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Guide to '''Brooklyn (previously Kings County) New York ancestry, family history, and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. 

{{NYCOIntro}} '''Information about Kings County is included here.'''

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{{Infobox U.S. County
| county = Brooklyn Borough
| county_map = Ny-kings.png
| state = New York
| state_map = New-york.png
| founded year = 1683 
| founded date = November 1
| seat wl = New York City
| building image = Ny-kings-ch.jpg
| building address = 209 Joralemon Street<BR>Brooklyn, NY 11201<br>[http://brooklyn-usa.org '''Brooklyn Website''']

}} 

===Brooklyn New York Historical Facts===
<div><div style="float: left; width: 100%">
Officially, the [[Brooklyn,_New_York|'''Borough of Brooklyn''']] is one of five boroughs of greater [[New York City, New York|New York City]] since 1898. '''Kings County''' is coterminous with the Borough of Brooklyn (meaning they have identical borders) and information is listed here.

====Description====  

The County was named for the Dutch village of Breukelen. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.
<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Brooklyn Borough, New York" in ''https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn'' accessed 20 Nov 2018 </ref>   

====Brooklyn, New York Record Dates====

[[Image:NY Brooklyn map.png|thumb|right|310px|NY Brooklyn map.png]] 

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| colspan="7" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |<center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Brooklyn Borough (Kings), New York. Page 488-493 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 490-492.</ref></center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Brooklyn Borough, New York Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Brooklyn Borough, New York Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Brooklyn Borough, New York Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Brooklyn Borough, New York Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Brooklyn Borough, New York Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Brooklyn Borough, New York Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Brooklyn Borough, New York Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1880
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1880
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1880
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1683
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1683
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1787
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1663
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| colspan="7" |<center>*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1880. General compliance for births by 1915 and deaths by 1890.</center>
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====Boundary Changes====

For animated maps illustrating New York County boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/newyork/ "Rotating Formation New York County Boundary Maps"] (1683-1915) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. 

'''1664 '''[[Yorkshire County, New York Genealogy|Yorkshire]] became the first large government unit (not actually a county) organized by [[New York Genealogy|New York]] after the English took control from the [[The Netherlands Genealogy|The Netherlands]]. It was divided into three ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riding_(country_subdivision) ridings]'' including West Riding (now Richmond, Kings, and most of Queens).<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "York Shire (Province of New York)" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_Shire_(Province_of_New_York)] (accessed 16 December 2011).</ref><br> 

'''1683''' November 1 The Province of New York extinguished '''Yorkshire''', creating '''[[Kings (Brooklyn) County, New York Genealogy|Kings County]]''' from part of it. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "York Shire (Province of New York)" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_Shire_(Province_of_New_York)]] (accessed 7 January 2012).</ref><br>

'''1898''' January 21 The five boroughs were consolidated into [[New York City, New York|New York City]] and her county governments were dissolved. The '''Borough of Brooklyn''' became a borough of Greater New York City, with the same borders as Kings County.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Brooklyn" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn] (accessed 4 January 2012).</ref> Some record keeping was retained at the county (now borough) level and other record-keeping transferred to the new city.

====Record Loss====
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

===Brooklyn New York Genealogy Resources===

====African Americans====

:*Scott, Kenneth. "Manumissions in Kings County, N.Y., 1797-1825," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly,'' Vol. 65 (1977):177-180. {{FHL|39597|item|disp=FHL Book 973 B2ng v. 65 (1977)}}.

:*Scott, Kenneth. "Slave Births in Kings County, After 1800" ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly,'' Vol. 66 (1978):97-103. Digital version at [http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/home NGS website] ($); {{FHL|39597|item|disp=FHL Book 973 B2ng v. 66 (1978)}}.

====Bible Records====

*'''1581–1917''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4615 ''New York, Family Bible Records''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]– ($); Index. Database is a collection of genealogically important records taken from the Bibles of colony and state residents. Reveals the Bible's original owner, brief record of descendants,and a particular event such as birth or marriage as recorded in Bible.<br>

====Online Help Websites====

====Biography====

====Cemeteries====
Cemetery records often reveal birth, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

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|[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com]*
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|[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/New-York/Kings-County-(Brooklyn)?id=county_2001 Findagrave.com]*
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|[http://www.interment.net/us/ny/kings.htm Interment.net]*
|[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Kings+County%2C+New+York+Cemeteries&qt=results_page WorldCat]*
|[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/newyork/kings.html Tombstone Project]*
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|[http://www.onentofl.com/tcsnykin.html Cemetery Site]*
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|[http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Cemetery/index.html NYGenWeb]*
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|[http://www.newyorkgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=1 New York Gravestones]*
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|[http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Cemetery/index.html NYGenWeb]*
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|[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Billion Graves]*
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|[http://www.namesinstone.com/Search.aspx Names in Stone]*
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|&nbsp;Catholic Cemeteries Brooklyn - Official Site » Locate a Loved One (ccbklyn.org)
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|[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/NY/Kings Linkpendium]*
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|[http://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/New-York/Kings/Default.aspx Ancestry]*
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|[http://www.theevergreenscemetery.com/records/ Cemetery of the Evergreens]
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| colspan="3" |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*See the [[New York Cemeteries#Online_Resources|New York Cemeteries]] page for details about each site.
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*'''1800-1965''' - {{RecordSearch|2552111|New York, Cemetery Abstracts, 1800-1965}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index

Individual cemeteries: 

*[http://www.theevergreenscemetery.com Theevergreenscemetery.com] - Evergreens Cemetery (150 year old), Brooklyn, New York. - partial database of interments, collection of photos (ornate headstones and mausoleums) and detailed stories of the famous, infamous, and sometimes quirky individuals buried there.

====Census====

{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]       		 	 		 	 	 	 		 	 		 	 		 		 		 			 	  		 	  	 		 		 	      		 		  		  		 	 		  		 	 		 	 		     		 		 			     		 		  		 		 		 			 		           	 	  		 	 		 					 		 		 		 		 	 	 		 		 		 	 		      		    		 	             		 	  		 	 		 	 		  		 		  		  	 	 		 		  		 	 		 	 		 	  		 	   		 		 		 	 		 		 		 	  		 	    	 	  		 		                         		 		 	 		 	            		 	               		 	         	 	                    		 	         	 		       		 	    		 		 	 		 	 		 		 		 	 	 		 	 		 	 	 		 		 	 		 	                                   			            	     		 		      		 	             		 		         		 	     			 		 		   	 	
|1790 |4549	 		 	
|1800 |5740	 		 	  		
|1810 |8303  		  
|1820 |11187  		 
|1830 |20535  		  
|1840 |47613 	 		 		 		 		  
|1850 |138822   	
|1860 |279122   	 	
|1870 |419921    	 		  		 		       		 		                                                 
|1880 |599495      	 		                                                                                                            		 	    		 	        	 	
|1890 |838547                                                                                            		 	                                   		 	  
|1900 |1166582                   		 	                                    		 		   	 		     		 	  		 			 		 			  		 	   	 		 	  		 	 		 	 	  	  	       		 		 	    		 				 		  		 	 	  		 	  		 	 		 	 		 		                          
|1910 |1634351 	  	  		 	                                 				  	 		           		 	    		 		   		 	 		 		 		 		        		 		              		 	  		 	 		 	 		 		 		 	  	 		 	  		 		    		 		                                    
|1920 |2018356 		 		              		 		 		 	 		 	   		 	 		 	 		 	 		 		 		 		 		 				 	 		 	 		 	 		 			 	  		 		   		 		 	 	    		 		    		 	   		 	 		 	     		 		 		 		 	    		 	      		 	  		 		                 	 		                     		 		                 
|1930 |2560401   		 	      		 	           		 		           		 		 		 	     		 	   		 		 		 		 		 	  		 	 			  	 	  		 	            		 	          		 	           		 	        		 	  		 	  		  	 		 		    		 	 		 		 		 		     		 			 	     		 	 		 	  		 	  		 		 		 	 		 	    
|1940 |2698285    		 		 		 		 		 	 		 	 		 		  		 				 		 	 	 		 		 		 		 		 	 	 		 		 		 		     		 		       		 		           		 		                		 		 		 	    		 	 		 	 		 		    		 	 		 		  		 	     	 		    	 	  		  		 	 
|1950 |2738175                                                                                                                 		     		 	       		   
|1960 |2627319                    		 	                                                                                                          
|1970 |2602012                                                                                                                                
|1980 |2230936                                                                                                                               
|1990 |2300664                                                                                                                                
|2000 |2465326                                                                                                                                 
|2010 |2504700                                                                                                                      
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For information and tips on using and accessing online census records, see [[New York Census]]. 

:*'''1713''' - Sisser, Fred. "Brooklyn Residents of May 1713," ''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record,'' Vol. 117, No. 4 (Oct. 1986):117. Digital version at [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/public-elibrary New York Family History] ($); {{FHL|161380|item|disp=FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 117}}. 78 names.

:*'''1731''' - '"1738 Census' of Kings County was Actually Taken in 1731," ''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record,'' Vol. 123, No. 2 (Apr. 1992):85-86. Digital version at [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/public-elibrary New York Family History] ($); {{FHL|161380|item|disp=FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 123}}.

:*1890 Census is missing. For a substitute, see [[Brooklyn, New York#Directories|Directories]].<br>

=====Federal=====

{{NYFedMortalitySch}} 

=====State=====

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| bgcolor="#bdb76b" align="center" |[[New York 1865 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records|1865]]
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| bgcolor="#bdb76b" align="center" |[[New York 1892 State Census|1892]]
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=====New York City=====

*'''1890''' - {{RecordSearch|2381996|New York, New York City, Police Census, 1890}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index

====Church Records====

{{NYChurch}} 
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''

*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393151&reqParentsLabel=Kings%2C%20New%20York%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]'''

Ann Mensch's [http://localcatholic.webs.com/newyork.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History &amp; Genealogical Research Guide] is a free online resource that identifies the parishes of Brooklyn, years when parishes were created, contact information, as well as links to online records and research tips. Brooklyn parishes fall under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Brooklyn. 

Registers of the old [[Flatlands, New York|Flatlands]] Dutch Reformed Church begin in 1825. 

:*'''1825-1914''' [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_nInBUWECUReXpuTzUxdWlMdUE/edit?pli=1 Listings and indexes] of baptisms, marriages, deaths, and memberships. For microfilm of original typescript, see {{FHL|982373|item 7|disp=FHL Film 982373 item 7}}

Registers of the old Dutch Reformed Church in [[New Utrecht, New York|New Utrecht]] begin in 1718. 

:*'''to 1899''' - ''Records of Burials in the Dutch Church, New York.'' New York, USA: Reformed Dutch Church, 1899. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4494 Ancestry] ($).
:*'''1688-1804''' - ''Registers of the Births, Marriages, and Deaths of the "Eglise Françoise à la Nouvelle York": from 1688 to 1804.'' Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1968. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28956 Ancestry] ($).
:*'''1769-1778''' "Seat Owners, Brooklyn Dutch Reformed Church, 1769/1778," ''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record,'' Vol. 141, No. 2 (Apr. 2010):129-132. Digital version at [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/public-elibrary New York Family History] ($); {{FHL|1181533|item|disp=FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 141}}.

Other Church Records

:*'''1802-1855''' ''Marriages on Long Island, New York, 1802-1855''&nbsp;: marriages performed by Rev. Marmaduke Earl, mainly in the township of Oysterbay, copied by Josephine C. Frost from a manuscript at the Long Island Historical Society of Brooklyn, New York. World Cat 123529720 {{FHL|170744|item|disp=FHL film 17119}}
:*'''1834-1854''' - Wolfert, Marion. ''Index to Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Matthew, New York City Records.'' Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4095 Ancestry] ($). Marriage index.
:*'''1837-1900''' - Reilly, James R. comp. ''St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Brooklyn, New York, Baptism and Marriage Records, Volumes I-II.'' Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Redmond Press, 1996. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1254 Ancestry] ($). Baptisms 1837-1900.
:*'''1837-1900''' - Reilly, James R. comp. ''St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Brooklyn, New York, Baptism and Marriage Records, Volumes I-II.'' Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Redmond Press, 1996. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1255 Ancestry] ($). Marriages 1837-1900.
:*'''1866-1887''' - "Marriages by a Brooklyn Baptist Minister, 1866-1887," ''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record,'' Vol. 116, No. 2 (Apr. 1985):94-98; Vol. 116, No. 3 (Jul. 1985):132-140; Vol. 116, No. 4 (Oct. 1985):220-227. Digital version at [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/public-elibrary New York Family History] ($); {{FHL|161380|item|disp=FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 116}}.
:*'''1878-1882, 1891-1906''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Marriage/Schneider.html Reverend (Pastor) Francis J. Schneider Marriages] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.
:*Hundreds of [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/PaperTrails/baptism.html baptismal records] submitted by volunteers at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>
:*Records of Trinity Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at [http://www.archives.com Archives.com] ($).
:*'''1820-1978''' [http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/records-search/communions.php St. Leonard’s of Port Maurice - Roman Catholic Church Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY]
{{NYChurch2|Kings+county|364640}}

====Court Records====

{{NYCourts}} 

====Crime and Criminals====

====Directories====

*Fold3.com ($) has [[New York Directories|Brooklyn City Directories 1862-1913]] (4 yrs. missing) available online.
*[http://technical.ly/brooklyn/2015/07/14/brooklyn-public-library-puts-microfilm-directories-online/ City Directories 1856-1957]

====Emigration and Immigration====

*'''1870-1943''' - {{RecordSearch|2467808| New York, New York, Index to Alien Crewmen Who Were Discharged or Who Deserted, 1917-1957}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
*'''1906-1942''' - {{RecordSearch|2299396|New York Book Indexes to Passenger Lists, 1906-1942}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1944-1948''' - {{RecordSearch|3029266|United States, New York, Index to Passengers Arriving at New York City, compiled 1944-1948}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index

====Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups====


===Maps and Gazetteers===

*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=4608875&reqParentsLabel=Brooklyn%2C%20New%20York%20City%2C%20New%20York%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=171&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]:Cities and Towns- [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]
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====Genealogy====

*[https://www.ancestry.com/boards/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.kings/mb.ashx Rootsweb message board] for {{PAGENAME}} has many information threads about families that resided in that county. There is a search engine that allows you to search by surname and topic.<br>

====History====

Settlement at Brooklyn began in 1637.<ref>Orville B. Ackerly, "Long Island Town Records," ''New York Genealogical and Biographical Record,'' Vol. 48, No. 1 (Jan. 1917):75-76. Digital versions at [http://www.archive.org/stream/newyorkgenealog48newy#page/75/mode/1up Internet Archive] - free; [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/public-elibrary New York Family History] ($); {{FHL|161380|item|disp=FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 48}}.</ref> 

====Jewish Records====

The Museum of Family History has compiled a [http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/erc-syn-brooklyn.htm list of synagogues] that operated in Brooklyn. Synagogue names, addresses, and town associations (nationalities) are included.<ref>"Former Synagogues of NYC," ''UpFront with NGS: Blog of the National Genealogical Society,'' http://upfront.ngsgenealogy.org/2011/12/former-synagogues-of-nyc.html, accessed 29 December 2011.</ref> 

====Land and Property====

{{NYLand}} 

Original land records in {{PAGENAME}} began in [?dateyear?]. These records are housed at the [?repository?] in [?town?]. 

'''Online''' 

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'''Microforms''' 

:*'''1684-1949''' Deed Records (called conveyances) 1684-1886 {{FHL|278590|item|disp=FHL film 1413114 (first of 853 films)}} - Index included: 1684-1949<br>
:*'''1862-1945''' Mortgage Records {{FHL|175273|item|disp=FHL film 1405493 (first of 6 films}} <br>

'''Books''' 

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{{NYLandB|1|2}} 

:*'''1679-1694''' - McQueen, David. "Kings County, New York, Deeds," ''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record,'' Vol. 48, No. 2 (Apr. 1917):110-118; Vol. 48, No. 3 (Jul. 1917):291-298; Vol. 48, No. 4 (Oct. 1917):355-361. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/newyorkgenealog48newy Internet Archive] - free; [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/public-elibrary New York Family History] ($); {{FHL|161380|item|disp=FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 48}}. Abstracts Kings County Deed Book 1.

:*'''1694-1710''' - Frost, Josephine C. "Genealogical Gleanings from Book No. 2 of Conveyances, Brooklyn, Kings Co., N.Y.," ''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record,'' '''1694-1695:''' Vol. 54, No. 2 (Apr. 1923):105-111; '''1695-1697:''' Vol. 54, No. 3 (Jul. 1923):241-251; '''1698-1710:''' Vol. 54, No. 4 (Oct. 1923):303-319. Digital version at [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/public-elibrary New York Family History] ($); {{FHL|161380|item|disp=FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 54}}.

:*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48331 Long Island Source Records], courtesy: [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry]&nbsp;($)

{{NY FamilySearch Catalog Land|567135}} 

====Maps====

[[Image:Nykings.jpg|right|500px|Nykings.jpg]] 

*[http://www.mapofus.org/newyork/ Maps of New York (1683-1915)]

====Migration====

====Military====

=====Revolutionary War=====

King County men served in the [[2nd New York Regiment (Revolutionary War)|2nd New York Regiment]].<ref>"2nd New York Regiment," ''Valley Forge Legacy,'' http://valleyforgemusterroll.org/regiments/ny2.asp, accessed 31 May 2012.</ref> 

=====Civil War=====

*'''1861-1865''' - {{RecordSearch|1932388|New York, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index

{{NYCivilWarTownReg}} 

''Available towns.'' Registers are available for: [[Flatbush, New York|Flatbush]]{{·}} [[Flatlands, New York|Flatlands]]{{·}} [[Gravesend, New York|Gravesend]]{{·}} [[New Lots, New York|New Lots]]{{·}} [[New Utrecht, New York|New Utrecht]]{{·}} . 

'''''Regiments.''''' Service men in Brooklyn, New York served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their city or county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Kings County:<ref>Frederick Phisterer, ''New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed.'' (Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912). [http://www.archive.org/details/newyorkinwarofre05phisrich Internet Archive digital copy]; {{WorldCat|11490201|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|647247|item|disp=FHL Film 1486494-96; Fiche 6083559-64; Book 974.7 M2p}}.</ref> 

<br> 

{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| - [[3rd Regiment, New York Infantry]]
| - [[5th Regiment, New York Infantry (Duryee Zouaves)]], Companies A, B, E, F, G, H and I.
|-
| - [[7th Regiment, New York Infantry]]
| - [[7th Regiment, New York Veteran Infantry]]
|-
| - [[9th Regiment, New York Infantry]]
| - [[9th Regiment, New York Infantry (New)]]
|-
| - [[10th Regiment, New York Infantry]]
| - [[13th Regiment, New York Cavalry]], Companies K and L.
|-
| - [[17th Regiment, New York Veteran Infantry]]
| - [[20th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Companies H and K.
|-
| - [[31st Regiment, New York Infantry]], Company I
| - [[36th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Company I.
|-
| - [[47th Regiment, New York Infantry]]
| - [[47th Regiment, New York State Militia (3 months, 1862)]]
|-
| - [[48th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Companies A, B, C, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and N.
| - [[54th Regiment, New York Infantry]]
|-
| - [[57th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Company C
| - [[59th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Company B.
|-
| - [[62nd Regiment, New York Infantry]]
| - [[63rd Regiment, New York Infantry]], Company C.
|-
| - [[67th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Companies A B E F G I and K
| - [[69th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Company F.
|-
| - [[74th Regiment, New York Infantry]]
| - [[78th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Companies A, B and C.
|-
| - [[84th Regiment, New York Infantry]]
| - [[87th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Companies B, C, D, F, G, H, I and K.
|-
| - [[88th Regiment, New York Infantry]]
| - [[90th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Companies F, G, H, I and K.
|-
| - [[95th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Company E
| - [[102nd Regiment, New York Infantry]], Company F.
|-
| - [[127th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Companies D and I
| - [[132nd Regiment, New York Infantry]]
|-
| - [[133rd Regiment, New York Infantry]], Companies G and I<br>
| - [[139th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Companies A B C D E F G H I and K
|-
| - [[155th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Companies D E and G
| - [[158th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Companies A B C D E F G H I and K
|-
| - [[159th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Companies B D F H and K
| - [[163rd Regiment, New York Infantry]]
|-
| - [[164th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Companies E F G H I and K
| - [[165th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Company F
|-
| - [[170th Regiment, New York Infantry]]
| - [[173rd Regiment, New York Infantry]]
|-
| - [[176th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Companies B D I and K
| - [[186th Regiment, New York Infantry]]
|}

====World War I====

*[https://archive.org/details/brooklynlongisla00newy/page/n5/mode/2up ''Brooklyn and Long Island in the War'' Brooklyn Daily Eagle]

====Naturalization and Citizenship====

:*'''1791-1980''' {{RecordSearch|1999177|New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

:*'''1821-1849''' Nichols, Joan M. "Oaths of Intention to Become Citizens Kings County Court of Common Pleas September 18, 1821 to May 8, 1849," ''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record,'' Vol. 123, No. 2 (Apr. 1992):75-78; Vol. 123, No. 3 (Jul. 1992):148-152. Digital version at [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/public-elibrary New York Family History] ($); {{FHL|161380|item|disp=FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 123}}.

:*'''1865-1957''' {{RecordSearch|1840491|New York, Eastern District Naturalization Petitions, 1865-1957}} at [http://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Historical Records] – free; Index. <br>

:*'''1907-1924''' [http://www.jgsny.org/brooklyn-naturalizations-1907-1924 Kings County Clerk's Office Index to Brooklyn Naturalization Records 1907-1924] at [http://www.jgsny.org/ Jewish Genealogical Society] - free.<br>

=====Indexes=====

:*'''1792-1989''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7733 Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989] at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] ($). This database is based on NARA's ''Soundex Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in Federal, State, and Local Courts located in New York City, 1792-1989.'' All 5 boroughs are included.

The Family History Library has also acquired this comprehensive index for the years 1792 through 1906 on microfilm: {{FHL|319796|item|disp=FHL Film 1419807 (1st of 294 films)}}. The courts this index covers are: 

:*City Court of Brooklyn, 1836-1894
:*Kings County Court, 1806-1906
:*New York City Marine Court, 1806-1849
:*New York County Common Pleas Court, 1792-1895
:*New York County Superior Court, 1828-1895
:*New York City and County Supreme Court, 1868-1906
:*Queens County Court, 1799-1906
:*Queens County Surrogate Court, 1888-1898
:*Richmond County Court, 1869-1906
:*U.S. Circuit Court Southern District, 1846-1876
:*U.S. District Court Eastern District, (Kings, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties), 1865-1906
:*U.S. District Court Southern Court Southern District, (New York, Bronx and also Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Richmond, Rockland, Sullivan and Westchester counties), 1824-1906<ref>FamilySearch Catalog, ''FamilySearch,'' accessed 6 December 2011, http://www.familysearch.org.</ref>

====Newspapers====

{{NY Fulton}} 

:*''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'' 1841-1938
:*''Brooklyn Eagle'' 1938-1955<br><br>

Other Brooklyn, New York newspapers are [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Newspaper/index.html available online].<br> 

:*''Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1841-1902) ''Brooklyn, NY; Brooklyn Public Library at [http://eagle.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/Default/Skins/BEagle/Client.asp?Skin=BEagle Brooklyn Public Library] - Free.<br>
:*[http://eagle.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/Default/Skins/BEagle/Client.asp?Skin=BEagle&AppName=2&GZ=T&AW=1305340867968 Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online]<br>
:*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=50382 Illustrated Speedway News] (Brooklyn, N.Y.). 1964-1965. Available through [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] ($).

====Obituaries====

====Occupations====

*'''1890''' - {{RecordSearch|2381996|New York, New York City, Police Census, 1890}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index

====Periodicals====

====Poorhouses Poor Law, etc.====

====Probate Records====

Probate records including original estates and wills for New York are held in the office of the [[Kings (Brooklyn) County, New York Courthouse|Kings (Brooklyn) County Surrogate Court]] beginning in 1787, or when the county was formed. Prior to 1787, most are housed at the [http://www.archives.nysed.gov/research/probate-and-wills New York State Archives]. See [[New York Probate Records]] for more information about using probate records. <br> '''''Content:&nbsp;''''' Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.<br> '''''Record types:&nbsp;''''' Wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distribution. 

'''Probate Petitions''' 

In 1830, state law required the Surrogate Court clerk to issue a probate petition for a deceased individual with property. This petition, unique to New York, usually lists the deceased's death date. It also lists the heirs, their relationship to the deceased, and their residence. <ref>Alice Eichholz, ''Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources'', 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 479. {{WorldCat|55947869|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1185723|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref><ref>Henry B. Hoff, "Navigating New York Probate," ''American Ancestors'' 12 (Fall 2011): 57.</ref> 

These petitions are often found in the estate files and can be obtained from the [[Kings (Brooklyn) County, New York Courthouse|Kings (Brooklyn) County Surrogate Court]]. 

The petitions for Kings (Brooklyn) County are also available on microfilm at the Family History Library and its centers: 

*'''19th century''' The FHL has petitions interfiled by type of estate {{FHL|342755|subject_id|disp=Kings County Probate records}}.

'''Online Probate Indexes''' 

*'''1629-1971''' - {{RecordSearch|1920234|New York Probate Records 1629-1971}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch.org] — index and images
*'''1659-1999''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8800 New York Wills and Probate Records 1659-1999] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index and images $
*'''1683-1744''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48331 Long Island Source Records], courtesy: [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry]&nbsp;($)<br>
*'''1787-1875''' - [http://www.sampubco.com/wills/ny/newyork.htm#kings SAMPUBCO] Free browsable index of testators of wills.
*'''1787-1835''' - Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835 at [https://www.americanancestors.org/new-york American Ancestors] ($); includes {{PAGENAME}}.
*'''1850-1890''' - Barber, Gertrude A. ''Index of Wills Probated in Kings County, New York: from January 1, 1850 to December 31, 1890.'' unknown, 1990. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=18928 Ancestry] ($).<br>
*'''1866 - 1923''' {{RecordSearch|1466356|New York Kings County Estate Files 1866-1923}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch.org] — index and images

'''Online Probate Records''' 

Original ''New York, Kings County Estate Files, 1866-1923'' are available free online at FamilySearch. To view these records either use the {{RecordSearch|1466356|Historical Records Search}}, or to browse click ''Historical Records'' below, then click "Browse through 1,610,840 images". Then select the county name, and then the section of the alphabet for the surname of interest. 

:*{{RecordSearch|1466356|Historical Records}} - '''Kings County:''' Estate Files, 1866-1923 (alphabetical by surname)Digital Records only, no microfilm copies.

'''Probate Records on Microfilm'''<br> 

Additional probate records to those found at Historical Records and described in Online Probate Records above are found on microfilm as follows: 

:*'''1732–1923''' Record of Inventories {{FHL|item|571868|disp=FHL Film 1853447}}
:*'''1789–1971''' Master Card File Index to Kings County Probate Records {{FHL|item|317275|disp=FHL Film 543988 (170 films)}}
:*'''1787–1923''' Wills and indexes {{FHL|item|317954|disp=FHL Film  877191 (153 films)}}
:*'''1830–1898''' Decrees of Final Accounting Indexes {{FHL|item|571697|disp=FHL Film 1853447 Item 3}}
:*'''1787–1923''' Letters of Administration {{FHL|item|59580|disp=FHL Film 877183 (18 films)}}
:*'''1814–1868''' Guardians Records {{FHL|item|218022|disp=FHL Film 864986 (21 films)}}
:*'''1817–1865''' Petitions and Orders of Administration {{FHL|item|320040|disp=FHL Film 876427 (26 films)}}
:*'''1829–1866''' Probate Proceedings {{FHL|item|318016|disp=FHL Film 890376 (43 films)}}
:*'''1832–1865''' Inventories of Estates {{FHL|item|289599|disp=FHL Film 879630 (21 films)}}
:*'''1830–1865''' Final Accountings {{FHL|item|318010|disp=FHL Film 879754 (63 films)}}
:*'''1870–1915''' Decrees on Final Accounting {{FHL|item|571697|disp=FHL Film 1846312 (44 films)}}

<br> 

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{{NY FamilySearch Catalog Probate|Kings+County|342755}}

====Repositories====

=====Archives, Libraries and Museums=====

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| width="40%" valign="top" |&nbsp;[http://brooklynhistory.org/library/genealogy.html Brooklyn Historical Society Library]<br>&nbsp;128 Pierrepont Street at Clinton Street<br>&nbsp;Brooklyn, NY 11201<br>&nbsp;718-222-4111
| valign="top" |
'''Genealogical resources''': City directories, wills, scrapbooks, atlases, vital records, censuses, family histories. 

|-
|
[http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ Brooklyn Public Library]<br> Central Branch<br>10 Grand Army Plaza<br> Brooklyn, New York 11238 <br> Phone: 718-230-2100 

Other&nbsp;[http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/locations Brooklyn Public Library branch locations] 

|'''Genealogical resources''': ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'' morgue clippings ca 1904 to 1955
|}

=====City Clerk &nbsp;=====

'''[http://www.cityclerk.nyc.gov/html/about/about.shtml City Clerk's Office]'''<br>Brooklyn Municipal Building<br>210 Joralemon Street, Second Floor, Room 205<br>Brooklyn, NY 11201<br>Phone: 718-802-4107<br> Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 4pm<br> Has:<br> 

*Marriages from 1866 to 1907<br>
*After 1907 if bride's residence or licenses of nonresidents was obtained in Brooklyn <br>

=====City Historian &nbsp;=====

[http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Vitals/BklynHistorian.html '''Brooklyn Borough Historian''']<ref name="petty">Elizabeth Petty Bentley, ''Genealogy Address Book'' (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2009), 421.</ref><br>Brooklyn Borough Hall<br>209 Joralemon Street<br>New York, NY 11201<br>Phone: 718-802-3700<br> Fax: 718-802-3778<br>Email: [mailto:askmarty@brooklynnbp.nyc.gov askmarty@brooklynnbp.nyc.gov]<br> 

=====City Register=====

'''[https://www1.nyc.gov/site/finance/taxes/property-recording-property-related-documents.page Office of the City Register]''' - Official record of real estate and personal property transfers, recording deeds and mortgages

=====Courthouses=====

King's County government offices have birth, death, burial, marriage, divorce, probate, court, and land records. [[Kings (Brooklyn) County, New York Courthouse|Kings (Brooklyn) County Courthouse]] page. 

=====Family History Centers=====

{{Family History Centers Intro}} 

*[[Brooklyn New York Family History Center]]

=====Societies =====

The Gravesend Historical Society<br> P.O. Box 1643, Gravesend Station<br> Gravesend, New York 11223<br> Phone: 718-375-6831<br> 

[http://library.brooklyn.cuny.edu/archives/findaid/Kingsborough/ Kingsborough Historical Society]<br> Kingsborough Community College<br> 2001 Oreintal boulevard<br> Brooklyn, New York 11235<br> Phone: 718-934-3122<br> 

====Social Groups Online====

:*[http://www.facebook.com/search/results.php?q=Lewis%20Historical&init=quick&tas=0.6579933515055042#!/BrooklynHistory Brooklyn Historical Society] - Facebook.<br>

:*[http://www.facebook.com/search/results.php?q=Lewis%20Historical&init=quick&tas=0.6579933515055042#!/group.php?gid=37956769273 Brooklyn College Historical Society] - Facebook.<br>

:*[http://www.facebook.com/NewYorkGenealogy New York Genealogy Research Community] (FamilySearch on Facebook)

:*[http://www.facebook.com/search/results.php?q=Lewis%20Historical&init=quick&tas=0.6579933515055042#!/pages/Brooklyn-Historic-Railway-Association/107583382605047 Brooklyn Historic Railway Association] - Facebook.<br>

====Societies====

'''Brooklyn Historical Society'''<br>128 Pierrepont St.<br>Brooklyn, NY 11201-2711<br>718-222-4111<br>E-mail: [mailto:emailofsociety cbhreference@bklynlibrary.org]<br>[https://www.brooklynhistory.org/ Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynHistory Facebook]

====Taxation====

{{NYTwnRc}} 

====Vital Records====

=====Birth=====

Birth records from '''1866 to 1909''' are held at the [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/records/historical-records/genealogy.page New York City Municipal Archives]. They are also available on microfilm at the [[Family History Library]]. A digital version of the Family History Library's guide to New York City birth records is available. Birth records from '''1909 to the present''' can be obtained from the [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/services/birth-certificates.page New York City Department of Health] ($).<br> 

:*'''1847-1851, 1881-1894''' [http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/TownsBirths.stm Early Brooklyn &amp; Queens Birth Database] at [http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/ German Genealogy Group] - free; includes Flatbush.<br>

:*'''1847-1851, 1881-1894''' [http://www.italiangen.org/townbirth.stm Early Brooklyn &amp; Queens Birth Database] at [http://www.italiangen.org/townbirth.stm Italian Genealogical Group] - free; includes Flatbush.<br>

:*'''1866-1869''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Birth/Birth.html Register of Births, City of Brooklyn 1866-1869] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1866-1964''' [http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ny/counties/nyc/nycdlink-go.htm Birth Index] at [http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/ Vital Search] ($).<br>

:*'''1866-1909''' Department of Health. Brooklyn Birth Certificates, 1866-1909; {{FHL|199947|item|disp=FHL Film 1380499 (1st of 153 films)}}.<br>

:*'''1870-1892''' (incomplete) [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Birth/LIC.index.html Long Island City Birth Index] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1875, 1892-1896''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Birth/LIC.Birth.1892.html Long Island City Birth Register] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1880-1894''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Birth/Gravesend/index.html Gravesend Birth Index] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1880-1895''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Birth/Flatlands/index.html Flatlands Birth Index] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1880-1909''' [http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/NYCBirths.stm New York City Birth index] at [http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/ German Genealogy Group] - free.<br>

:*'''1880-1909''' [http://www.italiangen.org/nycbirths.stm New York City Births] at [http://www.italiangen.org/ Italian Genealogical Group] - free.<br>

:*'''1881-1942''' [https://archive.org/details/nybirthindex Reclaim the Records: New York State Birth Index] at [https://archive.org/ Archive.org] - images of index

:*'''1881-1965''' Births Reported in the City of New York, 1881-1965; {{FHL|209636|item|disp=FHL Film 1322457 (1st of 30 films)}}.<br>

:*'''1890-1899'''&nbsp; [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Birth/Borough.Bklyn.Birth.html Brooklyn Births Index] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1891-1902''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5157 Births Reported in the City of New York, 1891-1902] at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] ($).<br>

:*'''1902''' 1902 [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Birth/1902/index.html New York City Births] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*[http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/PaperTrails/Birth/index.html Volunteer submitted birth certificates] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

''Birth Substitutes'' 

:*'''1640–1962''' {{RecordSearch|1680842|New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962}} at [http://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Historical Records] – free; Index.<br>

:*See ''Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War'' in the Civil War section of [[{{PAGENAME}}#Military|Military]] for birth information.<br>

=====Marriage=====

Marriage records from '''1866 to 1949''' are held at the [https://www.cityclerk.nyc.gov/content/marriage-records Office of the City Clerk]. They are also available on microfilm at the [[Family History Library]]. A digital version of the Family History Library's guide to New York City marriages is available at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/146409-register-of-new-york-city-marriage-records?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. Marriage records from '''1929 to the present''' can be obtained from the [https://www.cityclerk.nyc.gov/content/marriage-records City Clerk of New York City] ($).<br> 

:*'''1639-1962''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=new%20york%2cny New York, United States Marriages] at [http://findmypast.com/ FindMyPast] — index $

:*'''1664–1784''' New York. Secretary of State, ''Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued By the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784'' (Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1860). At Cornell University [http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moamono;idno=tuck0005 digital library]-free; [http://www.archive.org/stream/namesofpersonsfo02newy#page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive] - free; [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3177 Ancestry edition($)]; {{WorldCat|1508227|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|342358|item|disp=FHL Film 514675 Item 1 or 930131 Item 2}}. Marriage bonds issued in the State of New York prior to 1784, and the earliest record dating 1664.<br>

:*'''1829-1940''' {{RecordSearch|2143225|New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index

:*'''1847–1848''' and '''1908–1936''' {{RecordSearch|1618491|New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] — index and images<br>

:*'''1864-1937''' [http://italiangen.org/records-search/grooms.php New York City Grooms Index] at [http://www.italiangen.org/ Italian Genealogical Group] - free.<br>

:*'''1864-1937''' [http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/NYCMarriage.stm New York City Grooms Record index] at [http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/ German Genealogy Group] - free.<br>

:*'''1866''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Marriage/1866/index.html Brooklyn Marriage Index 1866] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1866-1937''' Board of Health. Brooklyn Marriage Certificates, 1866-1937; {{FHL|653538|item|disp=FHL Film 1543711 (1st of 203 films)}}.<br>

:*'''1871-1937''' [http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/records-search/brides.php New York City Brides Record Index] at [http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/ German Genealogy Group] - free.<br>

:*'''1871-1937''' [http://italiangen.org/records-search/brides.php New York City Brides Index] at [http://www.italiangen.org/ Italian Genealogical Group] - free.<br>

:*'''1873-1874''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Marriage/1873.4.Marriage.Bklyn.html Brooklyn Marriage Certificates 1873-1874] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.

:*'''1875''' Marriages 1875 State Census King County, Brooklyn New York are [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Marriage/census.marr.html available online].<br>

:*'''1880-1894''' [http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/records-search/marriages_early_town.php Early Kings County Marriage Database] at [http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/ German Genealogy Group] - free; includes Flatbush, Flatlands, Gravesend, New Lots, and New Utrecht.<br>

:*'''1880-1895''' [http://italiangen.org/records-search/marriages_early_town.php Brooklyn Marriage Index] at [http://www.italiangen.org/ Italian Genealogical Group] - free; includes Flatbush, Flatlands, Gravesend, New Lots, and New Utrecht.<br>

:*'''1881-1964''' [https://archive.org/details/nymarriageindex Reclaim the Records: New York State Marriage Index] at [https://archive.org/ Archive.org] - images of index

:*'''1898-1937''' New York City Index to Marriages in All Boroughs, 1888-1937; {{FHL|526478|item|disp=1653852 Items 1 - 2 (1st of 12 films)}}.<br>

:*'''1894''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Marriage/1894.Marriage.html 1894 Brooklyn Marriages] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1898-1937''' [http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ny/counties/nyc/nycdlink-go.htm Marriage Index] at [http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/ Vital Search] ($).<br>

:*'''1950-1995''' - {{RecordSearch|2727138|New York, New York City Marriage Licenses Index, 1950-1995}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index

''Marriage Substitutes'' 

:*'''1600s-1900''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Marriage/AZ/index.html Marriage Index] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1686-1980''' {{RecordSearch|1680847|New York Marriages, 1686–1890}} at [http://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Historical Records] – free; Index. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.<br>

:*'''1694-1695''' "Some Kings County Marriages 1694-95," ''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record,'' Vol. 132, No. 1 (Jan. 2001):27. Digital version at [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/public-elibrary New York Family History] ($); {{FHL|161380|item|disp=FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 132}}.

:*'''1800–1855''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4244 ''New York Marriage Notices''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]– ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage notices published in newspapers around the state. Contains name of bride and groon, marriage date, marriage location, residence, and newspaper found in.<br>

:*'''1801–1880''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8936 ''Barber Collection- Newspaper Marriages''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."<br>

:*'''1802-1821''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Marriage/EPBklyn/index.html ''The Evening Post'' Newspaper Marriage Announcements: Brooklyn 6 February 1802 -- 8 December 1821] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.

:*'''1835-1855''' [http://www.genlookups.com/ny_marriages//ny-nyherald1.htm Some Early Marriages from ''The New York Herald'' 1835-1855] at [http://www.genlookups.com/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1839-1864''' Stevens, Marian F. ''An Index to the Long Islander, 1839-1864, Marriages-Deaths.'' Huntington, New York&nbsp;: Huntington American Revolution Bicentennial Committee Huntington Historical Society, 1974. {{FHL|216261|item|disp=FHL Book 974.721 B32s}}.<br>

:*'''1856–1863''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49240 ''Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]– ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browsable.<br>

:*'''1863-1934''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Newspaper/BSU/index.html Vital Records from the ''Brooklyn Standard Union''] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1864-5, 1874-5''' See Marriage Schedule information in the State Census section of [[{{PAGENAME}}#Census|Census]] for marriage information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.<br>

:*'''1864-5''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Marriage/1865.Census.html 1865 State Census..Marriage] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free; incomplete.<br>

:*'''1874-5''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Marriage/census.marr.html Marriages 1875 State Census Kings County, Brooklyn, New York] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1888''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Newspaper/BSU/1888.Marriage.html Marriages 1888 ''Daily Standard Union Brooklyn'' Broolyn, New York] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1889''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Newspaper/BSU/1889.Marriage.html Marriages 1889 ''Brooklyn Daily Standard Union''] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1892-1893''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Marriage/index.html Marriage Announcement Index, ''Brooklyn Eagle''] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/index.html] - free.<br>

:*'''1929''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Marriage/Bklyn.Blue.Bk.1929.Marr.html Brooklyn Blue Book Marriages 1929] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*[http://longislandgenealogy.com/records.html George M. Easter's Collection of Marriage Records] at [http://longislandgenealogy.com/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*[http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Newspaper/index.html Various newspaper abstracts of marriages] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*[http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Marriage/ Various marriage substitutes] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

=====Divorce=====

{{NY Divorce}} 

=====Death=====

Death records from '''1847 to 1853''' and '''1857 to 1948''' are held at the [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/records/historical-records/genealogy.page New York City Municipal Archives]. They are also available on microfilm at the [[Family History Library]]. A digital version of the Family History Library's guide to New York City death records is available. Death records from '''1948 to the present''' can be obtained from the [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/services/death-certificates.page New York City Department of Health] ($).<br> 

:*'''1824-1962''' - {{RecordSearch|2373798|New York, Church and Civil Deaths, 1824-1962}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index

:*'''1847-1899''' [http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/TownDeath.stm Early Brooklyn &amp; Queens Death Database] at [http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/ German Genealogy Group] - free; includes Flatbush, Flatlands, Gravesend, New Lots, New Utrecht, and other towns.

:*'''1847-1899''' [http://www.italiangen.org/towndeath.stm Early Brooklyn &amp; Queens Death Database] at [http://www.italiangen.org/ Italian Genealogical Group] - free; includes Flatbush, Flatlands, Gravesend, New Lots, New Utrecht, and other towns.<br>

:*'''1862-1948''' [http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/NYCDeath.stm New York City Death Index] at [http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/ German Genealogy Group] - free. <br>

:*'''1880-1894''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Death/Flatbush/index.html Flatbush Death Index] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1880-1895''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Death/Flatlands/index.html Flatlands Death Index] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1880-1889''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Death/Gravesend/index.html Gravesend Death Index] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1880-1956''' {{RecordSearch|2803479|New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

:*'''1891-1948''' [http://www.italiangen.org/NYCDeathSearch.asp New York City Death Records Search 1891-1948] at [http://www.italiangen.org Italian Genealogical Group] - free.<br>

:*'''1892-1902''' Deaths Reported in the City of New York. New York: Department of Health. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6492 Ancestry] ($).<br>

:*'''1898-1913''' [http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ny/counties/nyc/nycdlink-go.htm Death Index] at [http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/ Vital Search] ($).<br>

:*'''1898-1920''' Department of Health. Brooklyn Death Certificates, 1898-1920; {{FHL|205243|item|disp=FHL Film 1324001 (1st of 341 films)}}.<br>

:*'''1919-1949''' Department of Health. Brooklyn Death Certificates, 1919-1949; {{FHL|758153|item|disp=FHL Film 2022156 (1st of 486 films)}}.<br>

''Death Substitutes'' 

:*'''1795''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Death/1795.YellowfeverDeath.html Yellow Fever Deaths] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1795–1952''' {{RecordSearch|1680842|New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952}} at [http://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Historical Records] – free; Index. The entries are primarily from the IGI along with some entries derived from compiled and original records such as Family Records, Church Records, and Civil Registration. There may be entries that cite a specific source.<br>

:*'''1801–1890''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8920 ''Barber Collection- Newspaper Deaths''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post." <br>

:*'''1805''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Death/1805.deathPost.html Records of Death, Malignant Fever, ''New York Evening Post'', 29 Oct 1805] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1823-1842''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Death/Coroner.html New York Coroner's Reports] (incomplete) at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1839-1864''' Stevens, Marian F. ''An Index to the Long Islander, 1839-1864, Marriages-Deaths.'' Huntington, New York&nbsp;: Huntington American Revolution Bicentennial Committee Huntington Historical Society, 1974. {{FHL|216261|item|disp=FHL Book 974.721 B32s}}.<br>

:*'''1841-1902''' [http://eagle.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/Default/Skins/BEagle/Client.asp?Skin=BEagle&AW=1322093865468&AppName=2&GZ=T Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online 1841-1902] at [http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ Brooklyn Public Library] - free.<br>

:*'''1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80''' See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census section of [[{{PAGENAME}}#Census|Census]] for death information.<br>

:*'''1849-50''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Death/index.html Williamsburg, Kings Co., NY - 1850 US Census Mortality Schedules] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.

:*'''1856–1863''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49240 ''Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]– ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browsable. <br>

:*See ''Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War'' in the Civil War section of [[{{PAGENAME}}#Military|Military]] for death information.<br>

:*'''1864-5, 1874-5''' See Mortality Schedule information in the State Census section of [[{{PAGENAME}}#Census|Census]] for death information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.<br>

:*'''1864-5''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Death/1865.Census.Death.html 1865 Census Death] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1870-1957''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Newspaper/BSU/index.html Vital Records from the ''Brooklyn Standard Union''] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1874-5''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Death/1875.state.census.html 1875 State Census Deaths, Brooklyn, King County, N.Y.] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1881-1894''' Index to Deaths--Flatlands, Gravesend, New Lots, New Utrecht--Kings County, New York; {{FHL|345965|item|disp=FHL Films 1378836-1378837}}.<br>

:*'''1885-1923''' [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nygglshp/Local_Necrology-Bklyn_Daily_Eagle_Almanac.html Local Necrology (as published in ''The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac'')]

:*'''1909-1911''' [https://www.sassyjanegenealogy.com/forgotten-of-ellis-island-database/ The Forgotten of Ellis Island - Deaths in Quarantine, 1909-1911] - free.<br>

:*'''1980-present''' [http://www.obitsarchive.com/oa-search/we/Archives/?p_action=keyword&s_search_type=keyword&p_product=OBAR&p_theme=obar&d_sources=location&d_place=New%2520York&&kbid=9064&m=19 New York Times and New York City Newspapers Obituaries Archive] at [http://www.obitsarchive.com/ Obits Archive].<br>

:*'''2000-2004''' [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Death/ridgetimes/index.html ''The Times Newsweekly'' Established in 1908 as ''The Ridgewood Times'' Obituaries] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free. <br>

:*[http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Newspaper/ Various newspaper abstracts of death records] at [http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ NYGenWeb] - free.

'''Additional Resources''' 

{{NY FamilySearch Catalog Vitals|465217|county=Kings}}

====Voting Registers====

===Brooklyn New York Places===

{{Brooklyn, New York}} 

===Brooklyn New York Genealogy Websites===

*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/newyork/brookly-county/ BrooklynCounty, NY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy]
*[https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116552830480687209686 New York Genealogy Network Community on Google+]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/210302895672550/ New York Genealogy Network Group on Facebook]
*[http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ The Brooklyn NYGenWeb Project], an member of [[NYGenWeb|The NYGenWeb Project]], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]].
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ny/kings/kings.htm The USGenWeb Archives Project] for Kings County.
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ny/kings/kings.htm The USGenWeb Archives Project] for Kings County. (Backup site)
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/NY/Kings-County.htm Kings County (Brooklyn) Genealogy]

===Brooklyn New York Genealogy References===
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