This collection contains transcribed genealogy records from churches in Albany County, New York.
All volumes in this collection are text searchable, except for two - the Presbyterian Church of New Scotland and Reformed Dutch Church of the Beaver Dam are available as browse-only.
Read below for a complete list of all churches included in this collection. Click the waypoint links to view images from that church.
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Albany, First Lutheran, Volume 1
This volume contains transcribed records of the First Lutheran Church in the City of Albany.
This volume is text searchable – searches entered from this page will query this volume. The images can also be browsed by clicking the links below, which will take you to the beginning of the section you are interested in reading.
See volume 2 below.
Included are:
- Introduction
- Record of Births of the Children of Charles Newman, 1774 – 1780
- Births and baptisms, 1784 – 1842, 1787 – 1836
- Marriages, 1794 - 1842
- Confirmation and communion lists, 1786 - 1834
- Members in Full Communion, 1820 – 1843
- Index
Along with names and dates, useful information about the church is provided for readers.
These records were transcribed and edited by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1917.
Albany, First Lutheran, Volume 2
This volume contains transcribed records of the First Lutheran Church in the City of Albany.
This volume is text searchable – searches entered from this page will query this volume. The images can also be browsed by clicking the links below, which will take you to the beginning of the section you are interested in reading.
See volume 1 above.
Included are:
- Introduction
- Baptisms and Births, 1843 – 1900
- Marriages, 1843 – 1900
- Deaths and Funerals, 1872 – 1900
- List of members, 1843 to 1901, received, dismissed, and died
- Notes and Comments, by Rev. Irving Magee, 1873 to 1882
Along with names and dates, useful information about the church is provided for readers.
These records were transcribed by Minnie Cohen, and the volume was edited by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1917.
Albany, First Presbyterian
This volume contains transcribed records of the First Presbyterian Church in the City of Albany.
This volume is text searchable – searches entered from this page will query this volume. The images can also be browsed by clicking the links below, which will take you to the beginning of the section you are interested in reading.
Included are:
Along with names and dates, useful information about the source of the records is provided for readers.
These records were transcribed by Minnie Cohen, and the volume was edited by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1917.
Berne, St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran, Vol. 1
This volume contains transcribed records of the records of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in the town of Berne, NY.
This volume is text searchable – searches entered from this page will query this volume. The images can also be browsed by clicking the links below, which will take you to the beginning of the section you are interested in reading.
See below for volume 2.
Included are:
- The history of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Berne
- Births and baptisms, 1790 – 1838
- Marriages, 1794, 1808 – 1809
- Confirmation and communion lists, 1792 – 1838
Along with names and dates, useful information about the church’s history and the congregation as well as a description of the church’s records are provided for readers.
These records were transcribed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1916.
Berne, St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran, Vol. 2
This volume contains transcribed records of the records of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in the town of Berne, NY.
This volume is text searchable – searches entered from this page will query this volume. The images can also be browsed by clicking the links below, which will take you to the beginning of the section you are interested in reading.
See above for volume 1.
Included are:
- Introduction
- Births and baptisms, 1836 – 1874
- Marriages, 1850 – 1875
- Deaths, 1867 – 1875
- Register of Members, 1851 – 1855
- Communion lists and Confirmants, 1836 – 1845
- Members admitted and confirmed, 1850 – 1874
Along with names and dates, useful information about the source of the records and corrections regarding the first volume are provided for readers.
These records were transcribed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1916.
Berne, Reformed Dutch Church of the Beaver Dam
This volume contains transcribed records of the records of the Reformed Dutch Church of the Beaver Dam, in the town of Berne, NY. This volume also contains some records from the First Reformed Dutch Church of Berne.
The digitized images from these volumes can be browsed, but cannot currently be searched. The images can be browsed by clicking the links below, which will take you to the beginning of the section you are interested in reading.
Included are:
- Introduction
- History of the Church
- Pastors of the Church
- Baptisms, 1763 – 1861
- Marriages, 1787 – 1877
- Full Communion
- Members who Died or Were Dismissed
- Election of Church Officers
- Members Recieved, 1824 – 1847
- Members Dismissed, 1827 – 1857
- Members Suspended, Excommunicated and Restored
- Records of the First Reformed Duth Church of Berne, Vol. 1
- Index
Along with names and dates, useful information about the church’s history, the congregation and the source of the church’s records are provided for readers.
These records were transcribed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1918.
New Scotland, Presbyterian
This volume contains transcribed records of the records of the Presbyterian Church of New Scotland in the town of New Scotland, NY.
The digitized images from these volumes can be browsed, but cannot currently be searched. The images can be browsed by clicking the links below, which will take you to the beginning of the section you are interested in reading.
Included are:
- Introduction
- Pastors of the Church
- Baptisms and births, 1787 – 1873
- Marriages, 1807 – 1808; 1837 – 1845; 1858 – 1867
- Election of elders, communicants, etc 1797 – 1838
- List of Pastors, 1795 – 1893
- List of those at the first Communion celebrated in the Church in May, 1796
Along with names and dates, useful information about the church’s history and the congregation are provided for readers.
These records were transcribed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1919.
Suggested citation for this collection:
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, “Albany County Religious Records” digital images, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, (www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org), 2019.