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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[New York]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[New_York_Church_Records|Church Records]]''[[Image:Old Dutch Church taken by James Russiello.jpg|thumb|right|400px]] | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[New York]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[New_York_Church_Records|Church Records]]''[[Image:Old Dutch Church taken by James Russiello.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Old Dutch Church taken by James Russiello.jpg]] | ||
=== Church Development === | === Church Development === | ||
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The following guides describe the towns, denominations, record types, and years available: | The following guides describe the towns, denominations, record types, and years available: | ||
*''Historical Records Survey. Guide to Vital Statistics Records of Churches in New York State (Exclusive of New York City.),'' 2 volumes - {{WorldCat|2291005|disp=At various libraries(WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|180970|item|disp=974.7 K23h vol. 1 & 2}}. | *''Historical Records Survey. Guide to Vital Statistics Records of Churches in New York State (Exclusive of New York City.),'' 2 volumes - {{WorldCat|2291005|disp=At various libraries(WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|180970|item|disp=974.7 K23h vol. 1 & 2}}. | ||
*''Historical Records Survey. (New York City.) Guide to Vital Statistics in the City of New York, Borough of [Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, or Richmond] Churches''. 5 vols. New York, N.Y.: Historical Records Survey, Work Projects Administration, 1942. {{WorldCat|4025524|disp=At various libraries(WorldCat)}}; The links listed below (Bronx and Richmond) are available at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]. | *''Historical Records Survey. (New York City.) Guide to Vital Statistics in the City of New York, Borough of [Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, or Richmond] Churches''. 5 vols. New York, N.Y.: Historical Records Survey, Work Projects Administration, 1942. {{WorldCat|4025524|disp=At various libraries(WorldCat)}}; The links listed below (Bronx and Richmond) are available at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]. | ||
**Bronx {{FHL|202505|item|disp=FHL book 974.7275 K23h}} | **Bronx {{FHL|202505|item|disp=FHL book 974.7275 K23h}} | ||
**Brooklyn | **Brooklyn [https://dcms.lds.org/view/action/ieViewer.do?from_proxy=true&dps_pid=IE211901&dps_dvs=1334600757512~637&dps_pid=IE211901&change_lng=en Book online at FamilySearch.org] | ||
**Manhattan {{FHL|609562|item|disp=FHL book 974.71 K23ma}} | **Manhattan {{FHL|609562|item|disp=FHL book 974.71 K23ma}} | ||
**Queens {{FHL|202513|item|disp=FHL book 974.7243 K23h}} | **Queens {{FHL|202513|item|disp=FHL book 974.7243 K23h}} | ||
**Richmond {{FHL|202508|item|disp=FHL book 974.726 K23h}} | **Richmond {{FHL|202508|item|disp=FHL book 974.726 K23h}} [https://dcms.lds.org/view/action/ieViewer.do?from_proxy=true&dps_pid=IE106941&dps_dvs=1334600598620~8&dps_pid=IE106941&change_lng=en Book online at FamilySearch.org] | ||
*''Historical Records Survey. Inventory of the Church Archives of New York City [various denominations]''. New York, N.Y.: Historical Records Survey, 1939–1941. | *''Historical Records Survey. Inventory of the Church Archives of New York City [various denominations]''. New York, N.Y.: Historical Records Survey, 1939–1941. {{WorldCat|12712396|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} | ||
**Eastern Orthodox and Armenian {{FHL|107022|item}} | Denominations include: | ||
**Lutheran {{FHL|226032|item}} | **Eastern Orthodox and Armenian {{WorldCat|4025691|disp=At various libraries(WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|107022|item|disp=FHL book 974.71 K23eo}} | ||
**Methodist {{FHL|210758|item}} | **Lutheran {{WorldCat|4025535|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat); {{FHL|226032|item|disp=FHL book 974.71 K23L}} | ||
**Presbyterian {{FHL|107523|item}} | **Methodist {{WorldCat|4025557|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|210758|item|disp=FHL book 974.71 K23m}}; | ||
**Protestant Episcopal [Manhattan, Bronx, Richmond] {{FHL|107501|item}} | **Presbyterian {{WorldCat|14959916|disp=At various libraries(WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|107523|item|disp=FHL book 974.71 K23p}} | ||
**Protestant Episcopal [Brooklyn and Queens] {{FHL|106657|item}} | **Protestant Episcopal [Manhattan, Bronx, Richmond] {{WorldCat|4103942|disp=At various libraries(WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|107501|item|disp=FHL book 974.71 K23en v. 2}} | ||
**Reformed {{FHL|107940|item}} | **Protestant Episcopal [Brooklyn and Queens] {{WorldCat|223754788|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|106657|item|FHL book 974.71 K23eL v. 2}} | ||
**Roman Catholic {{FHL|119598|item}} | **Protestant Episcopal [New York State] {{WorldCat|4059196|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; | ||
**Protestant Episcopal [Rochester] [https://dcms.lds.org/view/action/ieViewer.do?from_proxy=true&dps_pid=IE100904&dps_dvs=1334602652514~278&dps_pid=IE100904&change_lng=en Available Online at FamilySearch.org]; {{WorldCat|4015959|dispp=At various libraries(WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|185178|item|disp=FHL book 974.7 K23he}} | |||
**Protestant Episcopal [Western New York] {{WorldCat|30985561|disp=At various libraries(WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|item|185174|disp=FHL book 974.7 K23hp}} | |||
**Reformed {{WorldCat|36874383|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|107940|item|disp=FHL book 974.71 K23r}} | |||
**Roman Catholic {{WorldCat|16172424|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|119598|item|disp=FHL book 974.71 K23rc vol. 2}} | |||
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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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=== Baptist === | === Baptist === | ||
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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 Records]]. | See [[New York Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups#Jewish_Records|Jewish Records]]. | ||
=== Lutheran === | === Lutheran === | ||
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=== Roman Catholic === | === Roman Catholic === | ||
[[Image:Nystpeters.jpg|thumb|right|200px | [[Image:Nystpeters.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]Most Catholic records have not been gathered to central repositories. You must determine the town where your ancestors lived and the parish they most likely attended and then write to that parish. <br><br> | ||
If a parish has closed, the records may have been sent to the diocesan archives or a nearby parish. If the diocese does not have an archives, the diocese chancellor usually knows where the records are. | If a parish has closed, the records may have been sent to the diocesan archives or a nearby parish. If the diocese does not have an archives, the diocese chancellor usually knows where the records are. | ||
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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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{{New York|New York}} {{-}} | {{New York|New York}} {{-}} | ||
[[Category:New_York|Church Records]] | [[Category:New_York|Church Records]] | ||
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