How do I find marriage or birth records,when I don’t know where to look?
Looking for parents of :
James Francis Johnson..dob March 1871 in Buffalo,New York.
father :James Johnson born in Ireland.
mother of Irish decent: Margaret Hassen ( this is on his death certificate) born in New York. I do not have a birth date for either. This is a clasic brickwall.Any help would be so welcomed. Thank you.
Have you tried to secure his birth record. That will give you more definite information on the dates and location for his parent’s marriage.
According to the New York state archives http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/res_topics_gen_vitalstats.shtml "The indexes do not include births and deaths in Albany, Buffalo, and Yonkers prior to 1914, or marriages in those cities prior to 1908. (Contact the local registrar of vital statistics in those cities for information about earlier records.)"
So my best guess is to start with the registrar Buffalo about your ancestor’s records. They were likely married in the area as well so you should check about the marriage records at the same time.
Are you sure that Hassen is his mother’s maiden name and not a 2nd marriage after becoming a widow?
COURT HOUSE IN YOUR COUNTY
MAYBE
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Hall of Revords generally have those types of info. Good luck!
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There are a lot of genealogy sites online that can help you, or you might consider seeing what the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (the Mormons) have – they have extensive genealogy records.
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Have you tried to secure his birth record. That will give you more definite information on the dates and location for his parent’s marriage.
According to the New York state archives http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/res_topics_gen_vitalstats.shtml "The indexes do not include births and deaths in Albany, Buffalo, and Yonkers prior to 1914, or marriages in those cities prior to 1908. (Contact the local registrar of vital statistics in those cities for information about earlier records.)"
So my best guess is to start with the registrar Buffalo about your ancestor’s records. They were likely married in the area as well so you should check about the marriage records at the same time.
Are you sure that Hassen is his mother’s maiden name and not a 2nd marriage after becoming a widow?
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Ancestry.com
Familysearch.org – Latter Day Saints – free
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/search_all1.asp
there should be a birth, deaths and marriages office in your county usually connected to your counties court house or legal buildings.
This offoce has a record of all births deaths and marriages in the county that took place over the years!!Good luck!
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I don’t know if you want to pay for it or not..
I have one site for that thing but you have to pay for it..
Here is the site ==> http://vur.me/magda_n/RecordPeopleSearch
Check it out..
Good Luck..
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