This collection contains digitized genealogy records from churches in Otsego 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.
Cherry Valley, First Presbyterian Church
This volume contains transcribed records of the First Presbyterian of Church Valley in Otsego, New York.
The digitized images from these volumes 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:
- Index
- Introduction
- Church Records
- Pastors of the Church
- Vital Records, Vol I
- Abstracts from the Sessions Records
- Vital Records, Vol. II
- Abstracts from the Minutes of the Trustees, 1785 – 1814
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 1945.
Cooperstown, The Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown
This volume contains transcribed records of the Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown, Otsego, 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:
- Church Records
- Pastors of the Church
- Volume I
- Volume II
- Volume III
- Abstracts from the Session Records
- Abstract of the Records of the Second Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown, 1833 – 1834
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.
Springfield Center, The First Baptist Church of Springfield
This volume contains transcribed records of the First Baptist Church of Springfield in Springfield Center, Otsego, 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:
- General Items
- Pastors of the Church, 1788 – 1852
- Register of Deacons, 1789 – 1836
- Members Received, 1787 – 1837
- Members dismissed, suspended, excommunicated, 1788 – 1850
- Introduction to Second Volume
- Lists of members, 1837 – 1852
Along with names and dates, useful information about the churches and its congregation are provided for readers. Also included is a description of the church records.
This volume was completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1920.
Suggested citation for this collection:
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, “Otsego County Religious Records” digital images, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, (www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org), 2019.