Rensselaer County Religious Records

This collection contains digitized genealogy records from churches in Rensselaer County, New York.

Some volumes are searchable; others can only be browsed by image.

Read below for a complete list of all churches included in this collection. Click the waypoint links to view images from that church. 

Collection Category: Religious Records|Collection Type: Text & Images|Location: Rensselaer County

Brunswick, Gilead Evangelical Lutheran Church at Center Brunswick

This volume contains transcribed records of the Gilead Evangelical Lutheran Church at Center Brunswick in the town of Brunswick, New York.

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Along with names and dates, useful information about the congregation and a description of the church’s records are provided for readers.

This volume was completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1915.

East Greenbush, Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Greenbush, Vol. 1 & 2

These volumes contain transcribed records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Greenbush at East Greenbush, New York.

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Along with names and dates, useful information about the church’s history and the congregation are provided for readers.

This volume was completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1914.

Hoosick, The Reformed Dutch Church of Tlashoke

This volume contains transcribed records of the Reformed church of Tlashoke in the town of Hoosick, New York.

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Along with names and dates, useful information about the church’s history and the congregation are provided for readers.

This volume was completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1912.

Lansingburgh and Troy, The First Presbyterian Church of Lansingburgh, vol. 1 and The First Presbyterian Church of Troy

This volume contains transcribed records of the First Presbyterian Church of Troy and the first volume of the First Presbyterian Church of Lansingburgh in Rensselaer, New York.

See below for vol. 2.

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This volume was completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1915.

Lansingburgh, The First Presbyterian Church of Lansingburgh, vol. 2

This volume contains transcribed records of the First Presbyterian Church of Lansingburgh in Rensselaer, New York. See above for vol. 1.

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This volume was completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1915.

Nassau, The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church

This volume contains transcribed records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in the town of Nassau in Rensselaer, New York.

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This volume was completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1919.

North Greenbush, The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Wynantskill

This volume contains transcribed records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Wynantskill in the town of North Greenbush, New York.

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Included are:

Along with names and dates, useful information about the church’s history, the congregation, the church finances and a description of the church’s records are provided for readers.

This volume was completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1914.

Schodack, The Reformed Dutch Church of Schodack

This volume contains transcribed records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Schodack in the town of Schodack, New York.

The digitized images from this volume can be browsed, but cannot currently be searched. 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 congregation and a description of the church records are provided for readers.

This volume was completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1920.

Troy, Park Presbyterian Church of Troy 

This volume contains transcribed records of the Park Presbyterian Church of Troy in Rensselaer, New York. 

The digitized images from this volume can be browsed, but cannot currently be searched. The images can also be browsed by clicking the links below, which will take you to the beginning of the section. 

Included are: 

Along with names and dates, useful information about the congregation and the church’s history are provided. 

This volume was edited by Milton Thomas in 1920.  

Troy, The Second Street Presbyterian Church in the City of Troy

This volume contains the Second Street Presbyterian Church in the City of Troy in Rensselaer, New York.

This volume is text searchable – searches entered 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 church’s history and the congregation records are provided for readers.

This volume was completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1915.

West Sandlake, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church

This volume contains transcribed records of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in West Sandlake, formerly known as Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rensselaerwyck and Greenbush, in Rensselaer, New York.

The digitized images from this volume can be browsed, but cannot currently be searched. 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 church’s history and the congregation are provided for readers.

This volume was completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1913.

 

Suggested citation for this collection:
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, “Rensselaer County Religious Records” digital images, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, (www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org), 2020.