OBTAINING VITAL RECORDS ON LONG ISLAND
When trying to figure out where a vital record would be located on Long Island, it is best to read the following through first. Remember Long Island encompassed Queens and Brooklyn at one time. New York State did not require death certificates until 1881. Oyster Bay is a town (there are no townships in New York State) and is now part of Nassau County. It is the easternmost town in Nassau County. The eastern two-thirds of Queens County seceded from Queens County on January 1, 1899 and formed Nassau County. A few years before this (in 1886) a small portion of the Town of Oyster Bay was transferred to the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County. Queens County was one of the original 12 counties created in 1683 when the General Assembly of Freeholders reorganized the governmental structure in all of the province of New York into 12 counties, each of which was sub-divided into towns. The other original counties were : Albany, Cornwall, Dukes, Dutchess, Kings, New York, Orange, Richmond, Suffolk, Ulster and Westchester. Queens was divided into 5 towns: Newtown Flushing Jamaica Hempstead Oyster Bay. In April 1784, the Town of North Hempstead secedes from the Town of Hempstead and Queens then has 6 towns. In 1870, the City of Long Island City incorporates and becomes independent of the Town of Newtown and Queens then has 1 city and 6 towns. 15 June 1886 when the Lloyd's Neck peninsula is transferred from the Town of Oyster Bay, Queens County to the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County. Then on January 1, 1898, the western-third of Queens County : (City of Long Island City Towns of Newtown Flushing Jamaica and the Rockaway peninsula of the Town of Hempstead) becomes part of New York City. A year later -- January 1, 1899 -- the eastern two-thirds of Queens County (Towns of North Hempstead Hempstead Oyster Bay) secede and form Nassau County,Long Island Genealogical Source Material:
Vital Records Source: 772 - Guide to the Public Vital Stats, Records of New York State. Locations where births, marriages, and deaths are filed 3 Volumes (Memeographed) Village Town Record Fr To Where? Amityville Babyl Births 1894 Village Clerk Amityville Babyl Marr 1894 Town Clerk Amityville Babyl Deaths 1894 1929 Village Clerk Asharoken Hunt Births 1881 Town Clerk Asharoken Hunt Marr 1925 Town Clerk Asharoken Hunt Deaths 1847 1863 Rgstr Vtl Stats, Hunt Asharoken Hunt Deaths 1881 Town Clerk Town of> Babyl Births 1881 Town Clerk Town of> Babyl Marr 1881 Town Clerk Town of> Babyl Deaths 1881 Town Clerk Bab vlg Babyl Births 1894 Town Clerk Bab vlg Babyl Marr 1893 Town Clerk Bab vlg Babyl Deaths 1894 Town Clerk Belle Terre Brook Births 1932 TC > Patchogue Belle Terre Brook Marr 1931 TC > Patchogue Belle Terre Brook Deaths 1932 TC > Patchogue Bellport Brook Births 1910 Village Clerk Bellport Brook Marr 1910 Village Clerk Bellport Brook Deaths 1910 Village Clerk Brightwatr Islip Births 1917 Village Clerk Brightwatr Islip Marr 1916 Town Clerk Brightwatr Islip Deaths 1917 Village Clerk Brook vlg Brook Births 1881 TC > Patchogue Brook vlg Brook Marr 1881 TC > Patchogue Brook vlg Brook Deaths 1881 TC > Patchogue Dering Hrbr Shltr Births 1927 Village Clerk Dering Hrbr Shltr Marr 1916 Town Clerk Dering Hrbr Shltr Deaths 1927 Village Clerk Town of> Easth Births 1881 Town Clerk Town of> Easth Marr 1881 Town Clerk Town of> Easth Deaths 1881 Town Clerk EH Vlg Easth Births 1921 Registrar VS EH EH Vlg Easth Marr 1921 Town Clerk EH Vlg Easth Deaths 1921 Registrar VS EH Greenport South Births 1881 Village Clerk Greenport South Marr 1881 1907 Village Clerk Greenport South Marr 1907 Town Clerk Greenport South Deaths 1881 Village Clerk Harbor Smith Births 1848 1849 TC > Kings Park Harbor Smith Births 1881 TC > Kings Park Harbor Smith Marr 1848 1849 TC > Kings Park Harbor Smith Marr 1881 TC > Kings Park Harbor Smith Deaths 1848 1849 TC > Kings Park Harbor Smith Deaths 1929 1934 TC > Kings Park Harbor Smith Deaths 1881 TC > Kings Park Town of> Hunt Births 1847 1867 Town Clerk Town of> Hunt Marr 1847 1867 Town Clerk Town of> Hunt Deaths 1847 1867 Town Clerk Town of> Hunt Births 1881 Town Clerk Town of> Hunt Marr 1881 Town Clerk Town of> Hunt Deaths 1881 Town Clerk Hunt Bay Hunt Births 1924 Town Clerk Hunt Bay Hunt Marr 1924 Town Clerk Hunt Bay Hunt Deaths 1924 Town Clerk Town of> Islip Births 1881 Town Clerk Town of> Islip Marr 1881 Town Clerk Town of> Islip Deaths 1881 Town Clerk Linhurst Babyl Births 1928 Village Clerk Linhurst Babyl Marr 1927 Town Clerk Linhurst Babyl Deaths 1928 Village Clerk Lloyds Har Hunt Births 1927 Town Clerk Lloyds Har Hunt Marr 1926 Town Clerk Lloyds Har Hunt Deaths 1927 Town Clerk Nisqugue Smith Births 1931 1934 TC > Kings Park Nisqugue Smith Marr 1926 TC > Kings Park Nisqugue Smith Deaths 1931 1934 TC > Kings Park No Haven Shampt Births 1931 VC > Sag Harbor No Haven Shampt Marr 1931 Town Clerk No Haven Shampt Deaths 1931 VC > Sag Harbor Northport Hunt Births 1894 Village Clerk Northport Hunt Marr 1894 1907 Village Clerk Northport Hunt Deaths 1907 Town Clerk Northport Hunt Deaths 1894 Village Clerk Northville River Births 1927 1930 Town Clerk Northville River Marr 1921 1930 Town Clerk Northville River Deaths 1927 1930 Town Clerk Ocean Bch Islip Births 1881 Town Clerk Ocean Bch Islip Marr 1921 Town Clerk Ocean Bch Islip Deaths 1881 Town Clerk Old Field Brook Births 1929 Village Clerk Old Field Brook Marr 1927 Town Clerk Old Field Brook Deaths 1929 Village Clerk Patchogue Brook Births 1893 Village Clerk Patchogue Brook Marr 1894 1912 Village Clerk Patchogue Brook Marr 1912 Town Clerk Patchogue Brook Deaths 1893 Village Clerk Pequott Brook Births 1935 VC > E. Setauket Pequott Brook Marr 1931 TC > Patchogue Pequott Brook Deaths 1936 VC > E. Setauket Quogue Shampt Births 1929 Village Clerk Quogue Shampt Marr 1928 Town Clerk Quogue Shampt Deaths 1929 Village Clerk Town of> River Births 1881 Town Clerk Town of> River Marr 1881 Town Clerk Town of> River Deaths 1881 Town Clerk Sag Harb South Births 1881 Village Clerk Sag Harb South Marr 1881 1908 Village Clerk Sag Harb South Marr 1908 Town Clerk Sag Harb South Deaths 1881 Village Clerk Town of> Shelter Births 1881 TC > Islip Town of> Shelter Marr 1917 TC > Islip Town of> Shelter Deaths 1881 TC > Islip Town of> Shelter Births 1881 Town Clerk Town of> Shelter Marr 1881 Town Clerk Town of> Shelter Deaths 1881 Town Clerk Shoreham Brook Births 1927 Village Clerk Shoreham Brook Marr 1913 Town Clerk Shoreham Brook Deaths 1927 Village Clerk Town of> Smith Births 1848 1849 TC > Kings Park Town of> Smith Births 1881 TC > Kings Park Town of> Smith Marr 1848 1849 TC > Kings Park Town of> Smith Marr 1881 TC > Kings Park Town of> Smith Deaths 1848 1849 TC > Kings Park Town of> Smith Deaths 1929 1934 TC > Kings Park Town of> Smith Deaths 1881 TC > Kings Park Town of> Shampt Births 1640 Town Clerk Town of> Shampt Marr 1640 Town Clerk Town of> Shampt Deaths 1640 Town Clerk Shampt vlg Shampt Births 1894 Village Clerk Shampt vlg Shampt Marr 1894 Town Clerk Shampt vlg Shampt Deaths 1894 Village Clerk Town of> South Births 1881 Town Clerk Town of> South Marr 1881 Town Clerk Town of> South Deaths 1881 Town Clerk Suffolk Co Births 1847 1853 County Clerk, Riverhead Suffolk Co Marr 1847 1853 County Clerk, Riverhead Suffolk Co Marr 1908 1936 County Clerk, Riverhead Suffolk Co Deaths 1847 1853 County Clerk, Riverhead Branch Smith Births 1881 TC > Kings Park Branch Smith Marr 1927 TC > Kings Park Branch Smith Deaths 1881 TC > Kings Park Landing Smith Births 1881 TC > Kings Park Landing Smith Marr 1927 TC > Kings Park Landing Smith Deaths 1881 TC > Kings Park WH Beach Shampt Births 1928 Village Clerk WH Beach Shampt Marr 1928 Village Clerk WH Beach Shampt Deaths 1928 Village Clerk Many Thanks to : Walter Greenspan for his continuing knowledge on the towns and boundaries of Long Island. 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