Lewis County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Lewis County

Historical Facts

 * Named for Morgan Lewis, 3rd Governor of New York at the time when the county was established. He served in the American Revolutionary War as a Colonel and the Quartermaster General. His father was the signer of the Declaration of Independence. 1832-1835, he was president of Historical Society of New York.

Parent County

 * Created 28 March 1805 from Jefferson and Oneida counties.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Lowville New York Family History Center

Cemeteries

 * Search Lewis County cemetery burials. NNY Genealogy - Stories in Stone

Military
Civil War service men in Lewis County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.


 * See: 130th Regiment, New York Infantry

Newspapers

 * Northern New York Historical Newspapers Search the Lewis County Democrat, years 1867-1906 and the Lowville Journal and Republican, years 1860-1940.

Websites

 * The Lewis County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Lewis County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Lewis County. (Backup site)
 * Family History Library Catalog for Lewis County.