Bodies in Transit

NYC Bodies in Transit Index

Between 1859 and 1894, for public health reasons, the recording of the transportation of corpses into, out of, and through New York City was required. These included the bodies of many soldiers transported from Civil War battlefields, and the body of President Lincoln on its way through New York. The records include the date, cause and place of death, place of interment, age and birthplace. The index can be searched by name and date of death.

NOTE: The microfilm from which this index was created was not in good condition. Fields that could not be read were either left blank, or “unknown” was entered.

To obtain additional information, contact the New York City Municipal Archives at:

Department of Records and Information Services
31 Chambers Street, Room 103
New York, NY 10007
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/records/historical-records/genealogy.page

We wish to thank all the following volunteers for their help and participation in this Index project:

Barbara Abrams * Dena Abrams * Carol Aivazian * Marie Arena * Ann Schweibish Armoza * Meg Assip * Tracy Beauregard * Richard Bernhard * Valerie Bondonis * Bernadette Bono * Warren L Bosch * Ethel Buebendorf * Aly Calderone * Susan Callahan * Kristin Campbell * Renee Capitanio * Lawrence Carroll * Patricia Carter * Frances Chiappardi * Mary Anne Chiariello * Hope Chontofalsky * Robert Clancy * Christine Clark * Marilyn Clark * Jo Ann Cohen * Wayne Coleman * Carol Cook * Janice M Corcoran * Barbara Coughlin * Cathy Cowell * Janet Crosetti-Jackson * Suzanne Danet * Belinda Dapice * Michelle DeAmelio * Linda A. DeBenedictis * Kimberly DeFalco * Dianne Delitto * Nicole DiGennaro * Ellen Donohoe * Carol Earnhart * Patricia & Bob Eckhardt * Robin Ehlich * Sue Essex * Marilyn Fannon * Bill Fenton * Kathy Field * Nora Fitzgerald * Terry Murphy Fleming * Bill Forshay * Eve Fowler * Manuelita Frederick * Dan Fuller * Mary-Ann Gallo * Barbara Garza * Patty Gault * Rebecca Gonzalez * Joyce Green * Marilyn Grosbeck * Edward A. Guinness * Margaret Hannan * Brenda P Hayward * Barbara Heine * Patricia Hervey * Alyssa Hill * Christine Hoffman * Charles Hollander * Barbara Hossbach *  Marie Inglee * Dale Jacobi * Margaret Kelley * Kenneth Kennedy * Phebe Kirkham * Phyllis Kramer * AnnMarie Lahti * Fred Lamond * Robert Landau * Cristina Laszcz * Diane Levy * Laurel Libby * Cynthia Link * Jody Lutter