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New York Genealogy & History
Much of New York was originally called New Netherland. New York became a state on July 26, 1788.
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 Ships Passenger Lists contain genealogy information - the name of the passenger, age, occupation, country of origin, port of arrival, port of departure, and more. Deaths and births are recorded on ships passenger lists. OliveTreeGenealogy.com has a large collection of FREE ships passenger lists for USA & Canada. Search for ancestors on Ships Passenger lists arriving in New York including Castle Garden, Ellis Island and other receiving offices.
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 Naturalization Records consist of Declarations of Intent, Certificates of Arrival, Petition for Naturalization and a Certificate of Citizenship . Find New York ancestors in FREE transcribed Declarations of Intent, First Papers, Alien Registrations, Passport Applications, Naturalization Petitions and Citizenship Certificates on NaturalizationRecords.com
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 Coffin plates are decorative adornments attached to a coffin or on display at a funeral. Coffin plates (also called casket plaques) contain genealogical information such as the name and death date of the deceased person. Sometimes they contain a birth year or an age. AncestorsAtRest.com has the largest collection of FREE coffin plate records online with almost 500 coffin plates in this growing genealogy collection.
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* Exclusive * New York Church Records include Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam New York 1639-1801; Reformed Church Conewago 1789-1793; Flatbush RDC Kings Co. Long Island; New Lots Kings County, Long Island 1792-1872; Reformed Dutch Church of Flatlands, Long Island 1747-1802; Reformed Dutch Church of Gravesend 1715-1805; First Reformed Dutch Church of Newtown, Long Island 1736-1846; St. George's Church Hempstead, Long Island 1760- 1763; Reformed Dutch Church of Woodstock, Ulster Co. 1805-1889; Grace Church, Jamaica (Queens) 1710-1810; Jamaica, Flushing and Newtown Churches 1791-1810
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Featured One-of-a-Kind New York Family Photo Albums & Ledger Books
 Wishing you knew what your ancestor looked like? Search 1800s photographs and New York Ancestor Photo Albums on Lost Faces. There are over 2,500 photos in this growing one-of-a-kind exclusive genealogy collection. Quality reproductions available.
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 Ledger Books 1772-1925 Find your New York ancestors in unique collection of original Ledger Books, Journals and Diaries from stores, schools, and individuals.Quality reproductions available.
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