Watervliet, Albany County, New York Genealogy

Guide to Watervliet, Albany ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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 (FHL) entries.

Gibbonsville
aka Arsenal Cemetery


 * 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

Immaculate Conception (Catholic)
Located on Delatour Rd, Watervliet. Office located at St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands. Phone (518) 463-0134

St Nicholas Ukranian Catholic Cemetery
Location Elm St, Watervliet in the hamlet of Maplewood. To inquire about cemetery records, contact the office of the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church at 2410 Fourth Ave., Watervliet, N.Y. 12189

St Basil's Russian Orthodox
Elm St, Watervliet, adjacent to St Nicholas Cemetery in the hamlet of Maplewood Contact St Basil’s Russian Orthodox Church 6 Lansing Avenue, Watervliet, NY 12189 (518) 273-6262.

St. Patrick’s
150 Troy Schenectady Road, Watervliet, NY Office located at St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands (518) 463-0134

Federal

 * 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.

Presbyterian

 * A history of the Jermain Memorial Presbyterian Sabbath School, 1930. ;

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. ; and
 * South Reformed Dutch Church records of West Troy, 1844-1904.

Ukrainian Catholic

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

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)

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Watervliet Public Library 1501 Broadway Watervliet, NY 12189-2895 Phone: 518-274-4471 Fax: 518-271-0667 E-mail: http://watervlietpubliclibrary.org

Museums

Watervliet Historical Society Museum 1501 1st Ave Watervliet, NY 12189-2808 Phone: 518–272-0715 Facebook:Museum Page

City Clerk
Watervliet City Clerk City Hall 2 Fifteenth Street, Suite B Watervliet, NY 12189 Phone: 518-270-3800 ext. 115 City Clerk can issue certificates of birth marriage and death that occur within the city.

City Historian
Watervliet City Historian City Hall, Room 6 2 Fifteenth Street, Suite B Watervliet, NY 12189 Phone: 518–270–3815

Societies
Watervliet Historical Society 1501 1st Ave Watervliet, NY 12189-2808 Phone: 518–272-0715 E-mail: WatervlietHistoricalSociety@Yahoo.com Facebook:Museum Page

Websites
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