Historical Records of Greene Family From to Americal

Guide to Greene Canton, New York beginnings, family history, and genealogy nascence records, wedlock records, decease records, census records, military machine records.

This page describes sources of genealogical data nearly Greene County, New York Genealogy families, including links to smaller localities at the bottom of this page. New York, United States Genealogy-related pages show useful statewide sources. Us Genealogy pages explain the terminology and contents of genealogical records.

Greene County, New York
Map
Location in the country of New York, United states of america Genealogy
Location of New York in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	March 30, 1802
Canton Seat	Catskill
Courthouse
Address	Greene County Government 411 Master St. PO Box 467 Catskill, NY 12414 Greene County Website

Greene Canton New York Historical Facts [edit | edit source]

Description [edit | edit source]

The Canton was named for the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. The Canton is located in the southeast area of the country. ^[1]

Greene County, New York Record Dates [edit | edit source]

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records [2]
Birth*	Marriage	Expiry*	Court	Country	Probate	Demography
1880	1900	1880	1800	1800	1803	1663
*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1880. General compliance for births past 1915 and deaths past 1890.

Parent Canton [edit | edit source]

• Set off 25 March 1800 from Albany County.^{[3] [4]}

Boundary Changes [edit | edit source]

For animated maps illustrating New York County purlieus changes, "Rotating Formation New York County Purlieus Maps" (1683-1915) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

• 1801: 90 square miles (Prattsville, Vly Mountain, Halcott Center, Bushneville, Highmount, Shandaken, Lanesville and Pino Hill) transferred from Delaware and Ulster counties.
• 26 May 1812: a portion (Pine Hill, Highmount and Shandaken) was transferred back to Ulster County.
• xv April 1814: the county borders were re-surveyed with no modify in area but Prattsville was found to exist inside Greene County.
• 23 April 1822: the edge was again re-surveyed, and the Hudson River border with Columbia County realigned.
• three March 1836: 30 square miles (Manorkill) lost to Schoharie County.

Record Loss [edit | edit source]

In that location is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places [edit | edit source]

For a complete list of populated places, including small-scale neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The post-obit are the almost historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:^[5]

Towns
Ashland Athens Cairo Catskill Coxsackie	Durham Greenville Halcott Hunter Jewett	Lexington New Baltimore Prattsville Windham
Villages
Athens Catskill (county seat)	Coxsackie Hunter	Tannersville
Hamlets
Acra Cornwallville Climax East Durham	Freehold Haines Falls Hannacroix Hensonville	Oak Colina Surprise West Kill Maplecrest
Census-designated places
Cairo Greenville Jefferson Heights	Leeds Palenville Prattsville	Windham

Greene County New York Genealogy Resources [edit | edit source]

Bible Records [edit | edit source]

• 1581–1917 New York, Family Bible Records at Beginnings– ($); Alphabetize. Database is a collection of genealogically important records taken from the Bibles of colony and country residents. Reveals the Bible'due south original owner, brief record of descendants,and a particular event such as nascency or marriage every bit recorded in Bible.
  

Biography [edit | edit source]

• Reynolds, Cuyler. Hudson–Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1911. Free online index. Various LibrariesFHL Picture 1000229; Book 974.74 D3r four vols. Master index FHL Volume 974.74 D3r index
  

Business concern Records and Commerce [edit | edit source]

Cemeteries [edit | edit source]

Cemetery records oft reveal birth, death, relationship, armed forces, and religious information.

Online Grave Transcripts	Published Grave Transcripts	County Cemetery Directories
Findagrave.com*	Family History Library*	Findagrave.com*
Interment.net*	WorldCat*	Tombstone Project*
Cemetery Site*		NYGenWeb*
New York Gravestones*		Billion Graves*
NYGenWeb*		Names in Rock*
Billion Graves*		FamilySearch Places
Names in Stone*
Linkpendium*
Ancestry*
*Encounter the New York Cemeteries page for details almost each site.

• 1800-1965 - New York, Cemetery Abstracts, 1800-1965 at FamilySearch — index

Demography [edit | edit source]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1800	12,584	—
1810	19,536	55.two%
1820	22,996	17.7%
1830	29,525	28.4%
1840	30,446	3.i%
1850	33,126	8.viii%
1860	31,930	−3.half dozen%
1870	31,832	−0.3%
1880	32,695	2.seven%
1890	31,598	−iii.4%
1900	31,478	−0.4%
1910	xxx,214	−4.0%
1920	25,796	−14.6%
1930	25,808	0.0%
1940	27,926	8.2%
1950	28,745	2.9%
1960	31,372	nine.1%
1970	33,136	5.6%
1980	40,861	23.iii%
1990	44,739	ix.five%
2000	48,195	7.7%
2010	49,221	2.1%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

For information and tips on using and accessing online demography records, see New York Census.

Federal [edit | edit source]

U.Due south. Demography Bloodshed Schedules for New York, 1850-1880:

• Available online at Ancestry ($).
• Deaths are included for the 12 months prior to the demography, 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, and 1879-80 beginning 1 June and ending 31 May of the demography yr.^[6]
• Basic contents of the records include: Name, sexual practice, age, color, marital status, place of birth, calendar month of expiry, occupation, and cause of decease. 1870 also has parents' birthplace. 1880 lists how long a resident of the county.
• Besides on FHL Films 1415128–42.

• The 1890 Census is lost. For a substitute, see directories.
  

Country [edit | edit source]

Source	1825	1835	1845	1855	1865	1875	1892	1905	1915	1925
Ancestry.com	-	-	-	Aye	-	Aye	Yes	-	Yep	Yes
Family History Library	-	-	-	Yeah	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yeah	Yes	Yes
FamilySearch Images	-	-	-	Yeah	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yeah	Yeah
New York State Library	-	-	-	Yes	Yep	Yeah	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

New York State 1865 and 1875 Census Marriage, Mortality; and 1865 Soldier Mortality records:

• Images available online at New York Land Census, 1865 and New York Land Census, 1875. Click on the link to go to the folio, so click on the 'Browse through images' link and select your canton, then select an antecedent's town and browse to the end of the population schedule until you lot find the Union, Mortality, and 1865 soldier mortality schedules.
• Includes marriages and deaths for the 12 months prior to the census, ending 1 June of the census year.
• Wedlock entry content: Husband'due south name, wife's name, ages and previous marital status, calendar month and day and identify of spousal relationship, and church or ceremonious ceremony.
• Death entry content: Proper noun, age, sex, color, marital status, calendar month and mean solar day of death, native state or country, occupation and crusade of death.
• 1865 deaths of officers and enlisted men entry content: Name, historic period, marital status, citizenship status, enlistment date, original regiment, original rank, regiment at decease, rank at death, promotions, death date and place, manner of death, surviving associates, and burial place.
• Also on microfilm. Meet the Family History Library line in the in a higher place Country Census Nautical chart.

Church Records [edit | edit source]

Church building records are skilful substitutes for nascency, marriage, and death information and are well-nigh often plant on a local metropolis/town or county level.Published and manuscript church building records can exist found at public, university, and individual libraries.

For a brief full general history of denominations and a guide to finding diverse New York denomination'due south records, run across New York Church Records Wiki page.
List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places

Ann Mensch's Local Catholic Church building and Family unit History & Genealogical Research Guide is a free online resources that identifies the parishes of Greene County, years parishes were created, contact data, every bit well every bit links to online records and research tips. Greene County parishes fall under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Albany.

• 1854-1855 - New York Baptist Wedlock for Ministerial Education, Greene, New York, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
  
• 1761-1867 Social club of Friends. Coeymans Monthly Meeting (Orthodox)FHL film 17387 Item ii, film 17361 Item three, moving picture 17387 Detail ane, film 17388 Item 1-two Births and deaths 1812-1867, Marriages 1829-1867, Men'southward monthly meetings 1828-1867, Women'southward monthly meetings 1828-1861.
• Years vary Church records of Greene County churches FHL film 37571 Includes holographic manuscripts of baptisms, 1798-1831, and marriages, 1833-1843, from Prattsville Reformed Church, baptisms, 1830-1833, marriages, 1842-1868, and members, 1830-1833, from Cairo Presbyterian Church building, baptisms, 1799- 1888, and members, 1792-1888, from the Beginning Presbyterian Church at Durham.
• Years vary RootsWeb Church Records in Greene County.
• 1852-1861 RootsWeb Marriages from the Journal of John Berrien Fish.
• 1826-1901 RootsWeb First Reformed Church building, Athens, NY. Baptisms and Marriages.
• 1842-1937 RootsWeb Kiskatom Reformed Church building: Baptisms 1843-1930. Marriages 1842-1937, Deaths 1848 - 1929, Members and Dismissions.
• 1804-1844 RootsWeb The Protestant Reformed Dutch Church building of Leeds in the boondocks of Catskill, Greene County, North. Y. people who were or had been members of the Catskill baptist church.
• 1732-1833 RootsWeb Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Catskill in the Town of Catskill, Greene County, New York: Marriage records for 1732 - 1735, 1754 - 1762, and 1798 - 1833, List of Pews and Owners Names, Baptisms 1732 - 1833, History of the Church building and Pew Ownership 1733.
• 1860-1961 RootsWeb Coeymans Methodist Church Greene County Residents (Only): Marriages.

Boosted Church Records

Additional church building records can sometimes exist found using search phrases such as Greene County, New York Genealogy Church Records in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Places Search).

Court Records [edit | edit source]

Ancestors may accept also been involved in municipal, country, or federal court cases. See also New York Court Records and United States Court Records.

Crime and Criminals [edit | edit source]

Directories [edit | edit source]

Emigration and Clearing [edit | edit source]

• 1906-1942 - New York Book Indexes to Rider Lists, 1906-1942 at FamilySearch — alphabetize and images

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups [edit | edit source]

Maps and Gazetteers [edit | edit source]

• FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Click a neighboring canton
for more resources

Genealogy [edit | edit source]

• Rootsweb bulletin board for Greene County, New York Genealogy has many data threads near families that resided in that county. There is a search engine that allows you to search by surname and topic.

History [edit | edit source]

• Greene County town and county historians.

Schenectady Digital History Annal includes "Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family unit Memoirs: Index to Families" includes people from Greene County.

Land and Property [edit | edit source]

Land and property records can identify an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. State records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See New York Land and Property for more than details, especially near the papers generated in New York State past large speculative land companies.

Original land records in Greene Canton, New York Genealogy began in [?dateyear?]. These records are housed at the [?repository?] in [?town?].

Online

Microforms

• 1800-1922 Human activity Records 1800-1901 FHL film 479664 (first of 91 films) - Index included: 1800-1922
  

Additional country records can sometimes be found using these catalogs:

• WorldCat using the search phase: Greene County, New York Genealogy deeds . (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog.)
• FamilySearch Catalog using the search phrase: 1, New York - Land and Belongings . (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Places Search.)

Additional resource

Boosted resources for Greene County, New York Genealogy state records may be found in the Greene County, New York Genealogy – Country Records topic folio of the FamilySearch Itemize . Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche may be available for viewing at diverse Family History Centers. Copies of books plant in the FamilySearch Catalog may be found in WorldCat catalog and ordered from your local library through interlibrary loan. Explore how to search the FamilySearch Catalog and the WorldCat Online Itemize.

Maps [edit | edit source]

• Maps of New York (1683-1915)

Migration [edit | edit source]

Migration routes for early European settlers to and from Greene County, New York Genealogy included:^[vii]

• Hudson River a navigable river stretching from north of Albany and so flowing south to empty into the Atlantic Ocean at New York City
• Albany Post Road from New York City to Albany, Albany County, New York Genealogy^[8] 1669
• Alford and Egremont (MA) Turnpike^[9] 1812
• Ancram (NY) Turnpike^[10] 1805, also sometimes called the Catskill Road , from Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy to Catskill, Greene County, New York Genealogy
• Catskill Route 1750s from Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Genealogy to Catskill, Greene County, New York Genealogy^{[xi] [12] [xiii] [xiv] [15]}
• Catskill Turnpike (aka Susquehannah Turnpike) from Catskill, NY to Unadilla, NY; route travelled by Europeans by 1792; toll booths opened by 1804.^{[xvi] [13] [17] [18]}
• Columbia (NY) Turnpike 1799
• Keen Barrington and Aford (MA) Turnpike^[19] 1812
• Greenwood Route^[20] 1799 from Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy to Albany, Albany County, New York Genealogy
• Hampden and Berkshire (MA) Turnpike^[21] 1826
• Hillsdale and Chatham Turnpike 1805 from Alford, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Genealogy to Albany, Albany County, New York Genealogy
• Housatonic River (MA) Turnpike^[22] 1809
• Massachusetts tenth Turnpike^[23] 1800
• Massachusetts twelfth Turnpike^[24] 1812
• Minsi Path 1766 from Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Genealogy to Kingston, Ulster County, New York Genealogy^{[25] [26]}
• Rensselaer and Columbia (NY) Turnpike 1799
• Salisbury and Canaan (CT) Turnpike^[27] 1801-1829
• Ulster and Delaware Turnpike 1802 from Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy to Bainbridge, Chenango Canton, New York Genealogy

Military machine [edit | edit source]

Civil State of war [edit | edit source]

• 1861-1865 - New York, Civil State of war Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — alphabetize

Town registers. The New York town clerks kept a bound register of all soldiers from their town serving in the Civil State of war 1861-1865. Registers are bundled by county, and town. Some boondocks registers are missing. The registers include an index at the offset of each town.

Content. Many register entries include full proper noun, residence, appointment and place of nativity, parents names, marital status, engagement of enlistment and muster and rank, discharges, decease, or promotion.

Access. The original registers are at the New York State Archives in Albany, New York. Microfilm copies are plant at the Family History Library (FHL Flick 1993401-37). They are also indexed and bachelor at Ancestry.com ($).

Available towns. Registers are bachelor for: Ashland · Athens · Cairo · Catskill · Coxsackie · Durham · Greenville · Halcott · Hunter · Jewett · Lexington · New Baltimore · Prattsville · Windham.

Regiments.  Service men in Greene Canton served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.^[28]

- 25th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company A

- 65th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company B

- 120th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies D, F and Yard

- 156th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company C

Naturalization and Citizenship [edit | edit source]

• 1791-1980 New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980 at FamilySearch — index and images

• 1824–1941 New York, Southern District Index to Petitions for Naturalization, 1828-1941 at FamilySearch Historical Records – gratuitous; Alphabetize.
  

• 1917-1950 New York, Southern Commune Naturalization Index, 1917-1950 at FamilySearch Historical Records – complimentary; Index.
  

Newspapers [edit | edit source]

Onetime Fulton NY Post Cards has the largest online collection of 400 New York 1795-2007 newspapers. The instructions for this quirky site are needed to get the most out of it.

• Search engine for all 400 newspapers.
• List of 400 newspapers 1795-2007 at this site.

• Wiki instructions for finding ancestors in Old Fulton NY Mail service Cards newspapers.
• Site'due south FAQ instructions most how to exercise searches.

Old Fulton NY Post Cards has the post-obit Greene County, New York Genealogy newspaper images:

• Catskill NY Recorder 1805-1951
• Catskill NY Western Constellation 1800-1805

Obituaries [edit | edit source]

Periodicals [edit | edit source]

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc. [edit | edit source]

Probate Records [edit | edit source]

Probate records including original estates and wills for New York are held in the office of the canton Surrogate Court first in 1787, or when the county was formed. Prior to 1787, about are housed at the New York State Athenaeum. Run across New York Probate Records for more than information about using probate records.
Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's appointment of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.
Tape types: 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 human relationship to the deceased, and their residence. Alice Eichholz, Red Book: American State, County and Boondocks Sources, tertiary ed. (Salt Lake Urban center: Beginnings Pub., 2004), 479. At diverse libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004. Henry B. Hoff, "Navigating New York Probate," American Ancestors 12 (Fall 2011): 54.

These petitions are often found in the estate files and can be obtained from the county Surrogate Courtroom.

The petitions for Greene County, New York Genealogy are besides bachelor on microfilm at the Family History Library and its centers:

• 1800–1883+ Listed as "Estate papers" FHL Flick 480114 (126 films).

Online Probate Indexes

• 1629-1971 - New York Probate Records 1629-1971 at FamilySearch.org — alphabetize and images
• 1659-1999 - New York Wills and Probate Records 1659-1999 at Beginnings.com — index and images $
• 1787-1835 - Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835 at American Ancestors ($)
• 1800-1924 - SAMPUBCO Browsable alphabetize of testators of wills.
  
• 1800-1900 - Sawyer, Ray C. Abstract of Wills of Greene Canton, New York. iii vols. 1988. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
• 1866-1923 - New York Kings County Estate Files 1866-1923 at FamilySearch.org — index and images

Probate Records on Microfilm

• 1800–1883+ Manor papers (Petitions) FHL Motion picture 480114 (126 films)
• 1800–1923 Wills, index 1800–1930 FHL Film 480085 (12 films)
• 1804–1848 Letters of Administration FHL Picture show 480097 (iv films)
• 1830–1917 Letters Testamentary FHL Picture show 480094 (4 films)
• 1890–1906 Guardianship FHL Film 480103 (iii films)

Boosted Probate Indexes and Abstracts

Boosted probate indexes or abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Greene County, New York Genealogy probate wills in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions encounter WorldCat Online Catalog).
• FamilySearch Itemize (For instructions see FamilySearch Itemize Places Search).

Repositories [edit | edit source]

Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Greene Canton, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell Academy, 1988). At various libraries; FHL Book 974.737 A3g. Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.

Archives, Libraries and Museums [edit | edit source]

PUBLIC LIBRARIES

There are 8 public libraries in Greene County New York and ane branch library. They vest to the Mid-Hudson Library System that serves the communities of Columbia, Duchess, Greene, Putnam, and Ulster Counties. They share a catalog that includes a sizable collection of Genealogical materials. The shared catalog is institute on the library systems master folio. For data on the individual libraries in Greene County, click here.

County Historian's Office [edit | edit source]

Greene County Historian
David Dorpfeld
71 Sutton Place
Coxsackie, NY 12051
Telephone: (518) 320-8545

The County Historian may provide admission to obituaries, vital records, church records, maps, and family unit files or journals. Some historians provide search services for their office records and others may refer yous to local genealogists who inquiry in the area.

Courthouses [edit | edit source]

The Greene County Clerk's function has marriage, divorce, court and land records. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For farther information about where the records for Greene Canton are held, see the Greene County Courthouse page.

Family History Centers [edit | edit source]

Family unit History Center and Chapter Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• Family History Centers provide one-on-one assist, free access to heart-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Chapter Libraries have access to almost center-simply databases, simply may not always have full services usually provided by a family unit history middle.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Albany New York Family History Center
• Kingston New York Family History Middle
• Oneonta New York Family History Center
• Schoharie Valley New York Family History Center

• Elting Memorial Library/Haviland-Heidgerd Historial Collection - an affiliate library
• Fairview Public Library - an affiliate library
• New York State Library and New York State Archives - an affiliate library

Museum
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Durham Heart Museum (open by date)
Road 145,
P.O. Box 192
East Durham, NY 12423
Phone: (518) 239-8461 or (518)239-4081
Email: DurhamCenterMu@aol.com
The museum has 2 major collections of records known equally the Rossi records and the Staats records. They also have cemetery records, family unit Bibles, family files, church building records, Scrapbooks, local history books, board of supervisor'southward rolls, assessment rolls, genealogical newsletters, pictures, maps and more. Records focus on Greenish, Albany, and Columbia Counties.

Societies [edit | edit source]

Capital District Genealogical Society^[29]
Empire Country Plaza Station
PO Box 2175
Albany, NY 12220-0175

Counties served: Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, and Washington.

$3 for non-member queries in their newsletter. Monthly meetings. They staff a genealogy support desk at the Boondocks of Colonie Library.

Central New York Genealogical Guild^[xxx]
Box 104, Calvin Station
Syracuse, New York 13205
Due east-mail: CNYSG@yahoo.com

• Member queries; surname research list; online resources; 6 meetings/year; publication: Tree Talks (At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Volume 974.vii B2t) quarterly with annual index in which you lot can search for people by county..

  Counties served: Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Oreleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Washington, Wayne, Warren, Wyoming, and Yates.
  

Greene County Historical Order
PO Box 44
90 County Route 42
Coxsackie, NY 12051
Phone: (518) 731-6490
Facebook
Bronck Museum Electronic mail: gchsbm@mhcable.com
Vedder Enquiry Library Email: gchsvl@mhcable.com

• The  Society's focus is historical matter relating to Greene County in detail and New York State in general.They collectand preserve historical records, documents, books, paper maps, manuscripts, letters, journals, relics and things which may establish or illustrate the history, growth and progress of the County of Greene and its environs.
  
• The Vedder Inquiry Library of the Social club has a non-circulating drove containing historical and genealogical material and publishes a quarterly Journal for Society members.
  Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 AM to 4 PM and Sat 9 AM to noon.
  

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• Greene County Historical Guild - Facebook.
  

• New York Genealogy Enquiry Community (FamilySearch on Facebook)

Taxation [edit | edit source]

Town Records [edit source]

Town records in New York may include early births, marriages, deaths, divorces, local histories, selected military records, and town meeting minutes. Vital records from 1880/1882 are kept by town and village clerks, although some (Kent's and Putnam Valley'southward) are bachelor in the County Historian's Office. For further details, try the links to individual town Wiki pages constitute in Places. See also:

• Gordon 50. Remington, New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Club, 2002). NEHGS online edition; At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Volume 974.7 D27r. Alphabetical list including engagement founded, if a town history exists, church building and cemetery sources, and if a Civil State of war register (TCR) exists.
• Journal of the Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Putnam County for the Year 1904 (New York: Martin B. Dark-brown, 1905)
  
• Journal of the Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Putnam Canton for the Year 1922 (Poughkeepsie: Lansing Broas, 1923)
• List of Boondocks Clerks, Record Managers and Historical Societies
  

The Canton Athenaeum has the post-obit records:

• 031 Petitions, Licenses, and recognizance to sell liquor (Tavern licenses) 1813-1878
• 139 Monthly Reports of Hunting and angling licenses, 1908-1938
• 165 Certificates of Qualifications as Examiner in Lunacy, 1883-1947
  

Vital Records [edit | edit source]

Vital records of birth, marriage or expiry were offset recorded at the local level in the village clerk, town clerk, or city clerk'southward ledger book. If y'all know where a birth, marriage or expiry took place, a copy of the certificate or record may be obtained past writing to the boondocks, village or city clerk. Meet also How to lodge New York Vital Records or society electronically online.

Run across the heading Places on this wiki page for links to local community wiki pages and their available records. See New York Vital Records for a discussion about commencement dates and availability of vital records in New York.

Utilise substitute records for birth, marriage, and death information. These substitute records include Bible Records, Cemeteries, Church Records, Newspapers, and Probate Records.

Birth [edit | edit source]

Early on births were recorded on the boondocks level and the years vary by boondocks. (Listing of towns) The New York State Department of Health (state level) began recording births in 1881. Births were non recorded on the canton level.

• 1881-1942 New York, Nascence Alphabetize, 1881-1942 at Ancestry — index, ($)

• 1881-1942 Reclaim the Records: New York State Nascence Index at Archive.org - images of alphabetize

Birth Substitutes

• 1640–1962 New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962 at FamilySearch Historical Records – complimentary; Index.
  

• See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in the Civil State of war section of Armed services for nascency information.
  

Matrimony [edit | edit source]

Early marriages were sometimes recorded on the boondocks level and the years vary by town. In 1880, town clerks were to record the marriage and a copy was sent to the New York State Section of Health (state level). Town clerks continue to tape marriages. The marriages in this canton were recorded by the county clerk from 1900 until 1935.^[31]

• 1639-1962 - New York, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $

• 1664–1784 New York. Secretarial assistant of State, Names of Persons for Whom Union Licenses Were Issued Past the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784 (Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1860). At Cornell University digital library-free; Internet Archive - gratis; Ancestry edition($); At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Motion-picture show 514675 Item 1 or 930131 Item 2. Marriage bonds issued in the Country of New York prior to 1784, and the earliest record dating 1664.
  

• 1847–1848 and 1908–1936 New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936 at FamilySearch — index and images
  

• 1881-1964 Reclaim the Records: New York Land Spousal relationship Index at Archive.org - images of index

• 1908–1924 New York, County Marriages 1908–1935 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. FHL film 1032909 (beginning of 2 films)
  

Marriage Substitutes

• 1686-1980 New York Marriages, 1686–1890 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Alphabetize entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
  

• 1800–1855 New York Matrimony Notices at Ancestry– ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage notices published in newspapers around the state. Contains proper noun of bride and groom, marriage date, marriage location, residence, and paper constitute in.
  

• 1801–1880 Barber Collection- Newspaper Marriages at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
  

• 1856–1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people upward and down the E Coast besides as midwesterners and persons from equally far west as the State of California. Also browsable.
  

• 1864-5, 1874-5 See Marriage Schedule data in the State Census section of Census for marriage data for 1864-5, and 1874-5.
  

Divorce [edit | edit source]

Pre–1787	All divorces were granted by the governor or legislature and were very rare.
1787–1847	All divorces were granted past the court of chancery. These records are found in the New York State Archives or for the New York City surface area at the New York County Clerk's office.These divorces were granted but on the grounds of adultery.
1847–present	All divorces are handled by the county Supreme Court where the divorce was granted. Divorce files in New York are sealed for 100 years. Contact the Canton Clerk for information about divorce records.

Divorce judgment papers oft include engagement and place of the matrimony and the names and birthdates of any children. Local newspapers may publish notices of divorce actions.

Death [edit | edit source]

Early deaths were recorded on the town level and the years vary by boondocks. (List of towns) The New York State Section of Health (state level) began recording deaths in 1881. Deaths were not recorded on the county level.

Death Indexes

• 1824-1962 - New York, Church and Ceremonious Deaths, 1824-1962 at FamilySearch — index
• 1880-1956 - New York, State Expiry Alphabetize, 1880-1956 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1880-1956 - New York, Decease Alphabetize, 1880-1956 at Ancestry — ($), index only
  
• 1880-1956 - Reclaim the Records: New York Land Death Index at Archive.org - images of index
• 1957-1963 - New York Land Wellness Department, Genealogical Research Death Alphabetize, 1957-1963 at FamilySearch — Index only
  

Decease Substitutes

• 1795–1952 New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. The entries are primarily from the IGI along with some entries derived from compiled and original records such every bit Family Records, Church Records, and Ceremonious Registration. There may be entries that cite a specific source.
  

• 1801–1890 Barber Collection- Newspaper Deaths at Ancestry– ($); Alphabetize. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
  

• 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census department of Demography for death information.
  

• 1856–1863 Alphabetize to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Declension as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west every bit the Land of California. Also browsable.
  

• See Boondocks Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil State of war in the Civil State of war section of Armed services for expiry information.
  

• 1864-v, 1874-v See Mortality Schedule information in the State Census department of Census for expiry information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.
  

Additional Resources

Additional resources for Greene County births, marriages and deaths may be found in the New York, Greene– Vital Records topic page of the FamilySearch Catalog . Copies of books found in the FamilySearch Catalog may be found in WorldCat catalog and ordered from your local library through interlibrary loan. Explore how to search the FamilySearch Itemize and the WorldCat Online Itemize.

Voting Registers [edit | edit source]

Greene County New York Places [edit | edit source]

v•d•e Municipalities and communities of Greene County, New York
Canton seat: Catskill
Towns	Ashland · Athens · Cairo · Catskill · Coxsackie · Durham · Greenville · Halcott · Hunter · Jewett · Lexington · New Baltimore · Prattsville · Windham
Villages	Athens · Catskill · Coxsackie · Hunter · Tannersville
Communities	Acra · Albrights · Alsen · Ashland · Athens · Bronck House · Brooksburg · Cairo · Cairo Junction · Catskill · Cauterskill · Clementon · Climax · Cornwallville · Coxsackie · Deans Manufacturing plant · Durham · Durso Corner · Earlton · East Durham · E Greenville · East Jewett · East Windham · Edgewood · Elka Park · Freehold · Gayhead · Grapeville · Greenville · Haines Falls · Halcott Center · Hamburg · Hannacroix · Hensonville · Hervey Street · High Falls · Jefferson Heights · Jewett · Jewett Heart · Kiskatom · Lanesville · Lawrenceville · Ledgewood Park · Leeds · Lexington · Limestreet · Maplecrest · Medway · Musquito Bespeak · New Baltimore · Newrys · North Lexington · North Settlement · Norton Loma · Oak Hill · Onteora Park · Otter Hook · Palenville · Paradise Hill · Place Corners · Platte Clove · Prattsville · Purling · Red Falls · Result · Roberts Hill · Round Tiptop · Smith Landing · South Cairo · South Durham · South Jewett · Spruceton · Sunside · Surprise · Twilight Park · Due west Athens · West Coxsackie · Westward Durham · Westward Greenville · Due west Jewett · West Kill · West Settlement · Windham · Woodstock

Greene County New York Genealogy Websites [edit | edit source]

• Greene County, NY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
• New York Genealogy Network Customs on Google+
• New York Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
• The Greene County NYGenWeb Project, an fellow member of The NYGenWeb Projection, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
• The USGenWeb Archives Project for Greene County.
• The USGenWeb Athenaeum Projection for Greene County. (Mirror site)
• Greene County Genealogy

Greene County New York Genealogy References [edit | edit source]

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Greene, New York" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greene_County,_New_York accessed xix Nov 2018
2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: U.s. of America, tenth ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Greene County, New York. Page 488-493 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Beginnings's Red Book: American State, Canton, and Boondocks Sources, Tertiary ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 490-492.
3. ↑ https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Albany_County,_New_York
4. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: U.s. of America, tenth ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 489. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
5. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Greene County, New York," in "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greene_County,_New_York, accessed 13 January 2020.
6. ↑ Arlene Eakle, and Johni Cerni, The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1984), 103. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27ts.
7. ↑ Handybook, 847-61.
8. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Sometime Albany Mail Route" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Albany_Post_Road (accessed 23 June 2011).
9. ↑ Frederic J. Wood, The Turnpikes of New England and the Development of the Same Through England, Virginia, and Maryland (Boston: Marshall Jones, 1919), map between 56 and 57, and 168. Net Archive version online.
10. ↑ Isaac Huntting, History of the Little 9 Partners of North East Precinct and Pine Plains, New York, Dutchess County (Amenia, NY: Chas. Walsh, 1897), 99-101. Google Volume edition.
11. ↑ Listing of turnpikes in New York in Wikipedia: the Costless Encyclopedia (accessed six November 2014).
12. ↑ Turnpike in Routes in the Northeastern U.s.: Historic Trails, Roads and Migration Routes (accessed vi November 2014). The Ancram Turnpike went from Springield, MA to Catskill, NY; and was called the Catskill Road .
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Almira E Morgan, The Catskill Turnpike: A Wilderness Path (Ithaca, North.Y.: DeWitt Historical Society of Thompkins County, 1971), v. Online digital re-create.
14. ↑ Catskill Turnpike in Routes in the Northeastern United States: Celebrated Trails, Roads and Migration Routes (accessed six November 2014). The Catskill Turnpike went west from Catskill, NY to Bath, NY; the east part was called the Susquehanna Turnpike .
15. ↑ Huntting, 97-99.
16. ↑ Listing of turnpikes in New York in Wikipedia: the Complimentary Encyclopedia (accessed 1 November 2014).
17. ↑ Anastassia Zinke, The Susquehanna Turnpike and America's Frontier History in Catskill Mount Foundation (accessed 1 November 2014).
18. ↑ Joan Odess, The Susquehanna Turnpike (pdf accessed 1 November 2014).
19. ↑ Woods, map between 56 and 57, and 186-88.
20. ↑ Woods, map betwixt 330 and 331, and 348-49.
21. ↑ Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 203-205.
22. ↑ Wood, map betwixt 56 and 57, and 166-67.
23. ↑ Wood, map betwixt 56 and 57, and 76-78.
24. ↑ Forest, map between 56 and 57, and 79-80.
25. ↑ Handybook, 851.
26. ↑ Bethlehem Throughway in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 17 November 2014).
27. ↑ Woods, map betwixt 330 and 331, and 363-64.
28. ↑ Frederick Phisterer, New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. (Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912). Internet Archive digital copy; At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Film 1486494-96; Fiche 6083559-64; Book 974.7 M2p.
29. ↑ Capital District Genealogical Club (Internet site) at http://world wide web.capitaldistrictgenealogicalsociety.org/alphabetize.html (accessed 31 October 2011).
30. ↑ Central New York Genealogical Society at http://cnygs.org/ (accessed 25 July 2018).
31. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: U.s., tenth ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 488-493. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.

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