Catskill, Greene County, New York Genealogy
Resources
Church Records
Dutch Reformed
- 1732-1800 - "Baptisms of the Dutch Reformed Church of Catskill, Greene County, New York," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1732-1764: Vol. 86, No. 1 (Jan. 1955):14-24; 1764-1776: Vol. 86, No. 2 (Apr. 1955):92-101; 1776-1788: Vol. 86, No. 3 (Jul. 1955):149-160; 1789-1796: Vol. 86, No. 4 (Oct. 1955):222-231; 1796-1800: Vol. 87, No. 1 (Jan. 1956):51-55. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 86-87.
- 1732-1833 - "Marriages of the Dutch Reformed Church of Catskill, Greene County, New York," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1732-1826: Vol. 92, No. 2 (Apr. 1961):96-104; 1827-1833: Vol. 92, No. 4 (Oct. 1961):218-220. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 92.
Presbyterian
- 1802-1875 - Barber, Gertrude A. Records of the Presbyterian Church: Catskill, Greene County, New York. 1989. Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Dunham - Wilcox - Trott - Kirk (membership lists). Includes membership list 1802-1875, baptisms 1840-1874, and marriages 1851-1875.
- 1802-1875 - Barber, Gertrude A. Records of the Presbyterian Church: Catskill, Greene County, New York. 1989. Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Dunham - Wilcox - Trott - Kirk (membership lists). Includes membership list 1802-1875, baptisms 1840-1874, and marriages 1851-1875.
Migration
Migration routes for early European settlers to and from Catskill, Greene County, New York Genealogy included:[1]
- Hudson River a navigable river stretching from north of Albany then flowing south to empty into the Atlantic Ocean at New York City
- Albany Post Road from New York City to Albany, New York[2] 1669
- Alford and Egremont (MA) Turnpike[3] 1812
- Ancram (NY) Turnpike[4] 1805, also sometimes called the Catskill Road, from Salisbury, Connecticut to Catskill, New York
- Catskill Road 1750s from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
- Catskill Turnpike (aka Susquehannah Turnpike ) from Catskill, NY to Unadilla, NY; route travelled by Europeans by 1792; toll booths opened by 1804.[10] [7] [11] [12]
- Columbia (NY) Turnpike 1799
- Great Barrington and Aford (MA) Turnpike[13] 1812
- Greenwood Road[14] 1799 from Hartford, Connecticut to Albany, New York
- Hampden and Berkshire (MA) Turnpike[15] 1826
- Hillsdale and Chatham Turnpike 1805 from Alford, Massachusetts to Albany, New York
- Housatonic River (MA) Turnpike[16] 1809
- Massachusetts 10th Turnpike[17] 1800
- Massachusetts 12th Turnpike[18] 1812
- Minsi Path 1766 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Kingston, New York[19] [20]
- Mohawk or Iroquois Trail[21] [22] [23] 1722 from Boston, Massachusetts to Fort Oswego, New York
- Rensselaer and Columbia (NY) Turnpike 1799
- Salisbury and Canaan (CT) Turnpike[24] 1801-1829
- Ulster and Delaware Turnpike 1802 from Salisbury, Connecticut to Bainbridge, New York
Newspapers
- 1803-1805 - King, Forrest D. "Abstracts from the Western Constellation and the Catskill Recorder, Catskill, Greene County, 1803-1805," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 138, No. 1 (Jan. 2007):61-69; Vol. 138, No. 2 (Apr. 2007):138-143; Vol. 138, No. 3 (Jul. 2007):225-226; Vol. 138, No. 4 (Oct. 2007):302-304. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 138.
Repositories
Archives, Libraries and Museums
Societies
Town Clerk
Elizabeth Izzo - term expires 12/31/11
Phone: 518-943-2141 x127
Town Historian
Mrs. Betty Larsen
532 Cairo Junction Road
Catskill, NY 12414
Tel. 518-943-2141
Town/Village Records
To locate additional published and transcribed records for Catskill, Greene 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). Archive.org; 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
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. WorldCat entry; FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Old Albany Post Road" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Albany_Post_Road (accessed 23 June 2011).
- ↑ Frederic J. Wood, The Turnpikes of New England and the Evolution of the Same Through England, Virginia, and Maryland (Boston: Marshall Jones, 1919), map between 56 and 57, and 168. Internet Archive version online.
- ↑ Isaac Huntting, History of the Little Nine Partners of North East Precinct and Pine Plains, New York, Dutchess County (Amenia, NY: Chas. Walsh, 1897), 99-101. Google Book edition.
- ↑ List of turnpikes in New York in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 6 November 2014).
- ↑ Ancram Turnpike in Routes in the Northeastern United States: Historic Trails, Roads and Migration Routes (accessed 6 November 2014). The Ancram Turnpike went from Springield, MA to Catskill, NY; and was called the Catskill Road.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Almira E Morgan, The Catskill Turnpike: A Wilderness Path (Ithaca, N.Y.: DeWitt Historical Society of Thompkins County, 1971), 5. Online digital copy.
- ↑ Catskill Turnpike in Routes in the Northeastern United States: Historic Trails, Roads and Migration Routes (accessed 6 November 2014). The Catskill Turnpike went west from Catskill, NY to Bath, NY; the east part was called the Susquehanna Turnpike.
- ↑ Huntting, 97-99.
- ↑ List of turnpikes in New York in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 1 November 2014).
- ↑ Anastassia Zinke, The Susquehanna Turnpike and America's Frontier History in Catskill Mountain Foundation (accessed 1 November 2014).
- ↑ Joan Odess, The Susquehanna Turnpike (pdf accessed 1 November 2014).
- ↑ Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 186-88.
- ↑ Wood, map between 330 and 331, and 348-49.
- ↑ Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 203-205.
- ↑ Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 166-67.
- ↑ Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 76-78.
- ↑ Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 79-80.
- ↑ Handybook, 851.
- ↑ Bethlehem Pike in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 17 November 2014).
- ↑ Handybook, 851.
- ↑ Fort Oswego in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 2 July 2011).
- ↑ Mohawk Trail in Routes in the Northeastern United States: Historic Trail, Roads, and Migration Routes in RootsWeb (accessed 6 October 2014).
- ↑ Wood, map between 330 and 331, and 363-64.
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