Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York Genealogy

''United States' 'New York' 'Dutchess CountyCity of Poughkeepsie

''United States' 'New York' 'Dutchess CountyTown of Poughkeepsie

Historical Facts
Nicknamed Pokespsie and often listed as such in probate records.

Was the 2nd capital of New York because it was spared from the battles of American Revolution War. It was here the state ratification convention was held which included Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and George Clinton, to ratify the United States Constitution and with the ratification of it, New York entered the union as the 11th of original 13 states.

The city and town are considered one and the same.

Church Records

 * The Records of Christ Church: Poughkeepsie, New York. 2 vols. Poughkeepsie N.Y.: F.B. Howard, 1911-1916. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * 1746-1835 - "Record of Marriages in the First Reformed (Dutch) Church of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1746-1783: Vol. 73, No. 4 (Oct. 1942):228-245; 1783-1797: Vol. 74, No. 1 (Jan. 1943):32-37; 1798-1815: Vol. 75, No. 3 (Jul. 1944):103-107; 1815-1835: Vol. 75, No. 4 (Oct. 1944):161-168. Digital version at New York Family History ($); . Marriages from 1716 to 1745 are lost.

Newspapers
Online Digital Newspapers


 * Poughkeepsie Evening Star and Enterprise 1936-1941 at Old Fulton NY Post Cards - Free.
 * Poughkeepsie NY Daily Eagle 1861-1937 at Old Fulton NY Post Cards - Free.
 * Poughkeepsie NY New Yorker 1941 at Old Fulton NY Post Cards - Free.

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Poughkeepsie Public Library District Local History and Genealogy

Town Clerk
Sue Miller, Town Clerk Town Offices 1 Overocker Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Phone: 845-485-3620 Email: [mailto:smiller@townofpoughkeepsie-ny.gov smiller@townofpoughkeepsie-ny.gov]

Town Historian
Town of Poughkeepsie's Historic Preservation Commission 1 Overocker Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Phone: 845-485-3600 Fax: 845-485-3701 E-mail: [mailto: qbee5@optonline.net qbee5@optonline.net]