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Guide to Orange County, New York ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for the Prince of Orange, who subsequently became King William III of England. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
255 Main Street Goshen, New York 10924 Orange County Website The Orange County Clerk's office has marriage, divorce, court land and census records. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Orange County are held, see the Orange page.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * 1581-1917 New York, Family Bible Records at Ancestry– ($); Index. Database is a collection of genealogically important records taken from the Bibles of colony and state residents. Reveals the Bible's original owner, brief record of descendants,and a particular event such as birth or marriage as recorded in Bible.

Biographies
History of Orange County, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men V.1 History of Orange County, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men V.2 Portrait and Biographical Record of Orange County, New York (pages 1-1534) 1895

Cemeteries

 * 1800-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Census Records
For information and tips on using and accessing online census records, see New York Census.

 Federal

 State


 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records
A few church records have been transcribed and posted at the Orange County NY GenWeb site. Heritage Quest has a good collection of digitized transcribed church records from Orange County. Linkpendium identifies several church record collections available online. Reformed Churches  List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1718 Registers of the Reformed Church at Deerpark begin in 1716.
 * 1800s-1820s Early Marriages Bethlehem Church at NYGenWeb.
 * 1829-1858 Early Records of Marriages Dutch Reformed Church, Montgomery, NY 1829-1858 at NYGenWeb.
 * 1730-1880 Reformed Dutch Church records in Ulster and Orange County Includes baptisms and marriages in Kingston 1766-1776, Catsbaan 1730-1760, Esopus 1790-1850, Clove, High Falls 1808-1850, Woodstock 1805-1880, Shokan 1799-1850, Walden 1793-1853, and Highland 1810-1860.
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1906-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

 Books The USGenWeb Archives includes abstracts of the following:
 * 1695-1802 Deed Books A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H.
 * 1765-1785 Mortgage Books A, B, C.

Local Histories

 * New York Indexes (many counties) at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of New York (1683-1915)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration
Early migration routes to Orange County for European settlers included:
 * Minsi Path from Kingston, New York to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; from the Ulster and Delaware Turnpike to the Great Valley Road.

Military Records
 Revolutionary War Orange County men served in the 4th New York Regiment.

 Civil War Online Civil War Indexes and Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images at partner site

Available towns. Registers are available for: Blooming Grove· Chester· Crawford· Deerpark· Goshen· Greenville· Hamptonburgh· Minisink· Monroe· Montgomery· Mount Hope· Newburgh· Wallkill· Warwick· Wawayanda. Regiments. Service men from Orange County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were formed in Orange County:
 * - 3rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 5th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 5th Regiment, New York Infantry (Duryee Zouaves), Company H.
 * - 7th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company D.
 * - 7th Veteran Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 9th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 9th Regiment, New York Infantry (New)
 * - 15th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies L and M.
 * - 18th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company D.
 * - 24th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company D.
 * - 25th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies C, D, E, H, I, L and M.
 * - 36th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company B.
 * - 56th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D and E.
 * - 65th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company B.
 * - 70th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company F.
 * - 93rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 98th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 100th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company B.
 * - 115th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 124th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and K.
 * - 153rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 156th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies H, I and K.
 * - 164th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company H.
 * - 168th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, E, F, G, H, I and K.
 * - 176th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies C and D.
 * - 179th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company H.
 * - 192nd Regiment, New York Infantry, Company G.
 * - 194th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company A.

Naturalization and Citizenship
 Indexes

The FamilySearch Library has also acquired this comprehensive index for the years 1792 through 1906 on microfilm:. The courts this index covers are:
 * 1791-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1792-1989 Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989 at Ancestry ($). This database is based on NARA's Soundex Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in Federal, State, and Local Courts located in New York City, 1792-1989. All 5 boroughs are included.
 * 1824-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images at partner site
 * 1824-1946 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1917-1950 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images at partner site
 * City Court of Brooklyn, 1836-1894
 * Kings County Court, 1806-1906
 * New York City Marine Court, 1806-1849
 * New York County Common Pleas Court, 1792-1895
 * New York County Superior Court, 1828-1895
 * New York City and County Supreme Court, 1868-1906
 * Queens County Court, 1799-1906
 * Queens County Surrogate Court, 1888-1898
 * Richmond County Court, 1869-1906
 * U.S. Circuit Court Southern District, 1846-1876
 * U.S. District Court Eastern District, (Kings, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties), 1865-1906

Newspapers

 * Warwick NY Dispatch 1885-1907

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

 * Joslyn, Roger D. "Indentures of the Poor Children of Orange County, 1829-1847, 1871, 1884, 1885," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 137, No. 4 (Oct. 2006):294-303; Vol. 138, No. 2 (Apr. 2007):138-143; Vol. 138, No. 3 (Jul. 2007):227-231. Digital version at New York Family History ($);.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records

Original New York, Orange County Probate Records, 1787-1938 (actually 1830-1931) are available free online at FamilySearch. To browse these records, click Historical Records below, then click "Browse through 359,950 images". Then select the time period and volume of interest.
 * 1626-1836 Calendar of Wills On File and Recorded in the Offices of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, of the County Clerk at Albany, and of the Secretary of State, 1626-1836 at FamilySearch Digital Library; Also at: Ancestry ($), American Ancestors ($)
 * 1629-1971 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1659-1999 New York Wills and Probate Records 1659-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1787-1846 SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1787-1835 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787 - 1835 at American Ancestors ($)
 * 1866-1923 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1787-1938 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only

 A wiki article describing an online collection is found at: New York, Orange County Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

 Probate Records on Microfilm
 * 1787-1941 Index to Surrogate's Records
 * 1785-1797 Orange County Wills, Transcribed
 * 1787-1916 Probate Records

Birth

 * 1881-1942 New York, Birth Index, 1881-1942 at Ancestry — index($)
 * 1881-1942 Reclaim the Records: New York State Birth Index at Archive.org - images of index

Birth Substitutes
 * 1640-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1847-1849 Jeanne and Less Krish, Official Vital Records from the Various Towns of Orange County, New York, Births, Deaths, and Marriages 1847-1849: with a Supplement of Additional Marriage and Death Returns (Goshen, New York: Orange County Genealogical Society (New York), 2003). ; . Includes indexes.
 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in the Civil War section of Military for birth information.

Marriage

 * 1639-1962 New York, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($) — index $
 * 1664-1784 New York. Secretary of State, Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued By the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784 (Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1860). Online at: Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); ; . Marriage bonds issued in the State of New York prior to 1784, and the earliest record dating 1664.
 * 1847-1848;1908-1936 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1881-1964 Reclaim the Records: New York State Marriage Index at Archive.org - images of index
 * 1847-1848;1908-1936 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Marriage Substitutes
 * 1686-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1800-1855 New York Marriage Notices at Ancestry– ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage notices published in newspapers around the state. Contains name of bride and groom, marriage date, marriage location, residence, and newspaper found in.
 * 1801-1880 Barber Collection- Newspaper Marriages at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
 * 1828-1831 Barber, Gertrude A. Orange County Patriot: A Newspaper Published at Goshen, N.Y.: Marriages and Deaths from May 1828 to Dec. 1831. 1990. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1847-1849 Jeanne and Less Krish, Official Vital Records from the Various Towns of Orange County, New York, Births, Deaths, and Marriages 1847-1849: with a Supplement of Additional Marriage and Death Returns (Goshen, New York: Orange County Genealogical Society (New York), 2003). ; . Includes indexes.
 * 1856-1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browsable.
 * 1864-5, 1874-5 See Marriage Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for marriage information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.

Death
Death Indexes
 * 1824-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1880-1956 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1880-1956 New York, Death Index, 1880-1956 at Ancestry — ($), index only
 * 1880-1956 Reclaim the Records: New York State Death Index at Archive.org - images of index
 * 1957-1963 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index

Death Substitutes
 * 1640-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1801-1890 Barber Collection- Newspaper Deaths at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
 * 1820-1857 Weller, Caroline Still. Orange County, New York Deaths: From the Independent Republican, Goshen, New York. 1967. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1828-1831 Barber, Gertrude A. Orange County Patriot: A Newspaper Published at Goshen, N.Y.: Marriages and Deaths from May 1828 to Dec. 1831. 1990. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1847-1849 Jeanne and Less Krish, Official Vital Records from the Various Towns of Orange County, New York, Births, Deaths, and Marriages 1847-1849: with a Supplement of Additional Marriage and Death Returns (Goshen, New York: Orange County Genealogical Society (New York), 2003). ; . Includes indexes.
 * 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census section of Census for death information.
 * 1856-1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browsable.
 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War in the Civil War section of Military for death information.
 * 1864-5, 1874-5 See Mortality Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for death information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.

Archives
Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Orange County, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1989). ; . Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.

 County Historian Orange County Historian 101 Main Street Goshen, New York 10924 Phone: 845-291-2388 Hours: Monday - Friday 9 am to Noon Afternoon hours by appointment only.
 * The County Historian may provide access to obituaries, vital records, church records, maps, and family files or journals. Some historians provide search services for their office records and others may refer you to local genealogists who research in the area.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Middletown New York FamilySearch Center
 * New City New York FamilySearch Center
 * Newburgh New York FamilySearch Center
 * Poughkeepsie New York FamilySearch Center
 * Yorktown New York FamilySearch Center
 * Elting Memorial Library/Haviland-Heidgerd Historial Collection - an affiliate library

Libraries
Newburgh Free Library 124 Grand Street Newburgh, NY 12550
 * Genealogical resources: Subscription genealogy websites, family papers, school records, obituaries, city directories, censuses, church records, cemetery records, and newspapers.

Societies
Goshen Library and Historical Society Main Street Goshen, NY 10924
 * Genealogical resources: Obituary Finder. Subscriptions to HeritageQuest, Ancestry Plus, Fold3 and newspaper sites. Local history information.

Central New York Genealogical Society Box 104, Calvin Station Syracuse, New York 13205 E-mail: [mailto:CNYGS@yahoo.com CNYSG@yahoo.com] Website
 * Member queries; surname research list; online resources; six meetings/year; publishes Tree Talks  quarterly with annual index.
 * Counties served: Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Oreleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Washington, Wayne, Warren, Wyoming, and Yates.

Orange County Genealogical Society 101 Main Street Goshen, New York 10924 Email:nhsip@frontiernet.net Publishes The Orange County Genealogy Society Quarterly Website
 * The Society has a very large collection including:

The Hudson Valley Institute 3399 North Road Poughkeepsie, New York 12601-1387 Phone: 845-575-3052 Email: hrvi@marist.edu Website
 * County Histories
 * Biographical information on local residents and published genealogies
 * Orange County church records and cemetery listings
 * City directories for Middletown and Newburgh 1899 - 1950's
 * Whig Press deaths and marriages 1851-1865
 * Vertical files of family folders - over 3,000
 * Well known quarterlies
 * Military records
 * Maps
 * Microfilm of various Orange County records including marriages, naturalization, deeds, newspapers and more.
 * Genealogical resources: Comprehensive surname index to books and folders, local histories, published family histories, vertical files, periodicals, military records, maps, vital records, censuses, naturalizations, newspapers, deeds, mortgages, surname queries.

Websites

 * Orange County NY Genealogy
 * Ancestry
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.