New York City, New York, Online Genealogy Records

New York City, New York

Online Genealogy Records

These are genealogy links to New York City online databases and indexes that may include birth records, marriage records, death records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, military records, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records. Some subscription websites listed below can be searched for free at a family history center or FamilySearch affiliate library.

Vital Records Births 1846-1909: New York, New York City Births at FamilySearch; index only 1866-1909: New York City Births, 1866-1909 at NYC Dept of Records; index and images; has some earlier dates 1866-1909: New York, New York, Index to Birth Certificates at Ancestry; index only ($) 1878-1909: New York, New York, Extracted Birth Index at Ancestry; index only ($); Also at MyHeritage index ($) 1910-1965: New York, New York, Births Index at Ancestry; index & images ($) Marriages 1600s-1800s: New York City, Compiled Marriage Index at Ancestry; index only ($) 1829-1940: New York, New York City Marriage Records at FamilySearch; index only ($) 1864-1937: New York City Grooms Index at German Genealogy Group; index only 1866-1937: New York, New York, Extracted Marriage Index at Ancestry; index only ($); Also at MyHeritage ($) 1866-1937: New York City Brides Index at German Genealogy Group; index only 1866-1949: New York City Marriages, 1866-1949 NYC Dept of Records; index and images; has some earlier dates 1907-2018: New York, New York City, Marriage License Indexes at Ancestry; index only ($) 1908-1910, 1938-1940: New York, New York, Index to Marriage Licenses at Ancestry; index only ($) 1950-2017: New York City Marriages at MyHeritage; index only ($) New York City marriage index at Internet Archive; index & images Deaths 1795-1949: New York, New York City Municipal Deaths at FamilySearch; index only 1814-1816: New York City Compiled Deaths Index at Ancestry; index only ($) 1862-1948: New York, New York, Extracted Death Index at Ancestry; index only ($); Also at MyHeritage ($) 1862-1948: New York, New York, Index to Death Certificates at Ancestry; index only ($) 1866-1948: New York City Deaths, 1866-1948 NYC Dept of Records; index and images; has some earlier dates 1949-1965: New York, New York, Death Index at Ancestry; index & images ($) New York City Death Index at German Genealogy Group; index only Divorce Cemetery Records See New York Cemeteries 1859-1894: New York, New York, U.S., Bodies in Transit, 1859-1894 at Ancestry; index ($) Cemetery Search at Billion Graves; index Cemetery Search at FindAGrave; index & images Census See New York Census 1855: New York State Census, New York City Ward 17 at Findmypast; index & images ($) 1855: New York State Census, New York City Ward 17 at Findmypast; index only ($) Church Records See New York Church Records 1629-1760: Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam/New York - Marriages by Olive Tree Genealogy; index 1746-1886: registers of the Parish of Trinity Church at Trinity Wallstreet; index only 1746-2003: Registers of the Parish of Trinity Church at Trinity Wallstreet; index only 1769-1885: Registers of the Parish of Trinity Church at Trinity Wallstreet; index only 1777-2003: Registers of the Parish of Trinity Church at Trinity Wallstreet; index only 1847-1938: New York, New York City, Church of the Transfiguration Records at FamilySearch; images only 1862-1955: New York, New York City, Saint Peter's Lutheran Church Records at FamilySearch; images only 1869-1906: New York City, Reverend Schneider's Baptisms at Findmypast; images only ($) New York Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms at Findmypast; index & images ($) New York Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast; index & images ($) Compiled Genealogies See New York Compiled Genealogies Court and Criminal Records See New York Court Records 1859-1894: New York, New York, U.S., Bodies in Transit, 1859-1894 at Ancestry; index ($) Directories See New York Directories Brooklyn City Directories at Internet Archive; index & images

Immigration See New York Emigration and Immigration 1820-1846: New York, New York, Index to Passenger Lists at FamilySearch; index & images 1820-1891: New York, Passenger Lists at FamilySearch; index & images 1820-1957: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island) at Ancestry; index & images ($); Also at Findmypast ($) 1887-1921: New York, New York, Soundex to Passenger and Crew Lists at FamilySearch; index & images ($) 1897-1902: New York, New York, Index to Passengers Lists of Vessels at FamilySearch; index & images ($) 1909, 1925-1957: New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists at FamilySearch; index & images ($) 1917-1957: New York, New York, Index to Alien Crewmen Who Were Discharged or Who Deserted at FamilySearch; index & images ($) Jewish Records 1878-1969: New York, Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) Land Records See New York Land and Property 1665-1675: Index to Mortgages and Real Estate in the City of New York at Olive Tree Genealogy; index Military Record See New York Military Records 1906-1918, 1940-1948: New York, New York Guard Service Cards at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1917-1954: New York, New York National Guard Service Cards at Ancestry; index & images ($) Naturalizations See New York Naturalization and Citizenship 1792-1906: Naturalization Index - NYC Courts at Fold3; index & images 1792-1989: New York, Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1824-1941: New York, Southern District Index to Petitions for Naturalization at FamilySearch; index & images Newspapers See New York Newspapers 1833-1836: New York City Marriage Announcements at Findmypast; pdf documents 1835-1855: Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald, Vol. I at Ancestry; images only ($) 1835-1880: New York City Death Notices at Findmypast; index only ($) 1835-1880: New York City Marriage Notices at Findmypast; pdf documents 1856-1863: Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald Vol. 2 at Ancestry; images only ($) 1857-1906: The New York Times (New York, New York) at Ancestry; images only ($) 1869-1872: New York Herald (New York, New York) at Ancestry; images only ($) 1889: New York Times, Obituaries & Marriage Notices at Ancestry; index only ($) 1890: New York Times (New York City, New York) Death and Marriage Index at Ancestry; index only ($) New York City Newspaper Search at Chronicling America; index & images New York City Newspaper Search at NewspaperArchive; index Obituaries See New York Obituaries 1889: New York Times, Obituaries & Marriage Notices at Ancestry; index only ($) Orphans See New York Orphans and Orphanages 1855-1925: New York, Orphans Placed in the New York Foundling Hospital and Children's Aid Society at Ancestry; index & images ($) Periodicals See New York Periodicals PERiodical Source Index at Findmypast; index & images ($) Probate Records See New York Probate Records 1662-1850: Index of wills for New York County (New York City) at Ancestry; images only ($) 1665-1801: Abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York at FamilySearch; e-book 1785-1950: New York, Queens County Probate Records at FamilySearch; images only 1866-1923: New York, Kings County Estate Files at FamilySearch; index & images 1914-1931: New York, Bronx Probate Estate Files at FamilySearch; index & images Tax Records See New York Taxation Voter Records See New York Voting Records

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