Previously published accounts of Hart Island have treated its early history inadequately. Land, probate, and other records familiar to genealogists help in tracing the ownership of the island prior to its purchase by New York City.
Guide to Cemetery Research in New York
Cemeteries can be rich sources of important and sometimes unexpected genealogical information. The most basic gravestone inscriptions may include the name and dates of birth and death of the deceased.
From Our eLibrary: New York State Cemetery Abstracts
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The NYG&B’s eLibrary collection of cemetery abstracts of New York State (and bordering locations) comprises records from New York State cemeteries, some dating back to the mid-seventeenth century.
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From Our eLibrary: Harlem Cemetery, Dutch Church Disinterments 1869-1875
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Prompted by New York City's northward growth, the Consistory of the Dutch Reformed Church of Harlem purchased a plot in Woodlawn Cemetery in 1869.