Rensselaer Co. Deaths,1849
Rensselaer County Deaths
in 1849


Deaths listed here are from "Vital Records of Rensselaer County, New York, Deaths, 1847-1851," edited by Milton Halsey Thomas, a pamphlet at the New York State Library in Albany. The records this pamphlet was transcribed from were found in about 1915 on loose sheets of paper in the cellar of the Rensselaer County Court House in Troy by Frank Warner Thomas, who made a draft of the material at that time. It was published in 1921. In the early part of 1922, an effort was made to locate the original records in the court house, but they were not found. Since many of the adults listed here were undoubtedly the subject of obituary notices, researchers are advised to consult the files of Troy and Lansingburgh papers. Many thanks to Joyce Riedinger for making a copy of the pamphlet available to us. Lin Van Buren once photocopied pages 29-34 of the same pamphlet and adds below the few references to deaths that occurred elsewhere and to a death that was a suicide. She also completed the alphabetization of the list.

NameDate of DeathAgePlace of Death
_____, MathewJuly 14, 184926 yTroy
Abbott, WatsonOct. 29, 18493 yPittstown
Adams, Chauncey ("committed suicide")May 20, 184922 yStephentown
Akin, George R.Aug. 29, 18491 yPittstown
Akin, JamesJan. 30, 184955 yPittstown
Allen, AbednegoApr. 12, 1849StillbornStephentown
Allen, CharlesMar. 25, 184926 yLansingburgh
Allen, George N.Mar. 13, 18492 yStephentown
Allen, Mary O.Feb. 16, 18494 yStephentown
Almstead, AdnaDec. 21, 18493 mSchodack
Andrews, _____ ("died in New Jersey")Nov. 6, 184921 ySchodack
Armesbury, PrisillaJan. 16, 184994 yPetersburgh
Armstrong, Charles F.Sep.23, 18491 ySchaghticoke
Askins, MathiasApr. 20, 184945 yLansingburgh
Avery, Austin C.Aug. 3, 184932 yStephentown
Bacon, RodaOct. 5, 18491 ySchaghticoke
Bailis, EliasMar. 7 or 8, 184964 yPittstown
Baker, AlpheusNov. 9, 18494 dLansingburgh
Ball, Russell GuyFeb. 28, 18497 yHoosick
Bargess, John (Burgess?)Jan. 13, 184948 yHoosick
Barnett, EstherJan. 28, 184993 yHoosick
Bath, HarrietAug. 18496 yLansingburgh
Baxter, ThomasJan. 8, 184972 yLansingburgh
Becker, HenryNov. 1, 18494 ySchodack
Bedell, PhebeOct. 2, 184973 ySchodack
Bell, DanielAug. 29, 184950 yPittstown
Bell, JamesNov. 7, 184918 yPittstown
Bennett, Eugenia L.June 19, 184915 yStephentown
Bennett, John J.Oct. 17, 184948 yLansingburgh
Benton, SarahJuly 27, 184927 ySchodack
Bidwell, HurdahMar. 16, 184928 yBrunswick
Bishop, HannahMar. 13, 184943 yBrunswick
Blair, JohnJan. 3, 18496 m 26 dPetersburgh
Bonesteel, Phillip J.Feb. 28, 18491 yGrafton
Bovie, AbrahamJune 27, 184957 yPetersburgh
Boyce, NathanMar. 18, 184937 ySchodack
Bradshaw, SophiahOct. 184937 yLansingburgh
Brimmer, CharlesDec. 8, 184917 yPetersburgh
Brimmer, PhebeNov. 25, 184928 yPetersburgh
Brockway, AdeliaNov. 8, 184929 yStephentown
Brott, Daniel B. Mar. 7, 184959 yHoosick
Brott, JuliaMar. 22, 18495 yHoosick
Brown, AbigalMar. 184988 yHoosick
Brown, EnochDec. 20, 184959 yBrunswick
Brownell, James AbnerJune 28, 184914 yPittstown
Brownell, SarahMar. 18, 184985 yPittstown
Bunnell, SarahAug. 17, 18495 yLansingburgh
Burbeck, Helen ("died at Canajoharie")Nov. 11, 184918 ySchodack
Burman, MarySep. 5, 18491 ySchodack
Burnap, CharlesSep. 25, 184964 yLansingburgh
Burtis, CatharineSep. 10, 184965 yPittstown
Butin, EmanuelJune 10, 184967 yStephentown
Button, LoisMar. 1, 184940 ySchaghticoke
Button, WarrenMay 18496 ySchaghticoke
Card, SusanJune 7, 184981 yPetersburgh
Carnell, CarnellFeb. 5, 184943 yBrunswick
Carpenter, GreenmanApr. 1, 184986 yStephentown
Carpenter, JohnAug. 5, 184963 ySchodack
Carter, Mary AnnSep. 11, 18496 yHoosick
Cavis, Edward W.Nov. 13, 184940 ySchodack
Chapman, SimeonSep. 13, 184950 yPittstown
Chase, Alfred184946 yStephentown
Chase, Rufus R.Apr.29, 18492 yStephentown
Clark, JuliaApr. 22, 184973 yLansingburgh
Clawson, IsaacMay 22, 184942 ySchaghticoke
Clickner, Harry S.Aug. 3, 18491 yBrunswick
Clickner, Sarah C.Aug. 11, 18493 yBrunswick
Colby, SallyJune 184984 yLansingburgh
Collins, MaryNov. 20, 18493 mPittstown
Coonradt, MaryNov.22, 184943 yGrafton
Coons, AdamMay 28, 184944 yGrafton
Cooper, WilliamJan. 18495 yLansingburgh
Corbin, PeterMay 26, 184964 ySchaghticoke
Corley, PatrickJune 22, 184950 yHoosick
Craley, HenryDec. 11, 184965 ySchodack
Cront, CharlesFeb. 25, 184911 dPittstown
Cunningham, AliceJan. 16, 18491 ySchaghticoke
Curran, HenryMar. 29, 184950 yLansingburgh
Curtes, AlmiraJune 10, 184928 yStephentown
Daboll, AbigailJune 27, 184950 yStephentown
Daley, MaryJune 26, 184920 yLansingburgh
Dodd, SamuelAug. 27, 18497 yPittstown
Dorr, BetseyMay 2, 184960 yHoosick
Dubois, MinervaOct. 184926 yLansingburgh
Duel, Margaret M.Feb. 18493 yLansingburgh
Dunham, AlmonJuly 29, 184915 yGrafton
Eddy, HoraceOct. 2, 184914 yPittstown
Eddy, IraSep. 21, 184964 yStephentown
Eddy, SallyApr. 11, 184967 yHoosick
Edgarr, JohnJune 12, 18491 yLansingburgh
Ellendorph, Catherine A.Apr. 13, 184910 ySchodack
Ellis, AdeliaAug. 12, 18497 yLansingburgh
Eudora, HannahOct. 16, 18493 mSchodack
Eyclestrimer, HesterJan. 11, 184957 yPittstown
Fancher, ElizaNov. 28, 184926 yLansingburgh
Farrell, CharlesJuly 18492 yLansingburgh
Faut, Ann M.Oct. 20, 184938 yBrunswick
File, David C.Feb. 6, 184922 yBrunswick
Ford, AbrahamMar. 3, 184969 yHoosick
Fuller, AmosApr. 4, 184983 yPetersburgh
Fulton, SylvesterNov. 10, 184929 ySchodack
Galigher, MaryOct. 184930 yPittstown
Galligher, JohnJune 184933 yPittstown
Gardner, George W.Apr. 29, 18496 yPittstown
Garrison, RhodaDec. 9, 184968 ySchodack
Gibbs, RichardNov. 12, 184977 yPittstown
Graves, FannyMar. 4, 184938 yHoosick
Green, William B.Dec. 8, 184923 yPetersburgh
Griswold, James FFeb. 9, 184925 yPetersburgh
Groesbeck, ElizabethApr. 30, 184960 ySchaghticoke
Groesbeck, LucyDec. 22, 184945 ySchaghticoke
Hagan, MaryMay 18492 yLansingburgh
Hait, HaravelJuly 1, 184949 ySchodack
Haky, SybilMar. 8, 184975 yPetersburgh
Hall, William Sep. 19, 184958 yPetersburgh
Ham, Peter G.Sep. 29, 18494 yBrunswick
Heimstreet, JohnJuly 184922 yLansingburgh
Hempsted, CatelenaJuly 25, 184915 ySchodack
Herrington, Sarah JaneSep. 16, 184915 yHoosick
Hickok, UriSep. 13, 184944 yHoosick
Hills, Samuel D.July 10, 184924 yPittstown
Hinchley, JoshuaJune 26, 184925 yStephentown
Hiscox, WilliamMar. 15, 184984 yPetersburgh
Hitchcock, E1izabethAug. 29, 184926 yPittstown
Hitchcock, John A.Apr. 17, 18492 yLansingburgh
Hoag, Henry J. Jan. 30, 1849UnknownHoosick
Hodgdor, NancySep. 4, 184948 ySchaghticoke
Hodges, CharlesOct. 28, 18493 dLansingburgh
Hunt, NathanJune 7, 184941 yPittstown
Hunter, LoisaJune 4, 184928 yPittstown
Husfield, LydiaDec. 3, 184987 yHoosick
InfantMar. 20, 18491 mSchodack
InfantSep. 16, 18492 dHoosick
Jackson, SylvesterAug. 21, 18498 mPittstown
Johnson, AmanthaFeb. 24, 1849UnknownHoosick
Johnson, JohnMar. 5, 18495 yHoosick
Jones, DeliaNov. 1, 1849UnknownPetersburgh
Jones, EmmaAug. 18491 yLansingburgh
Jones, John H.Oct. 7, 18491 y 6 mStephentown
Kenedy, James ("died at Syracuse, N. Y.")July 14, 184919 ySchodack
Ketler, John C.Mar. 1849UnknownBrunswick
Kirk, Mary J.Mar. 184920 yLansingburgh
Lallie, WilliamApr. 6, 184934 yLansingburgh
Lane, DanielOct. 20, 184923 yPittstown
Lansing, CorneliaFeb. 16, 18492 y 6 mLansingburgh
Lape, IsraelOct. 12, 18497 y 7 mBrunswick
Leighton, MaryJune 1, 184973 yStephentown
Maine, FannyMar. 6, 184984 yPetersburgh
Mairs, ElizabethFeb. 18493 yLansingburgh
Mark, ElizaNov. 30, 184922 yLansingburgh
Masten, WilliamNov. 30, 18492 y 11 mSchodack
Mattison, TheadoreOct. 28, 18494 mHoosick
McAtee, RosaDec. 184967 yLansingburgh
McChesney, CalvinNov. 5, 184918 yPittstown
McChesney, Julia F.Nov. 22, 18492 yBrunswick
McCoy, DenisAug. 19, 184924 yPittstown
McDonald, Sarah184972 yStephentown
McMurray, FrederickMar. 14, 18492 yLansingburgh
McMurray, RuthSep. 8, 18498 mLansingburgh
McPhely, CorneliasOct. 28, 184943 yStephentown
Merthew, MaryDec. 23, 184963 yPetersburgh
Miller, ChristinaJan. 2, 184944 ySchodack
Miller, JacobAug. 11, 18497 yBrunswick
Miller, JamesSep. 10, 184988 yPittstown
Miller, RachaelAug. 14, 184921 yGreenbush
Millis, SallyAug. 14, 184950 yLansingburgh
Montague, ThomasAug. 10, 1849UnknownPittstown
Moon, SchuylerJuly 24, 1849UnknownPetersburgh
Morey, Thomas PaineNov. l, 18499 mLansingburgh
Morris, Sarah C.June 18, 18494 yLansingburgh
Morrison, ElizaJan. 14, 18495 yGrafton
Morse, Jane ("died at Brooklyn, N. Y.")June 22, 184920 ySchodack
Moss, MargaretNov. 12, 18496 mLansingburgh
Murphy, FelixJuly 13, 184925 yLansingburgh
Murtha, JamesAug. 12, 184928 yLansingburgh
Newman, RichardNov. 19, 184954 yLansingburgh
Newton, MarthaAug. 18, 184973 yStephentown
O'Brian, James LansingDec. 7, 18494 mLansingburgh
Odell, LydiaJan. 15, 184915 yStephentown
O'Neil, Sarah JaneJuly 18491 yLansingburgh
Osborn, CharlesSep. 27, 18491 yLansingburgh
Parmelee, Elisa R.June 4, 184949 yLansingburgh
Perkins, EverettAug. 8, 184918 yBrunswick
Perrin, Adalina MariaOct. 6, 18496 ySchodack
Perry, CarolineOct. 8, 184940 yPittstown
Philips, NancyApr. 16, 184987 yHoosick
Potts, JohnDec. 16, 184987 ySchodack
Priest, AngelineNov. 184922 yLansingburgh
Quinn, JohnJune 18493 yLansingburgh
Rathbun, GeorgeAug. 31, 18491 y 6 mStephentown
Reed, Edward M.Sep. 3, 18494 yPittstown
Reynolds, FosterAug. 14, 184977 yGrafton
Reynolds, Stephen, Sr.Oct. 17, 184973 yPetersburgh
Rifenburgh, StephenDec. 23, 184937 yPittstown
Robertson, AndrewOct. 9, 184910 mPittstown
Robson, Charles H. July 27, 18497 yHoosick
Robson, Sarah F. July 29, 18497 wHoosick
Rogers, Martha J. Oct. 21, 184920 yGrafton
Rolls, Edwin NortonSep. 15, 18491 y 6 mStephentown
Rowley, EldridgeAug. 7, 184974 yLansingburgh
Sanders, JaneSep. 25, 184957 yHoosick
Saunders, Stiles T.Sep. 4, 184911 mPetersburgh
Schermehorn, AbigailOct. 7, 184985 ySchodack
Schermehorn, Lucas D.June 11, 184950 ySchodack
Schermehorn, SebastianSep. 12, 184926 ySchodack
Schermehorn, William BaileyJuly 30, 18491 ySchodack
Scriven, MaryAug. 16, 184987 yGrafton
Scriven, Walter H. Jan. 8, 18496 mHoosick
Sears, Mary M. Apr. 8, 18492 yHoosick
Seef, Mrs. G.Sep. 14, 184943 ySchodack
Shareltus, DavieDec. 29, 184935 yHoosick
Sheffer, HenryApr. 28, 184983 ySchodack
Sherman, ElishaNov. 12, 184974 yPittstown
Sherman, SarahOct. 27, 18495 yPittstown
Sherwood, James G.Mar. 5, 184911 mPittstown
Simmons, DexterOct. 12, 18491 yGrafton
Simmons, PhebeannOct. 11, 18494 yGrafton
Slade, JosephJan. 18, 184985 yPittstown
Slocum, FannySep. 29, 184988 yHoosick
Smith, CharlesOct. 184952 yLansingburgh
Smith, DanielJuly 22, 184980 yGrafton
Smith, Henry M.Feb. 1, 184948 ySchodack
Smith, MaryAug. 184960 yLansingburgh
Smith, MaryOct. 3, 184933 ySchaghticoke
Smith, MarySep. 16, 18493 mLansingburgh
Snook, CatherineOct. 10, 184917 ySchodack
Sohnas, AdamJune 6, 184943 yBrunswick
Southwick, HannahAug. 10, 1849UnknownSchodack
Stael, AlexanderJune 12, 184965 yGrafton
Statts, George F.Mar. 18496 mLansingburgh
Stockin, SarahJuly 8, 184924 yLansingburgh
Storrer, ClarrissaOct. 24, 184952 yLansingburgh
Storrer, IsaacOct. 24, 184967 yLansingburgh
Stover, Jacob M.Sep.5, 184964 yPittstown
Swain, SamuelJune 18, 18494 yLansingburgh
Sweet, DeborahApr. l, 184977 yHoosick
Sweet, DennisonNov. 24, 184934 yBerlin
Sweet, John T. Jan. 4, 184959 yHoosick
Taber, ElizabethDec. 7, 184946 ySchodack
Taber, JamesMar. 12, 184921 ySchodack
Tool, Thomas ("died at Philadelphia")July 29, 184940 ySchodack
Turner, CoryeohApr. 31, 184942 ySchaghticoke
Two infantsMay 12, 1849UnknownBrunswick
UnknownJune 25, 184918 yAlbany
UnnamedAug. 31, 1849l dHoosick
Van Avery, RoxyApr. 8, 184929 yBrunswick
Van Beuren, _____Apr. 8, 18494 dSchodack
Van Beuren, DanielJuly 8, 184974 ySchodack
Van Beuren, MariahSep. 14, 184940 ySchodack
Van Beuren, WilletMay 12, 18494 mSchodack
Van Derhuyden, SarahOct. 184952 yLansingburgh
Van Every, Ann Jenett Apr. 12, 184912 yPetersburgh
Van Pelt, AlexanderMar. 22, 184982 yLansingburgh
Van Valkenburgh, Abram D.July 4, 184964 ySchodack
Van Valkenburgh, Cynthia V.Mar. 15, 184987 ySchodack
Vanderpool, _____Feb. 24, 18492 dSchodack
Vosburgh, CharityJan. 7, 18492 ySchodack
Wager, ElisabethDec. 23, 184931 yBrunswick
Walsh, AlexanderAug. 4, 184964 yLansingburgh
Wambs, AnthonyNov. 184921 yLansingburgh
Warren, John M.Mar. 9, 18499 mStephentown
Warturen, FrederickaSep. 5, 1849UnknownSchaghticoke
Welch, Andrew A.Mar. 21, 18491 ySchaghticoke
Welling, AnnJune 2, 184925 yPittstown
Wells, CalebApr. 3, 184950 yPetersburgh
Wesley, JaneMar. 18494 yLansingburgh
Wheeler, HenryFeb. 7, 184930 yStephentown
Whighting, NathanSep. 14, 184994 yGrafton
White, Charles A.Apr. 11, 18494 y 11 mPetersburgh
White, Sarah C.Aug. 18495 yLansingburgh
Willcox, ThomasJune 184958 yStephentown
Willey, FanneyDec. 18491 yLansingburgh
Williams, EllenMay 30, 184979 yPittstown
Williams, RuthSep. 7, 184969 yPittstown
Wing, CharityJan. 3, 184966 yBrunswick
Wing, John M.Aug. 21, 184960 yBrunswick
Witbeck, ChristinaMar. 28, 184970 ySchodack
Witbeck, FrederickJune18, 184945 ySchodack
Witbeck, HenryNov. 3, 18492 m 11 dSchodack
Wolf, John J.May 24, 184941 yPittstown
Wolf, MartinJuly 14, 184939 yPittstown
Wright, Theodore B.Aug. 19, 18491 yPittstown
Wylie, PollyMar. 22, 184957 yStephentown



Send comments or suggestions to:
Debby Masterson

Go Back to Rensselaer Co. Vital Records
Go Back to Main Page