Genealogy Resources - Dutchess County, New York

Please follow the links below to learn more about your New York ancestors. Many great records relating to your family history can be found online and at local archives, libraries, courthouses, and genealogical and historical societies located throughout the state. New York Genealogy is your resource to help you find these and other important records which are critical to your research.

Archives and Libraries

Amenia Free Library - Amenia, NY

Bannerman Castle - Dutchess County, NY

Beekman Library - Hopewell Junction, NY

Blodgett Memorial Library District Of Fishkill - Fishkill, NY

Clinton Community Library - Rhinebeck, NY

Consortium of Rhinebeck History

DCC Francis U. & Mary F. Ritz Library - Dr. Jerry A. Lee Archives

Dover Plains Library - Wingdale, NY

Dutchess County, NY - The Historic Joseph Horton House

East Fishkill Community Library - Hopewell Junction, NY

FamilySearch - Family History Center Locator: Dutchess County

FamilySearch Catalog - Dutchess County, NY

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

Grinnell Library - Wappingers Falls, NY

Howland Public Library - Beacon, NY

Hyde Park Free Library - Hyde Park, NY

The Hyde Park Station - Dutchess County, NY

LaGrange Association Library - Poughkeepsie, NY

Locust Grove - Dutchess County, NY

Marist College Archives and Special Collections

Millbrook Library - Millbrook, NY

Morton Memorial Library - Rhinecliff, NY

Mount Gulian Historic Site - Dutchess County, NY

Municipal Historians of Dutchess County, NY

Museum of Rhinebeck History - Dutchess County, NY

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

NorthEast-Millerton Library - Millerton, NY

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome - Dutchess County, NY

Pawling Free Library - Pawling, NY

Pine Plains Free Library - Pine Plains, NY

Pleasant Valley Free Library - Pleasant Valley, NY

Poughkeepsie Public Library District - Dutchess County, NY

Red Hook Public Library - Red Hook, NY

Staatsburg Library Society - Staatsburg, NY

Stanford Free Library - Stanfordville, NY

Starr Library - Rhinebeck, NY

Tivoli Free Library - Tivoli, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Dutchess County, NY

Vassar College Libraries - Archives & Special Collections

Wilderstein Historic Site - Dutchess County, NY

Bible Records

NYGenWeb Project - Dutchess County Bible Records

USGenWeb Archives - Dutchess County, NYBible Records

Biographies

Biographies - Dutchess County New York

Genealogy Trails History Group - Dutchess County Biographies

The Grafton Magazine of History and Genealogy 1908

History of Duchess County, New York 1882

NYGenWeb Project - Dutchess County Town Histories, Biographies, and Memoirs

Our Family Tree - Dutchess County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Dutches County, NY Biographies

WebArchive.org - ​Thomas and Rebecca Wing Clark Biography

Wikipedia.org - People from Dutchess County, New York

Cemeteries

Dutchess County Cemeteries 

Dutchess County, NY - Bethel Quaker Cemetery

Epodunk.com - Dutchess County, NY

Find a Grave - Dutchess County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Dutchess County Cemeteries

Interment.net - Dutchess County, NY 

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Cemetery Records

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project

NYGenWeb Project - Dutchess County Cemeteries

New York Gravestone Photo Project - Dutchess County

Old Graveyards of Pawling - Dutchess County, NY

Pawling Quaker Cemetery - Dutchess County, NY

The Political Graveyard - Dutchess County, NY

St. Peter's Lutheran Church - Dutchess County, NY

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Dutchess County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Dutchess County, NY Cemeteries

WebArchive.org - ​Dutchess County Cemetery Records

Census Records

Ancestry.com - 1790 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1800 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1810 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1820 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1830 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1840 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1850 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1860 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1870 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1880 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1890 Veterans Schedules 

Ancestry.com - 1900 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1910 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1920 United States Federal Census

​Ancestry.com - 1930 United States Federal Census

Census Online - Dutchess County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Dutchess County Census

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Census Records

NYGenWeb Project - Dutchess County Census Lookup Lists 

New York State Census, 1865

Town of Pawling 1790 Census

USGenWeb Archives - Dutchess County, NY Census Records

US-Census.org - Dutchess County, NY

WebArchive.org - ​1915 Beacon, Dutchess Census

1810 Census - Dutchess County, NY

1820 Federal Census - Dutchess County, NY

1880 Dutchess County, NY Census Records - FamilySearch.org

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1097 - 1920) - Dutchess County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 ( Reel 1098 - 1920) - Dutchess County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1419) - Dutchess County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1420) - Dutchess County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1421) - Dutchess County, NY

Church Records

Ancestry.com - Dutchess County, New York, Quaker Records, 1745-1898

Ancestry.com - Inscriptions from Quaker Burying Grounds with Notes

Dutchess County, NY Quaker Records Index

Genealogy Quest - Dutchess County, New York Quakers

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Church Records

USGenWeb Archives - Dutchess County, NY Church Records

WebArchive.org - Dutchess County, NY Quaker Records Index

WebArchive.org - ​Hopewell Baptisms

WebArchive.org - Marriages in the Hopewell Reformed Church

WebArchive.org - New York Quakers

WebArchive.org - Quaker Ancestors Webring

WebArchive.org - Quaker Birth Records

WebArchive.org - Quaker Deaths

WebArchive.org - Quaker Heads of Families

WebArchive.org - Quaker Marriages

WebArchive.org - Quaker Friends' Marriage Certificates

WebArchive.org - Quaker Removal Records

Court Records

Dutchess County Surrogate Court Clerk - Poughkeepsie, NY

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Court Records

Livingston's Law Register, 1851 - Dutchess County Lawyers

Directories

Ancestry.com - Poughkeepsie, New York, Directories, 1890-1897

Dutchess County, New York Online Historical Directories

Early Shaftsbury (VT) Settlers

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County City Directories

Names, Age, and Occupation of these who Accompanied Rev. Joshua Kocherthal

Poughkeepsie, New York 1896 City Directory

Estate Records

Dutchess County, New York Probate Packets

Dutchess County, New York Will Testators

Genealogy Trails History Group - Dutchess County Wills/Probate Records

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Probate Records

NYGenWeb Project - Dutchess County Wills

USGenWeb Archives - Dutchess County Will Records, Probates & Indexes

WebArchive.org - Dutchess County Wills or Deeds

Family Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Histories and Genealogies

NYGenWeb Project - Dutchess County Surnames 

NYGenWeb Project - Genealogy-Related Links

WebArchive.org - ​Dutchess Family Pages

General Resources

​Ancestry.com - Card Catalog

​Dutchess County Government - Poughkeepsie, NY

FamilySearch Wiki - Dutchess County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Dutchess County Resources

NYGenWeb Project - New York State Resources 

History

Genealogy Quest - 1714 Dutchess County, New York

Dutchess County Government - A Brief History of Dutchess County

Dutchess County Historian - Department of History

Dutchess Tourism - Historic Sites and Museums

Early Baptists of Dutchess County, NY    

Gazetteer of the State of New York, 1860 - Dutchess County

Genealogy Trails History Group - Dutchess County History

Genealogy Quest - (NY) Dutch Petitions to the King, 1668-1669

General History of Duchess County from 1609 to 1876

The Historical Marker Database - Dutchess County, NY

History of Duchess County, New York 1882

History of Dutchess County

The History of Dutchess County, New York 1909

History of Little Nine Partners, of North East Precinct, and Pine Plains, New York

History of the Parish of St. John the Evangelist, Pawling, Dutchess County, N.Y

History and Reminiscences of the Mesier Family of Wappingers Creek

Internet Archive - Dutchess County 1937

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Histories and Genealogies

National Register of Historic Places - Dutchess County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Dutchess County, NY History

Wayback Machine - Index of Shaftsbury Baptist Association Circular Letters

WebArchive.org - Dutchess County History

WebArchive.org - ​The first Mention of Dutchess County in History

WebArchive.org - History of Dutchess County

Wikipedia.org - Dutchess County, NY

Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places listings in Dutchess County, New York

Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places listings in Poughkeepsie, New York

Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places listings in Rhinebeck, New York

Immigration Records

Genealogy Quest - New York Oaths of Allegiance, 1664

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Immigration Records

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management - Federal Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Land Records

NYGenWeb Project - Dutchess County Deeds 

USGenWeb Archives - Dutchess County, NY Land Deeds

Map Records

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Dutchess County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Dutchess County Crown Patent Map

NYGenWeb Project - Dutchess County Map

NYGenWeb Project - Dutchess County Maps

NYGenWeb Project - Dutchess County Patent Map

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Dutchess County Geography

Military Records

Ancestry.com - WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Ancestry.com - WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 - Poughkeepsie City

Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841

Genealogy Trails History Group - Dutchess County Military Records

Genealogy Quest - New York Civil War Executions

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Military Records

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 - Internet Archive

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 - Addendum to Dutchess County, New York

The Loyal American Regiment 1777-1783

NYGenWeb Project - Dutchess County Soldiers and Sailors 

NYGenWeb Project - New York Soldiers and Sailors

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Dutchess County, New York

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Dutchess County, New York (con't)

WebArchive.org - The Veteran Ancestry Registry

World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps - Dutchess County, NY

Minority Records

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Minority Records

Miscellaneous Records

Heads of Families, Oblong and Nine Partners Circularly, Dutchess, NY

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Miscellaneous Records

Names, Age and Occupation of Those Who Accompanied Rev. Joshua Kocherthal

NYGenWeb Project - Unknown NY County Queries

WebArchive - ​Dutchess County, NY Migrations Project

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Newspaper Records

Dutchess County, NY - Chronicling America

Dutchess County, NY Newspapers on Microfilm and Paper

Genealogy Trails History Group - Dutchess County Newspaper Gleanings

HRVH Historical Newspapers - Left of Center

HRVH Historical Newspapers - Miscellany News

HRVH Historical Newspapers - Unscrewed

HRVH Historical Newspapers - Vassar Chronicle

HRVH Historical Newspapers - Vassar Miscellany (literary publication)

HRVH Historical Newspapers - Vassar Spectator

HRVH Historical Newspapers - Womanspeak

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Newspapers and Obituaries

Newspaper Abstracts - Dutchess County, NY

NYS Historic Newspapers - Dutchess County, New York

New York State Newspapers - Dutchess County (NY) Newspapers on Microfilm

USGenWeb Archives - Dutchess County, NY Newspapers

WebArchive.org - Marriage Notices from Dutchess County, NY, Newspapers

Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Dutchess County Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Newspapers and Obituaries

Obituary Index - Dutchess County, NY

Parmele, Allen, & Schoonmaker Funeral Homes

Poughkeepsie Journal - Dutchess County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Dutchess County, NY Obituaries

WebArchive.org - Dutchess County Obituaries

Photographs

My Genealogy Hound - Historic Photos and Vintage Postcards of New York

National Archives - Dutchess County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Dutchess County Photos

NYGenWeb Project - Dutchess County Postcards

NYGenWeb Project - Dutchess County---Old Poughkeepsie in Photos and Engravings 

Publications

Amazon - Early Records of Lutheran Church of Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, NY Area

Amazon - Marriage Record of 3 Lutheran Congregations of Rhinebeck, New York, 1794-1899

Hope Farm Press and Bookshop - Dutchess County, NY

Settlers of the Beekman Patent - Dutchess County, NY

School Records

Dutchess County Government - Dutchess County Education

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County School Records

Wikipedia.org -  Dutchess County Education

Societies

Amenia Historical Society - Dutchess County, NY

Chancellor Livingston Chapter

Dutchess County Genealogical Society

Dutchess County Historical Society

East Fishkill Historical Society

Friends of Clermont - Clermont State Historic Site

The Historical Society of Quaker Hill & Pawling

Hudson Valley Railroad Society

The Indian Rock Schoolhouse Website

Little Nine Partners Historical Society

Melzingah Chapter - Dutchess County, NY

The Mt. Beacon Incline Railway Restoration Society 

Poughkeepsie  Mahwenawasigh Chapter

Town of Hyde Park Historical Society 

Union Vale Historical Society

Wayback Machine - Mahwenawasigh Chapter

Tax Records

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Tax Records

Towns, Cities & Villages

City of Beacon - Beacon, NY

City Of Poughkeepsie - Poughkeepsie, NY

Dutchess County New York History - Town Histories

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Records by City/Town

NYGenWeb Project - Dutchess County Town Histories, Biographies, and Memoirs

Town of Amenia - Amenia, NY

Town of Beekman - Poughquag, NY

Town of Clinton - Rhinebeck, NY

Town of Dover - Dover Plains, NY

Town of East Fishkill - Hopewell Junction, NY

Town of Fishkill - Fishkill, NY

Town of Hyde Park - Hyde Park, NY

Town of LaGrange - LaGrange, NY

Town of Milan - Milan, NY

Town of North East - Millerton, NY

Town of Pawling - Pawling, NY

Town of Pine Plains - Pine Plains, NY

Town of Pleasant Valley - Pleasant Valley, NY

Town of Poughkeepsie - Poughkeepsie, NY

Town of Red Hook - Red Hook, NY

Town of Rhinebeck - Rhinebeck, NY

Town of Stanfordville - Stanfordville, NY

Town of Union Vale - LaGrangeville, NY

Town of Washington - Millbrook, NY

Village of Fishkill - Fishkill, NY

Village of Millbrook - Millbrook, NY

Village of Millerton - Millerton, NY

Village of Pawling - Pawling, NY

Village of Red Hook - Red Hook, NY

Village of Rhinebeck - Rhinebeck, NY

Village of Tivoli - Tivoli, NY

Village of Wappingers Falls - Wappingers Falls, NY

WebArchive.org - ​Consortium of Rhinebeck History

WebArchive.org - Dutchess County Townships

Wikipedia.org -  Dutchess County Cities

Wikipedia.org -  Dutchess County Hamlets

Wikipedia.org -  Dutchess County Towns

Wikipedia.org -  Dutchess County Villages

Vital Records

Dutchess County Clerk - Poughkeepsie, NY

GEDCOM Index - Dutchess County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Dutchess County Death Records

GenWed.com - Dutchess County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Dutchess County Marriage Records

NYGenWeb Project - Where to Write for Vital Records   

WebArchive.org - Marriages in the Hopewell Reformed Church

WebArchive.org - Marriage Notices from Dutchess County, NY, Newspapers

VitalRec.com - Dutchess County, NY Vital Records