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New York Albany County Town of Guilderland
| Guilderland, New York | |
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 Location in Albany County | |
 Albany County's location in the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°42′05″N 73°55′31″W / 42.701389°N 73.925278°W | |
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| Founded | 1803 |
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| Website: www.townofguilderland.org | |
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Quick Facts
- Named for the Gelderland province of in the Netherlands.
- Guilderland was originally a part of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck begun by Patroon Kiliaen van Rensselaer in 1629 as part of the New Netherland colony. By the end of the 17th century Dutch settlers from Albany and Schenectady began to establish farms in the area, beginning first along the banks of the Normans Kill. In 1712 a group of emigrants from the Rhine Valley in present-day Germany passed through the town on their way to Schoharie. They were the first to record and name the Helderberg Escarpment, originally Hellebergh meaning "bright or clear mountain". This name would also be used for all the land between the Normans Kill and the escarpment. In 1734 the first known religious service was held by a Lutheran dominie from Athens, New York to the "Normanskill Folk", and the first religious structure was a Dutch Reformed Church in 1750.
- Formerly named Hamilton. Vasiliev, Ren. From Abbotts to Zurich: New York State Placenames. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2004.
Resources
Biography
Cemeteries
Beth Abraham Jacob
- Jewishdata.com ($)
Fairview
1 mile east of the village of Altamont on Route 146
Guilderland (Reformed Church)
Prospect Hill
- New York Gravestone Photo Project
113 Main St., Guilderland Center, Albany, NY (518) 861-6762
Temple Israel, Sons of Abraham, Ohav Sholom
Church History and Records
Lutheran
- Records of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church at Guilderland, N. Y., 1787-1875. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Collection
Baptisms, 1788-1873
Marriages, 1828-1873
Deaths and funerals, 1848-1854, 1864-1869
Communions, confirmations, 1788-1871
Members; dismissals, 1864-1871
Pastors, 1787-1875
Biographical sketches of pastors; officers, 1816-1818. - Record of baptisms and marriages, St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Guilderland, New York, 1784-1873 FHL Collection
Baptisms with birth dates, 1784-1873
Marriages by the Rev. Adam Cminse of the Evangelical Lutheran Churches of Guilderland, Berne, and Knox, including places of residence, 1828-1873.
Methodist
- History of Methodism in Guilderland and of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Hamilton. FHL Collection
Hamilton was a former name of Guilderland. Includes names of the pastors and officials of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Hamilton, biographies of some of the pastors, and history of Methodism in areas surrounding Guilderland as well as in New York State in general. - Rev. George H. Pettingell continues history of Methodism in the Guilderland section. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Collection
The articles were first presented as sermons during the winter of 1934-35 and later appeared in the Altamont enterprise (N.Y.).
Presbyterian
- Early history of the Hamilton Union Church. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Collection
- Vital records of the Hamilton Union Church, Guilderland, Albany County, New York, 1824-1899. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Collection
Baptisms 1824-1859, 1865-1891
Marriages 1880-1888
Deaths 1824-1859, 1880.
Reformed Church
- The History of Schenectady Classis Reformed Church in America, 1681-1931. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Collection
Includes these churches of the Classis: Schenectady, Niskayuna, Rotterdam, Glenville, Scotia, Princetown, Mount Pleasant, Bellevue, Woodlawn (Schenectady County); Altamont, Guilderland (Albany County); and Amity (Allegany County), New York. - Marriages of Rev. Harmanus Van Huysen, 1794-1825: minister of the United Dutch Reformed Congregations of Helderberg (Guilderland), Jerusalem (Feura Bush) and Salem (New Salem), Albany County, New York, from 1794 to 1825 FHL Collection
- Record of baptisms and marriages in the Reformed Dutch Church of Guilderland, Albany County, N.Y., 1786-1855 FHL Collection
- Records of the Reformed Church of New Salem, Albany CountY, N.Y., 1790-1839 FHL Collection
List of members, 1793
Baptisms, 1790-1839
Marriages of the United Congregation of Helderberg, Jerusalem, and Salem, 1794-1829.
Genealogy
- Records of some early settlers of the town of Guilderland, the Helderburgh and Normanskill regions FHL Collection
History
- Historical data of the town of Guilderland, New York FHL Collection
- Outline history of the town of Guilderland, Albany County, New York {FHL|150736|item}} ▲ FHL Collection
Military History and Records
- A memorial: places of burial and sketches of some Guilderland soldiers of the war of the Revolution and records of farm burial places in the Town of Guilderland, N. Y. FHL Collection
Repositories
Archives, Libraries and Museums
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Guilderland Public Library |
Genealogical Resources: |
Societies
Guilderland Historical Society
451 Route 146
PO Box 282
Guilderland Center, NY 12085
Phone: 518–861–8071
Email: guildhs@aol.com
Town Clerk
Guilderland Town Clerk
Rosemary Centi
Guilderland Town Hall – 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 339
Guilderland, NY 12084
Phone: 518-356-1980
Email: centir@townofguilderland.org
Town Historian
Guilderland Town Historian
Alice Begley
Guilderland Town Hall - 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 339
Guilderland, NY 12084
Phone: 518-356-1980 Ext. 1050
Town Records
To locate additional published and transcribed records for Guilderland, New York check:
- Gordon L. Remington, New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002). American Ancestors online edition; At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 974.7 D27r. Alphabetical list including date founded, if a town history exists, church and cemetery sources, and if a Civil War register (TCR) exists. The codes used under Church and Cemetery are defined in the link above the listing of towns, cities and villages.
Vital Records
- Marriage book of Wm. Putnam Rallson FHL Collection
William Rallson kept records of marriages for the following towns and years: Keeseville, 1873-1874; Essex, 1874-1875; Waterford, 1879-1880; Jonesville, 1880-1883, 1900-1902; Gloversville, 1883-1886; Mechanicville, 1886-1892; Salem, 1892-1896; Rupert, Vt., 1897; Brandon, Vt., 1898-1899; Vergennes, Vt. 1888-1892; Ferrisburg, Vt. 1888-1892; Schoharie, 1903-1904; Guilderland, 1905-1908; Richmondville, 1908-1912.
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