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=== Colonial Wars (1664–1775) === | === Colonial Wars (1664–1775) === | ||
New York residents participated in King William's War ( | New York residents participated in [[King William's War, 1689-1697|King William's War]] (1689–1697), [[Queen Anne's War 1702 to 1713|Queen Anne's War]] (1702-1713), [[King George's War, 1744-1748|King George's War]] (1744–1748), and the [[French and Indian War, 1754-1763|French and Indian War]] (1756–63). Nearly all original muster rolls for colonial wars were destroyed in the 1911 fire at the state library. Before the fire, however, muster rolls from 1664–1775 were published with a name index: | ||
''New York Secretary of State. Muster Rolls, 1664–1775''. These are in the ''Second Annual Report of the State Historian of the State of New York, ''1896 and Third Annual Report of the State Historian of the State of New York, 1897 (Albany and New York, New York: Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, & Crawford County, 1897–98; Family History Library book {{FHL|960581|title-id|disp=974.7 M2nyc}}; films {{FHL|810058|title-id|disp=924818}} and {{FHL|1265141|title-id|disp=924819}}; 2nd annual report also on fiche {{FHL|1265141|title-id|disp=6088376}}). Sometimes lists ages and country or town of birth. | ''New York Secretary of State. Muster Rolls, 1664–1775''. These are in the ''Second Annual Report of the State Historian of the State of New York, ''1896 and Third Annual Report of the State Historian of the State of New York, 1897 (Albany and New York, New York: Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, & Crawford County, 1897–98; Family History Library book {{FHL|960581|title-id|disp=974.7 M2nyc}}; films {{FHL|810058|title-id|disp=924818}} and {{FHL|1265141|title-id|disp=924819}}; 2nd annual report also on fiche {{FHL|1265141|title-id|disp=6088376}}). Sometimes lists ages and country or town of birth. | ||
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3247 New York Pensioners, 1835] (Ancestry) ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3247 New York Pensioners, 1835] (Ancestry) ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48122 The Pension Roll of 1835, Vol. II] (Ancestry) ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48122 The Pension Roll of 1835, Vol. II] (Ancestry) ($) | ||
'''Federal Service and Pension Records''' | '''Federal Service and Pension Records''' | ||
The Family History Library | The service records and pension files for Revolutionary War patriots are available at the Family History Library and from other sources. For more information, see the [[Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783|Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783]] wiki article. You can also use NATF Form 80 to obtain copies of some records from the National Archives for a fee. Copies of records are also available online at http://www.archives.gov/. | ||
==== Loyalists ==== | ==== Loyalists ==== | ||
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The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiments for the soldiers. Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor. | The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiments for the soldiers. Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor. | ||
'''A wiki article describing an online collections is found at:''' | |||
[[New York, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|New York, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
=== Spanish-American War (1898) and Philippine Insurrection (1899–1902) === | === Spanish-American War (1898) and Philippine Insurrection (1899–1902) === | ||
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=== World War II (1941-1945) === | === World War II (1941-1945) === | ||
The [[World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945|WWII U.S. Military Records]] wiki article describes where to write for service files for those who served in the two world wars. | |||
=== Militia (National Guard) (1832–1962) === | === Militia (National Guard) (1832–1962) === | ||
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The New York State Archives has ''Abstracts of Service Records for New York National Guard and Naval Militia Units and annual Muster Rolls of New York National Guard Units, 1876–1941''. The National Guard muster rolls contain no information other than name, rank, and whether present or absent at muster. The records are not indexed and the State Archives will not search them unless the unit number and the year are provided.<br> | The New York State Archives has ''Abstracts of Service Records for New York National Guard and Naval Militia Units and annual Muster Rolls of New York National Guard Units, 1876–1941''. The National Guard muster rolls contain no information other than name, rank, and whether present or absent at muster. The records are not indexed and the State Archives will not search them unless the unit number and the year are provided.<br> | ||
== | == Websites == | ||
*[http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/index.htm New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center] | *[http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/index.htm New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center] | ||