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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New York]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New York]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New_York_Town_Records|Town Records]]'' | ||
Town records contain valuable information such as names of elected officials, lists of freeholders, petitions, [[New York Vital Records|vital records]], tax records, a few military and militia records, school records, poor relief rolls, deeds, estrays (cattle that had gone astray), cattle earmarks, and other documents useful in locating persons. Most town records are not generally available at the Family History Library, although some towns, such as Huntington, Suffolk County, have published their records. | Town records contain valuable information such as names of elected officials, lists of freeholders, petitions, [[New York Vital Records|vital records]], tax records, a few military and militia records, school records, poor relief rolls, deeds, estrays (cattle that had gone astray), cattle earmarks, and other documents useful in locating persons. Most town records are not generally available at the Family History Library, although some towns, such as Huntington, Suffolk County, have published their records. | ||
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A useful source is: | A useful source is: | ||
*Remington, Gordon L. ''New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources.'' Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. {{FHL|1047758|item|disp=FHL Book 974.7 D27r}} | *Remington, Gordon L. ''New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources.'' Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. {{WorldCat|50121406|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1047758|item|disp=FHL Book 974.7 D27r}}. Alphabetical list of towns including date founded, if a town history exists, church and cemetery sources. | ||
An inventory of the county supervisor's records has been published: | An inventory of the county supervisor's records has been published: | ||