Information for New York:
A marriage license may sometimes be obtained from the town or city clerk who issued the license. The fee is $10.00 if you obtain a certified copy from a town or city clerk.
Since 1847 divorce actions in New York have been handled in the supreme court for the county in which the divorce was heard. New York divorce files, however, are sealed for one hundred years.
Counties keep land transfer records, wills, probates, etc.
An index to genealogy records is available for searching at the State Archives, located at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. Contact (518) 474-8955 for more information about using this index. The indexes at the New York State Archives in Albany, NY do NOT include those for the boroughs of New York City.
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Albany County Clerk Albany County Courthouse ~ Room 12 Albany, NY 12207 (518) 487-5100 Email: vital@albanyny.gov | ||
The Clerk has current deeds, mortgages, divorce records, Supreme Court Records after 1919. Birth and death records are available from the New York State Dept. of Health and from the City, Town or Village Clerk where the birth or death occurred. A copy of a marriage license is available from the New York State Dept. of Health and from the City, Town or Village where the couple originally obtained the license. Clerk's offices: Albany, Altamonte, Berne, Bethlehem, Colonie, Cohoes, Coeymans, Green Island, Guilderland, Knox, Menands, New Scotland, Ravena, Rensselaerville, Voorheesville, Watervliet, Westerlo | ||
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Allegany County Clerk 7 Court St. Belmont, NY 14813 (585) 268-9273 | ||
The Allegany County Clerk has no records of births or deaths. In New York State copies of birth, marriage and death records are available from the New York State Dept. of Health and from the office of the Registrar of Vital Statistics (Clerk's office) of the village, town or city where the event occurred or the license was purchased.
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New York City Clerk - Bronx Office Supreme Court Building 851 Grand Concourse, Room B131 Bronx, NY 10457 (718) 618-3300 | |||||||||||||
Birth and death records are available from the New York State Dept. of Health. If you obtained your Marriage License from a town or city clerk outside of the five boroughs of New York City, please contact the New York State Department of Health in Albany. | |||||||||||||
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County Clerk P.O. Box 2062 60 Hawley St. Binghamton, NY 13902 (607) 778-2451 | ||
Birth, marriage, and death certificates are not filed in the Broome County Clerk's Office. They're recorded in the City, Town or Village where the event took place.These vital records can also be ordered online through the NYS Department of Health by visiting or by calling 1-877-854-4481. Town Clerks: Barker, Binghamton, Chenango, Colesville, Conklin, Dickinson, Fenton, Kirkwood, Lisle, Maine, Nanticoke, Sanford, Triangle, Union, Vestal, Windsor, | ||
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Cattaraugus County Clerk 303 Court Street Little Valley, NY 14755-1028 (716) 938-9111 | ||
You can obtain a birth certificate for someone born in Cattaraugus County from the municipality (city or town) in which that person was born. If the person was born in a hospital in Cattaraugus County, contact the municipality that the hospital is/was located in. Hospitals: Gowanda Hospital, Gowanda, NY (contact Persia), Olean General Hospital (contact Olean), Salamanca Hospital (contact Salamanca). If the person was born in Cattaraugus County but NOT in a hospital then contact the municipality in which they were born. To obtain a certified copy of a marriage certificate you must contact the clerk of the municipality in which the marriage license was purchased. Town and City Clerks: Allegany, Ashford, Carrollton, Cold Spring, Conewango, Dayton, Ellicottville, East Otto, Farmersville, Franklinville, Freedom, Gowanda, Great Valley, Hinsdale, Humphrey, Ischua, Leon, Little Valley, Lyndon, Machias, Mansfield, Napoli, New Albion, Olean, Otto, Perrysburgh, Persia, Portville, Randolph, Red House, Salamanca, South Valley, Yorkshire | ||
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Cayuga County Clerk 160 Genesee Street Auburn, NY 13021-3424 (315) 253-1308 | ||
In New York State copies of birth, marriage and death records are available from the New York State Dept. of Health and from the office of the Registrar of Vital Statistics (Clerk's office) of the village, town or city where the event occurred or the license was purchased. Town and City Clerks: Auburn, Aurelius, Aurora, Brutus, Cato, Cayuga, Conquest, Fair Haven, Fleming, Genoa, Ira, Ledyard, Locke, Mentz, Montezuma, Moravia, Niles, Owasco, Port Byron, Scipio, Sempronius, Sennett, Springport, Sterling, Summerhill, Throop, Union Springs, Venice, Victory, Weedsport | ||
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Chautauqua County Clerk P.O. Box 170 1 North Erie Street Mayville, NY 14757-0170 (716) 753-4331 | ||
We have census records from 1825 to 1925 available through the Chautauqua Historian's office. We have marriage records from 1908 to 1935 through the Chautauqua Historian's office. All other marriage records are available from the New York State office or from the town or city clerk where the marriage license was purchased. Birth and death records are available from the New York State office or from the city, town or village clerk where the event occurred.
Town Clerks: Busti, Carroll, Charlotte, Chautaqua, Cherry Creek, Ellery, Ellicott, Ellington, French Creek, Gerry, Hanover, Harmony, Kiantone, Mina, North Harmony, Poland, Pomfret, Portland, Ripley, Westfield Village Clerks: Bemus Point, Brocton, Cassadaga, Cherry Creek, Celoron, Falconer, Fredonia, Lakewood, Mayville, Panama, Silver Creek, Westfield | ||
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Chemung County Clerk 210 Lake Street PO Box 588 Elmira, NY 14902-0588 (607) 737-2920 | ||
In New York State copies of birth, marriage and death records are available from the New York State Dept. of Health and from the office of the Registrar of Vital Statistics (Clerk's office) of the village, town or city where the event occurred or the license was purchased. Town and City Clerks: Ashland, Baldwin, Big Flats, Catlin, Chemung, Elmira, Elmira Heights, Erin, Horseheads, Millport, Southport, Van Etten, Veteran, Wellsburg | ||
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Chenango County Clerk Chenango County Office Building Court Street Norwich, NY 13815 (607) 335-4575 | The Chenango County Historical Society 45 Rexford Street Norwich, NY 13815 (607) 334-9227 | |
The County Clerk's office contains records and deeds recorded since 1798. These are indexed. The Surrogates Office contains all the wills recorded in the county since 1800. The Chenango County Clerk’s Office does NOT maintain any vital statistics records. Birth, death and marriage certificates can be obtained from the township in which the event took place or from the New York State Dept. of Health. These records can be found with the Registrar of Vital Statistics or Town Clerk where the event occurred or the license was obtained. If born or died in the Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich, NY, the records are with the City of Norwich. If the event occurred elsewhere within the County, you need to contact the Registrar of Vital Statistics for the particular township in which the birth, death or marriage took place. Registrar's offices: Afton, Bainbridge, Columbus, Coventry, German, Greene, Guilford, Lincklaen, McDonough, New Berlin, North Norwich, Norwich, Otselic, Oxford, Pharsalia, Pitcher, Plymouth, Preston, Sherburne | ||
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Clinton County Clerk 137 Margaret Street Plattsburgh, NY 12901-2933 (518) 565-4700 | ||
The Clinton County Clerk has no records of births or deaths. In New York State birth, marriage and death records are available from the office of the Registrar of Vital Statistics of the village, town or city where the event occurred or the license was purchased and also from the New York State Dept. of Health. Town Clerks: Altona, Ausable, Beekmantown, Black Brook, Champlain, Chazy, Clinton, Dannemora, Ellenburgh, Mooers, Peru, Plattsburgh, Saranac, Schuyler Falls | ||
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Columbia County Clerk 560 Warren Street Hudson, NY 12534 (518) 828-3339 | Columbia County Historical Society PO Box 311 Kinderhook, NY 12106 (518) 758-9265 | |
The County clerk does not have copies of birth, marriage and death records. In New York State copies of birth, marriage and death records are available from the New York State Dept. of Health and from the office of the Registrar of Vital Statistics (Clerk's office) of the town or city where the event occurred or the license was purchased. Town and City Clerks: Ancram, Austerlitz, Canaan, Chatham, Claverack, Clermont, Copake, Gallatin, Germantown, Ghent, Greenport, Hillsdale, Hudson, Kinderhook, Livingston, New Lebanon, Stockport, Stuyvesant, Taghkanic | ||
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Cortland County Clerk 46 Greenbush Street, Suite 105 Cortland, NY 13045 (607) 753-5021 | Cortland County Historical Society 25 Homer Avenue Cortland, NY 13045 | |
Cortland County did not start keeping records until 1882. In Cortland County, a birth, marriage or death record can be obtained from the New York State Health Dept. and from the Town, City, or Village Clerk where the Birth orDeath occurred or the Marriage License was purchased. | ||
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Delaware County Clerk's Office P. O. Box 426 Delhi, NY 13753 (607) 832-5700 | ||
In New York State copies of birth, marriage and death records are available from the New York State Dept. of Health and from the office of the Registrar of Vital Statistics (Clerk's office) of the village, town or city where the event occurred or the license was purchased.
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Dutchess County Clerk 22 Market Street Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (845) 486-2120 | |||||||||||||
Birth, death and marriage records are maintained in the offices of the City or Town where the birth, death or marriage occurred, as well as in the New York State Dept. of Health. The County Clerk's Office does have marriage certificates from 1907-1935 only. There are no birth, death or marriage records in NYS prior to 1880. Town and City Clerks: Amenia, Beacon, Beekman, Clinton, Dover, East Fishkill", Fishkill, Hyde Park, LaGrange, Milan, Millbrook, Millerton, North East, Pawling, Pine Plains, Pleasant Valley, Poughkeepsie, Red Hook, Rhinebeck, Stanford, Tivoli, Union Vale, Wappinger, Wappingers Falls, Washington | |||||||||||||
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