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Subject: [NYSUFFOL] Re: DEATHS on Shelter Island/1881
Date: 3 Jan 2002 08:42:37 -0700

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The collection of Vital Records in New York State begin in 1881, and are required to be kept by the city or town, as the case may be, in which the event (birth, death, marriage) occurred and by the state (Albany).

Some of the larger villages do maintain these records, but not all villages do as they may voluntarily waive their right to do so and make it a responsibility of the town(s) in which the village is (are) in. If the place where the event occurred is in a village, the Town Clerk will tell you if the village or the town maintains the record.

Currently, there are 10 towns in Suffolk County:

Huntington
Babylon
Smithtown
Islip
Brookhaven
Riverhead
Southold
Southampton
Shelter Island
East Hampton

There are 2 cities (Glen Cove and Long Beach) and 3 towns (Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay) in Nassau County.

In this regard, please remember that it is very important to know in which city or town (or village) the event took place and the city or town (or village) could be different from the city or town (or village) where the individual may have resided.

In 1881, the Town of Shelter Island did not have any villages which means you would first want to contact the town clerk:

Town Clerk
Town of Shelter Island
Shelter Island Town Hall
44 North Ferry Road
Shelter Island, NY 11964
tel: 631/749-0291

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