Online New York City Death Indexes, Records and Obituaries

New York City Death Records Indexes, Cemeteries and Obituaries

New York City Notes: The 5 New York City Boroughs of today are Manhattan (New York County), the Bronx (Bronx County), Brooklyn (Kings County), Queens (Queens County), and Staten Island (Richmond County).

All Boroughs - Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island
- New York City Death Records Search 1891-1948 presently includes: 1891-1894 Manhattan Only; 1895-1897 Manhattan & Brooklyn Only; 1898-1948 All Boroughs
- New York Times and New York City Newspapers Obituaries Archive (you can obtain copies of individual obituaries online for a fee) includes...
  - New York Times (6/1/1980-Current)
  - New York Daily News (1/4/2006-Current)
  - New York Post (11/22/1999-Current)
  - New York Sun (6/4/2002-Current)
  - Irish Voice (2/15/2006-Current)
  - recent obituaries from newspapers in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island
  - and many other NY newspapers
- New York Times Birth, Marriage & Death Notices and Obituaries 1851-2001 (requires payment) part of a subscription to Ancestry's U.S. genealogy records collection, which also includes...
  - New York City Deaths 1892-1902 (requires payment) some years are missing
  - New York City Death Notices 1801-1890 (Barber Collection) (requires payment) extracted from the New York Evening Post (1801-1890) and the Brooklyn Eagle (1841-1845 & 1851-1890)
  - Also helpful... New York City Births 1891-1902 (requires payment) from 1891-1897 covers Manhattan, parts of the Bronx & Brooklyn; from 1898-1902 covers all 5 Boroughs

Brooklyn
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1841-1902 searchable newspaper articles, including obituaries
- Canarsie Cemetery Burials
- Green-Wood Cemetery Burial Search 1850-present
- The Evergreens Cemetery Burial Records (not yet complete)
- Early Brooklyn & Queens Town Death Database pre-1900 (not complete)

Manhattan
- Marble Cemetery Interments (Second Avenue Cemetery) a small burial ground in Manhattan's East Village - about 2000 listings
- New York City Marble Cemetery Burials another Marble cemetery around the corner from the one listed above
- Trinity Church - Parish Registers & Churchyards at Broadway and Wall Street - includes baptism, marriage & burial records
- New York County Letters of Administration Index 1743-1875 (Barber Collection from Ancestry) (requires payment) A letter of administration is a legal document usually created in intestate estates - when a person dies without making a will

Queens County
- Mount Hebron Jewish Cemetery Burials Flushing, NY
- Mount Carmel Jewish Cemetery Burials Glendale, NY
- Mount Zion Jewish Cemetery Burials Maspeth, NY (includes more than 210,000 burials from Queens, Manhattan & Brooklyn)
- Mount Judah Jewish Cemetery Burials Ridgewood, NY
- Mount Lebanon Cemetery Burials Glendale, New York
- For early Queens town deaths see the link in the Brooklyn section above

Also see the offline finding aids listed below

Ordering New York City Death Certificates & Vital Records

The New York City Department of Records has NYC death records and some indexes prior to 1949. You can order a search of these records by mail or online for a fee.

New York City Department of Records - List of their holdings includes death records prior to 1949
Order a New York City Death Certificate or Death Index Search Prior to 1949 by mail or online (fee required)

For information on obtaining NYC birth certificates 1910-present, and death certificates 1949-present see:

New York City Department of Health - Office of Vital Records (fee required; restrictions apply)

New York City Death Index on Microfilm (offline finding aids)

Information on the Microfilmed Death Indexes for New York City 1888-1965 (this index begins with 1888 for Manhattan, 1895 for Brooklyn, and 1898 for all other Boroughs)
Manhattan Death Certificates 1866-1919 & Alphabetical Death Index Cards 1868-1890 (microfilm info)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York Index to Deaths 1848-1898 (microfilm info)
Richmond County (Staten Island), New York, Index to deaths 1847-1897 (microfilm info)
For more details on New York City vital records on microfilm see: New York City Vital Records on Microfilm
Microfilm rolls for the above listings are available from the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City - they can be ordered for viewing and photocopying at many local Family History Centers for a fee

More Helpful New York Genealogy Resources

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Online New York Death Records and Indexes - New York State

Online New York City Death Records & Indexes

A Genealogy Guide for Finding Death Certificates, Obituaries & Other Records

New York City Death Records Indexes, Cemeteries and Obituaries

Ordering New York City Death Certificates & Vital Records

New York City Death Index on Microfilm (offline finding aids)

More Helpful New York Genealogy Resources

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