Discover if you have an ancestor who was married in New York. Uncover your ancestor’s birth year, marriage year, and parents’ names. You may also be able to learn the name, age, and parents’ names of your ancestor’s spouse. This collection is in BETA and undergoing evaluation and testing.
Discover if you have an ancestor who was married in New York. Uncover your ancestor’s birth year, marriage year, and parents’ names. You may also be able to learn the name, age, and parents’ names of your ancestor’s spouse. This collection is in BETA and undergoing evaluation and testing.
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Each marriage record includes a transcript. While the details may vary, most transcripts will include the following information:
First name(s)
Last name
Sex
Marital status
Age
Birth year
Father’s name
Mother’s name
Event
Event year
Spouse’s first name(s)
Spouse’s last name
Spouse’s sex
Spouse’s marital status
Spouse’s age
Spouse’s birth year
Spouse’s father’s name
Spouse’s mother’s name
Place
County
This collection spans the 19th and 20th centuries. It was not until 1908, however, that the state of New York required marriages to be recorded.
The counties covered in this collection are as follows:
Allegany
Broome
Cattaraugus
Cayuga
Chautauqua
Chemung
Chenango
Clinton
Columbia
Delaware
Essex
Fulton
Genesee
Greene
Hamilton
Jefferson
Lewis
Livingston
Madison
Monroe
Montgomery
Nassau
Niagara
Oneida
Ontario
Orange
Orleans
Oswego
Otsego
Putnam
Rockland
Saratoga
Schenectady
Schuyler
Seneca
St. Lawrence
Steuben
Sullivan
Tioga
Tompkins
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Westchester
Wyoming
Yates
New York City and its boroughs are not part of this collection. You can find New York City vital records and newspapers in the Useful Links & Resources section.