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New York Queens CountyTown of Jamaica
Jamaica was first settled in 1657.[1]
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Church Records
- 1780-1810 - Baptisms Miscellaneous Churches in Jamaica, Flushing, Newtown, New York 1780-1810, courtesy: Olive Tree Genealogy - free.
- 1780-1810 - Baptisms Miscellaneous Churches in Jamaica, Flushing, Newtown, New York 1780-1810, courtesy: Olive Tree Genealogy - free.
- 1790-1802 - Baptisms in Churches of Jamaica, New Town and Flushing, New York 1790-1802, courtesy: Olive Tree Genealogy - free.
- 1790-1802 - Baptisms in Churches of Jamaica, New Town and Flushing, New York 1790-1802, courtesy: Olive Tree Genealogy - free.
- 1791-1794 - Communicants in Churches of Jamaica, New Town and Flushing, New York 1791-1794, courtesy: Olive Tree Genealogy - free.
- 1791-1794 - Communicants in Churches of Jamaica, New Town and Flushing, New York 1791-1794, courtesy: Olive Tree Genealogy - free.
Dutch Reformed
- 1702-1890s - Stryker-Rodda, Kenn. "Records of the First Reformed Dutch Church of Jamaica, Long Island," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Baptisms 1702-1706, Membership Lists 1715: Vol. 105, No. 1 (Jan. 1974):10-17; Baptisms 1707-1711: Vol. 105, No. 2 (Apr. 1974):93-97; Baptisms 1711-1713: Vol. 105, No. 3 (Jul. 1974):146-148; Baptisms 1714-1716: Vol. 105, No. 4 (Oct. 1974):203-208; Baptisms 1717-1720: Vol. 106, No. 1 (Jan. 1975):19-26; Baptisms 1720-1723: Vol. 106, No. 2 (Apr. 1975):87-94; Baptisms 1723-1725: Vol. 106, No. 3 (Jul. 1975):139-143; Baptisms 1726-1729: Vol. 106, No. 4 (Oct. 1975):200-207; Baptisms 1729-1732: Vol. 107, No. 1 (Jan. 1976):33-42; Baptisms 1733-1734: Vol. 107, No. 2 (Apr. 1976):105-110; Baptisms 1735-1736: Vol. 107, No. 3 (Jul. 1976):154-157; Baptisms 1737-1741: Vol. 107, No. 4 (Oct. 1976):203-210; Baptisms 1742-1754: Vol. 108, No. 1 (Jan. 1977):20-26; Baptisms 1766-1774: Vol. 108, No. 2 (Apr. 1977):89-92; Baptisms 1753-1757, 1771-1785: Vol. 108, No. 3 (Jul. 1977):146-149; Baptisms 1785-1788: Vol. 108, No. 4 (Oct. 1977):226-228; Baptisms 1789-1793: Vol. 109, No. 1 (Jan. 1978):42-43; Baptisms 1760, 1793-1798: Vol. 109, No. 2 (Apr. 1978):101-108; Baptisms 1799-1805: Vol. 109, No. 3 (Jul. 1978):138-141; Baptisms 1806-1823: Vol. 109, No. 4 (Oct. 1978):217-220; Baptisms 1802-1815: Vol. 110, No. 1 (Jan. 1979):43-46; Baptisms 1815-1824: Vol. 110, No. 2 (Apr. 1979):78-82; Baptisms 1825-1833: Vol. 110, No. 3 (Jul. 1979):141-145; Baptisms 1834-1851: Vol. 110, No. 4 (Oct. 1979):198-206; Marriages 1803-1829: Vol. 111, No. 1 (Jan. 1980):22-30; Marriages 1830-1838: Vol. 111, No. 2 (Apr. 1980):95-111; Marriages 1837-1844: Vol. 111, No. 3 (Jul. 1980):170-174; Marriages 1845-1851: Vol. 111, No. 4 (Oct. 1980):201-204; Members Received 1786-1850: Vol. 112, No. 1 (Jan. 1981):18-24; Marriages 1871-1876, Baptisms 1850s-1870s, Members Dismissed 1835-1880s, Deaths 1835-1890s: Vol. 112, No. 2 (Apr. 1981):80-89. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 105-112.
- 1702-1890s - Stryker-Rodda, Kenn. "Records of the First Reformed Dutch Church of Jamaica, Long Island," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Baptisms 1702-1706, Membership Lists 1715: Vol. 105, No. 1 (Jan. 1974):10-17; Baptisms 1707-1711: Vol. 105, No. 2 (Apr. 1974):93-97; Baptisms 1711-1713: Vol. 105, No. 3 (Jul. 1974):146-148; Baptisms 1714-1716: Vol. 105, No. 4 (Oct. 1974):203-208; Baptisms 1717-1720: Vol. 106, No. 1 (Jan. 1975):19-26; Baptisms 1720-1723: Vol. 106, No. 2 (Apr. 1975):87-94; Baptisms 1723-1725: Vol. 106, No. 3 (Jul. 1975):139-143; Baptisms 1726-1729: Vol. 106, No. 4 (Oct. 1975):200-207; Baptisms 1729-1732: Vol. 107, No. 1 (Jan. 1976):33-42; Baptisms 1733-1734: Vol. 107, No. 2 (Apr. 1976):105-110; Baptisms 1735-1736: Vol. 107, No. 3 (Jul. 1976):154-157; Baptisms 1737-1741: Vol. 107, No. 4 (Oct. 1976):203-210; Baptisms 1742-1754: Vol. 108, No. 1 (Jan. 1977):20-26; Baptisms 1766-1774: Vol. 108, No. 2 (Apr. 1977):89-92; Baptisms 1753-1757, 1771-1785: Vol. 108, No. 3 (Jul. 1977):146-149; Baptisms 1785-1788: Vol. 108, No. 4 (Oct. 1977):226-228; Baptisms 1789-1793: Vol. 109, No. 1 (Jan. 1978):42-43; Baptisms 1760, 1793-1798: Vol. 109, No. 2 (Apr. 1978):101-108; Baptisms 1799-1805: Vol. 109, No. 3 (Jul. 1978):138-141; Baptisms 1806-1823: Vol. 109, No. 4 (Oct. 1978):217-220; Baptisms 1802-1815: Vol. 110, No. 1 (Jan. 1979):43-46; Baptisms 1815-1824: Vol. 110, No. 2 (Apr. 1979):78-82; Baptisms 1825-1833: Vol. 110, No. 3 (Jul. 1979):141-145; Baptisms 1834-1851: Vol. 110, No. 4 (Oct. 1979):198-206; Marriages 1803-1829: Vol. 111, No. 1 (Jan. 1980):22-30; Marriages 1830-1838: Vol. 111, No. 2 (Apr. 1980):95-111; Marriages 1837-1844: Vol. 111, No. 3 (Jul. 1980):170-174; Marriages 1845-1851: Vol. 111, No. 4 (Oct. 1980):201-204; Members Received 1786-1850: Vol. 112, No. 1 (Jan. 1981):18-24; Marriages 1871-1876, Baptisms 1850s-1870s, Members Dismissed 1835-1880s, Deaths 1835-1890s: Vol. 112, No. 2 (Apr. 1981):80-89. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 105-112.
- 1786-1884 - Jamaica Dutch Reformed Church Memership Lists, courtesy: Ancestral Things - free.
- 1786-1884 - Jamaica Dutch Reformed Church Memership Lists, courtesy: Ancestral Things - free.
- 1901 - First Reformed Dutch Church, Jamaica, N.Y. Membership List, courtesy: Ancestral Things - free.
- 1901 - First Reformed Dutch Church, Jamaica, N.Y. Membership List, courtesy: Ancestral Things - free.
- 1904 - First Reformed Dutch Church, Jamaica, N.Y. Membership List, courtesy: Ancestral Things - free.
- 1904 - First Reformed Dutch Church, Jamaica, N.Y. Membership List, courtesy: Ancestral Things - free.
- 1916-1917 - Marriages, Deaths, Events at First Reformed Dutch Church, Jamaica, N.Y., courtesy: Ancestral Things - free.
- 1916-1917 - Marriages, Deaths, Events at First Reformed Dutch Church, Jamaica, N.Y., courtesy: Ancestral Things - free.
Episcopal (Church of England)
- to 1846 - Old Inscriptions on Tombstones in Grace Church Yard 1846, courtesy: Olive Tree Genealogy.[2]
- to 1846 - Old Inscriptions on Tombstones in Grace Church Yard 1846, courtesy: Olive Tree Genealogy.[2]
- 1710-1731 - Baptisms Grace Church, Jamaica, New York 1710-1731, courtesy: Olive Tree Genealogy - free.
- 1710-1731 - Baptisms Grace Church, Jamaica, New York 1710-1731, courtesy: Olive Tree Genealogy - free.
- 1710-1731 - Marriages Grace Church, Jamaica, New York 1710-1731, courtesy: Olive Tree Genealogy - free.
- 1710-1731 - Marriages Grace Church, Jamaica, New York 1710-1731, courtesy: Olive Tree Genealogy - free.
- 1710-1731 - Burials Grace Church, Jamaica, New York 1710-1731, courtesy: Olive Tree Genealogy - free.
- 1710-1731 - Burials Grace Church, Jamaica, New York 1710-1731, courtesy: Olive Tree Genealogy - free.
- 1710-1732 - "The Register Book for the Parish of Jamaica, Kept by the Rev. Thomas Poyer, Rector from 1710 to 1732," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Baptisms 1710-1732: Vol. 19, No. 1 (Jan. 1888):5-12; Marriages 1710-1731, Burials 1710-1731: Vol. 19, No. 2 (Apr. 1888):53-58. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 19. Internet Archive has digitized Vol. 19 - free.
- 1710-1732 - "The Register Book for the Parish of Jamaica, Kept by the Rev. Thomas Poyer, Rector from 1710 to 1732," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Baptisms 1710-1732: Vol. 19, No. 1 (Jan. 1888):5-12; Marriages 1710-1731, Burials 1710-1731: Vol. 19, No. 2 (Apr. 1888):53-58. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 19. Internet Archive has digitized Vol. 19 - free.
- 1769-1810 - Marriages Grace Church, Jamaica, New York 1769-1810, courtesy:OIive Tree Genealogy - free.
- 1769-1810 - Marriages Grace Church, Jamaica, New York 1769-1810, courtesy:OIive Tree Genealogy - free.
- 1817, 1919 - Pewholders and Communicants, Grace Church, Jamaica, courtesy: Ancestral Things - free.
- 1817, 1919 - Pewholders and Communicants, Grace Church, Jamaica, courtesy: Ancestral Things - free.
- Ladd, Horatio Oliver. The Origin and History of Grace Church, Jamaica, New York. New York: The Shakespeare Press, 1914. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
- Ladd, Horatio Oliver. The Origin and History of Grace Church, Jamaica, New York. New York: The Shakespeare Press, 1914. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
Presbyterian
- 1775-1848 - "Presbyterian Marriages at Jamaica, Queens County, 1775-1800," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1775-1794: Vol. 129, No. 1 (Jan. 1998):36-42; 1795-1800: Vol. 129, No. 2 (Apr. 1998):121-124; 1801-1808: Vol. 129, No. 3 (Jul. 1998):170-173; 1809-1822: Vol. 130, No. 1 (Jan. 1999):60-63; 1823-1830: Vol. 130, No. 2 (Apr. 1999):89-90; 1831-1834: Vol. 130, No. 3 (Jul. 1999):217; 1835-1839: Vol. 130, No. 4 (Oct. 1999):301-302; 1840-1848: Vol. 131, No. 1 (Jan. 2000):62-63; 1846-1848: Vol. 131, No. 2 (Apr. 2000):146. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 129.
History
Additional Resources:
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Genealogical Resources: Towns in Queens county, NY - Jamaica |
Repositories
Archives, Libraries and Museums
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Archives at Queens Library |
Genealogical Resources: Manuscripts, city directories, maps, photographs, newspapers. |
Museum
King Manor Museum
150-03 Jamaica Avenue
Jamaica, NY 11432
Phone: 718-206-0545
E-mail: contact@kingmanor.org
Societies
Barnes Historical Society[3]
PO Box 300049
JFK Station
Jamaica, NY 11430-0049
Phone: 718-658-2515
Fax: 718-298-6047
King Manor
90-04 161 Street
Suite 704
Jamaica, NY 11432
Phone: 718-206-0545
E-mail: contact@kingmanor.org
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Queens Historical Society (QHS) |
Genealogical Resources: Their collection includes the history of Queens in photographs, manuscripts, maps and artworks. Family manuscript collections include(soon to be put online): the Mitchell Family Papers, the King Family Papers, the Clara Driscoll/Walcott Family Papers and the Diary of William King Murray. The Quarterly publication is the AHS Newsletter. |
Town Clerk
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Borough of Queens[3] |
Genealogical Resources:
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City Clerk's Office |
Genealogical Resources:
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Town Historian
Historian (Not located)
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Queens County Historian |
Genealogical Resources: The County Historian may provide access to obituaries, vital records, church records, maps, and family files or journals. Some historians provide search services for their office records and others may refer you to local genealogists who research in the area. |
Town Records
The Long Island Historical Society published early Jamaica town records in three volumes in 1914.[1]
To locate additional published and transcribed records for Jamaica, 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
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Orville B. Ackerly, "Long Island Town Records," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 48, No. 1 (Jan. 1917):75-76. Digital versions at Internet Archive - free; New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 48.
- ↑ The guide to Protestant Episcopal Churches, Queens at NYGenWeb, see http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/, helped locate these Olive Tree Genealogy collections.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogist's Address Book: State and Local Resources, with Special Resources Including Ethnic and Religious Organizations, 6th ed. (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Pub., 2009), 459. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D24ben 2009.
Places
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