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Guide to Saratoga 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 the Native American word "sah-rah-ka", or "Sarach-togue", meaning "the hill beside the river", referring to the Hudson River. The County is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Saratoga County Courthouse 30 McMaster St Ballston Spa, NY 12020 Phone: 518-451-8840 Saratoga County Courthouse The Saratoga County Clerk's office has marriage, divorce, court and land records. The Surrogate Court has probate records.

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.

Biographies

 * Hudson-Mohawk genealogical and family memoirs : a record of achievements of the people of the Hudson and Mohawk valleys in New York state included within the present counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Washington, Saratoga, Montgomery, Fulton, Schenectady, Columbia and Greene by Reynolds, Cuyler. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1911. Online at:, , Master index

Cemeteries

 *  Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery Nationwide Gravesite Locator Advanced Search.
 * 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
 List of Churches and Church Parishes A variety of local church records are available online for the Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, Reformed Protestant Dutch, and Society of Friends faiths (1700s-1800s) at NYGenWeb.

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

 Society of Friends (Quaker)
 * 1794-1862 Society of Friends. Saratoga Monthly Meeting (Saratoga County, New York Hicksite) Contains Marriage and removal certificates.
 * 1828-1846 Society of Friends. Saratoga Monthly Meeting (Saratoga County, New York Orthodox) Women's monthly meeting minutes, 1828-1846 and men's monthly meeting minutes, 1828-1840

 Methodist Episcopal
 * 1810 Methodist Episcopal Church, Saratoga County Circuit, Class Book of Rev. Mitchel B. Bull, 1810 at Ancestry ($);.

FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

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

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories
Saratoga County, New York History Gives histories of several of the cities and towns in Saratoga County. Schenectady Digital History Archive includes "Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: Index to Families" includes people from Saratoga County.
 * New York Indexes (many counties) at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of New York (1683-1915)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Saratoga County for European settlers included:
 * pre-historic
 * pre-historic
 * pre-historic
 * Champlain Canal 1823
 * Erie Canal 1825
 * Chambly Canal 1843
 * pre-historic
 * prehistoric
 * Lake Champlain Trail pre-historic
 * Hudson River Path
 * Mohawk or Iroquois Trail
 * Forbidden Path or Catskill Turnpike
 * Greenwood Road
 * Old Connecticut Path

Military Records
American Revolutionary War  Civil War Online Civil War Indexes and Records
 * Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Saratoga County, New York
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — [[New York, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records
 * How to Use this Collection]]; Index/Images at partner site

Available towns. Registers are available for: Ballston· Charlton· Clifton Park· Corinth· Edinburg· Galway· Greenfield· Halfmoon· Providence· Saratoga Springs · Stillwater· Waterford· Wilton. Regiments. Service men from Saratoga 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 Saratoga County.
 * - 7th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies F and H
 * - 12th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company B
 * - 13th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company G
 * - 22nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 25th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies A, B, C, D, E and F
 * - 30th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies D, F and G
 * - 77th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies B, C, D, E, F, G and H, and Second Company K
 * - 115th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies C, F, G, H and I
 * - 153rd Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies F and H

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

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 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 ($)
 * 1866-1923 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1626-1836 Calendar of Wills On File and Recorded in the Offices of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, of the County Clerk at Albany, and of the Secretary of State, 1626-1836 at FamilySearch Digital Library; Also at: Ancestry ($), American Ancestors ($)
 * 1787-1835 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787 - 1835 at American Ancestors ($)
 * 1796-1805 Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather, comp. Will Records of Saratoga County, New York 1796-1805. Chillicothe, Mo.: Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, c1965. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1799-1921 SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills (1799-1921).
 * 1629-1971 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1791-1921 Record of Wills; Index, 1799–1893.
 * 1815-1923 Administration records 1857-1894; Decrees 1883-1902; General index 1878-1904;Index 1799-1893; Letters of administration 1815-1929; Letters of guardianship 1815-1915; Letters of testamentary 1829-1918; Minutes 1832-1856, 1878-1901; Probate records 1857-1885; Wills 1791-1921.

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

Vital Records

 * 1999-present The Saratogian Index at Saratoga Springs Public Library - free; includes births, deaths, marriages, engagements.

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
 * 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.
 * 1847-1848;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
 * 1777-1834  Fred Q. Bowman,10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York, 1777-1834 (Baltimore,MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1987). Ancestry ($) MyHeritage ($); ; . Abstracted from newspaper marriage and death columns.
 * 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."
 * 1819-1837 Durkee, Cornelius E. Index to Marriage and Death Notices in the Saratoga Sentinel: 1819-1837. 1988. Digital version 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.
 * 1864-5, 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
 * 1777-1834  Fred Q. Bowman,10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York, 1777-1834 (Baltimore,MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1987). Ancestry ($); MyHeritage ($); ; . Abstracted from newspaper marriage and death columns.
 * 1640-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1801-1890 Barber Collection- Newspaper Deaths at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
 * 1819-1837 Durkee, Cornelius E. Index to Marriage and Death Notices in the Saratoga Sentinel: 1819-1837. 1988. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 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.

Archives
Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Saratoga 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

 Saratoga County Historian Lauren Roberts 40 McMaster Street Ballston Spa, N.Y. 12020 Phone: 518-884-4749 Website
 * Genealogical Resources: 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.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Albany New York FamilySearch Center
 * Bennington Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Gloversville New York FamilySearch Center
 * Herkimer New York FamilySearch Center
 * Schoharie Valley New York FamilySearch Center
 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Guilderland Public Library - an affiliate library
 * New York State Library and New York State Archives - an affiliate library

Libraries
Southern Adirondack Library System E-mail: sals58@gmail.comWebsite Saratoga County is a part of the Southern Adirondack Library System which includes Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington Counties. Check local towns and villiages for public libraries available in the community.

Museums
Brookside Museum 6 Charlton Street Ballston Spa, NY 12020 Phone: 518-885-4000 Fax: (518) 885-4055 E-mail: [mailto:info@brooksidemuseum.org info@brooksidemuseum.org] Website

Brookside Museum: Surname File List ($) Website

Brookside Museum: Collections Website

Societies
Saratoga County Historical Society 6 Charlton Street Ballston Spa, NY 12020 Phone: (518) 885-4000 Fax: (518) 885-4055 E-mail: info@brooksidemuseum.org Facebook Website

Capital District Genealogical Society Empire State Plaza Station PO Box 2175 Albany, NY 12220-0175 Website
 * 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.

Websites

 * Ancestry
 * Saratoga County NYGenWeb
 * Saratoga USGenWeb Archives
 * Saratoga County NY Genealogy
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.