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Church Registers
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Source: Vital Statistics of Churches in New York State, WPA, 1942 (Please keep in mind when looking at the below information that this is from a 1942 book. Some of the churches may be closed, some new ones may have started plus the records may have been lost or moved.) |
Order of churches:
city/town/village (as listed in book), denomination, year church began
Cong.=Congregation(al)
M.E.=Methodist Episcopal
Preb=Presbyterian
| BRUNSWICK | |
| Presbyterian | First Presbyterian Church |
| Registers: Baptisms: November 1816-1834, 1876-1887 Members: July 11 1816-1887 Custody: Manuscripts & History Section, NYS Library, Albany |
| CENTER BRUNSWICK | |
| United Lutheran | Gilead Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Registers: Baptisms, Births, Burials, Deaths, Marriages: 1777-1887 Custody: Manuscripts & History Section, NYS Library, Albany |
| EAST GREENBUSH | |
| Reformed Church in America | Reformed Church |
| Registers: Baptisms, Births: 1788-1866 Marriages: 1788-1801, 1823-1910 Members: 1787-1821 Film: Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Chuch of Greenbush |
| HOOSICK FALLS | |
| Baptist (Northern Baptist Convention) | First Baptist Church, 1847- |
| Registers: Baptism, Deaths, Members, Chuch minutes: 1847- Custody: Church Clerk |
| Methodist | Methodist Church, 1858- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Marriages, Members: 1860- Custody: Parsonage |
| Presbyterian | First Presbyterian Church, 1825- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Communicants, Session Minutes: 1825- Custody: Session Clerk Baptisms, Funerals, Marriages, Members: 1913-1927 Custody: Parsonage |
| Protestant Episcopal | St Mark's Church, 1834- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages: 1834- Custody: Rectory |
| Roman Catholic | Immaculate Conception Church, 1834- (originally St Mary's Church) |
| Registers: Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages: 1860- Custody: Rectory (records prior to 1860 probably destroyed by fire) |
| MUITZESKILL (Schodack) | |
| Reformed Church in America | Reformed Church |
| Registers: Baptisms: 1770-1847 Births: 1770-1832 Marriages: 1781, 1788-1846 Members: 1770-1832, 1836-1846 Custody: Manuscripts & History Section, NYS Library, Albany Custody: Baptisms & Marriages -- Dept of History & Archives, Fonda & Schenectady Co. Historical Society, Schenectady |
| NASSAU | |
| Reformed Church in America | Reformed Church |
| Registers: Baptisms, Births: 1804-1880 Marriages: 1805-1880 Custody: Manuscripts & History Section, NYS Library, Albany |
| RENSSELAER | |
| Reformed Church in America | Blooming Grove Reformed Church |
| Registers: Baptisms: 1814-1883, 1892-1895 Deaths: 1895-1926 Marriages: 1831-1866 Members: 1814-1889 Custody: Manuscripts & History Section, NYS Library, Albany |
| SCHAGHTICOKE | |
| Reformed Church in America | Reformed Church |
| Registers: Baptisms, Births, Burials, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1750-1868 Custody: Manuscripts & History Section, NYS Library, Albany |
| TROY | |
| Baptist (Northern Baptist Convention | Fifth Ave Baptist Church, 1843-1928 merged |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Members: 1843-1865 Custody: First Baptist Church, Troy Members: 1843-1865, Early Settlers of New York State (book), by Jane W. Foley |
| First Baptist Church, 1928- merged First Particular Baptist Church, 1795-1928 |
| Registers: Baptisms, Burials, Members: 1806-1928 Custody: First Baptist Church |
| Millis Memorial Church, 1803- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Burials, Members: 1804-1919 Custody: Church Clerk |
| Second Baptist Church, 1834-60, 1868- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Burials, Members: 1869- Custody: Church Clerk |
| Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, 1871- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Members: 1871- Custody: Church Clerk |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Christian & Missionary Alliance Church, 1901- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1932- Custody: Pastor |
| Church of Armenia in America | St Peter's Armenia Apostolic Church, 1927- |
| Registers: Births, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1933- Custody: Church Office |
| Congregational and Christian | Armenian Calvary Congreg. Church, 1910-20 |
| Registers: Births, Marriages, Members: 1910-1920 Custody: Parsonage of United Amenian Calvary Congregation Church |
| First Congregational Church, 1900-1919 |
| Registers: All records said to be destroyed. |
| United Armenian Calvary Cong. Church, 1920- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Marriages, Members: 1920- Custody: Parsonage |
| Disciples of Christ | First Church of Christ Disciples, 1865- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Members: 1867- Custody: Parsonage |
| Third Avenue Church of Christ, 1899- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1899- Custody: Parsonage |
| Evangelical and Reformed | St Paul's Evangelical Church, 1879- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Funerals, Marriages, Members: 1889- Records 1889-1920 are in German; later records are in English Custody: Parsonage |
| Greek Orthodox | St Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, 1897- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Funerals, Marriages: 1897- Custody: Pastor |
| Hebrew | Cong. Beth Israel Bikur Sholom, 1870- |
| Registers: Deaths, Marriages: 1910- Custody: At synagogue |
| Congregation B'rith Sholom or Third St Temple, 1866- |
| Registers: Members: 1932- Custody: Secretary |
| Congregation Sharah Tephilah, 1873- |
| Registers: Deaths, Marriages: 1900- Custody: Secretary |
| Temple Beth El, 1928- |
| Registers: Deaths, Marriages: 1929- Custody: at Temple |
| Lutheran (Danish Evangelical) | Immanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1874- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Births, Deaths, Marriages: 1874- Custody: Parsonage |
| Lutheran | Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Messiah |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Members: 1869-70 Custody: Manuscripts and History Section, NYS Library, Albany |
| Norwegian Lutheran | Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, 1887- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Burials, Marriages, Members: 1887- Custody: Parsonage |
| United Lutheran | Central Lutheran Church, 1898- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Funerals, Marriages, Members: 1935- Custody: at Church (prior records lost) |
| English Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 1889- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Births, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1889- Custody: Parsonage |
| Trinity German Lutheran Church, 1871- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Births, Funerals, Marriages, Communicants: 1871-1899 Marriages, Members: 1937- Custody: Church (records 1900-1936 are missing) |
| African Methodist | African M.E. Zion Church, 1832- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Marriages, Members: 1902- Custody: Church Clerk (other records destroyed or lost) |
| Methodist | 5th Ave Meth. Episcopal Church, 1835-1925 |
| Registers: Formerly-North 2nd St M.E. Church, merged with 1st German M.E. Church of Troy & State St M.E. Church of Troy to form 5th Ave-State St Methodist Church |
| 5th Ave-State St Methodist Church, 1925- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Births, Deaths, Marriages: 1836-1921 (5th Ave M.E. Church of Troy); 1855-1925 (First German M.E. Church of Troy); 1808-1925 (State St M.E. Church of Troy) |
| First German M.E. Church, 1857-1925 |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1857-1925 Custody: 5th Ave-State St Methodist Church |
| First Methodist Episcopal Church, 1827-1926 |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1834-1926 Custody: St Mark's Methodist Church of Troy (earlier records not account for) |
| Grace Methodist Church, 1852- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1852- Custody: Parsonage |
| Hedding M. E. Church, 1889-1926 |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1905-1926 Custody: St Mark's Methodist Church of Troy (previous records destroyed by fire) |
| Levings Methodist Church, 1838 |
| Registers: Baptisms, Marriages, Members: 1855- Custody: Parsonage (previous records not accounted for) |
| Memorial Methodist Church, 1886- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1921- Custody: Church house (previous records not accounted for) |
| Pawling Avenue Methodist Church, 1831- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Marriages, Members: 1861 Custody: Parsonage (previous records not accounted for) |
| St Mark's Methodist Church, 1926- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, Members: 1926- Custody: Parsonage |
| State St M.E. Church, ca 1808-1925 |
| Registers: Baptisms, Marriages, Members: 1808-1926 Custody: Fifth Ave-State St Methodist Church of Troy |
| Trinity Methodist Church, 1846- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1859- Custody: Church (earlier records not accounted for) |
| St Titus' Methodist Church, 1926 |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1926- Custody: Pastor |
| Pilgrim Holiness | Pilgrim Holiness Church, 1912- |
| Registers: Members: 1912- Custody: Secretary |
| Presbyterian | First Presbyterian Church, 1791- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Births, Burials, Marriages: 1793- Custody: Church |
| First Preb Church of Lansingburgh, 1792- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Births, Burials, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1792- Custody: Church manse |
| Liberty Street Presb Church, 1840- |
| Registers: Baptisms: 188- Marriages: 1914- Members: 1870- Custody: Parsonage (early records not accounted for) |
| Mount Ida Memorial Pres Church, 1870- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1870- Custody: Session Clerk |
| Ninth Presbyterian Church, 1869- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1869- Custody: Session Clerk |
| Oakwood Ave Presbyterian Church, 1868- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1868- Custody: at manse |
| Olivet Presbyterian Church, 1835- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, Members, Session Minutes: 1882- Custody: at manse (prior records not accounted for) |
| Park Presbyterian Church, 1854-1914 |
| Registers: Original records are missing. Baptisms 1865-1873; Communicants 1854-1873; Deaths 1865-1870; Marriages 1866-1872 have been transcribed in Milton Thomas, "The Records of the Park Presbyterian Church of Troy, NY". Copy available at History Alcove, NYS Library, Albany |
| Second Presbyterian Church, 1826 |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1827- Custody: 1827-1920 kept at National City Bank; 1921-kept at Church |
| Second St Presbyterian Church, 1831-1910 |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1831-1910 Custody: First Presbyterian Church, Troy |
| Third Presbyterian Church, 1830- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1833- Custody: manse |
| Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1871- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1871- Custody: at Church |
| Woodside Presbyterian Church, 1867- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1867- Custody: manse |
| United Presbyterian | United Presbyterian Church, 1834- |
| Registers: Baptisms: 1913- Deaths: 1936- Marriages: 1913- Custody: manse (other records not accounted for) |
| Protestant Episcopal | Christ Church, 1836- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Burials, Communicants, Marriages: 1836- Custody: Rectory |
| Church of the Ascension, ca 1868- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Burials, Communicants, Marriages: 1869- Custody: Rectory |
| Church of the Holy Cross, 1844- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Funerals, Communicants, Marriages, Members: 1844-1862, 1896- Custody: Rectory (1863-1895 not accounted for) |
| St Barnabas' Church, 1869- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Burials, Members, Marriages: 1869- Custody: Rectory |
| St John's Church, 1830- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Burials, Communicants, Marriages: 1830- Custody: Church |
| St Luke's Church, 1866- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Members, Marriages: 1866- Custody: Rectory |
| St Paul's Church, 1804 |
| Registers: Baptisms, Burialss, Communicants, Members, Marriages: 1804- Custody: All by current records are kept at Troy City National Bank. Current records kept at rectory. Manuscripts and History Section, NYS Library Albany holds the following: Baptisms: 1804-1831, 1836-1874 Burials: 1804-1829, 1836-1873 Communicants: 1825, 1827 Marriages: 1805-1829, 1837-1873 |
| Trinity Church, 1804- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Burials, Communicants, Marriages: 1829- Custody: Rectory (previous records destroyed by fire of December 25, 1868) |
| Roman Catholic | Church of the Holy Trinity, 1908- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Births, Burials, Deaths, Marriages: 1908- Custody: 603 Fourth St. |
| Our Lady of Victory Church, 1922- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Births, Deaths, Marriages, Members: 1922- Custody: Rectory |
| Sacred Heart Church, 1907- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Burials, Deaths, Marriages: 1913- Custody: Rectory Previous records are incorporated with records of St Francis de Sale's Church, Troy |
| St Ann's Church, 1907- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Burials, Confirmations, Marriages: 1909- Custody: Rectory |
| St Anthony's Church, 1892- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Births, Deaths, Marriages: 1892- Custody: Pastor |
| St Augustine's Church, 1841- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Marriages, Members: 1843- Custody: Rectory |
| St Francis de Sales' Church, 1861- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Births, Burials, Marriages: 1867- Custody: Rectory (previous records unaccounted for) |
| St Jean Baptiste Church, 1852- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Births, Burials, Deaths: 1867- Marriages: 1887, 1901- Custody: Rectory (previous records unaccounted for) |
| St Joseph's Church, 1847- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Births, Burials, Confirmations, Marriages: 1849- Custody: Rectory |
| St Lawrence Church, 1860-1862, 1868- |
| Registers: Baptisms: 1868- Burials: 1872- Confirmations: 1870- Marriages: 1868- Custody: Rectory (records 1860-62 not accounted for, church was inactive betw 1863-67) |
| St Mary's Church, 1843- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Confirmations, Deaths, Marriages: 1843- Custody: Rectory |
| St Michael's Church, 1872- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Births: 1874- Burials, Deaths: January 17, 1922- Marriages: 1888- Custody: Rectory |
| St Patrick's Church, 1871- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Burials, Confirmations, Marriages: 1872- Custody: Pastor |
| St Paul the Apostle's Church, 1890- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Burials, Confirmations: 1872- Custody: Rectory |
| St Peter's Church, 1825- |
| Registers: Baptisms, Deaths, Confirmations, Marriages: 1827- Custody: Rectory |
| Undenominational | Salvation Army, 1888- |
| Registers: Marriages, Members: 1890- Custody: Citadel |
| WEST SAND LAKE | |
| United Lutheran | First Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Registers: Baptisms, Births: 1785-1868 Burials, Deaths: 1817-1868 Marriages: 1816-1868 Custody: Typewritten copy at Manuscripts & History Section, NYS Library, Albany |
| WYNANTSKILL | |
| Reformed Church in America | Reformed Church |
| Registers: Baptisms, Births: 1794-1841, 1843-1853, 1866-1889 Marriages: 1794-1889 Custody: Manuscripts & History Section, NYS Library, Albany |
| WEBSITES WHERE
TRANSCRIBED RECORDS AND/OR LINKS CAN BE FOUND: Cliff Lamere's Albany & Eastern NY Genealogy Barbara Jeffries' Genealogy Website Betty Fink's Genealogy Website If you have a website with Rensselaer County church records, please email me and I will gladly link this site to yours. If you have records you would like to get online, let me know and I can get them on this site. |
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