Berne, Albany County, New York Genealogy

Historical Facts
Fomer town names: Beaverdam

Before 1750: Settled by the Palatine German refugees. They were squatters on the Rensselaerwyck estate.

1795: Town of Berne founded, from Town of Rensselaerville.

1822: North half of the Town set off to create Town of Knox.

4 July 1839: Due to the control by the patroons, the mass meeting of the tenant farmers met and it led to the Anti-Rent War.

Communities: Berne, East Berne, Helderberg, Reidsville, South Berne, Thompsons Lake, West Berne, Wolf Hill

Biography

 * Helderberg Hilltowns (Rensselaerville, Berne, Knox, Westerlo) wiki for history and genealogy including biographies and stories, cemeteries, churches, images, maps, and organizations.

Cemeteries

 * Berne Cemeteries - includes transcriptions from more than 3,000 headstones from 73 cemeteries. part of the Berne Historical Project.
 * Helderberg Hilltowns (Rensselaerville, Berne, Knox, Westerlo) wiki for history and genealogy including biographies and stories, cemeteries, churches, images, maps, and organizations.

Berne and Beaverdam

 * Beverdam Cemetery at Berne, N.Y.
 * New York Gravestone Photo Project
 * Findagrave.com

Huntersland Christian

 * Albanyhilltowns.com
 * New York Gravestone Photo Project

Pine Grove Lutheran

 * Albanyhilltowns.com


 * New York Gravestone Photo Project

South Berne Rural

 * Albanyhilltowns.com
 * New York Gravestone Photo Project

Woodlawn

 * BerneHistory.org
 * NewYorkgravestones.org

Links to other cemeteries in the Town of Berne, including family burial plots


 * Albany Hill Towns website


 * BerneHistory.org

Church Records

 * Helderberg Hilltowns (Rensselaerville, Berne, Knox, Westerlo) wiki for history and genealogy including biographies and stories, cemeteries, churches, images, maps, and organizations.

Lutheran

 * History of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, by Chester H. Traver, pub. 1911
 * St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Records, 1792-1934. Baptisms, marriages, communions and deaths 1792-1934
 * Record of baptisms and marriages, by Rev. Adam Cminse of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Guilderland, New York, 1784-1873. Baptisms with birth dates and marriages 1784-1873
 * Records of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, edited by Royden Woodward Vosburgh. ;
 * Records of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, edited by Royden Woodward Vosburgh. Vol. 1: Baptisms 1790-1838 Marriages 1794, 1808-1809 Confirmations 1792-1838 Vol. 2: Baptisms 1836-1874 Marriages 1850-1875 Deaths 1867-1875 Memberships
 * Saint Paul Lutheran Evangelical, Berne, Albany, New York computer printout; births or christenings, 1790-1874.

Reformed Dutch
also known as First Reformed Dutch Church of Berne


 * Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of the Beaver Dam in the town of Berne, by Royden Woodward Vosburgh. ; Baptisms 1763-1861 Marriages 1787-1877 Memberships 1767-1871
 * The Second Reformed Dutch Church in the town of Bern [sic] (located near Thompson's Lake), by Kathleen Turner, pub. 1984. ; Members 1826-1891 Baptisms 1826-1869, 1884 Marriages 1829-1877 Deaths 1829-1895
 * Beaver Dam Dutch Reformed Church, Berne, Albany, New York computer printout; births or christenings, 1763-1861.
 * Church records of Beaverdam (now Berne) Reformed Church, 1763-1802. Baptisms, 1763, 1768-1800 Marriages 1787-1800 Elders and deacons 1771-1802 Members 1767-1800
 * Records of the Dutch Reformed Church of Berne (formerly Beaverdam). Baptisms 1763, 1768-1800 Marriages 1787-1800 Membership records 1767-1809
 * Helderbergh Reformed Church, Guilderland, New York.

Genealogy

 * Helderberg Hilltowns (Rensselaerville, Berne, Knox, Westerlo) wiki for history and genealogy including biographies and stories, cemeteries, churches, images, maps, and organizations.

History

 * Our heritage, Town of Berne Bicentennial Commission, pub. 1977. ;

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Berne Public Library 1656 Helderberg Trail P.O. Box 209 Berne, NY 12023 Phone: 518-872-1246 Fax: 518-872-9024 E-mail: http://www.bernepubliclibrary.org

Societies
Town of Berne Historical Society Historical Center Main Street PO Box 34 Berne, NY 12023 Phone: 518–872–0212(home) Email: Ralph11@AOL.com Collection: Has great online resources on their website for genealogies, cemeteries, census, churches, maps, military, and vital records.

Town Clerk
Berne Town Clerk Town of Berne PO Box 57 Berne, NY 12023 Phone: 518–872–1448 Email: townclerk@BerneNY.org

Town Historian
Berne Town Historian Kathleen Putzig Phone: 518-888-5824