Watervliet, Albany County, New York Genealogy

Quick Facts
Fomer town names: West Troy, Gibbonsville, Port Schuyler

1609: Henry Hudson explored the region.

1643: Settled as part of the patroonship of Rensselaerwyck under direction of Kiliaen van Rensselaer

1774: The Shakers settled.

1788: Town of Watervliet founded, included all area with exception of the City of Albany.

1897: City of Watervliet incorporated, and the rest of town land as town of Colonie and town of Green Island.


 * Because so many of towns were created from Watervliet, it was known as the mother of towns in the county.
 * Neighboring towns and hamlets:

North - Town of Colonie, hamlet of Maplewood Northeast - Town and village of Green Island East - the Hudson River, and city of Troy in Rensselaer county. South - Town of Colonie, hamlet of Schuyler Heights West - Town of Colonie, hamlets of Latham and Mannsville.

Resources
All titles, unless otherwise indicated, are Family History Library Catalog (FHL) entries.

Gibbonsville
aka Arsenal


 * Inscriptions from the Gibbonsville Cemetery (FHL)
 * Old Watervliet (Gibbonsville) Cemetery tombstone inscriptions, 1841-1876 (FHL)
 * New York Gravestone Photo Project

Schuyler

 * Schuyler cemetery at the "Flatts": verbatim copy of the inscription (FHL)
 * New York Gravestone Photo Project

Watervliet Society of Shakers

 * A record of the names, ages, and dates of death of all persons in the Watervliet Society of Shakers Cemetery (FHL)
 * New York Gravestone Photo Project
 * Findagrave.com

Census

 * Census of 1800, Watervliet, Albany County, New York (FHL)
 * Census returns of 1800: Watervliet, Albany County, New York, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York (FHL)

Centennial Celebrations, etc
see also: Church History and Records

Baptist

 * The pastor's private marriage record, 1893-1955 (FHL)

Presbyterian

 * A history of the Jermain Memorial Presbyterian Sabbath School, 1930 (FHL)

Reformed

 * Record of marriages performed, 1814-36, in the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Gibbonsville, N. Y.: a place variously known as Washington, Port Schuyler, West Troy and Watervliet (FHL) (FHL)
 * South Reformed Dutch Church records of West Troy, 1844-1904 (FHL)

Ukrainian Catholic

 * Golden jubilee of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Watervliet, New York, Sunday, October 27, 1957 (FHL)

Directories

 * Albany County officials illustrated directory, 1902-1903 (FHL)
 * The Troy directory: also Cohoes and Waterford, Watervliet and Green Island, N.Y. ... containing a general directory of the citizens; business directory; street directory; house directory; and city, county, and state registers (FHL)

History

 * As I remember it: being a detailed description of the North family of the Watervliet Shaker community and including the district school as well as the big barn at the Church family (FHL)
 * History of the city of Watervliet, New York, 1630 to 1910 (FHL)
 * Recapturing Wisdom's Valley: the Watervliet Shaker heritage, 1775-1975 (FHL)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Map of Troy, Watervliet, Cohoes, Waterford and Green Island (FHL)

Officials and employees
see also: Directories