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Search through millions of historical New York State death records using detailed search criteria

Name Details

NOTE: More than 183,000 records in this database have a partially illegible or completely missing given name.

Approximate Birth Year and Age at Death

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NOTE: The 'Approximate Year of Birth' data field in this database was not actually present in the original data provided by the state, but was calculated for this database.

Date of Death

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County of Death

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Usual Place of Residence

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