Broome County, New York Genealogy

Guide to Broome County, New York ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

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Description
The County was named for John Broome, who was lieutenant governor in 1806 when Broome County was established. The County is located in the south-central area of the state.

Broome County, New York Record Dates


Broome County is named for.

Parent County
28 March 1806: Created from Tioga County.

Neighboring Counties
Chenango· Cortland· Delaware· Tioga· Pennsylvania Counties: Bradford· Susquehanna· Wayne

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating New York County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation New York County Boundary Maps" (1683-1915) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

1822: A portion of Broome County was returned to Tioga County.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

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.

Biography

 * Broome County Histories and Directories at NYG&B - images ($), includes biographies

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, death, relationship, military, and religious information.


 * 1800-1965 at FamilySearch — index

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


 * The 1890 Census is lost. For a substitute, see Directories.

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ann Mensch's Local Catholic Church and Family History &amp; Genealogical Research Guide is a free online resource that identifies the parishes of Broome County, years parishes were created, contact information, as well as links to online records and research tips. Broome County parishes fall under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Syracuse.

|Broome+county|0 Stratton, Clarence; Union Center Methodist Church (Union Center, New York)

Directories

 * Rural Directory of Broome County, NY at NYG&B - images ($)

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1906-1942 at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Genealogy

 * New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962, at least 2,120 listing birth or christenings for Broome County.
 * New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952, at least 1,113 listing deaths or burials for Broome County
 * Rootsweb message boardfor has many information threads about families that resided in that county. There is a search engine that allows you to search by surname and topic.

History

 * Broome County, New York History
 * Broome County Histories and Directories at NYG&B - images ($)

Land and Property
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Online



Microforms


 * 1791-1877 Deed Records - Grantee and Grantor index included: 1791-1901, 1806-1962
 * 1791-1895 Mortgage Records 1761- 1863 - Index included: 1791 - 1895. Early records transcribed from Tioga County.

Books



Maps

 * Maps of New York (1683-1915)

Migration
Migration routes for early European settlers to and from included:


 * Susquehanna River
 * Ancram (NY) Turnpike 1805, also sometimes called the Catskill Road, from Salisbury, Connecticut to Catskill, New York
 * Catskill Road 1750s from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York
 * Catskill Turnpike  (aka Susquehannah Turnpike ) from Catskill, NY to Unadilla, NY; route travelled by Europeans by 1792; toll booths opened by 1804.
 * Columbia (NY) Turnpike 1799
 * Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths 1766 from Unadilla, New York to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that is, from the Catskill Turnpike  to the Great Valley Road.
 * Minsi Path 1766 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Kingston, New York
 * Ulster and Delaware Turnpike 1802 from Salisbury, Connecticut to Bainbridge, New York

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index

Available towns. Registers are available for: Barker· Binghamton· Chenango· Colesville· Conklin· Kirkwood· Lisle· Maine· Nanticoke· Port Crane·Sanford· Triangle· Union· Vestal· Windsor.

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


 * - 6th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery, Companies G and I.
 * - 6th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company G and I.
 * - 8th Regiment, New York Cavalry, 2nd Company L and Company M.
 * - 11th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies C and F.
 * - 27th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies C, D and F.
 * - 65th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company B.
 * - 89th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies B, F, G, H and K.
 * - 90th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company E.
 * - 109th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies D, E and H.
 * - 124th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company I.
 * - 130th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company C.
 * - 137th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, E and F.
 * - 155th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company F.
 * - 161st Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies E and G.
 * - 168th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A and H.
 * - 179th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company K.
 * - 194th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company B.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1791-1980 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * SAMPUBCO Index of naturalization records

Newspapers

 * Binghamton NY Broome Republican 1828-1909
 * Binghamton NY Phoenix 1815-1816 
 * Binghamton NY Press 1904-1969 
 * Johnson City NY Endicott Record 1915-1921 
 * Union NY Union News 1857-1923 

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes
 * 1629-1971 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1659-1999 New York Wills and Probate Records 1659-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1787-1835 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835 at American Ancestors ($).
 * 1806-1906 SAMPUBCO - Index of testators of wills.
 * 1866 - 1923 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1873-1902 SAMPUBCO - Index of guardianships (names of children).


 * 1626-1836 Calendar of Wills On File and Recorded in the Offices of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, of the County Clerk at Albany, and of the Secretary of State, 1626-1836 at FamilySearch Digital Library; Also at: Ancestry ($), American Ancestors ($)
 * - Broome County: Administration accounts, Executor accounts, 1830-1854; Administration decrees, Administration orders, 1897-1903; Decrees, Minutes, Orders, 1806-1910; Decrees, Orders, 1871-1901; Estate index (Decedents), 1806-1951; Final settlements, 1874-1883; Guardianship records, 1830-1917; Judicial settlements, 1883-1894; Letters of administration, 1879-1912; Letters testamentary, 1860-1912; Letters, Decrees, Orders, 1851-1879; Minutes, 1882-1888; Probate records, 1846; Probate records, 1876-1878; Settlements, 1894-1902; Wills &amp; Administrations, 1806-1881; Wills, 1881-1906

Probate Records on Microfilm

The probate records described above also may be among those on microfilm including:


 * 1806-1951 Decedents estate index..
 * 1806-1906 Wills..
 * 1806-1917 Guardianship, letters, orders, and decrees..

Repositories
Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Broome County, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1984). ; . Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.

Archives, Libraries, and Museums
Libraries

Broome County Library 185 Court Street Binghamton, New York 13901 Phone: 607-778-6400 Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 am - 8 pm Friday - Saturday 9 am - 5 pm


 * The Local History and Genealogy Department is located in this facility which had many resources for genealogical research.

Steele Memorial Library Chemung County Library District East Church Street Elmira, New York 14901 Phone: 607-733-8602 Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 am - 9 pm Friday - Saturday 9 am - 5 pm Sunday 1 - 5 pm Closed Saturday and Sunday May 30 - September 30.


 * Although this library is not technically in Broome County, it has an impressive genealogical collection and is only an hour from Binghamton. To see a summary of the collection see the Broome County, New York USGenWeb site.

Binghamton University Libraries Glenn G. Bartle Library P.O. Box 6012 Vestal Parkway East Binghamton, NY 13902-6012 Phone for Reference Desk: 607-777-2345 Email: jgreen@binghamton.edu Hours:Monday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm during Fall and Spring semesters. Hours vary during intersessions and in the summer It is advisable to contact Special Collections in advance to discuss request.


 * The Glenn G. Bartle Library houses Special Collections which includes Civil War Collections and numerous private collections and papers.

County Historian's Office
Broome County Historian Gerald R. Smith, Historian 2nd Floor Broome County Public Library 185 Court Street Binghamton, NY 13901 Phone: 607.778.2076 Fax: 607-778-6249 E-mail: gsmith@co.broome.ny.us

The County Historian may provide access to obituaries, vital records, church records, maps, and family files or journals. Some historians provide search services for their office records and others may refer you to local genealogists who research in the area.

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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Albany New York FamilySearch Center
 * Schoharie Valley New York FamilySearch Center


 * Guilderland Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Huntington Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * New York State Library and New York State Archives - an affiliate library

Societies
Broome County Historical Society 185 Court Street Binghamton, New York 13901 Phone: 607-772-2982 Facebook


 * The Broome County Historical Society participates with USGenWeb and has many online resources including biographic/family, church, census, military, land records and other miscellaneous data.

Southern Tier Genealogical Society P.O. Box 680 Vestal, NY 13850 Email: wdbetcher@frontiernet.net


 * STGS is dedicated to the pursuit of family history and genealogical research and meets the first Thursday evening at 7 pm April - October at the Vestal Public Library at 320 Vestal Parkway, Vestal, New York. The society has a newsletter which is published three times a year with news and articles to help in genealogical research. The website includes a list of the local Broome county, town and village historians, town clerks and local libraries, historical societies and FamilySearch centers.

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; publication: 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, Oreleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Washington, Wayne, Warren, Wyoming, and Yates.

Social Groups Online

 * New York Genealogy Research Community (FamilySearch)

Vital Records

 * 1873-1875 Weekly News'' Vital Records - free.

Birth

 * 1847-1850 Births, marriages, deaths


 * 1847-1849 Broome County, New York State Vital Records, Courtesy New Horizons Genealogy


 * 1847-1850, 1865, 1875 Vital Statistics


 * 1881-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1881-1942 New York, Birth Index, 1881-1942 at Ancestry — index, ($)


 * 1881-1942 Reclaim the Records: New York State Birth Index at Archive.org - images of index

Birth Substitutes


 * 1640–1962 at FamilySearch – free; Index.


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

Marriage

 * 1639-1962 New York, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 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.


 * 1847-1850 Births, marriages, deaths


 * 1847-1850, 1865, 1875 Vital Statistics


 * 1847-1849 Broome County, New York State Vital Records, Courtesy New Horizons Genealogy


 * 1847–1848 and 1908–1936 at FamilySearch — index and images


 * 1881-1964 Reclaim the Records: New York State Marriage Index at Archive.org - images of index


 * 1908-1935 at FamilySearch – free ,Index;

Marriage Substitutes


 * 1686-1980 at FamilySearch – 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 groom, 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."


 * 1813-1850 10,000 Vital Records of Central New York, 1813-1850 at Ancestry ($).
 * 1856–1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); 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 browsable.


 * 1864-1865 1000 Vital Records from 1865 Broome Co., NY Census - Marriages (Sorted by Groom and by Bride), Courtesy


 * 1864-5, 1874-5 See Marriage Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for marriage information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.


 * 1908–1935 at FamilySearch – free; Index.


 * Broome County, New York Marriage Information Courtesy Rootsweb.com

Death
Death Indexes


 * 1824-1962 at FamilySearch — index


 * 1847-1850 Births, marriages, deaths


 * 1847-1850, 1865, 1875 Vital Statistics


 * 1847-1849 Broome County, New York State Vital Records, Courtesy New Horizons Genealogy
 * 1880-1956 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1880-1956 New York, Death Index, 1880-1956 at Ancestry — ($), index only
 * 1880-1956 Reclaim the Records: New York State Death Index at Archive.org - images of index
 * 1957-1963 at FamilySearch — Index only

Death Substitutes


 * 1795–1952 at FamilySearch – 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."


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


 * 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 browsable.


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


 * 1864-1865 1000 Vital Records from 1865 Broome Co., NY Census - Deaths, Courtesy

Additional Resources

Broome County New York Genealogy Websites

 * Broome County, NY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * New York Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * New York Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * The Broome County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project Backup site
 * Broome County Genealogy