Brooklyn Borough, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Borough of Brooklyn (formerly Kings County)

Historical Facts
The government has not existed at this level since 1898.


 * Named for the Dutch town of.
 * Many variants of Brooklyn: Brooklin, Breucklen, Brecklyn, Brookelen, etc.
 * 1898, (now Borough of Brooklyn) consolidation along with Richmond (now Borough of Staten Island), Bronx (now Borough of The Bronx), Queens and New York (now Borough of Manhattan) formed the greater New York City with the consolidated government as the officially named "The City of New York".

Parent County

 * Created 1 November 1683 from the Colonial lands.

Boundary Changes

 * 1898, the 4 counties (New York, Kings, Queens and Richmond) at the time, excluding Bronx which was formed 1914, were consolidated into the greater New York City. Some record keeping were retained at the county (now borough) level and other record-keeping transferred to the new city.

Cemeteries
Brooklyn, New York Cemeteries are available online.

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

Directories

 * Fold3.com ($) has Brooklyn City Directories 1862-1913 (4 yrs. missing) available online.

Military

 * Civil War

Civil War service men in Brooklyn, New York served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their city or county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Kings County:


 * - 3rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 5th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 7th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 7th Veteran Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 9th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 10th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 17th Veteran Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 20th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 31st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 36th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 47th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 48th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 54th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 57th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 59th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 62nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 67th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 69th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 74th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 84th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 87th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 88th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 90th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 95th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 102nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 127th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 132nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 133rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 139th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 155th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 158th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 159th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 163rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 164th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 165th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 170th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 173rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 176th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 186th Regiment, New York Infantry

Newspapers
Brooklyn, New York Newspapers are available online.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online

Probate Records

 * Pilot: Kings County, New York Estate Records Index


 * SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills

Courthouses
King's County Clerk's office has marriage, landcourt, naturalization, military discharge and state census records. The Surrogate Court has probate records. Kings (Brooklyn) County Courthouse page.

Family History Centers

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

Vital Records
1902 New York City Births are available online.

Marriages 1875 State Census King County, Brooklyn New York are available online.

Websites

 * The Brooklyn NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Kings County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Kings County. (Backup site)