Peru, Clinton County, New York Genealogy

Cemeteries
Cemeteries for Peru, New York:



Church Records

 * 1766–1868 Society of Friends Peru Monthly Meeting – Orthodox Microfilm of original records. Births and deaths, marriages, removal certificates, and minutes.


 * 1799–1867 Society of Friends Peru Monthly Meeting – Hicksite Microfilm of original records. Marriages, removal certificates, and minutes.


 * 1886–1916 St. Augustine Catholic Church Microfilm of original records. Baptisms, first communion, marriages, burials, and confirmations. Text in Latin.

Church Histories and Records for Peru, New York:



History
Histories for Peru, New York:



Town Clerk
Peru Town Clerk Kathleen K. Flynn 3036 Main Street Peru, NY 12972 Phone:518-643-2745, Ext. 2 The Town Clerk has the records of birth, death, or marriage for the Town.

Town Historian
Peru Town Historians Ron and Carol Allen PO Box 142 Peru, NY 12972 Work Phone: 518-643-2745, Ext. 113 Home Phone: 518-561-0038 E-Mail: perutownhistorian@charter.net Hours: Wednesdays 9-12 or by appointment Collection: Housed in historian's office, Peru Town Hall. McLellan Cemetery records, 3 vol. History of Peru, Peru yearbooks, church records, scrapbooks, news clippings, maps, old photos and postcards of Peru, Hurd's History of Clinton and Franklin Counties, NY, and some family genealogies. Restrictions: Materials do not circulate from historian's office.

Taxation

 * 1798 - Martin, David Kendall. "A 1798 United States Assessment List for Northern New York State," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 113, No. 4 (Oct. 1982):231-238. Digital version at New York Family History ($);.