Bill McGrath sent word of a major project that will interest anyone with ancestors in the Troy, New York area. Bill writes:
THE TROY NEWSPAPER PROJECTA multi volume Index of Death and Marriage Records transcribed from various Troy, NY newspapers
In 1935, the Philip Schuyler Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), located in Troy, New York, documented the death and marriage records that were printed in various Troy newspapers during the years 1812 to 1885.
This project, which was funded by the Works Progress Administration (renamed during 1939 as the Work Projects Administration; WPA), was the largest New Deal agency employing millions to carry out public works projects.
The Rensselaer County Historical Society in Troy, New York provided the Troy Irish Genealogy Society access to their copies of these extensive records to develop this on-line date base. These records will be of great interest to genealogy researchers since much of the information in this data base predates the 1880 New York State law requiring the reporting of death and marriage records
The Troy Post- Death Records
September 1, 1812 – July 1, 1823
The Troy Post- Marriage Records
September 1, 1812 – July 1, 1823
The Troy Sentinel – Death & Marriage Records 1823-1832
Troy Daily Press - Death and Marriage Records
February 11, 1833 – June 30, 1834
The Troy Weekly Whig – Death & Marriage Records 1834-1839
ANNOUNCEMENT OF LATEST NEWSPAPER ADDED TO THE DATA BASE
THE TROY NEWSPAPER PROJECT
A multi volume Index of Death and Marriage Records transcribed from various Troy, NY newspapersA. The Troy Sentinel is the FOURTH newspaper to be added to the Troy Irish Genealogy Website. The records for this paper cover 766 deaths and 1,812 names on the marriages during the period 1823-1832. These records will be of great interest to genealogy researchers since the information in this data base predates the 1880 New York State law requiring the reporting of death and marriage records. These records may help with breaking down some of those "brick walls" that you have been struggling with.Regards,
B. The residence reported on the marriage records will be of interest as it shows numerous cities and towns throughout New York State as well as other states and countries.1. Most of the records were for the Capital District Area. Areas with the greatest number were Albany-82 records, Troy-878records, Watervliet-28 records, Schaghticoke-28 records, Sand Lake-21 records, Pittstown-34 records, Greenbush-22 records, Lansingburgh-41 records, Brunswick-35 records, and New York City with 64 records. Some records were for cities as far away as Utica andC. You can view these records by going to the Troy Irish Genealogy website at: www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ and click on PROJECTS and then click on THE TROY NEWSPAPER PROJECT. It should be noted that these records, like most of the TIGS data series, cover the general population in the area and are NOT restricted to Irish surnames.
Rochester.
2. The three closest states to the Troy Area, had a large number of records. Massachusetts for example had 33 records, while Vermont and Connecticut had 18 each. Other states listed as place of residence were Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Michigan, District of Columbia, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Indiana, New Jersey, Maine, Alabama, Virginia, Ohio, Rhode Island and Mississippi.
3. Foreign countries noted as the place of residence were France, Ireland, Cuba and Canada.
D. Transcribers are currently working on the Troy Daily Whig covering the years 1834 to 1873. If anyone would like to be a transcriber on this project they can send an email OFF LIST to seamus@nycap.rr.com
E. Your attention is called to one of the interesting marriage records listed. On March 28, 1827 G. V. S. Quackenbush from Troy married Hannah Bayeux from Troy. Gerrit Van Schaick Quackenbush was the founder of G. V. S. Quackenbush & Co., the earliest established dry goods house in Troy. To read a wonderful description of this store go to the TIGS website www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ click on LOCAL HISTORY and then click on G. V. S. Quackenbush.
Bill McGrath
TIGS Project Coordinator
Clifton Park, NY
