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New York Vital Records Information
Vital records can be invaluable while
researching your family. Those interested in New York genealogy
can find information such as mother's maiden names, previous address
and next of kin. Below you will find information about finding these
types of genealogy records in New York.
Order
Birth and Death Records Online
Address:
Certification Unit Vital Records Section
P.O. Box 2602
Albany, NY 12220-2602
Birth & death records
$15.00 per copy
State office has records since 1880.
For records prior to 1914 in Albany, Buffalo, and Yonkers, or before
1880 in any other city, write to the Registrar of Vital Statistics
in the city where the event occurred. For the rest of the State,
except New York City, write to the State office. Check
or money order should be made payable to New York State Department
of Health. Call (518) 474-3075 to verify current fees.
State marriage records
$5.00 per copy
Records are available from 1880 to
the present.
City marriage records
$5.00 per copy
For records from 1880 to1907 and
licenses issued in the cities of Albany, Buffalo, or Yonkers, apply
to the following: Albany - City Clerk, City Hall, Albany, NY
12207; Buffalo - City Clerk, City Hall, Buffalo, NY 14202; Yonkers -
Registrar of Vital Statistics, Health Center Building, Yonkers, NY
10701
State divorce records
$15.00 per copy
Records are available from Jan 1953.
County divorce records
Costs vary
Contact the County Clerk in the
county where the divorce was granted.
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