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Apr 9, 2024 · Poughkeepsie served as the temporary state capital, and the U.S. Constitution was ratified there in 1788. Its importance as a river grain port declined after completion of the Erie Canal in 1825, and the city became a manufacturing and commercial centre.
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Jun 3, 2024 · About The History of Poughkeepsie, New York The site of Poughkeepsie was purchased from Native Americans in 1686 by Robert Sanders, an Englishman, and Myndert Harmense Van Den Bogaerdt, a New Netherland-born Dutchman. The first settlers were the families of Barent Baltus Van Kleeck and Hendrick Jans van Oosterom.
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Church of England
1. 1.1. The Records of Christ Church: Poughkeepsie, New York. 2 vols. Poughkeepsie N.Y.: F.B. Howard, 1911-1916. Digital version at Ancestry ($). History of Christ Church.
Dutch Reformed
1. 1.1. 1746-1835 - "Record of Marriages in the First Reformed (Dutch) Church of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1746-1783: Vol. 73, No. 4 (Oct. 1942):228-245; 1783-1797: Vol. 74, No. 1 (Jan. 1943):32-37; 1798-1815: Vol. 75, No. 3 (Jul. 1944):103-107; 1815-1835: Vol. 75, No. 4 (Oct. 1944):161-168. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 73-75. Marriages from 1716 to 1745 are lost.
Presbyterian
1. 1.1. 1749-1839 - "Presbyterian Church at Rumbout Baptisms," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1749-1761: Vol. 68, No. 3 (Jul. 1937):291-296; 1761-1839: Vol. 68, No. 4 (Oct. 1937):388-396. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 68. 1. 1.1. 1750-1764 - "Poughkeepsie Presbyterian Church Baptisms Were in With the Records of the Rumbout Presbyterian Church," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 69, No. 1 (Jan. 1938):80-83...
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Town Clerk
Sue Miller, Town Clerk Town Offices 1 Overocker Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Phone: 845-485-3620 Email: smiller@townofpoughkeepsie-ny.gov
Town Historian
Town of Poughkeepsie's Historic Preservation Commission 1 Overocker Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Phone: 845-485-3600 Fax: 845-485-3701 E-mail: qbee5@optonline.net
To locate additional published and transcribed records for Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York Genealogy check: 1. 1.1. Gordon L. Remington, New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002). Archive.org; At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 974.7 D27r. Al...
May 18, 2024 · Guide to Dutchess County, New York ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. This page describes sources of genealogical data about Dutchess County, New York Genealogy families, including links to smaller localities at the bottom of this page.
Sep 17, 2008 · The Eagle's history of Poughkeepsie from earliest settlements 1683 to 1905 : Platt, Edmund, 1865-1939 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
Feb 26, 2024 · The Louisiana Purchase by Chris Bodenner In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson approved the Louisiana Purchase, a land deal with France that roughly doubled the size of the United States. Jefferson and supporters argued that this vast territory would enrich the young nation and enable it to grow.
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