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Welcome to the home for genealogy for Monroe County, New York. While you are here, be sure to check out all the cemetery records, the many queries, vital records, maps, and the page of links to many other genealogy pages.
- Links
This is a page of links to other genealogy web pages with...
- Vital Records
Here is a collection of many kinds of Vital Records that may...
- Biographies
Also one stand out is Landmarks of Monroe County, N.Y. which...
- Genealogical Guide
Monroe County, New York by Richard T. Halsey. ... The...
- Maps
1771 Map of the Land of the Six Nations (AKA the Iroquois)...
- On-Line Books
Town and Village Histories. Sesquicentennial History of the...
- Historic Highway Markers
This is index page for pictures of Historical Markers in...
- Place Names
This list of places in Monroe County, NY came from the U.S....
- Nymonroe Web Page
This is information on NYMONROE, the genealogy mail list for...
- Links
- Monroe County New York Historical Facts
- Monroe County New York Genealogy Resources
- FamilySearch Centers
- Monroe County New York Genealogy Websites
Description
The county was named for James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. The county is located in the western area of the state.
Parent Counties
23 February 1821: Created from Genesee and Ontariocounties.
Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating New York County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation New York County Boundary Maps"(1683-1915) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. Monroe County was part of several counties before becoming its own county: 1. 1683-1772:part of Albany County 2. 1772-1784:part of Tryon County 3. 1784-1789:name of the county was changed to Montgomery County 4. 1789-1802:part of Ontario County 5. 1802-1821:part of Ontario County and Genesee County 6. 23 February 1821...
Bible Records
1. 1.1. 1581–1917 New York, Family Bible Records at Ancestry– ($); Index. Database is a collection of genealogically important records taken from the Bibles of colony and state residents. Reveals the Bible's original owner, brief record of descendants,and a particular event such as birth or marriage as recorded in Bible.
Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, death, relationship, military, and religious information. 1. 1800-1965 New York, Cemetery Abstracts, 1800-1965 at FamilySearch— index 1. Garland Cemetery Index- from the Monroe County Public Library System. 1. Persons Buried in Ogden, NY and Addendum(pdf) -- This is a name index to persons buried in Ogden from 1803 to 2004. From the Monroe County Public Library System.
Census
For information and tips on using and accessing online census records, see New York Census. U.S. Census Mortality Schedules for New York, 1850-1880: 1. Available online at Ancestry ($). 2. Deaths are included for the 12 months prior to the census, 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, and 1879-80 beginning 1 June and ending 31 May of the census year. 3. Basic contents of the records include: Name, sex, age, color, marital status, place of birth, month of death, occupation, and cause of death. 1870 also...
FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map- search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries 1. FamilySearch Centersprovide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites. 2. FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to mostcenter-only databases, but may not always have fu...
The Monroe County NYGenWeb Project, a member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.Monroe County is a county in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. Taken from Albany county, it was formed in February 23, 1821. The county is named after James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States.
Dec 25, 2019 · Here is a collection of many kinds of Vital Records that may be of use to you in your genealogical research. Included are Church records with some births and, marriages. Also view the earliest Probate records and military and election records.
May 19, 2023 · Local History and Genealogy Department of the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County has one of the best collections of local historical and genealogical materials in western New York. The department phone number is 585-428-8370.
Sep 28, 2017 · To locate additional published and transcribed records for Monroe, Orange County, New York Genealogy check: Gordon L. Remington, New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002).
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Genealogical Guide to Monroe County, New York death records from the County Insane Asylum from 1873 – 1890 that were found in the record volumes of the Legislature. Marriage records for Rochester begin in March 1876. Both the records and the indexes for them have been placed in the Rochester Municipal Archives and Records Center (414