Troy, Rensselaer County, New York Genealogy
| Troy, New York | |
| Map | |
 Rensselaer County's location in the state of New York | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | 1765 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Troy |
| Website: www.troyny.gov/ | |
Resources
Cemeteries
Elmwood Hill Cemetery
Nail Factory Cemetery FamilySearch Catalog
New Mount Ida Findagrave.com
Oakwood Cemetery Oakwood Cemetery in Troy is the 10th largest cemetery in the United States containing about 60,000 graves. Records from 1851-1873 and 1897-1903 have been transcribed so far.
- Index to interments, books of interments, plot books FamilySearch Catalog
Old Lansingburgh Cemetery Rootsweb.com
Inscriptions from Lansingburgh Cemetery FamilySearch Catalog
Old Mount Ida Cemetery Rootsweb.ancestry.com
- Troy Burial Records Burial records for all people who died and were buried in Troy, New York 1833-1891 and 1919-1928.
Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery Rootsweb.ancestry.com
Catholic Cemeteries
- St Peter’s Cemetery FamilySearch Catalog
- St John’s Cemetery (518) 463-0134
Formerly the parish cemetery of St. Augustine Church, Lansingburgh Cemetery Road, Troy FamilySearch Catalog
- St. Jean de Baptiste Cemetery
Formerly the parish cemetery of St. Jean de Baptiste, Troy 968 Spring Avenue Extension, Troy, NY 12180 Phone (518) 463-0134
- St Mary’s Cemetery (518) 463-0134 FamilySearch Catalog
- St Joseph’s Cemeterygravestone images
- Burials without headstones
- Findagrave
- Saint Augustine's Catholic Cemetery, 25 115th Street, Troy, NY 92182 Phone (518) 235-3861
Saint Nicholas's Ukrainian Cemetery
The cemetery is located in Watervliet. This is the cemetery for the Saint Nicholas's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Vandenburgh Ave., Troy, NY 12180 (518)-274-5482
Vital records, obituaries, and tombstone inscriptions in Troy newspapers FamilySearch Catalog
Vital records of Rensselaer County, New York-deaths, 1847-1851 FamilySearch Catalog
Cemetery inscriptions and epitaphs from Troy and elsewhere in Rensselaer County, New York FamilySearch Catalog
Church Records
- 1800s "North Baptist Church of Troy, New York," Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. I (begins on page 363), courtesy: Ancestry ($). Membership lists.
- 1800s "North Baptist Church of Troy, New York," Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. I (begins on page 363), courtesy: Ancestry ($). Membership lists.
- 1868-1923 Marriages, Church of Ascension 1868-1923, Troy part 1 of 2 at USGenWeb Archives - free.
- 1868-1923 Marriages, Church of Ascension 1868-1923, Troy part 1 of 2 at USGenWeb Archives - free.
- 1868-1923 Marriages, Church of Ascension 1868-1923, Troy part 2 of 2 at USGenWeb Archives - free.
- 1868-1923 Marriages, Church of Ascension 1868-1923, Troy part 2 of 2 at USGenWeb Archives - free.
City Records
To locate additional published and transcribed records for Troy, Rensselaer 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.
Newspapers
Repositories
Archives, Libraries and Museums
The following have good local history collections:
- Troy Public Library
100 Second Street
Troy, New York 12180
Phone: 518-274-7071
Genealogy and Local History
- Emma Willard School Archives
Emma Willard School
285 Pawling Avenue, Troy, NY 12180
Phone: (518) 833-1300
Fax: (518) 833-1815
The Archive collects records about the Emma Willard School (formerly the Troy Female Seminary) dating back to 1814.
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Archives and Special Collections
Fixman Room on the 3rd floor of the Folsom Library
110 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180-3590
Phone: 518-276-8340
Email: lib-archives@rpi.edu
The archives are the official records of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, including biographical information on faculty and alumni, photographs and other media.
- Russell Sage College Archives
65 1st St
Troy, New York
Phone: (518) 244-2217
Russell Sage College is a comprehensive college for women.
Hart-Cluett House Museum is run by the Rensselaer County Historical Society (see below).
Phone: 518-244-6846
Email: troyref@thetroylibrary.org
Societies
Rensselaer County Historical Society
57 Second Street
Troy, NY 12180
Phone: 518-272-7232
Fax: 518-273-1264
Email: info@rchsonline.org
Research Library of the Rensselaer County Historical Society has diaries, city directories, county histories, family histories, town and village histories, photographs, etc.
City Clerk
City Clerk's Office, Marriage License
1776 Sixth Avenue
Troy, New York 12180
Phone: 518-279-713
This site includes a list of the Marriage Officiants by town hall with phone numbers.
Genealogy Search
The City Clerk’s office will do genealogy searches for marriages only. For birth or death records, contact the Office of Vital Records at (518) 279-7309.[1]
Marriage Records at the City Clerk's Office date back to November of 1881. An application must be filled out and accompanied by a check for $22.00 for each search payable to the Troy City Clerk. Mail the application and payment to the City Clerk’s office or drop it off at the Clerk’s office. Most searches will be done within one week.[2] (as of 15 December 2011)
City Historian
Troy has no City Historian.[3]
The Troy Bureau of Vital Statistics has birth and death records from 1876.
Troy City Clerk (see above) has marriage records from about 1876.
Vital Records
The Troy government website offers advice on ordering birth and death records.
Marriage
Marriage Substitute
- 1864-1865 City of Troy Marriages 1864-1865 at NYGenWeb - free.
- 1864-1865 City of Troy Marriages 1864-1865 at NYGenWeb - free.
Death
Death Substitute
References
- ↑ Troy, NY. Permits and Licenses. Marriage License, (accessed 15 December 2011).
- ↑ Troy, NY. Permits and Licenses. Marriage License, (accessed 15 December 2011).
- ↑ USGenWeb Project. Rensselaer County Municipal Historians, (accessed 15 December 2011).
Places
| ||||||||||||