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New York Albany County Town of Berne
| Berne, New York | |
| Map | |
 Location in Albany County | |
 Albany County's location in the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°37′31″N 74°08′00″E / 42.625278°N 74.133333°E | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | 1795 |
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| Address | PO Box 57 Berne, NY 12023 |
| Website: www.berneny.org/ | |
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Historical Facts
Fomer town names: Beaverdam
Before 1750: Settled by the Palatine German refugees. They were squatters on the Rensselaerwyck estate.
1795: Town of Berne founded, from Town of Rensselaerville.
1822: North half of the Town set off to create Town of Knox.
4 July 1839: Due to the control by the patroons, the mass meeting of the tenant farmers met and it led to the Anti-Rent War.
Communities: Berne, East Berne, Helderberg, Reidsville, South Berne, Thompsons Lake, West Berne, Wolf Hill
Resources
Biography
- Helderberg Hilltowns (Rensselaerville, Berne, Knox, Westerlo) wiki for history and genealogy including biographies and stories, cemeteries, churches, images, maps, and organizations.
Cemeteries
- Berne Cemeteries - includes transcriptions from more than 3,000 headstones from 73 cemeteries. part of the Berne Historical Project.
- Helderberg Hilltowns (Rensselaerville, Berne, Knox, Westerlo) wiki for history and genealogy including biographies and stories, cemeteries, churches, images, maps, and organizations.
Berne and Beaverdam
- Beverdam Cemetery at Berne, N.Y. FHL film 17528 Item 2
- New York Gravestone Photo Project
- Findagrave.com
Huntersland Christian
Pine Grove Lutheran
South Berne Rural
Woodlawn
Links to other cemeteries in the Town of Berne, including family burial plots
Church Records
- Helderberg Hilltowns (Rensselaerville, Berne, Knox, Westerlo) wiki for history and genealogy including biographies and stories, cemeteries, churches, images, maps, and organizations.
Lutheran
- History of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, by Chester H. Traver, pub. 1911 FHL film 17528 Item 3
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Records, 1792-1934. FHL Film 1451440 Items 1-3
Baptisms, marriages, communions and deaths 1792-1934 - Record of baptisms and marriages, by Rev. Adam Cminse of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Guilderland, New York, 1784-1873. FHL Film 17678 Item 2
Baptisms with birth dates and marriages 1784-1873 - Records of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, edited by Royden Woodward Vosburgh. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Film 533486 Items 1-2
- Records of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, edited by Royden Woodward Vosburgh. FHL Film 17528 Item 4
Vol. 1:
Baptisms 1790-1838
Marriages 1794, 1808-1809
Confirmations 1792-1838
Vol. 2:
Baptisms 1836-1874
Marriages 1850-1875
Deaths 1867-1875
Memberships - Saint Paul Lutheran Evangelical, Berne, Albany, New York computer printout; births or christenings, 1790-1874. FHL Film 883821 Item 1
Reformed Dutch
also known as First Reformed Dutch Church of Berne
- Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of the Beaver Dam in the town of Berne, by Royden Woodward Vosburgh. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Film 17528 Item 1
Baptisms 1763-1861
Marriages 1787-1877
Memberships 1767-1871 - The Second Reformed Dutch Church in the town of Bern [sic] (located near Thompson's Lake), by Kathleen Turner, pub. 1984. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Film 1320673 Item 2
Members 1826-1891
Baptisms 1826-1869, 1884
Marriages 1829-1877
Deaths 1829-1895 - Beaver Dam Dutch Reformed Church, Berne, Albany, New York computer printout; births or christenings, 1763-1861. FHL Film 883820 Item 18
- Church records of Beaverdam (now Berne) Reformed Church, 1763-1802. FHL Film 1016872
Baptisms, 1763, 1768-1800
Marriages 1787-1800
Elders and deacons 1771-1802
Members 1767-1800 - Records of the Dutch Reformed Church of Berne (formerly Beaverdam). FHL Film 17527
Baptisms 1763, 1768-1800
Marriages 1787-1800
Membership records 1767-1809 - Helderbergh Reformed Church, Guilderland, New York.
Genealogy
- Helderberg Hilltowns (Rensselaerville, Berne, Knox, Westerlo) wiki for history and genealogy including biographies and stories, cemeteries, churches, images, maps, and organizations.
History
- Our heritage, Town of Berne Bicentennial Commission, pub. 1977. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 974.742/B2 H2o
Repositories
Archives, Libraries and Museums
Berne Public Library
1656 Helderberg Trail
P.O. Box 209
Berne, NY 12023
Phone: 518-872-1246
Fax: 518-872-9024
E-mail: http://www.bernepubliclibrary.org
Societies
Town of Berne Historical Society
Historical Center
Main Street PO Box 34 Berne, NY 12023 Phone: 518–872–0212(home) Email: Ralph11@AOL.com
Collection: Has great online resources on their website for genealogies, cemeteries, census, churches, maps, military, and vital records.
Town Clerk
Berne Town Clerk
Town of Berne
PO Box 57
Berne, NY 12023
Phone: 518–872–1448
Email: townclerk@BerneNY.org
Town Historian
Berne Town Historian
1136 Heldeberg Trail
Berne, NY 12023
Phone: 518-872-0212
Email: Ralph11@AOL.com
Town Records
To locate additional published and transcribed records for Berne, New York check:
- Gordon L. Remington, New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002). American Ancestors online edition; At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 974.7 D27r. Alphabetical list including date founded, if a town history exists, church and cemetery sources, and if a Civil War register (TCR) exists. The codes used under Church and Cemetery are defined in the link above the listing of towns, cities and villages.
Vital Records
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Places
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