Lewis County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Lewis County

Historical Facts

 * Named for {{wpd|Morgan Lewis (governor)|Morgan Lewis], 3rd Governor of New York at the time when the county was established. He served in the American Revolutionary War as a Colonel and the Quartermaster General. His father was the signer of the Declaration of Independence. 1832-1835, he was president of Historical Society of New York.

Parent County

 * Created 28 March 1805 from Jefferson and Oneida counties.

Cemeteries

 * Search Lewis County cemetery burials. NNY Genealogy - Stories in Stone

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

Military
Civil War service men in Lewis County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.


 * - 130th Regiment, New York Infantry

Newspapers

 * Northern New York Historical Newspapers Search the Lewis County Democrat, years 1867-1906 and the Lowville Journal and Republican, years 1860-1940.

Probate Records
SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.

Courthouse
The Lewis County Clerk has birth, death, divorce, court, land, naturalization, miliatry rolls and state census. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Lewis County are held, see the Lewis County Courthouse page.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Lowville New York Family History Center

Divorce
Additional Resources

Websites

 * The Lewis County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Lewis County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Lewis County. (Backup site)