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How or where do I find death certificates for New York City from 1898?

Ruby_Rajkowski
Ruby_Rajkowski
March 12, 2021 edited March 13, 2021 in General Questions

During the Expo, a genealogist showed me how to find a death certificate and I know he used Family Search for most if not all of it. He actually brought up one of the death certificate I was looking for. I thought I correctly wrote the steps down but apparently I did not. I think I may have been on the page he showed me but I can not open any of the information. It says I must do this at a Family Search Center but he did not say I would have to do that. Does anyone know how/where he found it? Thank you - from a non-tech savvy person!

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  • Tim
    Tim ✭
    March 12, 2021 Answer ✓

    Ruby, this is Tim I'm the one who helped you. Are you using the Steve Morse one step site https://stevemorse.org/ Once you get to the site scroll down on the page to Births, Deaths, and other Vital Records. That section has the NY indexes and access to images.

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 12, 2021

    @Ruby Rajkowski​ 

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    Ruby

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    Welcome to the "Community.FamilySearch" Forum ...

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    FYI

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    IF, a Record in 'FamilySearch' indicates that it can ONLY be accessed at, either, the "Family History Library" (FHL) of the Church, in "Temple Square" in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; or, one of the "Family History Centres" (FHCs) of the Church, around the World (and/or, "Affiliate" Libraries, around the World); THEN, it is possible that such access was "Allowed", at; and, during "RootsTech"; as, that is a "Special" Event.

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    You may even be following the "Steps" that you were shown at RootsTech; but, that "Access" is NOT/NO LONGER available - outside of; and, beyond, "RootsTech".

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    As such ...

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    As an aside ...

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    I am "Tagging" this (General) 'Question' of yours in this "Community.FamilySearch" Forum, to two (x2) specific 'Groups' in the Forum being:

    (1)  "New York"; and,

    (2)  "United States Genealogy Research",

    in the hope that, the members of those groups may be able to answer/assist you.

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    Both, those Groups, are "Public", which you can join, if you wish. 

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    Brett

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    @New York​ 

    @United States Genealogy Research​ 

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 12, 2021

    @Ruby Rajkowski​ 

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    Ruby

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    Have you tried the 'FamilySearch' "Wiki":

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    New York, United States Genealogy

    https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_York,_United_States_Genealogy

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    New York Vital Records

    https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_York_Vital_Records

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    New York Research Tips and Strategies

    https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_York_Research_Tips_and_Strategies

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    New York Archives and Libraries

    https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_York_Archives_and_Libraries

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    New York Church Records

    https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_York_Church_Records

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    New York City, New York Genealogy

    https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_York_City,_New_York_Genealogy

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    Have you 'FamilySearch' "Records", 'Collection':

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    New York, Church and Civil Deaths, 1824-1962

    https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2373798

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    IF, not; THEN, give them a go ...

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    I hope these help.

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    Brett

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  • LegacyUser
    LegacyUser ✭✭✭✭
    March 12, 2021

    Thats the part I did not do!!! Will try that later. Thank you soooooo much! Good memory just short.

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  • Tim
    Tim ✭
    March 12, 2021

    Glad to help Ruby. If you have problems let me know.

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  • Dennis J Yancey
    Dennis J Yancey ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 12, 2021

    Most states didnt have death certificates until the 1900's

     

    but here is what is available for New York

    https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_York_Vital_Records

     

     

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  • LegacyUser
    LegacyUser ✭✭✭✭
    March 13, 2021

    I went t here and selected the Family search one and it said no image available. So I selected the IGG index one and it showed that the record exists with name, age, cert # etc, but when I click view image it still says I need to be at a Family Search Center to see image.

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  • Tim
    Tim ✭
    March 13, 2021

    Ruby give me the names and certificate numbers and I will make copies and post them here for you. I thought those records were available.

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  • LegacyUser
    LegacyUser ✭✭✭✭
    March 13, 2021

    Nickolas Wessell cert 11848 Manhattan april 28 1898 Thank You!

     

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  • Tim
    Tim ✭
    March 13, 2021

    wessell death

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