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Genealogical Research Death Index: Beginning 1957
The Genealogical Research Death Index assists individuals with locating New York State (NYS) death records that fall within defined genealogy years, exclusive of New York City recorded death records. This Index contains information on decedents, date of death, gender, age at death, and NYS file number that will allow the public to search for individuals on a variety of genealogy criteria if on file for at least 50 years.
Columns
| Name | Socrata field name | Column name in sgr mount | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decedent First Name | decedent_fn | decedent_fn | Text | Decedent First Name |
| Decedent Gender | gender | gender | Text | “M” for Male, “F” for Female, “U“ for Undetermined, “ “ for Missing. |
| Residence Code | residence_code | residence_code | Number | To interpret the residence code, go to the NYS Gazetteer dataset using this URL: https://health.data.ny.gov/Health/NYS-Gazetteer-Interactive-Search/xj6h-78ev. |
| Date of Death | dateof_death | dateof_death | Calendar date | Date of Death |
| Decedent Last Name | decedent_ln | decedent_ln | Text | Decedent Last Name |
| Year of Death | data_year | data_year | Number | Year of Death |
| Decedent Age | decedent_age | decedent_age | Number | Decedent Age |
| Decedent Middle Name | decedent_mn | decedent_mn | Text | Decedent Middle Name |
| State File Number | stfileno | stfileno | Number | State File Number |
| Decedent Age Unit | age_units | age_units | Text | “YRS” for Years, “DAY” for Days, “Mon” for Months, “HRS” for Hours, “MIN” for Minutes, “UNK” for Unknown. |
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