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Best of the Web: History & Social Sciences » Genealogy » Vital Records (Births, Deaths & Marriages)
- All States Index to Vital Records Information
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College of Physicians & Surgeons Obituary Database (Columbia University Medical Center)
At present the database includes obituaries dating from 1911 to 2003 and is updated quarterly. The earliest class is 1850.
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Death Indexes and Records for the USA
Directory of online death indexes listed by state, including death certificate indexes, obituaries, cemetery burials & probate records.
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FindMyPast.com (England & Wales)
One of the most popular genealogy websites in the U.K., this commercial service provides indexes of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales from 1837 to 2005.
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Hayes Obituary Index (Ohio)
An index to over 800,000 obituaries, death & marriage notices from Ohio from the 1830s to the present day.
- Massachusetts Death Index , 1841-1910
- New Jersey Marriage Records Index, 1666-1799
- New Jersey Marriage Records Index, 1848-1867
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New York City Birth & Death Records at Dept. of Health
Information on how to order NYC Birth Records (1910+) and Deaths Records (1949+).
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New York City Brides Index (1866?-1937)
A searchable database of selected marriage indexes by Brides' name consisting of: Manhattan 1866-1937 Kings County (Brooklyn) 1871-1910 1931-1937 Bronx 1899-1937 Queens 1905-1937 Richmond (Staten Island) 1898-1937. Not all years are 100% complete.
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New York City Department of Health
In the Office Of Vital Records, Birth Records (1910+) and Deaths Records (1949+)
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New York City Grooms Index (1864-1936)
A searchable database of the marriage indexes for Brooklyn Grooms (1864-1907), Manhattan Grooms (1866-1897), and Grooms of All Boroughs (1908-1936). Created by volunteers at the Italian Genealogy Group.
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New York City Marriage Records at the City Clerk
Marriage records from 1930 to the present. Records 50 years or older are public records obtainable by anyone
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New York City Vital Records at the Municipal Archives
For birth certificates pre-1910 and death certificates pre-1949.
- New York State Vital Records (outside of New York City)
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NYC Vital Records at the Municipal Archives
Staten Island (Richmond County) birth, death, and marriage records available at the archives. Plus Pre-consolidation Town and Village vital records, 1847-1849 1881 - 1897. Including New York State Census of Richmond County for the following years: 1855, 1865, 1870, 1875, 1880, 1915 and 1925.
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Obituary Daily Times
Free citations to published obituaries in newspapers contributed to and updated by volunteers.
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Obituary Index for Columbia, South Carolina
This database contains obituary and death notice information from the Columbia, SC newspapers: The State (1892-1923, 1960-1963), The Palmetto Leader (1925-1928, 1930. Columbia's foremost African American paper) and the Obituary Index to The State for World War II servicemen killed in action (1941-1949).
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