Hi Nelson, The Montgomery County Poorhouse was located on what is now Route 5 (I believe it is the town of Palatine) where the Mohawk Indian community now lives (It used to be Montgomery Manor). We have recently found some records for the poorhouse in our archives when we were doing an inventory. When someone died while residing there, I believe they were buried near there. Just west of the Mohawk community is a cemetery, but I am not sure if that was a part of the poorhouse or not. If you make it back to our department again, you are welcome to look at the records -- I hope to get them transcribed at some point to put on the shelves. Kelly Yacobucci Montgomery Co. Dept. of History & Archives histarch@superior.net > Hi All, > > I have a question that someone out there may have some valuable insight on. > My G-G-G-Grandparents (Benjamin and Catherine Spencer Nihoff), were "inmates" > in the Montgomery County Alms House in Glen, New York for about the last ten > years of their lives. They both died somewhere around 1870. They are both > listed as "Paupers" on the 1860 census at the Alms house in Glen. First, > does anyone know where the site of this "poor house" was located? Second, > would there be any records at all about this place and if so, where would > they be? Third, when someone died while "residing" there, how were their > bodies disposed of? (Unmarked graves somewhere? Is there a cemetery somewhere > in Glen that has the remains of all of these people that resided there?) > Finally, what kind of death records exist from around that time period? I > hope someone has some thoughts on this...its been a big question in my mind > for a long time. > > Thank you in advance for any ideas or answers, > > Nelson Ambridge > NAmbr73595@aol.com