Berne, Albany County, New York Genealogy

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Berne, New York
Map
Map of Albany County, New York highlighting Berne
Location in Albany County, New York
Map of New York highlighting Albany County, New York
Albany County, New York's location in the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°37′31″N 74°08′00″E / 42.625278°N 74.133333°E / 42.625278; 74.133333
Facts
Founded 1795
Address PO Box 57
Berne, NY 12023
Website: www.berneny.org/

Historical Facts

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Berne, New York

Fomer town names: Beaverdam

Before 1750: Settled by the Palatine German refugees. They were squatters on the Rensselaerwyck estate.

1795: Town of Berne founded, from Town of Rensselaerville.

1822: North half of the Town set off to create Town of Knox.

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Anti-Rent War

4 July 1839: Due to the control by the patroons, the mass meeting of the tenant farmers met and it led to the Anti-Rent War.


Communities: Berne, East Berne, Helderberg, Reidsville, South Berne, Thompsons Lake, West Berne, Wolf Hill

Resources

Biography

  • Helderberg Hilltowns (Rensselaerville, Berne, Knox, Westerlo) wiki for history and genealogy including biographies and stories, cemeteries, churches, images, maps, and organizations.

Cemeteries

  • Berne Cemeteries - includes transcriptions from more than 3,000 headstones from 73 cemeteries. part of the Berne Historical Project.
  • Helderberg Hilltowns (Rensselaerville, Berne, Knox, Westerlo) wiki for history and genealogy including biographies and stories, cemeteries, churches, images, maps, and organizations.

Berne and Beaverdam

Huntersland Christian

Pine Grove Lutheran

South Berne Rural

Woodlawn

Links to other cemeteries in the Town of Berne, including family burial plots

Church Records

  • Helderberg Hilltowns (Rensselaerville, Berne, Knox, Westerlo) wiki for history and genealogy including biographies and stories, cemeteries, churches, images, maps, and organizations.

Lutheran

Reformed Dutch

also known as First Reformed Dutch Church of Berne

Genealogy

  • Helderberg Hilltowns (Rensselaerville, Berne, Knox, Westerlo) wiki for history and genealogy including biographies and stories, cemeteries, churches, images, maps, and organizations.

History

Repositories

Archives, Libraries and Museums

Berne Public Library
1656 Helderberg Trail
P.O. Box 209
Berne, NY 12023
Phone: 518-872-1246
Fax: 518-872-9024
Email: http://www.bernepubliclibrary.org

Societies

Town of Berne Historical Society
Historical Center
Main Street PO Box 34 Berne, NY 12023 Phone: 518–872–0212(home) Email: Ralph11@AOL.com
Collection: Has great online resources on their website for genealogies, cemeteries, census, churches, maps, military, and vital records.

Town Clerk

Berne Town Clerk
Town of Berne
PO Box 57
Berne, NY 12023
Phone: 518–872–1448
Email: townclerk@BerneNY.org

Town Historian

Berne Town Historian
Kathleen Putzig
Phone: 518-888-5824

Town Records

To locate additional published and transcribed records for Berne, Albany County, New York Genealogy check:

  • Gordon L. Remington, New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002). American Ancestors online edition; At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 974.7 D27r. Alphabetical list including date founded, if a town history exists, church and cemetery sources, and if a Civil War register (TCR) exists. The codes used under Church and Cemetery are defined in the link above the listing of towns, cities and villages.


Vital Records

References

Places