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Guide to Steuben 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 Baron von Steuben, a German general who fought on the American side in the American Revolutionary War. The County is located in the west area of the state.

County Courthouse
Steuben County Courthouse 3 East Pulteney Square Bath, NY 14810 Phone: 607-654-6033 Steuben County Courthouse

The Steuben County Clerk's office has marriage, divorce, court and land records as well as the state census. The Surrogate Court has probate records.

Boundary Changes

 * Parent County(s): Created from Ontario on March 18, 1796.
 * County Seat: Bath
 * Interactive Map of County Formation History of New York (1790-1897) - scroll to animated maps illustrating New York county boundary changes
 * Steuben County, New York Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

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.

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
Variety Presbyterian
 * 1823-1874 Rev. Noah Barrell's Record of Marriages, 1823-1874 at NYGenWeb.
 * Cornell University's Study Center for Early Religious Life in Western New York has an online guide to Steuben County church records in their library.
 * 1844-1851 1844-1851 Presbyterian Church Marriage Records, courtesy of GenWed.com
 * 1844-1851 The Marriage Records of Rev. L. Merill Miller, Presbyterian Church 1844-1851, courtesy of NYGenWeb


 * 1846-1888 1846-1888 Marriages Performed by Rev. O.P, Alderman of Naples and Phelps, courtesy of GenWed.com.
 * 1846-1888 Marriages Performed by Rev. O.P. Alderman of Naples and Phelps 1846-1888, courtesy of NYGenWeb

Baptist  List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1854-1855 Steuben County Members of the New York Baptist Union for Ministerial Education 1854-1855, courtesy: NYGenWeb
 * FamilySearch Places

Directories

 * Steuben County, New York Online Historical Directories Source: Online Historical Directories

Emigration and Immigration

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

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
Migration routes for early European settlers to and from Steuben County included:
 * Ancram (NY) Turnpike 1805, also sometimes called the Catskill Road, from Salisbury, Connecticut to Catskill, New York
 * Catskill Road 1750s from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York
 * Catskill Turnpike 
 * Forbidden Path, 1767 from Athens, Pennsylvania to Salamanca, New York
 * Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths 1766 from Unadilla, New York to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that is, from the Catskill Turnpike  to the Great Valley Road.
 * Ulster and Delaware Turnpike 1802 from Salisbury, Connecticut to Bainbridge, New York

Military Records
Military Information Steuben County New York Revolutionary War - Civil War. (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

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

Available towns. Registers are available for: Addison· Avoca· Bath· Bradford· Cameron· Campbell· Caton· Cohocton· Greenwood· Hartsville· Hornellsville· Jasper· Lindley· Prattsburgh· Pulteney· Rathbone· Thurston· Troupsburg· Tuscarora· Urbana· Wayland· Wayne· West Union· Wheeler· Woodhull. Regiments. Service men in Steuben County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.
 * - 1st Battalion, New York Light Artillery, Battery K.
 * - 2nd Regiment, New York Mounted Rifles, Company M.
 * - 6th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery, Companies C and G.
 * - 6th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies C and G.
 * - 6th Regiment, New York Cavalry,
 * - 22nd Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies G and M.
 * - 23rd Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, D and G.
 * - 34th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies E and I.
 * - 35th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company F.
 * - 78th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company F.
 * - 86th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies B, C, D, F, G, H, I and K.
 * - 102nd Regiment, New York Infantry, Company D.
 * - 104th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company E.
 * - 107th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies F, G, I and K.
 * - 141st Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies B, D, E, F, G and H.
 * - 161st Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, D, E, F, G, H and I.
 * - 175th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies D and E.
 * - 179th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies C, F and H.
 * - 189th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, C, G and H.

Civil War Pensions Index 86th New York Infantry "Stueben Rangers" (Genealogy Trails History Group) Roster of Men in National Guard (New York State Reserve Milital) in Steuben Co., New York 1862-1867. U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 at Ancestry.
 * 1883 List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883, courtesy of Internet Archive

 World War II World War II Casualities, Army and Army Air Corps, courtesy of AccessGenealogy.

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1791-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1907-1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images at partner site
 * 1820-1906 Naturalizatiton Records, 1820-1906. New York Court of Common Pleas (Steuben County)

Newspapers
Marriage Notices from Steuben County, New York Newspapers, 1797-1884. by Mary S. Jackson. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, C. 1998. Marriages and Deaths From Steuben County, New York, Newspapers, 1797-1868. by Yvonne E. Martin. Bowie, Maryland:Heritage Books, C. 1988. ; . Death Notices From Stteuben County, New York, Newspapers, 1797-1884. by Mary S. Jackson and Edward F. Jackson. Bowie Maryland:Heritage Books, C. 1988.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 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 ($) — index and images
 * 1787-1835 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787 - 1835 at American Ancestors ($).
 * 1800-1869 SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1866-1923 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1629-1971 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1796-1936 Testamentary and administration indexes, Surrogate's Court. Manuscript on film.
 * 1796-1936 Probate records: Wills, 1800–1869; Guardianship 1796–1909; Minutes and orders, 1830–1870; Administration index, 1796–1936; Testamentary index, 1796–1936; Letters of administration, 1830–1872.

Birth

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

Birth Substitutes
 * 1640-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 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 ($) — index
 * 1664-1784 New York. Secretary of State, Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued By the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784 (Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1860). At Cornell University digital library; Internet Archive; Ancestry edition($); ; . 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 - 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."
 * 1809-1850 Fred Q. Bowman,10,000 Vital Records of Western New York, 1809-1850 (Baltimore,MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1985).Ancestry ($); MyHeritage ($); ; . Abstracted from newspaper marriage and death columns.
 * 1828 Steuben Messenger Vital Records 1828 at NYGenWeb.
 * 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 - images of index
 * 1957-1963 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index

Death Substitutes
 * 1795-1952 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1801-1890 Barber Collection- Newspaper Deaths at Ancestry ($) – index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
 * 1809-1850 Fred Q. Bowman,10,000 Vital Records of Western New York, 1809-1850 (Baltimore,MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1985).Ancestry ($); MyHeritage ($); ; . Abstracted from newspaper marriage and death columns.
 * 1828 Steuben Messenger Vital Records 1828 at NYGenWeb.
 * 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census section of Census for death information.
 * 1856-1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry ($) – 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 Steuben County, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1981). ; ; Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.

 County Historian Twila O'Dell, Historian Mailing Address: 3 East Pulteney Square Bath, NY 14810 Phone: 1-607-664-2199 Email: [mailto:historian@co.steuben.ny.us historian@co.steuben.ny.us]
 * Location: Magee House: 1 Cohocton Street Bath, NY 14810
 * Genealogical Resources: 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.

Records available:
 * Genealogical records,
 * Steuben County Census index
 * Burial records
 * Newspapers 1831-1960 on microfilm
 * Indexed abstracts of Steuben County Sorrogate records of probate 1790-1900

FamilySearch Centers

 * Elmira New York FamilySearch Center
 * Hornell New York FamilySearch Center
 * Ithaca New York FamilySearch Center
 * Olean New York FamilySearch Center
 * Owego New York FamilySearch Center
 * Warsaw New York FamilySearch Center
 * Wellsville New York FamilySearch Center
 * Steele Memorial Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
 Southeast Stebuen County Library Avoca Free Library P O Box S 5 Griswold Street Avoca, NY 14809 Phone: 607-566-9279 Dormann Library 101 West Morris Street Bath, NY 14810 Phone: 607-776-4613 Website Prattsburgh Free Library P O Box 426 26 Main Street Prattsburgh, NY 14873 Phone: 607-522-3490 Website

Societies
Steuben County Historical Society 1 Cohocton Street PO Box 349 Bath, New York 14810 Phone:(607) 776-9930 Website Records available:
 * Genealogical records,
 * Steuben County Census index
 * Burial records
 * Newspapers 1831-1960 on microfilm
 * Indexed abstracts of Steuben County Sorrogate records of probate 1790-1900
 * Genealogical Resources: This Society covers the Painted Hills Area of Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania, particularly the counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Steuben in New York and the Pennsylvania counties of McKean and Potter.

Central New York Genealogical Society Box 104, Calvin Station Syracuse, New York 13205 E-mail: [mailto:CNYGS@yahoo.com CNYSG@yahoo.com] Website
 * Genealogical Resources: 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.

Websites

 * Steuben NY GenWeb
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * Ancestry
 * Steuben County NY Genealogy
 * – 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.