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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New York]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New_York_Church_Records|Church Records]]''[[Image:Old Dutch Church taken by James Russiello.jpg|thumb|right|400px]] | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]] [[New York]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]] [[New_York_Church_Records|Church Records]]''[[Image:Old Dutch Church taken by James Russiello.jpg|thumb|right|400px]] | ||
=== Church Development === | === Church Development === | ||
<br>The first churches established in [[New York|New York]] during the seventeenth century were the [[Dutch Reformed Church in the United States|Dutch Reformed]], [[Huguenot Church in the United States|French Protestant (Huguenot)]], and [[Lutheran Church in the United States|Lutheran]] churches. As New Englanders continued to migrate to New York, the [[Congregational Church in the United States|Congregational Church (Puritans)]] and [[Society of Friends (Quakers) in the United States|Society of Friends (Quakers)]] grew. Many New Yorkers joined both the [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptists]] and [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterians]]. By 1775 the [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]] Church was the largest denomination in New York. | <br>The first churches established in [[New York|New York]] during the seventeenth century were the [[Dutch Reformed Church in the United States|Dutch Reformed]], [[Huguenot Church in the United States|French Protestant (Huguenot)]], and [[Lutheran Church in the United States|Lutheran]] churches. As New Englanders continued to migrate to New York, the [[Congregational Church in the United States|Congregational Church (Puritans)]] and [[Society of Friends (Quakers) in the United States|Society of Friends (Quakers)]] grew. Many New Yorkers joined both the [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptists]] and [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterians]]. By 1775 the [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]] Church was the largest denomination in New York. | ||
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**Reformed {{FHL|107940|item}} | **Reformed {{FHL|107940|item}} | ||
**Roman Catholic {{FHL|119598|item}} | **Roman Catholic {{FHL|119598|item}} | ||
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Some denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located. | Some denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located. | ||
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[http://www.dioceseny.org/ Episcopal Diocese of New York]<br>1047 Amsterdam Avenue<br>New York, NY 10025<br>Phone: (212) 316-7400<br>Fax: (212) 932-7345<br>There are also dioceses of Albany, Central New York, Long Island, Rochester, and Western New York. The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has acquired many Episcopal records for Western New York. The names in many of these records are indexed in the International Genealogical Index. | [http://www.dioceseny.org/ Episcopal Diocese of New York]<br>1047 Amsterdam Avenue<br>New York, NY 10025<br>Phone: (212) 316-7400<br>Fax: (212) 932-7345<br>There are also dioceses of Albany, Central New York, Long Island, Rochester, and Western New York. The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has acquired many Episcopal records for Western New York. The names in many of these records are indexed in the International Genealogical Index. | ||
In 1816 Eleazor WIlliams, an Episcopalian missionary began serving the Oneida Indians. In 1823 the first group of Oneida were removed from New York to Wisconsin. The removal continued for twenty years. | In 1816 Eleazor WIlliams, an Episcopalian missionary began serving the Oneida Indians. In 1823 the first group of Oneida were removed from New York to Wisconsin. The removal continued for twenty years. | ||
=== Jewish === | === Jewish === | ||
[[ | See [[New York Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups#Jewish Records|Jewish]]. | ||
=== Lutheran === | === Lutheran === | ||
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For information concerning missions to the American Indians visit [http://www.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/GUIDES/153.htm Moravian Missions Among American Indians.] For a map and list of missions visit [http://bdhp.moravian.edu/community_records/christianindians/missionmap.html Early Moravian Missions in Eastern Pennsylvania and Surrounding Areas 1740-1773.] | For information concerning missions to the American Indians visit [http://www.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/GUIDES/153.htm Moravian Missions Among American Indians.] For a map and list of missions visit [http://bdhp.moravian.edu/community_records/christianindians/missionmap.html Early Moravian Missions in Eastern Pennsylvania and Surrounding Areas 1740-1773.] | ||
Mission records are also available in the {{FHL|301362|item}}. The records are indexed in the {{FHL|53079|item}}Book 970.1 F642i. | Mission records are also available in the {{FHL|301362|item}}. The records are indexed in the {{FHL|53079|item}}Book 970.1 F642i. | ||
:*'''1755-1756''' - Scott, Kenneth. "Quakers and Moravians in New York in 1755 and 1756," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly,'' Vol. 58 (1970):253-257. {{FHL|39597|item|disp=FHL Book 973 B2ng v. 58 (1970)}}. | :*'''1755-1756''' - Scott, Kenneth. "Quakers and Moravians in New York in 1755 and 1756," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly,'' Vol. 58 (1970):253-257. {{FHL|39597|item|disp=FHL Book 973 B2ng v. 58 (1970)}}. | ||
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'''The Drouin Collection'''<br><br>[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1111 Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954] ($) (Ancestry). This database only contains the French Catholic parish records from the United States in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, and Pennsylvania. It is the U.S. part of the U.S. and French-Canadian Drouin Collection. For more details see [[The Drouin Collection: Six databases|"The Drouin Collection: Six Databases"]] | '''The Drouin Collection'''<br><br>[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1111 Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954] ($) (Ancestry). This database only contains the French Catholic parish records from the United States in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, and Pennsylvania. It is the U.S. part of the U.S. and French-Canadian Drouin Collection. For more details see [[The Drouin Collection: Six databases|"The Drouin Collection: Six Databases"]] | ||
The types of records include baptisms, marriages, and burials as well as confirmations, dispensations, censuses, statements of readmission to the church, and so on. They are written mainly in French, as well as English, Latin, and Italian. | The types of records include baptisms, marriages, and burials as well as confirmations, dispensations, censuses, statements of readmission to the church, and so on. They are written mainly in French, as well as English, Latin, and Italian. | ||
=== Society of Friends (Quakers) === | === Society of Friends (Quakers) === | ||
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