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

Description
The County was named for Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 at the Battle of Quebec. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Montgomery County Courthouse 58 Broadway Fonda, NY 12068 Phone: 518-853-4516 Montgomery County Courthouse

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:

History Timeline
Five counties set off over the years.
 * 27 January 1789: Ontario
 * 16 February 1791: Herkimer, Otsego, Tioga
 * 21 February 1816: Hamilton

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.

Cemeteries

 * 1800-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

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

 Federal

 State


 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records
Ann Mensch's Local Catholic Church and Family History &amp; Genealogical Research Guide is a free online resource that identifies the parishes of Montgomery County, years parishes were created, contact information, as well as links to online records and research tips. Montgomery County parishes fall under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Albany.
 * 1734-1735 Register of Baptisms, Marriages, Communicants, &amp; Funerals Begun by Henry Barclay at Fort Hunter, January 26th, 1734/5: Register Book, Fort Hunter 1734. Albany, N.Y.: New York State Library, 1919. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1852, 1857 Marriages of Rev. J.M. Van Buren and Rev. Ransford Wells, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1869-1883 Pastoral Register of the Rev. Francis M. Kip, Jr. Funerals 1869-1883, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1870-1883 Pastoral Register of the Rev. Francis M. Kip, Jr. Marriages, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1871-1883 Pastoral Register of the Rev. Francis M. Kip, Jr. Baptisms, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * Dempster, James. Records of Marriages and Baptisms of the Rev. James Dempster. 1934. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1906-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Local Histories

 * Schenectady Digital History Archive includes "Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: Index to Families" includes people from Montgomery County.
 * New York Indexes (many counties) at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1683-1915 Maps of New York (1683-1915)
 * 1868 Atlas of Montgomery and Fulton counties, New York: from actual surveys (1868)] - Internet Archive.
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Montgomery County for European settlers included:
 * Mohawk River pre-historic
 * Erie Canal 1825
 * Mohawk or Iroquois Trail

Military Records
 Revolutionary War Tryon (Montgomery) County men served in the 1st New York Regiment.

 Civil War Online Civil War Indexes and Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images at partner site

Available towns. Registers are available for: Amsterdam· Canajoharie· Florida· Glen· Mohawk· Palatine· Root· St. Johnsville. Regiments. Service men from Oswego County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Montgomery County.
 * - 1st Battalion, New York Light Artillery, Battery K.
 * - 25th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies B and D.
 * - 32nd Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies B and D.
 * - 43rd Regiment, New York Infantry, Company E.
 * - 115th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, D, G, H, I and K.
 * - 134th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company I.
 * - 153rd Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies B, C, E, F and H.

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1791-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Newspapers

 * 1884-1974 Amsterdam NY Evening Recorder 1884-1974

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 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 ($), American Ancestors ($)
 * 1629-1971 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1659-1999 New York Wills and Probate Records 1659-1999 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1787-1835 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835 at American Ancestors ($)
 * 1787-1918 SAMPUBCO Browsable Index of testators of wills.
 * 1784-1787 Cassidy, T.E. "Montgomery County, New York Intestates. Libers II and III Intestates (Liber I is missing), Hall of Records, N.Y. City," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 59, No. 1 (Jan. 1928):83-85. Digital version at New York Family History ($);.
 * 1787-1831 Becker, Edith Van Heusen. "Abstracts of Wills, Montgomery County, N.Y.," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1787-1810 (Vol. I): Vol. 56, No. 2 (Apr. 1925):161-172; 1810-1816 (Vol. II): Vol. 56, No. 4 (Oct. 1925):380-397; 1816-1826 (Vol. III): Vol. 57, No. 2 (Apr. 1926):163-186; 1826-1831 (Vol. IV): Vol. 57, No. 3 (Jul. 1926):282-295. Digital version at New York Family History ($);.
 * 1866-1923 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1629-1971 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only


 * 1787-1905 General Index to Wills
 * 1787-1922 Wills and Administration Includes Guardianship.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * 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 — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1808-1850 Fred Q.Bowman, 7000 Hudson-Mohawk Valley, (NY), Vital Records, 1808-1850 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1997). ; . Abstracts from newspapers filed at the New York State Library in Albany.
 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in the Civil War section of Military for birth information.
 * 1885-1891 Some Montgomery County Births 1885-1891 at NYGenWeb - free.

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.
 * 1847-1848;1908-1936 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1881-1964 Reclaim the Records: New York State Marriage Index at Archive.org - images of index
 * 1847-1848;1908-1936 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Marriage Substitutes
 * 1686-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 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."
 * 1808-1850 Fred Q.Bowman, 7000 Hudson-Mohawk Valley, (NY), Vital Records, 1808-1850 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1997). ; . Abstracts from newspapers filed at the New York State Library in Albany.
 * 1818-1834 Marriages from the Cherry Valley Gazette 1818-1834 at NYGenWeb - free.
 * 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.
 * 1864-5, 1874-5 See Marriage Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for marriage information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.

Death
Death Indexes
 * 1824-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1880-1956 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/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 — How to Use this Collection; Index

Death Substitutes
 * 1640-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1801-1890 Barber Collection- Newspaper Deaths at Ancestry ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
 * 1808-1850 Fred Q.Bowman, 7000 Hudson-Mohawk Valley, (NY), Vital Records, 1808-1850 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1997). ; . Abstracts from newspapers filed at the New York State Library in Albany.
 * 1847-49 1847-1849, Death Records, Montgomery County, New York at New Horizons Genealogical Services - free.
 * 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census section of Census for death information.
 * 1849-50 Deaths - 1850 Federal Census, Mortality Schedule, Montgomery County, New York at Mortality-Schedules.com - free.
 * 1849-50 The 1850 US Mortality Schedule - Montgomery County, NY at NYGenWeb - free.
 * 1856-1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry ($); 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.
 * 1859-60 Deaths - 1860 Federal Census, Mortality Schedule, Montgomery County, New York at Mortality-Schedules.com - free.
 * 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.
 * 1869-70 Deaths - 1870 Federal Census, Mortality Schedule, Montgomery County, New York at Mortality-Schedules.com - free.
 * 1895-1905 Deaths 1895-1905 Montgomery County, New York at NYGenWeb - free.
 * 1931 Coroner's Reports at NYGenWeb - free.
 * Miscellaneous Obits, Announcements &amp; News Articles from the Amsterdam Evening Recorder Amsterdam, NY at NYGenWeb - free.

Archives
Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Montgomery County, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1983). ; . Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.

 County Historian Hours: September - June: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm July - August: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
 * Montgomery County Historian Kelly A. Farquhar, Historian Old Court House 9 Park Street P.O. Box 1500 Fonda, New York 12068-1500 Phone: 518-853-8186 Fax: 518-853-8392
 * Genealogical Resources: Histories and Biographies, Cemetery records, Family Genealogies and Historical Files, Land Records 1772-1788 Tryon/Montgomery County.
 * Other deeds held at County Clerk's office: Directories and Gazetteers, Vital Records - births, marriage and death extractions. :Certificates are available from the state level or local town/city clerk's offices; Church Records, Census Records,
 * Civil Records transcribed from Supervisor's Minutes from 1793 to present; Military Records, Newspapers,
 * Archives of original records from early 1700's through 1900's. Repository of historical documents, journals, diaries, family papers and more. to 1930.


 * Montgomery County Department of History and Archives Old Court House P.O. Box 1500 Fonda, NY 12068-1500 518-853-8187
 * Genealogical resources: Family Files Surnames. Also, local histories, biographies, cemetery records, compiled genealogies, land records, newspapers, city directories, gazetteers, vital records, church, census, and military records.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Gloversville New York FamilySearch Center
 * Herkimer New York FamilySearch Center
 * Oneonta New York FamilySearch Center
 * Schoharie Valley New York FamilySearch Center
 * Utica 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

Libraries

 * Margaret Reaney Memorial Library and Museum 19 Kingsbury Ave. St. Johnsville, NY 13452 518-568-7822
 * Genealogical resources: Family Bibles, maps, biographies, surname files, obituaries, censuses, cemetery, marriage, military, church records. City directories, county histories, compiled genealogies, and manuscripts. Great place to study Palatine Germans who settled the Mohawk Valley.

Museums

 * Noteworthy Indian Museum 2 Prospect Street Amsterdam, New York 12010 Phone: 518-843-4761Website


 * Old Fort Johnson Phone: 518-843-0300 Email: museum@oldfortjohnson.org Located at the corner of Routes 5 and 67, two miles west of Amsterdam, New York. Small admission.Website


 * Walter Elwood Museum of the Mohawk Valley 366 West Main Street, Route 5 Amsterdam, New York 12010 Phone: 518-843-5151 Email: info@walterelwoodmuseum.orgWebsite

Societies

 * Capital District Genealogical Society Empire State Plaza Station PO Box 2175 Albany, NY 12220-0175Website
 * Counties served: Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, and Washington.
 * $3 for non-member queries in their newsletter. Monthly meetings. They staff a genealogy support desk at the Town of Colonie Library.


 * Central New York Genealogical Society Box 104, Calvin Station Syracuse, New York 13205 E-mail: [mailto:CNYGS@yahoo.com CNYSG@yahoo.com]Website
 * Member queries; surname research list; online resources; six meetings/year; publishes 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.


 * Montgomery County NY Historical Societies 9 Park St. Old Court House P. O. Box 1500 Fonda, NY 12068-1500 518-853-8186 Website

Websites

 * Ancestry
 * The Montgomery County NYGenWeb Project
 * Montgomery County NY Genealogy
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