Orleans County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Orleans County

Parent County
11 November 1824: Created from Genesee County

Neighboring Counties
Genesee· Monroe· Niagara· Lake Ontario

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

Church Records

 * 1854-1855 - Orleans County members of the New York Baptist Union for Ministerial Education 1854-1855, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Orleans County for European settlers included:


 * Great Genesee Road 1794
 * Erie Canal 1825
 * Erie Canal 1825

Military
Civil War

Available towns. Registers are available for: Barre· Carlton· Clarendon· Gaines· Kendall· Murray· Ridgeway· Shelby· Yates.

Regiments. Service men in Orleans County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Orleans County:


 * - 105th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 129th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 151st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 154th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 164th Regiment, New York Infantry

Probate Records

 * 1825-1902 - SAMPUBCO - Browsable index to testators of wills (1825-1902)
 * 1825-1896 - Will Book 1 (1825-1896) Index, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1897-1926 - Will Book 2 (1897-1926) Index, courtesy: NYGenWeb.

Courthouses
The Orleans County Clerk's office has divorce, court and land records as well as the state census. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Orleans County are held, see the Orleans County Courthouse page.

Family History Centers
The following centers are accessible to residents of Orleans County, New York:

Orleans County (Albion)

Brockport New York Family History Center 4088 Lake Rd Brockport, New York 1-585-637-2030 T 9am-3pm, 7pm-9pm; Th 7pm-9pm; F 10am-2pm; Sat 9am-12pm Call to verify hours

Rochester New York Family History Center 1400 Westfall Rd Rochester, New York 14618 1-585-271-5040 Tues 9am-3pm, 7pm-9:30pm; Wed 7pm-9:30pm; Thurs 9am-12pm; Fri 9am-3pm; Sat 9am-12pm Closures: Weather closures posted on local TV channels 8, 9, 10, 13 Call to verify hours

Buffalo New York Family History Center 1424 Maple Rd Williamsville, New York 14221 1-716-688-2439 M, W 10am-2pm; T, Th 10am-9pm; Sat 10am-2pm Closed Holidays Call to verify hours

Societies
Orleans County Genealogical Society Albion town Hall 3665 Clarendon Road PO Box 103 Albion NY 14411

View resources in the society collection

Orleans County Historical Association P.O. Box 181 Albion NY 14411

View listing of local historical publications

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


 * 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, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Washington, Wayne, Warren, Wyoming, and Yates.

Birth
Birth Substitutes


 * 1640–1962 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index.
 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in Orleans County in the Civil War section of Military for birth information.

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.

Marriage

 * 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-free; Internet Archive - free; Ancestry edition($); ; . Marriage bonds issued in the State of New York prior to 1784, and the earliest record dating 1664.


 * Marriage Substitutes


 * 1686-1980 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
 * 1800–1855 New York Marriage Notices at Ancestry– ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage notices published in newspapers around the state. Contains name of bride and groon, marriage date, marriage location, residence, and newspaper found in.
 * 1801–1880 Barber Collection- Newspaper Marriages at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
 * 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 browseable.
 * 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 Substitutes


 * 1795–1952 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. The entries are primarily from the IGI along with some entries derived from compiled and original records such as Family Records, Church Records, and Civil Registration. There may be entries that cite a specific source.


 * 1801–1890 Barber Collection- Newspaper Deaths at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."


 * 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 browseable.


 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War in  in the Civil War section of Military for death information.


 * 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census section of Census 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.

Divorce
Additional Resources

Websites

 * The Orleans County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.