THE TROY NEWSPAPER PROJECT A multi volume Index of Death and Marriage Records transcribed from various Troy, NY newspapers A. The Troy New York Daily Whig for the years 1834 to 1838 is the SIXTH set of newspapers recently added to the Troy Irish Genealogy Website. There are 821 reported deaths and 1,749 names on the reported marriages during this period. These records will be of great interest to genealogy researchers since the information in this data base predates the 1880 New York State law requiring the reporting of death and marriage records. These records may help with breaking down some of those "brick walls" that you have been struggling with. B. You can view these records by going to the Troy Irish Genealogy website at: www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ and click on PROJECTS and then click on THE TROY NEWSPAPER PROJECT. It should be noted that these records, like most of the TIGS data series, cover the general population in the area and are NOT restricted to Irish surnames. C. While 492 of the marriage records showed no indication of residence, those records where the residence was reported are of interest as they show numerous cities and towns throughout New York State as well as other states and even foreign countries. Some specifics are: 1. While most of the records were for the Capital District Area, other areas throughout New York State, other states and foreign countries were reported. Some locations in New York State and the number of records were Albany-74, Argyle-8, Berlin-15, Binghamton-3, Brunswick-30, Buffalo-12, Cambridge-15, Grafton-8, Greenbush-13, Hoosick-34, Lansingburgh-33, Mechanicville-9, Petersburgh-11, Pittstown-32, Rochester-5, Salem-10, Sand Lake-14, Saratoga County-10, Schaghticoke-23, Stephentown-18, Schenectady-14, Troy-395, Waterford-19, Watervliet-15 and West Troy-23. 2. There were a sizable number of records from the neighboring states of Massachusetts, Vermont and Connecticut and New Jersey. Connecticut has 15 records, Massachusetts had 33 records, Vermont had 29 records and New Jersey had 13 records. 3. For the New York City area, there were 8 records for Queens and 48 records for New York City. 4. Residence was also indicated from the following states Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin and Texas. 5. Foreign countries listed as the place of residence were Germany, England and Canada. 6. At the time of the 1840 census, Troy was the fourth wealthiest city in the USA on a per capita basis. This may account for the numerous individuals from across the United States coming to Troy to be married. D. List members may be interested in two other transcription projects that are currently being worked on by the Troy Irish Genealogy Society. Over 28,000 death and marriage records reported in 40 years of the Troy Daily Whig for the years 1839 to 1878 will be added to the TIGS website in the next few months along with over 4,000 records of interment in St. Mary's Cemetery in Troy. Regards, Bill McGrath TIGS Project Coordinator Clifton Park, NY