Looking for information on an Arthur Holton b. abt 1893 who lived in Schenectady Cty NY. Married to Anna Stevens, daughter of John Stevens and Harriet Knefley. Kathy Florida http://terri9.home.mindspring.com/ Researching: Davis, Folts, Freunscht, Glen, Graham, Hard, Holton, Johnson, Jost, Koob, Lott, Mabie/Mabee, Moller, Peek, Peter, Petry, Sanders, Schroeder, Springsteel, Stevens, Stinson, Sutphin, Urban, Van Dyke, Van Eps, Van Patten, Van Slyke, Van Vorst, Welsh, Wendel, Whelan, Whyte

Watervliet and Troy, NY areas are where my polish ancestry came from and some still live. You may want to try this church for information also: St. Patrick's Church P. O. Box 388 Watervliet, NY (sorry don't have zip code) (518) 273-2971 My Grandfather is buried in a unmarked cemetery lot behind a Polish church. My greatgrandparents came through Ellis Island and stated they were heading to Buffalo although they stopped at Troy and the children did not drift far, Troy, Latham, Mechanicsville, etc. Wishing you much luck with your search! Michele ancestry includes Polnak, Tabor, Relyea, Houston, Castle, Darrow and Ovitt

How about the Polish National Catholic Cemetery in City of Schenectady. also many went to St. Joseph's Cemetery off Kings Road. I live near St. Adalberts Cemetery and some of my relatives are in all of these cemeteries. I also went to school with a Patty Lapinski in Rotterdam.

Thanks, Michelle. Patty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michele Simonelli" <micheles@twcny.rr.com> To: <NYSCHENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 3:20 PM Subject: [NYSCHENE] Re:Polish families > Watervliet and Troy, NY areas are where my polish ancestry came from and > some still live. You may want to try this church for information also: > St. Patrick's Church > P. O. Box 388 > Watervliet, NY (sorry don't have zip code) > (518) 273-2971 > > My Grandfather is buried in a unmarked cemetery lot behind a Polish church. > My greatgrandparents came through Ellis Island and stated they were heading > to Buffalo although they stopped at Troy and the children did not drift far, > Troy, Latham, Mechanicsville, etc. Wishing you much luck with your > search! > > Michele > ancestry includes Polnak, Tabor, Relyea, Houston, Castle, Darrow and Ovitt > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Thanks, Gary, for both emails. Great information. Patty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Craver" <gcraver1@nycap.rr.com> To: <NYSCHENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 9:08 AM Subject: Re: [NYSCHENE] WWII soldier killed in action from Schenectady > Another place that you may want to check is Amsterdam, NY which is just > northwest of Schenectady on Route 5 along the Mohawk River. Amsterdam is in > Montgomery County, not Schenectady County, but many of its residents also > worked at General Electric Co., or at American Locomotive (ALCO) and > historically it has had a large Polish population. My wife is of Polish > ancestry, and pretty much all of her family (parents, grandparents, aunts & > uncles) has lived in Schenectady or Amsterdam since the early 1900's. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary Craver" <gcraver1@nycap.rr.com> > To: <NYSCHENE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 11:51 AM > Subject: Re: [NYSCHENE] WWII soldier killed in action from Schenectady > > > > "St. Adelbert" correct spelling is St. Adalbert and it's current Pastor > is > > the Rev. Carl A. Urban. Complete address as it appears on the Church > > bulletin is 550 Lansing Street, Crane Street Hill, Schenectady, NY > > 12303-1195. The Rectory phone number is 518-346-4204. > > > > Their cemetery is located in the neighboring town of Rotterdam, NY on > > Hamburg Street (Route 146). > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Annholohan@aol.com> > > To: <NYSCHENE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 8:42 PM > > Subject: Re: [NYSCHENE] WWII soldier killed in action from Schenectady > > > > > > > Most Polish immigrants settled in the city of Schenectady, where there > was > > > work at either GE or American Locomotive. There were 2 Polish Roman > > Catholic > > > churches in the city. St. Mary's at 826 Eastern Ave., Schenectady 12308 > > or > > > St. Adelbert's, 550 Lansing St., 12303. Both churches have cemeteries. > > Ann > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Another place that you may want to check is Amsterdam, NY which is just northwest of Schenectady on Route 5 along the Mohawk River. Amsterdam is in Montgomery County, not Schenectady County, but many of its residents also worked at General Electric Co., or at American Locomotive (ALCO) and historically it has had a large Polish population. My wife is of Polish ancestry, and pretty much all of her family (parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles) has lived in Schenectady or Amsterdam since the early 1900's. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Craver" <gcraver1@nycap.rr.com> To: <NYSCHENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 11:51 AM Subject: Re: [NYSCHENE] WWII soldier killed in action from Schenectady > "St. Adelbert" correct spelling is St. Adalbert and it's current Pastor is > the Rev. Carl A. Urban. Complete address as it appears on the Church > bulletin is 550 Lansing Street, Crane Street Hill, Schenectady, NY > 12303-1195. The Rectory phone number is 518-346-4204. > > Their cemetery is located in the neighboring town of Rotterdam, NY on > Hamburg Street (Route 146). > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Annholohan@aol.com> > To: <NYSCHENE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 8:42 PM > Subject: Re: [NYSCHENE] WWII soldier killed in action from Schenectady > > > > Most Polish immigrants settled in the city of Schenectady, where there was > > work at either GE or American Locomotive. There were 2 Polish Roman > Catholic > > churches in the city. St. Mary's at 826 Eastern Ave., Schenectady 12308 > or > > St. Adelbert's, 550 Lansing St., 12303. Both churches have cemeteries. > Ann > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

"St. Adelbert" correct spelling is St. Adalbert and it's current Pastor is the Rev. Carl A. Urban. Complete address as it appears on the Church bulletin is 550 Lansing Street, Crane Street Hill, Schenectady, NY 12303-1195. The Rectory phone number is 518-346-4204. Their cemetery is located in the neighboring town of Rotterdam, NY on Hamburg Street (Route 146). ----- Original Message ----- From: <Annholohan@aol.com> To: <NYSCHENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [NYSCHENE] WWII soldier killed in action from Schenectady > Most Polish immigrants settled in the city of Schenectady, where there was > work at either GE or American Locomotive. There were 2 Polish Roman Catholic > churches in the city. St. Mary's at 826 Eastern Ave., Schenectady 12308 or > St. Adelbert's, 550 Lansing St., 12303. Both churches have cemeteries. Ann > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Most Polish immigrants settled in the city of Schenectady, where there was work at either GE or American Locomotive. There were 2 Polish Roman Catholic churches in the city. St. Mary's at 826 Eastern Ave., Schenectady 12308 or St. Adelbert's, 550 Lansing St., 12303. Both churches have cemeteries. Ann

thank you. Patty ----- Original Message ----- From: <Annholohan@aol.com> To: <NYSCHENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 5:42 PM Subject: Re: [NYSCHENE] WWII soldier killed in action from Schenectady > Most Polish immigrants settled in the city of Schenectady, where there was > work at either GE or American Locomotive. There were 2 Polish Roman Catholic > churches in the city. St. Mary's at 826 Eastern Ave., Schenectady 12308 or > St. Adelbert's, 550 Lansing St., 12303. Both churches have cemeteries. Ann > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

There is a man named Walter J. Lipinski who was from somewhere in Schenectady Co. who was killed in action in WWII per the NARA records. I do not know what date he was killed. I am trying to figure out if he is a Lipinski I am looking for. My questions are: Where in Schenectady County would a Polish Catholic man be buried (if his body was returned to the US)? Is there a town/village where a Polish Catholic man of that era might more likely have lived? Is there a database or reference book or reference source giving more details about the WWII deaths in this county than the NARA source (only listing Co.; name; rank; circumstance of death; e.g., KIA, killed in action)? Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks, Patty

Hi, You can find the following links to families and vital records on my home page: http://members.tripod.com/~JeffriesB My FAVORITE LINKS NOTE: RC stands for Reformed Church LC stands for Lutheran Church SOME OF MY PALATINE ANCESTORS AND THEIR CHILDREN Barringer, Treber, Reisdorph, Jager, Simmons, Haner DAVID and HANS GEORGE BARRINGER Some of their descendants JOHANNES and ZACHARIUS and PHILIP BARRINGER Some of their descendants HOLTSAPPLE Family Genealogy WEIDERWACKS/WEATHERWAX/WITHERWAX Some of the desc. of Andreas Weiderwacks TINKLEPAUGH family genealogy SIMON/SIMMONS Some of the desc. of Albertus Simon, Jr. DEFOREST-DEFREEST / WENDELL A few descendants of David Defreest (1747-1815)and a few descendants of Philip Wendell (1741-1812) VAN STEENBERGEN A few desc. of Thomas Janse & Mathys Jansse WITBECK/WHITBECK Family Genealogy JETS - JEETS - YEATS - YATES Some of the descendants of Joseph Yates KLOCKNER-CLICKNER Some of the descendants of Johannes(George) Klockner (1741-1833) KREBSER/CRAPSEY/CROPSEY Desc. fo Wm, Valentine, & Ananias Cropsey REICHARD Some of the descendants of Michael Reichard of Rensselaer Co. SCHNEIDER/SNYDER Some of the early Snyders of Rensselaer Co. KUHLMANN/KILLMORE/KILMER Some of the desc. of Johannes & Anna Veronica (Becker) Kilmer LINCK/LYNK/LINK Some of the desc. of Johann Wilhelm & Anna Eva (Firsback) Link PHILIPP/PHILLIP/PHILLIPS/PHILIPS Some of the desc. of Johann Petrus & Magdalena Philip BRANDAW - BRANDAU - BRANDO - BRANDOW Some of the descendants of Johann Wilhelm & Maria Elisabetha Catharina Brandow of Greene Co., NY For living desc. contact Joe Travis jtravis@parl.net and Lisa Orecchio genealogy@orecchio.net DIEDRICH and LAMPMAN Some of the desc. of Johann Friederich Dietrich and some of the desc. of Johann Peter Lampman PERSON and DEWITT A few of the desc. of Matthys & Jan Person and a few of the desc. of Lucas Dewitt - Ulster & Greene Co. PULVER Some of the desc. of Johann Wilhelm (Wendel) Pulver - a Palatine German family. WILTSE - WILLSE - WILSIE Some of the desc. of Marten Hendrickse Wiltse COONARDT A few desc. of Adam & Elisabeth (Clum) Coonradt ANTHONY Some of the early Anthony families in NY State MARRIAGES - GILEAD LUTHERAN CHURCH -Center Brunswick, Rensselaer Co., NY 1802 to 1859 MARRIAGES - SCHODACK REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH at Muitzeskill - Rensselaer Co., NY 1788 to 1846 MARRIAGES - REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH at NASSAU - Rensselaer Co., NY 1805 -1848 ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH of Albany, NY Marriages 1756-1768 and Bapt. 1757-1759 RENSSELAER CO. PROBATE ABSTRACTS #1 from 1790 RENSSELAER CO. PROBATE ABSTRACTS #2 Continued from #1 RENSSELAER COUNTY DEATHS 1850-1860-1870-1880 Mortality Schedules RENSSELAER CO. MARRIAGES 1864 & 1865 RENSSELAER Co. MARRIAGES 1874 &1875 MARRIAGES from TROY churches 1st Presby. Ch. 1793-1814 and State St. Meth. Ch. 1815-1837 OAKWOOD CEMETERY BURIALS, Troy, NY 1855-1859 and some who died earlier and were moved includes date of death, place of birth, age, & parents BLOOMING GROVE CHURCH RECORDS -Rens. Co. Births 1814-1865 ----Marriages 1831-1862 ---- Deaths 1895-1926 MARRIAGES St. Paul's Episcopal Ch. of Troy - 1805-1829 ----!st Presbyterian Ch. of Brunswick 1876-1887 --- 1st Presbyterian Ch. of Lansingburgh 1840-1848 MORE RENSSELAER CO. DEATHS Incl. Burials from ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CH. of TROY and SOCIETY OF FRIENDS BAPTISMS - St. Paul's Episcopal Ch., Troy, NY 1804-1826 BIRTHS & BAPTISMS 1st Presbyterian Ch., Brunswick 1812-1832 and Society of Friends 1743-1840- both Rensselaer Co. MARRIAGES >From Troy, NY newspapers 1798-1859 SOME ALBANY CO. CHURCH MARRIAGES various dates from 1797 to 1897 NEW SALEM REFORMED CHURCH Town of New Scotland, Albany Co. marriages 1794 -1797 and births 1786 -1788 WESTERLO VITAL RECORDS, Albany Co. births, deaths, & marriages 1847 - 1848 - 1849 MORE ABSTRACTS OF RENS. CO. PROBATE RECORDS Various dates HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD -1870-CENSUS Troy FIFTH WARD - Nassau-Poestenkill-Bertlin-Grafton (Rensselaer Co., NY) MARRIAGES Taken from Lansingburg Newspapers COLONIAL NATURALIZATIONS from 1715 DEATHS from 1875 STATE CENSUS Deaths of married or widowed persons in Rensselaer Co. SCHENECTADY PUBLIC LIBRARY Churches, Cemeteries, Beog, genealogies etc. jb's Genealogy Page Uline, Dix, Bidwell, Clapper, Cooper, Doty, Carmon, Black, Brust , etc. families RENSSELAER CO. WEB PAGE Census-cemetery-vitals and more JEFF LAPE'S PAGE Lowe/Lape genealogy & more REISDORPH/REYSDORPH some desc. of Lorentz and Johannes Reisdorph Janet Derbyshire's Home Page Sharp-Barringer-Van Schaick and more family genealogies The Descendants of LEWIS DUTCHER Includes: Moon/Balfour/Reiner/Clickner/Ernest THE NEWYORK BARRINGERS desc. of Johannes Coonradt Barringer LANDT/LAND/LANT Some vitals of this family WEBER/WEEBER/WEVER/WEAVER Some vitals for this surname __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com

I'm looking for someone who might be willing to look for and take a picture of a grave in Park View Cemetery in Schenectady. I know the section, row and grave #. There are two graves. for my father's infant brothers, side by side. I'll be happy to cover costs. Lin

> I will be in your area in June and want to spend some time with microfilms of > newspapers to get obituaries, marriages and maybe some births. > > Could somebody please tell me if the Schenectady Gazette is available on > microfilm? Also, would there be somewhere in Troy which would have the films? The public library and the historical society have microfilm for most Schenectady newspapers. Troy does not. More detailed information on local holdings may be found at <http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/247.htm>; see also <http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/147.htm> for holdings at the New York State Library in Albany. > Lastly, what newspaper would be the most likely one for the German population > to use in the late 1800's and early 1900's and is it on microfilm? The Deutsche Journal / Schenectady Herold / Schenectady Herold-Journal is available on microfilm only at the University at Albany. See the first URL I cited for more details. Bob Sullivan <rsullivan@sals.edu> Schenectady County Public Library <http://www.scpl.org/> Schenectady Digital History Archive <http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/>

I will be in your area in June and want to spend some time with microfilms of newspapers to get obituaries, marriages and maybe some births. Could somebody please tell me if the Schenectady Gazette is available on microfilm? Also, would there be somewhere in Troy which would have the films? Lastly, what newspaper would be the most likely one for the German population to use in the late 1800's and early 1900's and is it on microfilm? Any help with these questions would be greatly appreciated. Ruth (Schmitz) Cherecwich

Hello, does anyone have this gentleman on your family tree? I am looking for the names of his parents and if there were other children besides him. His name is Joseph Wilson, born between 1796-99 somewhere in NY state. He married Sally Kohler or Collar around 1819 and they were living in Cayuga Co NY in the 1820's. I am also searching for four of their children who I cannot find neither. All born in NY state. John born Feb.26,1825, David or Daniel born Jan.22,1826 and Sally born Aug.15,1822 and Alzina born Oct.02,1838. If you have any info plz contact me at this email address, tx. stephany@mts.net Stephanie

Birth, death and marriage certificates, for the city of Schenectady, are available from City Clerk City Hall Jay St. Schenectady, NY 12305 They are $11.00

Can someone tell me who to request death record for  Schenectady city that took place 1908-1909 timeframe? I looked at the City site and could not see any help on that page. Thanks! Lin

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I am looking for the family of Ernst Koepke/Kupp/Cupp. I have found out that my great grandmother Julia Jennie Koepke was born in Schenectady on 15 Oct. 1865. I also have found in the census's that Ernst Koepke/Kupp was living in New York also. Ernst would be my great grandmother's grandfather. In the census's I have found that Frederick Koepke and his wife Johanna/Joanna/Anna had 2 other children born in New York. Paul b: 25 Nov. 1866 and John Phillip b: in 1872. I have not been able to find this family in the 1870 census. Would anyone on this list have any information on where to start? I have been in rootsweb, USGenweb, ancestry.com, latter-day saints, GenWeb, etc. without finding this family. This is the info I have found: Members of the German Lutheran Church in Tawas City, MI. Source: ancestry.com, 1880 U.S. Census . Ohio . Ottawa Co., Portage Twp., ED# 68 Kupp, Frederick, 46, b: Prussia, parents b: Prussia, occ: Laborer Hannah, 46, wife, b: Prussia, parents b: Prussia, keeping house Paul, 14, son, b: New York, parents b: Prussia, at school John, 8, son, b: New York, parents b: Prussia Ernst, 89, father, b: Prussia, parents b: Prussia 1900 U.S. Census . Michigan . Iosco . Tawas City . ED# 111 Frederick Cuff, head, b: Aug. 1831, 68 yrs. old, married for 48 yrs., b: in Germany, parents b: Germany, immigrated 1864, in U. S. for 36 yrs., occ: day laborer. Anna, wife, b: Oct. 1831, 68 yrs. old, married for 48 yrs., 6 children, 5 living, b: in Germany, parents b: Germany 1910 U.S. Census . Michigan . Iosco . Alabaster . ED# 116 Lickefeldt, Edward, Head, 28 yrs old, married only 4 years, b: Ohio, parents b: Germany, occ: fireman, plaster plant. Maud, wife, 28 yrs. old, married 4 yrs., 3 children, 3 children living, b: Michigan, parents b: Canada, Leon, son, 3 yrs. old, b: Michigan Guy, son, 1yr. 11mos. old, b: Michigan Elsie, daughter, 3 mos. old, b: Michigan Koepke, Frederick, grandfather, 77 yrs. old, b: Germany, parents b: Germany, immigrated in 1861, occ: laborer, odd jobs. Koepke, Joanna, grandmother, 77 yrs. old, b: Germany, parents b: Germany, immigrated in 1861. Note: Frederick and Joanna are grandparents to Edward who was the son of Fredericka Koepke, daughter of Frederick and Joanna. Any help is appreciated, Thank you, Cheryl

I would to make contact with anyone researching or interested in the Knefley and Reuss Smydth Karbig (Karbich - Kerbich) families of Schenectady, Burnt Hills, Glenville and Rotterdam Jct. Martin, Joseph and Michael Knefley came sometime around 1838 to 1842, German Catholics Martin's daughter Barbara married Nicholas Reuss - they are buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery Schenectady. Knefley brothers said to have come from Alsace. Reuss known to have come from Ebelsbach Bavaria. Catherine Karbich (Karbig - Kerbig) likely came from Germany with her daughter Anna. All born 1800 - 1815 except Barbara and Nicholas, born the next generation. Michael married Louise Beyer and Michael may have worked in the Glenville broom factory at one time. THANKS Mark 4rmb@att.net