If you re seeking a birth marriage or death record for an ancestor in one of those locations before 1914 click the name of each municipality for tips on.
Buffalo new york city hall birth certificate.
The clerk s office is the keeper of city records including birth marriage death ordinances buffalo common council actions and more.
We do not send records to third parties or po boxes.
Birth certificate request for the city of buffalo only.
Birth records start at 1878 to current and are available at the buffalo city clerk s office located on the 13th floor of city hall in room 1302.
A parent of the person named on the birth certificate whose name appears on the birth certificate.
All birth certificates issued are certified with an official raised seal.
A spouse child or other person who has an order from a new york state court to obtain a copy of a birth certificate for births in the five boroughs of new york city contact the new york city department of health and mental hygiene.
New york state has created indexes to births marriages and deaths occurring after 1880 for locations outside of new york city.
Death certificates are not subject to the provisions of the freedom of information law foil and are not open to public.
State coverage for albany buffalo and yonkers does not begin until 1914.
For questions regarding a birth or death certificate order you can also email nycdohvr health nyc gov.
212 new york 212 639 9675 if you are calling from outside of new york city.
For questions regarding an order for a birth certificate or death certificate correction or amendment email correctionsunit2 health nyc gov.