Montgomery County Religious Records

Florida, The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Florida

This volume contains transcribed records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Florida in the town of Florida, New York. This church was formerly known as the Reformed Protestant Church of Duanesburgh between 1798 and 1804.

Duanesburgh is a part of Schenectady county, but this church was later incorporated into the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Florida. If you are a researcher interested in records from the Duanesburgh based church, click here to be directed to our Schenectady country religious records collection

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Included are:

• Introduction
• Church Records
• Pastors of the Churches
• Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Duanesburgh
  • Baptisms and Births, 1798 – 1804
  • Members Received, 1800 – 1802
  • Marriages, 1800 – 1802
• Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Florida
  • Baptisms and Births, 1808 – 1918
  • Marriages, 1818 – 1918
  • Marriages of Coloured People, 1825 – 1837
  • Register of Members and Members Received, 1808 – 1918
  • Dismissed, Excommunicated and Suspended, about 1830 – 1840
  • Members Dismissed, 1855 – 1860
  • Subscription List to Purchase a Parsonage, 1858
  • Members Received, 1827 – 1855
  • Members Suspended and Dismissed

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.

This volume was completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1919.

Florida, The United Presbyterian Church

This volume contains transcribed records of the United Presbyterian Church in the town of Florida, New York.

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Included are:

• Introduction
• Births and Marriages, 1743 – 1843
• Marriages, 1850 – 1861
• Baptisms, 1857 – 1861

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.

This volume was completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1919.

Fonda, The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Caughnawaga

This volume contains transcribed records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in the village of Fonda, New York. This church is also known as the Reformed Church of Fonda.

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Included are:

• Volume 1
  • Baptism and Births, 1758 – 1797
  • Marriages, 1772 to Jan. 31, 1818
  • Members Admitted, 1771 – 1795
  • Elders and Deacons, 1772 – 1777
  • Minutes of the Consistory, 1783 – 1788
• Volume 2
  • Births and Baptisms, 1797-1823
• Volume 3
  • Births and Baptisms, 1824-1851
  • Adult Baptisms, 1834-1843
  • Marriages, 1818-1858
  • Members Recieved on Confession, 1834-1846
  • Members Recieved by Certificate, 1836-1845
  • Pew Lists and Pew Rents, 1855
  • Deaths, 1837-1845
  • Vital Statistics, 1844-1858
  • Private Records of Connie Abraham Van Horne
    • Births, 1833-1839
    • Marriages, 1833-1839
    • Members Recieved, 1795-1832
    • Members of the Consistory, 1795-1858
  • The Seat Register

Along with names and dates, an illustration of the Old Caughnawaga Church and copies of some of the original pages of the birth and marriages records are provided for readers.  

These transcriptions were completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1917.

Glen, The First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church at Glen

This volume contains transcribed records of the First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church at Glen in the town of Glen, New York. This church was formerly known as The First Reformed Dutch Church at Charleston.

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Included are:

• Introduction
  • Pastors of the Church
• Births and Baptisms, 1805 – 1882
• Marriages, 1805 – 1882
• Documents
  • Extracts Concerning the Building of the Church, 1794 – 1800

Along with names and dates, useful information how the church was constructed and financed are included for readers. Also included is information about the church’s congregation.

These transcriptions were completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1918.

Minden, Lutheran St. Paul’s Church in the Town of Minden

This volume contains transcribed records of the Lutheran St. Paul’s Church in the town of Minden, New York. This church is also known as the Geisenberg Church.

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Included are:

• Introduction
  • Pastors of the Church
• Baptisms and Births, 1793 – 1836
• Confirmations, 1827 – 1833
• Communicant Members, 1829

Along with names and dates, useful information about the congregation and the church’s grounds are provided for readers. Also included are maps that help contextualize this volume.

These transcriptions were completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1914.

Minden, The Reformed Dutch Church at Fort Plain, vol. 1

This volume contains transcribed records of the Reformed Dutch Church in the town of Minden, New York. This church was formerly known as the Reformed Calvinist Church of Canajohary.

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Included are:

• Volume 1
  • Introduction, Early Records of the Congregation
  • Births and Baptisms, 1809 – 1814
  • Marriages, 1788 – 1820
  • Deaths, 1788 – 1813
  • Members Received, 1814 – 1819
  • Fragment of the Marriage Record for the Year 1821
• Volume 2
  • Introduction
  • Births and Baptisms, 1815 – 1851
  • Marriages, 1822  – 1849
  • Deaths, 1813  – 1850
  • Members Recieved, 1821  – 1832

Along with names and dates, useful information about the congregation and a description of the church’s records are provided for readers. Also included are newspaper clippings and maps that help contextualize this volume.

These transcriptions were completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1918.

Palatine, Lutheran Trinity Church of Stone Arabia, vol. 2 & 3

This volume contains transcribed records of the Lutheran Trinity Church of Stone Arabia in the town of Palatine, New York.

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Included are:

• Volume 2
  • Introduction
  • Baptisms, 1816-1833
    • 1816 – 1817
    • 1818 – 1821
    • 1822 – 1825
    • 1826 – 1827
    • 1828 – 1833
• Volume 3
  • Introduction
  • Baptisms and Births, 1827 – 1866
  • Marriages, 1840 –1866
  • Communicant and Confirmation Lists, (deficient) 1827 – 1865
  • Death Register, 1845 – 1859

These transcriptions were completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1914.

Palatine, The Reformed Dutch Church of Stone Arabia, vol. 1, 2 & 3

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

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Included are:

• Volume 1
  • Introduction
  • Baptisms and Births, 1739 – 1796
  • Marriages, 1739 – 1795
  • Register of Members, 1739 – 1795
  • Elders and Deacons, 1788 – 1796
  • Death Register, 1787 – 1796
  • Seat Owners, 1790; seat regulation and transfers
• Volume 2
  • Introduction
  • Births and Baptisms, 1796 – 1824
  • Marriages, 1796 – 1821
  • Register of Members, 1796 – 1830
  • Death Register, 1796 – 1823
  • List of Church Officers
• Volume 3
  • Introduction
  • Births and Baptisms, 1824 – 1911
  • Death Register, 1851 – 1856
  • Marriages, 1844 – 1895
  • Register of Members, 1825 – 1912

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

These transcriptions were completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1916.

Palatine, The Reformed Dutch Church of Stone Arabia, vol. 1

This volume contains transcribed records of the Reformed Church of Stone Arabia in the town of Palatine, New York.

This is a copy of the original volume that is above, with the exception of 16 misplaced pages that only exist in the original volume. This one, unlike the one above, is text searchable. The searches entered in the fields on 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:

• Introduction
• Baptisms and Births, 1756 – 1795

Aside from names and dates, useful information includes

These transcriptions were completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1916.

St. Johnsville, Dutch Reformed Saint John’s Church, vol. 1

This volume contains transcribed records of the Dutch Reformed Saint John’s Church in the town of St. Johnsville, New York.

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Included are:

• Volume 1
  • Introduction
  • Baptisms and Births, 1788 – 1794
  • Church Officers, 1804 – 1814
• Volume 2
  • Introduction
  • Marriages, 1816 – 1878
  • Baptisms and Births, 1816 – 1878
  • Adult Baptisms, 1875 – 1876
  • Members Recieved, 1817 – 1878
  • Funerals and Deaths, 1832; 1845 – 1853, and 1872 – 1875

Along with names and dates, useful information about the congregation and the church’s grounds are provided for readers. Also included are maps that help contextualize this volume.

These transcriptions were completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1914.

Suggested citation for this collection:

New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, “Montgomery County Religious Records” digital images, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, (www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org), 2019.