St. Lawrence County, New York Genealogy

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St. Lawrence County

Guide to St. Lawrence County, New York ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

This page describes sources of genealogical data about St. Lawrence County, New York Genealogy families, including links to smaller localities at the bottom of this page. New York, United States Genealogy-related pages show useful statewide sources. United States Genealogy pages explain the terminology and contents of genealogical records.

New York Online Genealogy Records

St. Lawrence County, New York
Map
Location in the state of New York, United States Genealogy
Location of New York in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 16, 1791
County Seat	Canton
Courthouse
Address	48 Court Street Canton, New York 13617 St. Lawrence Website

St. Lawrence County New York Historical Facts

Description

The County was named for the Saint Lawrence River. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

St. Lawrence County, New York Record Dates

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1880	1880	1880	1802	1802	1803	1663
*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1880. General compliance for births by 1915 and deaths by 1890.

Parent County

Created in 1791 from Clinton, Herkimer, and Montgomery counties.

Boundary Changes

For animated maps illustrating New York County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation New York County Boundary Maps" (1683-1915) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cities
Ogdensburg
Towns
Brasher Canton Clare Clifton Colton De Kalb De Peyster Edwards Fine Fowler Gouverneur	Hammond Hermon Hopkinton Lawrence Lisbon Louisville Macomb Madrid Massena Morristown Norfolk	Oswegatchie Parishville Piercefield Pierrepont Pitcairn Potsdam Rossie Russell Stockholm Waddington
Villages
Canton (county seat) Gouverneur Hammond Heuvelton	Massena Morristown Norwood Potsdam	Rensselaer Falls Richville Waddington
Hamlets
Conifer Crary Mills Helena Massena Center	Morley Newton Falls Pyrites Rooseveltown	South Colton Wanakena
Census-designated places
Akewsasne Brasher Falls Colton Cranberry Lake DeKalb Junction	Edwards Hailesboro Hannawa Falls Hermon Madrid	Norfolk Parishville Star Lake Winthrop

St. Lawrence County New York Genealogy Resources

Bible Records

• 1581–1917 New York, Family Bible Records at Ancestry– ($); Index. Database is a collection of genealogically important records taken from the Bibles of colony and state residents. Reveals the Bible's original owner, brief record of descendants,and a particular event such as birth or marriage as recorded in Bible.
  

Cemeteries

Cemetery records often reveal birth, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Online Grave Transcripts	Published Grave Transcripts	County Cemetery Directories
Findagrave.com*	Family History Library*	Findagrave.com*
Interment.net*	WorldCat*	Tombstone Transcription Project*
Cemetery Site*		NYGenWeb Cemeteries*
New York Gravestones*		Names in Stone*
NYGenWeb Cemeteries*		Billion Graves*
Billion Graves*		FamilySearch Places
Names in Stone*
Linkpendium*
Ancestry*
*See the New York Cemeteries page for details about each site.

• 1800-1965 - New York, Cemetery Abstracts, 1800-1965 at FamilySearch — index

Census

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1810	7,885	—
1820	16,037	103.4%
1830	36,354	126.7%
1840	56,706	56.0%
1850	68,617	21.0%
1860	83,689	22.0%
1870	84,826	1.4%
1880	85,997	1.4%
1890	85,048	−1.1%
1900	89,083	4.7%
1910	89,005	−0.1%
1920	88,121	−1.0%
1930	90,960	3.2%
1940	91,098	0.2%
1950	98,897	8.6%
1960	111,239	12.5%
1970	111,991	0.7%
1980	114,254	2.0%
1990	111,974	−2.0%
2000	111,931	−0.0%
2010	111,944	0.0%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

For information and tips on using and accessing online census records, see New York Census.

Federal

U.S. Census Mortality Schedules for New York, 1850-1880:

• Available online at Ancestry ($).
• Deaths are included for the 12 months prior to the census, 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, and 1879-80 beginning 1 June and ending 31 May of the census year.
• Basic contents of the records include: Name, sex, age, color, marital status, place of birth, month of death, occupation, and cause of death. 1870 also has parents' birthplace. 1880 lists how long a resident of the county.
• Also on FHL Films 1415128–42.

State

Source	1825	1835	1845	1855	1865	1875	1892	1905	1915	1925
Ancestry.com	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes	Yes
Family History Library Films	-	-	Yes	-	Yes	-	-	Yes	Yes	Yes
FamilySearch Images	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	Yes	Yes	Yes
New York State Library Films	-	-	Yes	-	Yes	-	-	Yes	Yes	Yes

New York State 1865 and 1875 Census Marriage, Mortality; and 1865 Soldier Mortality records:

• Images available online at New York State Census, 1865 and New York State Census, 1875. Click on the link to go to the page, then click on the ‘Browse through images’ link and select your county, then select an ancestor's town and browse to the end of the population schedule until you find the Marriage, Mortality, and 1865 soldier mortality schedules.
• Includes marriages and deaths for the 12 months prior to the census, ending 1 June of the census year.
• Marriage entry content: Husband's name, wife's name, ages and previous marital status, month and day and place of marriage, and church or civil ceremony.
• Death entry content: Name, age, sex, color, marital status, month and day of death, native state or country, occupation and cause of death.
• 1865 deaths of officers and enlisted men entry content: Name, age, marital status, citizenship status, enlistment date, original regiment, original rank, regiment at death, rank at death, promotions, death date and place, manner of death, surviving associates, and burial place.
• Also on microfilm. See the Family History Library line in the above State Census Chart.

Church Records

Church records are good substitutes for birth, marriage, and death information and are most often found on a local city/town or county level.  Published and manuscript church records can be found at public, university, and private libraries.

For a brief general history of denominations and a guide to finding various New York denomination's records, see New York Church Records Wiki page.
List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places

• Ogdensburg Diocese Archives
  622 Washington Street
  P.O. Box 369
  Ogdensburg, New York 13669
  Phone: 315-393-2920
  Email: jvotraw@dioogdensburg.org
  Hours: Monday - Friday 9 am - 4 pm
  Holds archival material of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg and of its churches and institutions.

A variety of local church records from the Baptist, Congregational, Episcopal, Methodist, and Presbyterian faiths is available at Church Records of St. Lawrence County, NY.

• 1823-1874 - Rev. Noah Barrell's Record of Marriages, 1823-1874, courtesy: NYGenWeb - free.
  

• 1840s-1890s "Record of Marriages by Rev. Gorham Cross," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, (Jan. 1919):55-58. Free online index at NYGenWeb; digital versions of Record at Google Books (free) and NYGBS ($).
  

Additional Church Records

Additional church records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as St. Lawrence County, New York Genealogy Church Records  in online catalogs like:

• Lawrence+county+new+york+church+records&qt=results_page WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Places Search).

Court Records

Ancestors may have also been involved in municipal, state, or federal court cases. See also New York Court Records and United States Court Records.

Emigration and Immigration

• 1906-1942 - New York Book Indexes to Passenger Lists, 1906-1942 at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps and Gazetteers

• FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Click a neighboring county
for more resources

Genealogy

• Rootsweb message board for St. Lawrence County, New York Genealogy has many information threads about families that resided in that county. There is a search engine that allows you to search by surname and topic.
  

Land and Property

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See New York Land and Property for more details, especially about the papers generated in New York State by large speculative land companies.

Original land records in St. Lawrence County, New York Genealogy began in [?dateyear?]. These records are housed at the [?repository?] in [?town?].

Online

Microforms

Books

Additional land records can sometimes be found using these catalogs:

• WorldCat using the search phase: St. Lawrence County, New York Genealogy deeds. (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog.)
• FamilySearch Catalog using the search phrase: 1, New York - Land and Property. (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Places Search.)

Additional resources

Additional resources for St. Lawrence County, New York Genealogy land records may be found in the St. Lawrence County, New York Genealogy – Land Records topic page of the FamilySearch Catalog . Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche may be available for viewing at various Family History Centers. Copies of books found in the FamilySearch Catalog may be found in WorldCat catalog and ordered from your local library through interlibrary loan. Explore how to search the FamilySearch Catalog and the WorldCat Online Catalog.

Maps

• Maps of New York (1683-1915)

Military

Civil War

Town registers. The New York town clerks kept a bound register of all soldiers from their town serving in the Civil War 1861-1865. Registers are arranged by county, and town. Some town registers are missing. The registers include an index at the start of each town.

Content. Many register entries include full name, residence, date and place of birth, parents names, marital status, date of enlistment and muster and rank, discharges, death, or promotion.

Access. The original registers are at the New York State Archives in Albany, New York. Microfilm copies are found at the Family History Library (FHL Film 1993401-37). They are also indexed and available at Ancestry.com ($).

Available towns. Registers are available for: Brasher · Canton · Colton · De Kalb · De Peyster · Edwards · Fine · Fowler · Gouverneur · Hammond · Hopkinton · Lawrence · Lisbon · Louisville · Macomb · Morristown · Norfolk · Oswegatchie · Parishville · Pierrepont · Pitcairn · Potsdam · Stockholm · Waddington.

Regiments. Service men in St. Lawrence County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in St. Lawrence County:

- 1st Battalion, New York Light Artillery, Battery D.

- 6th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery, Companies I and K.

- 6th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies I and K.

- 7th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company D.

- 9th Regiment, New York Cavalry , Company L.

- 11th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies D, I, L and M.

- 12th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company B.

- 13th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies G and H.

- 16th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies A, E and F.

- 16th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, D, F, G and H.

- 18th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies L, M and K.

- 18th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 20th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies H and I.

- 24th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company C.

- 24th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 60th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I and K.

- 92nd Regiment, New York Infantry

- 100th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company A.

- 102nd Regiment, New York Infantry, Company K.

- 106th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and K.

- 142nd Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I and K.

- 164th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company A.

- 169th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company F.

- 193rd Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies B, F and G.

Naturalization

• 1791-1980 - New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

Online Digital Newspapers

• Northern New York Historical Newspapers; Search historical newspapers for St. Lawrence Co. in years ranging from 1861 - 2007.

• North Country Catholic, 1946-2006 at Northern New York Historical Newspapers - Free.

Probate Records

Probate records including original estates and wills for New York are held in the office of the county Surrogate Court beginning in 1787, or when the county was formed. Prior to 1787, most are housed at the New York State Archives. See New York Probate Records for more information about using probate records.
Content:  Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.
Record types:  Wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distribution.

Probate Petitions

In 1830, state law required the Surrogate Court clerk to issue a probate petition for a deceased individual with property. This petition, unique to New York, usually lists the deceased's death date. It also lists the heirs, their relationship to the deceased, and their residence. Alice Eichholz, Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 479. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004. Henry B. Hoff, "Navigating New York Probate," American Ancestors 12 (Fall 2011): 57.

These petitions are often found in the estate files and can be obtained from the county Surrogate Court.

Online Abstracts and Indexes

• 1629 - 1971 New York Probate Records 1629-1971 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
• 1659 - 1999 New York Wills and Probate Records 1659-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
• 1787-1835 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787 - 1835
  
• 1830-1916 - SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.
• 1866 - 1923 New York Kings County Estate Files 1866-1923 at FamilySearch.org — index and images

Online Probate Records

Original county-by-county New York, Probate Records, 1629-1971 are available free online at FamilySearch. To access these records, click Historical Records below, then click "Browse through 1,630,900 images". Then select the county name, and then the probate records and time of interest.

• Historical Records - St. Lawrence County: Administration index 1800-1955; Bonds 1890-1915; Dower records 1830-1871; Letters of administration, Letters of testamentary 1831-1917; Letters of guardianship 1830-1927; Minutes, Orders 1830-1919; Sales 1842-1904; Will index 1800-1955; Wills 1830-1916

Probate Records on Microfilm
Probate records described in Online Probate Records above are also found on microfilm as follows:

• 1830–1955 Index of Wills and Proceedings FHL Film 890040 (4 films)
• 1830–1919 Probate Records: Wills, 1830–1916; Letters of testamentary and administration, 1831–1917; Guardianship 1830–1927; Minutes and orders 1830–1919FHL Film 890040 (79 films)

Additional Probate Indexes and Abstracts

Additional probate indexes or abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as St. Lawrence County, New York Genealogy probate wills in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Places Search).

• 1830–1916 Samuelson, W. David. St. Lawrence County, New York, Will Testators Index, 1830–1916. Salt Lake City, Utah: Sampubco, 1995. FHL Film 2055179 Item 9, Fiche 6002833WorldCat, at various libraries

Repositories

Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in St. Lawrence County, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1987). At various libraries; FHL Book 974.756 A3g. Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.

Archives, Libraries and Museums

Libraries

• Massena Public Library
  41 Glenn St.
  Massena, New York 13662
  Phone: 315-769-9914

• Ogdensburg Public Library
  312 Washington Street
  Ogdensburg, New York 13669
  Phone: 315-393-4325

• St. Lawrence University Library
  Owen D. Young Library - University Archives and Special Collections
  23 Romoda Drive
  Canton, New York 13617
  Phone 315-229-5476
  Email: mcm@stlawu.edu
  Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
  Collection includes manuscripts, documents and other materials regarding the history the Northern New York area.

• Southworth Library at the State University of New York at Canton
  Cornell Drive
  Canton, New York 13617
  Phone: 315-386-7058
  Email: bucher@canton.edu
  Library has material relative to the history and conditions of the college.

• College Libraries at the State University of New York at Potsdam
  44 Pierrepont Avenue
  SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, New York 13676
  Phone: 315-267-3326
  Email: subramjm@potsdam.edu
  Collection includes papers, photos and memorabilia relative to the history of Potsdam College (including the Potsdam Normal School) since 1869 and some material related to the earlier St. Lawrence Academy.

• Clarkson University, Educational Resources Center, Library - Archives
  Box 5590
  Potsdam, New York 13699-5590
  Phone: 315-268-4268
  Email: myoung@clarkson.edu
  Library has historical documents and materials of the University, history and genealogical records of the Clarkson family.

Museums

• Potsdam Public Museum
  Civic Center Park Street
  Potsdam, New York 13676
  Hours: Tuesday - Saturday from 2 -5 pm
  Contains material gathered by the St. Lawrence Valley Genealogical Society

County Historian's Office

St. Lawrence County Historian and Deputy County Historian c/o The St. Lawrence County Historical Association P.O. Box 8 3 East Main Street Canton, New York 13617 Phone: 315-386-8133 Fax: 315-3868143

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. For genealogical resources of interest to genealogists in St. Lawrence County see the St. Lawrence County Historical Association website.

Courthouses

The St. Lawrence County Clerk's office has divorce, court and land records. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for St. Lawrence County are held, see the St. Lawrence County Courthouses page.

Family History Centers

Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.

• Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator

Local Centers and Libraries

• Potsdam New York Family History Center

Societies

• Central New York Genealogical Society
  Box 104, Calvin Station
  Syracuse, New York 13205
  E-mail: CNYSG@yahoo.com

Member queries; surname research list; online resources; six meetings/year; publishes Tree Talks (At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 974.7 B2t) quarterly with annual index.

Counties served: Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Oreleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Washington, Wayne, Warren, Wyoming, and Yates.

• St. Lawrence County Historical Association
  3 East Main Street
  P.O. Box 8
  Canton, New York 13617-0008
  Phone: 315-386-8133
  Email: slcha@northnet.org
  Publications: The Quarterly Journal and The Wright House newsletter.

• The St. Lawrence Valley Genealogical Society
  P.O. Box 205
  Canton, New York 13617-0205
  Publication: The SLVGS News - published four times a year.

• Swe-kat-si Chapter, NSDAR Ogdensburg, New York
  Daughters of the American Revolution
  Email: kyle57@twcny.rr.com

Social Groups Online

• New York Genealogy Research Community (FamilySearch on Facebook)

Taxation

Town Records

Town records in New York may include early births, marriages, deaths, divorces, local histories, selected military records, and town meeting minutes. Vital records from 1880/1882 are kept by town and village clerks, although some (Kent’s and Putnam Valley’s) are available in the County Historian’s Office. For further details, try the links to individual town Wiki pages found in Places. See also:

• Gordon L. Remington, New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002). NEHGS 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.
• Journal of the Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Putnam County for the Year 1904 (New York: Martin B. Brown, 1905)
  
• Journal of the Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Putnam County for the Year 1922 (Poughkeepsie: Lansing Broas, 1923)
• List of Town Clerks, Record Managers and Historical Societies
  

The County Archives has the following records:

• 031 Petitions, Licenses, and recognizance to sell liquor (Tavern licenses) 1813-1878
• 139 Monthly Reports of Hunting and fishing licenses, 1908-1938
• 165 Certificates of Qualifications as Examiner in Lunacy, 1883-1947
  

Vital Records

Vital records of birth, marriage or death were first recorded at the local level in the village clerk, town clerk, or city clerk’s ledger book. If you know where a birth, marriage or death took place, a copy of the certificate or record may be obtained by writing to the town, village or city clerk. See also How to order New York Vital Records or order electronically online.

See the heading Places on this wiki page for links to local community wiki pages and their available records. See New York Vital Records for a discussion about beginning dates and availability of vital records in New York.

Use substitute records for birth, marriage, and death information. These substitute records include Bible Records, Cemeteries, Church Records, Newspapers, and Probate Records.

• Card file of vital records, St. Lawrence County, New York FHL Film 1276158 Item 9 (first of 9 films).

• 1844-2009 Northern NY Library Network Newspaper Search. Includes Canton Commercial Advertiser (1900-1952), Clarkson Integrator (1920-2007), Gouverneur Tribune-Press and others (1864-2004), Hammond Advertiser (1886-1949), Heuvelton Bee (1912-1923), Hill News of St. Lawrence University (1911-2008), Madrid Herald (1904-1918), Massena Observer (1891-1989), North Country Catholic (1946-2006), Norwood News (1879-1941), Ogdensburg Advance & Ogdensburg Advance-News (1861-1962), Ogdensburg Journal (1857-1989), Ogdensburg Sentinel (1844-1858), Potsdam Courier-Freeman (1861-1989), Potsdam Herald-Recorder (1906-1951), Potsdam St. Lawrence Herald (1879-1904), Racquette of SUNY Potsdam (1927-2009), and Waddington Recorder (1894-1896).

Birth

Early births were recorded on the town level and the years vary by town. (List of towns) The New York State Department of Health (state level) began recording births in 1881. Births were not recorded on the county level.

• 1847–1849 Births, marriages, and deaths FHL Film 556598 Item 2.
  

• 1881-1942 Reclaim the Records: New York State Birth Index at Archive.org - images of index

Birth Substitutes

• 1640–1962 New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index.
  

• See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in the Civil War section of Military for birth information.
  

Marriage

Early marriages were sometimes recorded on the town level and the years vary by town. (List of towns) In 1880, town clerks were to record the marriage and a copy was sent to the New York State Department of Health (state level). Town clerks continue to record marriages. Marriages were recorded by the St._Lawrence County clerk starting in 1908 and go until 1935.

• 1639-1962 - New York, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $

• 1664–1784 New York. Secretary of State, Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued By the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784 (Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1860). At Cornell University digital library-free; Internet Archive - free; Ancestry edition($); At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Film 514675 Item 1 or 930131 Item 2. Marriage bonds issued in the State of New York prior to 1784, and the earliest record dating 1664.
  

• 1847–1848 and 1908–1936 New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936 at FamilySearch — index and images
  

• 1847–1849 Births, marriages, and deaths FHL Film 556598 Item 2.
  

• 1881-1964 Reclaim the Records: New York State Marriage Index at Archive.org - images of index

• 1908–1935 New York, County Marriages 1908–1935 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; FHL Film 885348(first of 37 films).
  

• Marriage Book, Volume 1 at USGenWeb Archives - free.
  

Marriage Substitutes

• 1686-1980 New York Marriages, 1686–1890 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
  

• 1800–1855 New York Marriage Notices at Ancestry– ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage notices published in newspapers around the state. Contains name of bride and groom, marriage date, marriage location, residence, and newspaper found in.
  

• 1801–1880 Barber Collection- Newspaper Marriages at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
  

• 1804–1850 Fred Q. Bowman, 8000 More Vital Records of Eastern New York State, 1804-1850 (Rhinebeck, New York: Kinship Books, 1991). At various libraries; FHL Book 974.7 V2bfqa. Abstracts of newspaper marriage and death columns.
  

• 1841–1891 William Whitfield, Record of Marriages, 1841–1891 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981). FHL Film 1304688 Item 1.

• Pre-1850 John M. Austin, Some Marriage and Death Notices Found in Pre-1850 Periodicals of St. Lawrence County, New York ([S.l. : J.M. Austin], 2003). At various libraries; FHL Book 974.756 V2a.
  

• 1856–1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browsable.
  

• 1864-5 See Marriage Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for marriage information for 1864-5.
  

Divorce

Pre–1787	All divorces were granted by the governor or legislature and were very rare.
1787–1847	All divorces were granted by the court of chancery. These records are found in the New York State Archives or for the New York City area at the New York County Clerk's office.These divorces were granted only on the grounds of adultery.
1847–present	All divorces are handled by the county Supreme Court where the divorce was granted. Divorce files in New York are sealed for 100 years. Contact the County Clerk for information about divorce records.

Divorce judgment papers often include date and place of the marriage and the names and birthdates of any children. Local newspapers may publish notices of divorce actions.

Death

Early deaths were recorded on the town level and the years vary by town. (List of towns) The New York State Department of Health (state level) began recording deaths in 1881. Deaths were not recorded on the county level.

Death Indexes

• 1824-1962 - New York, Church and Civil Deaths, 1824-1962 at FamilySearch — index
• 1880-1956 - New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1880-1956 - New York, Death Index, 1880-1956 at Ancestry — ($), index only
  
• 1957-1963 - New York State Health Department, Genealogical Research Death Index, 1957-1963 at FamilySearch — Index only
  

Death Substitutes

• 1795–1952 New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. The entries are primarily from the IGI along with some entries derived from compiled and original records such as Family Records, Church Records, and Civil Registration. There may be entries that cite a specific source.
  

• 1801–1890 Barber Collection- Newspaper Deaths at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
  

• 1804–1850 Fred Q. Bowman, 8000 More Vital Records of Eastern New York State, 1804-1850 (Rhinebeck, New York: Kinship Books, 1991). At various libraries; FHL Book 974.7 V2bfqa. Abstracts of newspaper marriage and death columns.
  

• 1847–1849 Births, marriages, and deaths FHL Film 556598 Item 2.
  

• 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census section of Census for death information.
  

• Pre-1850 John M. Austin, Some Marriage and Death Notices Found in Pre-1850 Periodicals of St. Lawrence County, New York ([S.l. : J.M. Austin], 2003). At various libraries; FHL Book 974.756 V2a.
  

• 1856–1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browsable.
  

• See Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War found in the Civil War section of Military for death information.
  

• 1864-5 See Mortality Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for death information for 1864-5.
  

Additional Resources

Additional resources for St. Lawrence County births, marriages and deaths may be found in the New York, St. Lawrence– Vital Records topic page of the FamilySearch Catalog . Copies of books found in the FamilySearch Catalog may be found in WorldCat catalog and ordered from your local library through interlibrary loan. Explore how to search the FamilySearch Catalog and the WorldCat Online Catalog.

St. Lawrence County New York Genealogy Websites

• St. Lawrence County, NY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
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• St Lawrence County NY Genealogy

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