potter's field on Hart Island.
According to Wikpedia's article Hart Island (New York) and a New York City Corrections Department history ...
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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 is this New York City Broadway location from Fall 1958?
I'm trying to identify the location of this photograph from the Fall of 1958 in New York City. One store in photo says Broadway Book Store, so I assume this is Broadway.
It might be Broadway and ...
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Abbreviation meaning of heading of BO on deaths reported in NYC record
My brother died on March 17, 1953. On record I found for Deaths report in NYC, there was a heading of BO and for my brother a Y was entered in that column. How can I find out what that all means?
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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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Finding 20th Century Irish Ship Passenger to New York on Manifest?
I am trying to find a passenger ship manifest listing an individual (Thersa Briget Connellan) travelling from Ireland to the USA.
She was born in Clare Ireland Apr. 27, 1908 and we have found her ...
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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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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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Finding record of family name change in New York City from 1943 or 1944
During WW II my family changed their name. We all lived in New York City, Manhattan, at the time. The name change was made prior to my parents' application for citizenship.
Where might I find a record ...
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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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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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What kinds of landmarks in a photo will help you identify an intersection in an historical New York City photo?
I have this photo from around June 1958 that I'm pretty sure is in New York City and I'm trying to identify the intersection.
The reflection of what is off camera across the street to the right may ...
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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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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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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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How can I verify a record of burial on Hart Island, New York?
I have found a FindAGrave memorial that lists a Nathain Affelder, died December 3, 1944. The memorial notes that Nathain Affelder was buried on Hart Island. The person who posted the memorial is no ...
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Finding records of Spanish ancestor born 1839 in Catalonia?
On of my great great grandfathers was born in Spain in 1838 and emigrated to NY around 1858. I have plenty of records of his after entering the U.S. but nothing pertaining to him before his appearance ...
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What is the "household members" number in the New York birth index?
On Ancestry they have a search of the birth record index for New York City. One of the data fields is called "household members" and it has a long number. What does this mean? Here is an example:
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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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Finding 1882-83 Immigration Record through Castle Garden
I have searched for my great Grandmother Catherine Schneider in the lists of immigrants coming through Castle Garden. She came over in 1882-1883. I have not been able to find her.
Does anyone have ...
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Correcting Altered Records on FamilySearch.org?
Wonder if anybody can help me out on what I suspect is altered information from a marriage record. The info from the alleged marriage record is posted on familysearch.org.
Portion of record is as ...
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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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Deciphering lines from 1909 Ellis Island record?
I am trying to read some lines from an Ellis Island record.
The record is from 1909 and I managed to read everything except the details of the contact/address for the person in question.
It is the ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Seeking image from New York 1860 Federal Census Index?
In Interpreting relationships to head of household in 1855 New York State Census? I mentioned that:
Robert [Sellars] is another son who [in 1855] was living in the same Albany ward
as Hugh (...
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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
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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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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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Finding New York City Police files?
My great-grandfather may have been the victim of an unsolved homicide in 1907. I have a death certificate which confirms the family story that he was hit over the head and died, but that is as far as ...
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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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Finding FHC File #'s in New York City?
I have several birth, marriage, and death certificate numbers from New York City.
How do I cross-reference the corresponding FHC File #?
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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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How to find a passenger who left NYC to europe around 1885-1913.
How to find a passenger manifest who left New York City to Europe around 1885-1913? I know he arrived to New York City, and there are 4 records at Ellis Island of people who would match him almost ...
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What is this man's uniform and probable decade of photograph?
This is a photograph of a man whom I suspect is Stephen Caldwell Roach, born in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY, 1839 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9RF-YGM The photo is from an older relative ...
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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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Is Frances CHADWICK also Catherine Pearl?
My great-grandfather, James C. Siegel of Schenectady, New York (30 AUG 1884 - 13 DEC 1951) was married to a Catharine Pearl Chadwick on June 30; I don't have the year and this information from a ...
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Locating autopsy results for suicide in NYC in 1931?
Has anyone had any success in obtaining a police file or coroner's report from the 1930's?
I am having difficulty finding out if those records were destroyed or not. If not, I cannot find any place ...
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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 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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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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