Troy, Rensselaer County, New York Genealogy

Cemeteries
Elmwood Hill Cemetery 


 * Findagrave.com

Nail Factory Cemetery

New Mount Ida Findagrave.com

Oakwood Cemetery Oakwood Cemetery in Troy is the 10th largest cemetery in the United States containing about 60,000 graves. Records from 1851-1873 and 1897-1903 have been transcribed so far.


 * Index to interments, books of interments, plot books FamilySearch Catalog


 * Rootsweb.com

Old Lansingburgh Cemetery Rootsweb.com

Inscriptions from Lansingburgh Cemetery FamilySearch Catalog

Old Mount Ida Cemetery Rootsweb.ancestry.com


 * Troy Burial Records Burial records for all people who died and were buried in Troy, New York 1833-1891 and 1919-1928.

Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery Rootsweb.ancestry.com

Catholic Cemeteries


 * St Peter’s Cemetery FamilySearch Catalog


 * St John’s Cemetery (518) 463-0134

Formerly the parish cemetery of St. Augustine Church, Lansingburgh Cemetery Road, Troy FamilySearch Catalog


 * Findagrave.com


 * St. Jean de Baptiste Cemetery

Formerly the parish cemetery of St. Jean de Baptiste, Troy 968 Spring Avenue Extension, Troy, NY 12180 Phone (518) 463-0134


 * St Mary’s Cemetery (518) 463-0134 FamilySearch Catalog


 * Findagrave.com


 * St Joseph’s Cemeterygravestone images
 * Burials without headstones
 * Findagrave


 * Saint Augustine's Catholic Cemetery, 25 115th Street, Troy, NY 92182 Phone (518) 235-3861‎

Saint Nicholas's Ukrainian Cemetery

The cemetery is located in Watervliet. This is the cemetery for the Saint Nicholas's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Vandenburgh Ave., Troy, NY 12180 (518)-274-5482

Vital records, obituaries, and tombstone inscriptions in Troy newspapers FamilySearch Catalog

Vital records of Rensselaer County, New York-deaths, 1847-1851 FamilySearch Catalog

Cemetery inscriptions and epitaphs from Troy and elsewhere in Rensselaer County, New York FamilySearch Catalog

Church Records

 * 1800s - "North Baptist Church of Troy, New York," Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. I (begins on page 363), courtesy: Ancestry ($). Membership lists.


 * 1868-1923 - Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Troy, New York 1868-1923 Marriages, Funerals, Confirmations, Baptisms, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives - free.


 * 1868-1923 Marriages, Church of Ascension 1868-1923, Troy part 1 of 2 at USGenWeb Archives - free.


 * 1868-1923 Marriages, Church of Ascension 1868-1923, Troy part 2 of 2 at USGenWeb Archives - free.

Newspapers

 * Times Record (Troy, N.Y.). 1943-1977. Indexed and searchable at Ancestry ($).
 * Troy Record. 1943-1977. Indexed and searchable at Ancestry ($).

Archives, Libraries and Museums
The following have good local history collections:


 * Troy Public Library 100 Second Street Troy, New York 12180 Phone: 518-274-7071 Genealogy and Local History


 * Emma Willard School Archives Emma Willard School 285 Pawling Avenue, Troy, NY 12180 Phone: (518) 833-1300 Fax: (518) 833-1815 The Archive collects records about the Emma Willard School (formerly the Troy Female Seminary) dating back to 1814.


 * Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Archives and Special Collections Fixman Room on the 3rd floor of the Folsom Library 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180-3590 Phone: 518-276-8340 Email: [mailto:lib-archives@rpi.edu lib-archives@rpi.edu] The archives are the official records of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, including biographical information on faculty and alumni, photographs and other media.


 * Russell Sage College Archives 65 1st St Troy, New York Phone: (518) 244-2217 Russell Sage College is a comprehensive college for women.

Hart-Cluett House Museum is run by the Rensselaer County Historical Society (see below). Phone: 518-244-6846 Email: [mailto:troyref@thetroylibrary.org troyref@thetroylibrary.org]

Societies
Rensselaer County Historical Society 57 Second Street Troy, NY 12180 Phone: 518-272-7232 Fax: 518-273-1264 E-mail: [mailto:info@rchsonline.org info@rchsonline.org]

Research Library of the Rensselaer County Historical Society has diaries, city directories, county histories, family histories, town and village histories, photographs, etc.

City Clerk
City Clerk's Office, Marriage License 1776 Sixth Avenue Troy, New York 12180 Phone: 518-279-713 This site includes a list of the Marriage Officiants by town hall with phone numbers.

Genealogy Search The City Clerk’s office will do genealogy searches for marriages only. For birth or death records, contact the Office of Vital Records at (518) 279-7309.

Marriage Records at the City Clerk's Office date back to November of 1881. An application must be filled out and accompanied by a check for $22.00 for each search payable to the Troy City Clerk. Mail the application and payment to the City Clerk’s office or drop it off at the Clerk’s office. Most searches will be done within one week. (as of 15 December 2011)

City Historian
Troy has no City Historian. The Troy Bureau of Vital Statistics has birth and death records from 1876. Troy City Clerk (see above) has marriage records from about 1876.

Vital Records
The Troy government website offers advice on ordering birth and death records.

Marriage
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 * 1864-1865 City of Troy Marriages 1864-1865 at NYGenWeb - free.


 * Burden Iron Works Marriage Records at Troy Irish Genealogy Society - free.

Death
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 * 1901-1902 Information on Deceased Troy, NY Area Individuals Identified in the 1902 &amp; 1903 Troy City Directories at Troy Irish Genealogy Society - free.