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Cortland County, New York Birth, Marriage, & Death Records

Birth Records, Marriage Records, & Death Records

Cortland County – Church Records – The Free Congregational Church in Solon : Located at Union Valley, New York

Cortland County – Bible Records – Unpublished Bible, Cemetery, and Historical Records of Cortland County

Cortland County – Vital Records – Cortland County Marriages and Deaths, 1807-1900, Cortland County Historical Society (New York)

Cortland County – Vital Records – Death Records from Census Records of 1850 for Cortland County, New York

Cortland County – Vital Records – Death Register, 1896-1932, Cortland County Riverview Home (New York)

Cortland County – Vital Records – Marriages in Cortland County, 1826-1865, Taken from Cortland “Observer”, Observer (Cortland, New York)

Cortland County – Vital Records – Marriages Taken from Early Cortland County Newspapers

Cortland County – Vital Records – Vital Record Name File (deaths) of Cortland County Historical Society, Cortland County Historical Society (New York)

Cortland County – Vital Records – Vital Record Name File (marriages) of Cortland County Historical Society, Cortland County Historical Society (New York)

Cortland County – Vital Records – Vital Records from the Newspapers of Cortland County, New York, 1815- 1840

Cincinnatus – Church Records – Copy of Congregational Church Book, Cincinnatus, New York

Cincinnatus – Vital Records – Marriage, Birth, and Death Records of Cincinnatus, 1847-1860 : Copied from the Original Records Filed with the Cortland County Historical Society, Cortland County Historical Society (New York)

Cincinnatus – Vital Records – Vital, Church, Census, and Voting Records, Town of Truxton, and Deaths, Town of Cincinnatus, Cortland County, New York, Miller’s Settlement Church (Cortland County, New York)

Cortland – Church Records – Church Records, 1825-1912, First Presbyterian Church (Cortland, New York)

Cortland – Church Records – Church Records, 1874-1913, First Methodist Episcopal Church (Cortland, New York)

Cortland – Church Records – First Baptist Church, Cortland, N.Y., Records of Church Meetings from 1808-1876 : Copied in Full from the Original Church Books Belonging to the Church

Cortland – Vital Records – Marriages in Cortland County, 1826-1865, Taken from Cortland “Observer”, Observer (Cortland, New York)

Cortlandville – Vital Records – Death Records of Town of Cortlandville, 1860

Cortlandville – Vital Records – Records of Births and Marriages in the Town of Cortlandville, New York, 1836-1849

Cuyler – Vital Records – Vital Records, Towns of Truxton and Cuyler, Cortland County, New York, 1847-1849

Homer – Church Records – Church Records, 1807-1848, Baptist Church in Homer (New York)

Homer – Church Records – Church Records, 1831-1918, Calvary Episcopal Church (Homer, New York)

Homer – Church Records – Miscellaneous Records of Homer, New York, 1794-1860

Homer – Vital Records – Miscellaneous Records of Homer, New York, 1794-1860

Lapeer – Vital Records – Census, Cemetery, and Vital Records of the Town of Lapeer, Cortland County, New York, 1847-1860

Marathon – Church Records – Records of the First Baptist Society of Marathon, N.Y., 1831-1898, First Baptist Society (Marathon, New York)

Marathon – Vital Records – Miscellaneous Records of Marathon, Cortland County, New York, 1839-1878

McGraw – Vital Records – Lists of Deaths and Marriages Taken from an Old Note Book Found in McGraw, N.Y., 1855-1880

Preble – Church Records – Church Records, 1875-1893, Preble Methodist Episcopal Church (New York)

Preble – Vital Records – Vital Records of Preble, Cortland County, New York, 1847-1860

Scott – Church Records – Church Records, 1808-1833, First Baptist Church in Preble (New York)

Scott – Church Records – Church Records, 1834-1910, Seventh Day Baptist Church (Scott, New York)

Scott – Church Records – Organization of the Scott Seventh Day Baptist Society, 1831-1883

Scott – Vital Records – Census, 1850-1860, and Vital Records, 1847-1849, 1860, of the Town of Scott, Cortland County, N.Y. ; Transcribed from the Original Records on File in the Cortland County Clerk’s Office

Scott – Vital Records – Justice of the Peace and School Records, Town of Scott, Cortland County, N.Y., 1816-1850, and Surrounding Areas.

Solon – Church Records – Church Records, 1807-1822, 1873-1914, First Baptist Church (Solon, New York)

Truxton – Church Records – Church Records, 1811-1876, Presbyterian Church (Truxton, New York)

Truxton – Church Records – Church Records, 1829-1914, Baptist Church of Truxton (New York)

Truxton – Church Records – Members of Presbyterian Church, Oct. 11, 1811-Nov. 2, 1839, Truxton, N.Y.

Truxton – Church Records – Truxton Presbyterian Church Records, 1811-1840, Truxton Presbyterian Church (Truxton, New York)

Truxton – Church Records – Vital, Church, Census, and Voting Records, Town of Truxton, and Deaths, Town of Cincinnatus, Cortland County, New York, Miller’s Settlement Church (Cortland County, New York)

Truxton – Vital Records – Vital Records, Towns of Truxton and Cuyler, Cortland County, New York, 1847-1849

Truxton – Vital Records – Vital, Church, Census, and Voting Records, Town of Truxton, and Deaths, Town of Cincinnatus, Cortland County, New York, Miller’s Settlement Church (Cortland County, New York)

Virgil – Church Records – Church Book of Virgil, 1805-1823, Presbyterian Church (Virgil, New York)

Virgil – Church Records – Virgil Presbyterian Church Book, 1805-1823, Presbyterian Church (Virgil, New York)

Virgil – Church Records – Vital and Church Records, Town of Virgil, Cortland County, N.Y., 1832-1879

Virgil – Vital Records – Vital and Church Records, Town of Virgil, Cortland County, N.Y., 1832-1879

Willet – Church Records – Church Records, 1881-1928, Willet Methodist Episcopal Church (New York)

Cemeteries

Cortland County – Cemetery Records, Broome and Cortland Counties, New York

Cortland County – Census, Cemetery, and Vital Records of the Town of Lapeer, Cortland County, New York, 1847-1860

Cortland County – Cortland & Schuyler Counties, New York Cemetery Records, Vol. 1

Cortland County – Cortland County Cemetery Inscriptions, Probate Records, and Miscellaneous Items

Cortland County – Cortland County Cemetery Records

Cortland County – Cortland County Cemetery Records

Cortland County – Records of Revolutionary Soldiers of Cortland County, New York State : with Unpublished Genealogical Notes

Cortland County – Unpublished Bible, Cemetery, and Historical Records of Cortland County

Cortland – Cortlandville School Districts No. 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 21 for 1845-1853

Cortland – Record of Burials of the Cortland Rural Cemetery, Cortland Rural Cemetery (Cortland, New York)

Cortlandville – Cortland County Records: McGraw Village Cemetery, Town of Cortlandville

Freetown – Cortland County Records: McGraw Village Cemetery, Town of Cortlandville

Homer – Cortland County Records: McGraw Village Cemetery, Town of Cortlandville

Homer – East Homer Cemetery Records, East Homer, New York, 1814-1972, East Homer Cemetery (East Homer, New York)

Homer – Glenwood Cemetery, Homer, New York; List of Burials to 1958

Lapeer – Census, Cemetery, and Vital Records of the Town of Lapeer, Cortland County, New York, 1847-1860

Marathon – Cortland County Records: McGraw Village Cemetery, Town of Cortlandville

Scott – Inscriptions from Scott Union Cemetery, Town of Scott, Cortland County, N.Y., Scott Union Cemetery (Cortland County, New York)

Virgil – Cortland County Cemetery Records, Town of Virgil–cemetery in the Village of Virgil

Virgil – Cortland County Records: McGraw Village Cemetery, Town of Cortlandville

Funeral Homes

Scott – Mortuary Records with Genealogical Notes of the Town of Scott

Wills & Probate

Cortland County – Cortland County Cemetery Inscriptions, Probate Records, and Miscellaneous Items

Cortland County – Early Wills of Corland County, New York, 1832-1836

Cortland County – Estate Files, 1810-1893

Cortland County – Miscellaneous Record, 1830-1919; Index, 1830-1960

Cortland County – Probate Records, 1809-1935; Indexes, 1808-1970

Cortlandville – Census – 1835 – Census Records of Town of Cortlandville, Cortland County, New York

Cortlandville – Census – 1850 – Census Records of Town of Cortlandville, Cortland County, New York

Cortlandville – Census – 1860 – Census Records of Town of Cortlandville, Cortland County, New York

Harford – Census – 1860 – Census Record of Town of Harford (New York), 1860

Homer – Census – 1820 –  1820 Census, Town of Homer & Solon, Cortland County, N.Y.

Homer – Census – 1850 – Miscellaneous Records of Homer, New York, 1794-1860

Homer – Census – 1860 – Miscellaneous Records of Homer, New York, 1794-1860

Lapeer – Census – 1850 – Census, Cemetery, and Vital Records of the Town of Lapeer, Cortland County, New York, 1847-1860

Lapeer – Census – 1860 – Census, Cemetery, and Vital Records of the Town of Lapeer, Cortland County, New York, 1847-1860

Marathon – Census – 1860 – Miscellaneous Records of Marathon, Cortland County, New York, 1839-1878

Preble – Census – 1850 – Census Record of Town of Preble, Cortland County, New York, 1850

Preble – Census – 1860 – Census Record of Town of Preble, Cortland County, N.Y., 1860

Preble – Census – 1860 – Vital Records of Preble, Cortland County, New York, 1847-1860

Scott – Census – 1845 – State of New York, Census of the State for the Year 1845, Town of Scott

Scott – Census – 1850 – Census, 1850-1860, and Vital Records, 1847-1849, 1860, of the Town of Scott, Cortland County, N.Y. ; Transcribed from the Original Records on File in the Cortland County Clerk’s Office

Scott – Census – 1860 – Census, 1850-1860, and Vital Records, 1847-1849, 1860, of the Town of Scott, Cortland County, N.Y. ; Transcribed from the Original Records on File in the Cortland County Clerk’s Office

Solon – Census – 1820 – 1820 Census, Town of Homer & Solon, Cortland County, N.Y.

Truxton – Census – 1860 – Vital, Church, Census, and Voting Records, Town of Truxton, and Deaths, Town of Cincinnatus, Cortland County, New York, Miller’s Settlement Church (Cortland County, New York)

Virgil – Census – 1850 – Census Records, Town of Virgil, Cortland County, N.Y., 1850 and 1860

Virgil – Census – 1860 – Census Records, Town of Virgil, Cortland County, N.Y., 1850 and 1860

Directories

Cortland County – The Farm Journal Illustrated Rural Directory of Cortland County, New York : (With a Complete Road Map of the County)

Cortland County – Gazetteer and Business Directory of Cortland County, N.Y., for 1869

Cortland County – Parsons’ Central New York Directory … : Comprising a Directory of Nineteen Towns of Onondaga County, the Fifteen Towns of Cortland County, and Four Towns of Oswego County, Viz.: Granby, Hannibal, Schroeppel and Volney; Also a Classified Business Directory of Syracuse Patrons

Cortland County – The Syracuse and Central New York Blue Book : Containing the Names and Addresses of Prominent Residents; Also Summer Residences, Ladies’ Maiden Names, Receiving Days and Other Valuable Social Information

Cortland – Parsons’ Directory of Cortland, Homer, Marathon, and McGraw …

Homer – Parsons’ Directory of Cortland, Homer, Marathon, and McGraw …

Marathon – Parsons’ Directory of Cortland, Homer, Marathon, and McGraw …

McGraw – Parsons’ Directory of Cortland, Homer, Marathon, and McGraw …

Cortland County – Deed Records, 1808-1916; Index, 1808-1962

Cortland County – Miscellaneous Record, 1830-1919; Index, 1830-1960

Cortland County – Mortgage Records, 1808-1851; Index, 1808-1909

Marathon – Miscellaneous Records of Marathon, Cortland County, New York, 1839-1878

Preble – School, Taxation, and Business Records of Preble, Cortland County, New York, 1813-1871

Scott – Town and Taxation Records, Town of Scott, Cortland County, N.Y., 1827-1880, Cortland County Historical Society (New York)

Virgil – Town Meetings of Virgil, Cortland County, N.Y., 1824-1839

Cortland County – Cortland County Poll List Town Meeting, Feb. 16, 1847 and Nov. 6, 1849

Cortland County – Register of Electors, Scott, Cortland County, N.Y., 1859-1880, Cortland County Historical Society (New York)

Truxton – Vital, Church, Census, and Voting Records, Town of Truxton, and Deaths, Town of Cincinnatus, Cortland County, New York, Miller’s Settlement Church (Cortland County, New York)

Marathon – Miscellaneous Records of Marathon, Cortland County, New York, 1839-1878

Cortland County – Bible Records – Unpublished Bible, Cemetery, and Historical Records of Cortland County

Homer – The Story of John Albright : Pioneer of East Homer, Cortland County, New York

Solon – Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical Items, Towns of Truxton and Solon, Cortland County, New York

Truxton – Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical Items, Towns of Truxton and Solon, Cortland County, New York

Cincinnatus – Marriage, Birth, and Death Records of Cincinnatus, 1847-1860 : Copied from the Original Records Filed with the Cortland County Historical Society, Cortland County Historical Society (New York)

Preble – School, Taxation, and Business Records of Preble, Cortland County, New York, 1813-1871

Virgil – Town Meetings of Virgil, Cortland County, N.Y., 1824-1839

Cincinnatus – The Congregational Church Sesquicentennial, 1819-1969 : Cincinnatus, N.Y., October 5-26, 1969

Congregational Church (Cincinnatus, New York)

Cortland – The History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Cortland

Freetown – History of East Freetown Methodist Episcopal Church

Homer – Review of a Narrative, by Rev. John Keep

Cortland County – Lis Pendens, 1865-1908

Cortland County – Minutes of County Court and Supreme Court, 1856-1910; Index, 1856-1909

Cortland County – Minutes, Vol. A-B, 1856-1895

Cortland County – Miscellaneous Court Records, 1808-1849

Cortland County – Miscellaneous Record, 1830-1919; Index, 1830-1960

Cortland County – Records of Various Courts, 1824-1880

Cortland County – Records, 1853-1895

Cortland County – Rule Books, 1808-1901

Homer – Miscellaneous Records of Homer, New York, 1794-1860

Homer – Miscellaneous Records of Homer, New York, 1794-1860

Preble – Vital Records of Preble, Cortland County, New York, 1847-1860

Scott – Mortuary Records with Genealogical Notes of the Town of Scott

Solon – Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical Items, Towns of Truxton and Solon, Cortland County, New York

Truxton – Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical Items, Towns of Truxton and Solon, Cortland County, New York

Homer – Miscellaneous Records of Homer, New York, 1794-1860

Preble – Records of Town Meetings of Preble, Cortland County, N.Y., 1808-1895

Scott – Town and Taxation Records, Town of Scott, Cortland County, N.Y., 1827-1880

Virgil – Town Meetings of Virgil, Cortland County, N.Y., 1824-1839

Homer – The Blossoming of a New York Wilderness

Homer – Early Days in Homer

Homer – The Early History of Homer

Homer – Early Homer, Cortland County

Homer – Miscellaneous Records of Homer, New York, 1794-1860

Homer – Paris Lived in Homer : Paris Barber, 1814-1876, of Homer, New York : Illustrations from the Files of the Cortland County Historical Society

Homer – List of Letters Remaining in the Post Office in Homer and Cortland Villages, October 1, 1825 – July 1, 1832

Marathon – Grip’s Historical Souvenir of Marathon, N.Y.

Solon – Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical Items, Towns of Truxton and Solon, Cortland County, New York

Truxton – Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical Items, Towns of Truxton and Solon, Cortland County, New York

Virgil – Festal Gathering of the Early Settlers, and Present Inhabitants of the Town of Virgil, Cortland County, N.Y. : Embracing a Historic Sketch of the Town, Supplemented with a Brief Historical Account of Events from That Time to 1878

Virgil – Index of Names to Bouton’s History of Virgil

Cortland County – Guide to Historical Resources in Cortland County, New York, Repositories

Cincinnatus – Pioneer Residents of Cincinnatus Before 1820

Cincinnatus – Cincinnatus Academy, Cincinnatus, Cortland County, N.Y., Cincinnatus Academy (Cincinnatus, New York)

Cincinnatus – Schools – Marriage, Birth, and Death Records of Cincinnatus, 1847-1860 : Copied from the Original Records Filed with the Cortland County Historical Society, Cortland County Historical Society (New York)

Cortland – Schools – Cortland – Our Alma Mater : a History of Cortland Normal School and State University of New York Teachers College at Cortland, 1869-1959

Cortland – Schools – Cortlandville School Districts No. 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 21 for 1845-1853

Cortland – Schools – Report of School District No. 8, Cortland, 1853-1895

Homer – Schools – Justice of the Peace and School Records, Town of Scott, Cortland County, N.Y., 1816-1850, and Surrounding Areas.

Homer – Schools – Miscellaneous Records of Homer, New York, 1794-1860

Marathon – Schools – Miscellaneous Records of Marathon, Cortland County, New York, 1839-1878

Preble – Schools – Justice of the Peace and School Records, Town of Scott, Cortland County, N.Y., 1816-1850, and Surrounding Areas.

Preble – Schools – School Records, Town of Scott, Cortland County, N.Y., 1847-1850

Preble – Schools – School, Taxation, and Business Records of Preble, Cortland County, New York, 1813-1871

Scott – Schools – Justice of the Peace and School Records, Town of Scott, Cortland County, N.Y., 1816-1850, and Surrounding Areas.

Scott – Schools – Miscellaneous Records of Homer, New York, 1794-1860

Scott – Schools – School Records, Town of Scott, Cortland County, N.Y., 1847-1850

Virgil – Schools – Records of School District #9, Town of Virgil, Cortland County, N.Y., 1828-1880

Cortland – Military History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Societies – Personal War Sketches of the Members of Grover Post, No. 98, of Cortland, Grand Army of the Republic. Grover Post no. 98 (Cortland, New York)

Freeville – The Junior Republic : Its History and Ideals

Marathon – Military Records – Miscellaneous Records of Marathon, Cortland County, New York, 1839-1878