Canton Genealogy (in St Lawrence County, NY)

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Canton Birth Records

1881-1942 New York Birth Index MyHeritage online

Birth Index for New York State, 1881-1942 Ancestry online

Births, deaths, and marriages in St. Lawrence County, 1864-1902, as clipped from the Gouverneur Herald FamilySearch Library

New York, Birth Records, 1880-present New York State Department of Health

Register of births, deaths, and marriages in the town of Canton, 1881-1901 FamilySearch Library

Canton Cemetery Records

Brick Chapel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bridge Cemetery Find a Grave online

Canton, New York, cemeteries FamilySearch Library

Clark Cemetery Find a Grave online

Crary Mills Cemetery Find a Grave online

Evergreen Cemetery Find a Grave online

Fairview Cemetery Find a Grave online

Inscriptions from the Silas Wright Cemetery and St. Mary's Old Cemetery LDS Genealogy online

Inscriptions from the Silas Wright Cemetery and St. Mary's Old Cemetery, Canton, N. Y. FamilySearch Library

Inscriptions from the Silas Wright Cemetery and St. Mary's Old Cemetery, Canton, N.Y. Ancestry online

King Cemetery Find a Grave online

Norton Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Canton Cemetery Find a Grave online

Olin Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Lawrence County Alms House Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Lawrence County Poor House Farm Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Marys Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Marys Cemetery Find a Grave online

Unitarian Universalist Memorial Garden Find a Grave online

Canton Census Records

1855 New York State Census Ancestry online

1865 New York State Census Ancestry online

1875 New York State Census Ancestry online

1892 New York State Census Ancestry online

1905 New York State Census Ancestry online

1915 New York State Census Ancestry online

1925 New York State Census Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Canton Church Records

Church records, 1855-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Mary's (Potsdam, New York)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1856-1872 (United Methodist Episcopal Church (Canton, New York)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1868-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Mary's (Canton, New York)) FamilySearch Library

History of the First Presbyterian Church, Canton, New York LDS Genealogy online

History of the First Presbyterian Church, Canton, New York Internet Archive online

Canton City Directories

Massena and Potsdam (New York) city directories FamilySearch Library

Massena, Potsdam, Canton, NY, City Directory, 1930 New York State Library

Canton Death Records

1880-1956 New York Death Index MyHeritage online

1880-1956 New York, Death Index Ancestry online

Births, deaths, and marriages in St. Lawrence County, 1864-1902, as clipped from the Gouverneur Herald FamilySearch Library

Funeral registers, 1887-1917 FamilySearch Library

New York, Death Records, 1880-present New York State Department of Health

Register of births, deaths, and marriages in the town of Canton, 1881-1901 FamilySearch Library

Vital Records for St Lawrence County before 1850 (from various newspapers) US Gen Web online

Canton Histories and Genealogies

Reminiscences of the village of Canton FamilySearch Library

Sixty years of Saint Lawrence (Saint Lawrence University in Canton) Ancestry online

Canton Immigration Records

Naturalization records, 1844-1906 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1895-1977 FamilySearch Library

Canton Land Records

Deeds, 1787-1900; index to deeds, 1802-1955 FamilySearch Library

Canton Map Records

Map of Canton, N.Y., 1885 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, St Lawrence County, New York, January 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, St Lawrence County, New York, November 1898 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, St Lawrence County, New York, September 1884 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York, 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York, 1913 Library of Congress online

Canton Marriage Records

1881-1967 New York State, Marriage Index Ancestry online

Births, deaths, and marriages in St. Lawrence County, 1864-1902, as clipped from the Gouverneur Herald FamilySearch Library

County Marriages of New York, 1847-1849; 1907-1936 Ancestry online

New York Marriages, 1600-1784 Ancestry online

New York, Marriage Records, 1881-present New York State Department of Health

Register of births, deaths, and marriages in the town of Canton, 1881-1901 FamilySearch Library

Vital Records for St Lawrence County before 1850 (from various newspapers) US Gen Web online

Canton Military Records

Record of soldiers and officers in the military service, 1861-1865 FamilySearch Library

Canton Newspapers and Obituaries

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Canton Advertiser And, St. Lawrence Republican. Canton, Saint Lawrence County : 1827-1828 New York State Library

Canton College Student Newspapers New York Heritage Digital Collections online

Canton NY St. Lawrence Plain Dealer 1864-1958 Fulton History online

Hill News. Canton, N.Y. 1911-05-22 to 2019-04-26 NYS Historic Newspapers online

Northern New York Historical Newspapers, includes Canton Commercial Advertiser, 1874-1952 Northern New York Library Network online

Northern New York Historical Newspapers, includes Hill News of St. Lawrence University, 1911-2008 Northern New York Library Network online

Republican and Advertiser (Canton, N.Y.) Canton, Saint Lawrence County : 1829-1830 New York State Library

St. Lawrence Plaindealer 01/16/2007 to 06/25/2019 Genealogy Bank online

St. Lawrence Plaindealer and Commercial Advertiser. Canton, Saint Lawrence County : 1958-1959 New York State Library

St. Lawrence Plaindealer. Canton, Saint Lawrence County : 1959-1959 New York State Library

The A.T. Eye. Canton, N.Y. 1952-02-01 to 1963-05-20 NYS Historic Newspapers online

The A.T. See. Canton, N.Y. 1970-10-09 to 1971-03-05 NYS Historic Newspapers online

The Aggie Observer. Canton, N.Y. 1923-03-08 to 1925-03-01 NYS Historic Newspapers online

The Aggie Spirit. Canton, N.Y. 1915-12-01 to 1918-05-01 NYS Historic Newspapers online

The St. Lawrence Plain Dealer. Canton, Saint Lawrence County : 1856-1958 New York State Library

Vital Records for St Lawrence County before 1850 (from various newspapers) US Gen Web online

Offline Newspapers for Canton

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Canton Advertiser and St. Lawrence Republican. (Canton, N.Y.) 1827-1828

Northern Cabinet, and Literary Repository. (Canton, N.Y.) 1843-1847

Rural News. (Canton, N.Y.) 1974-Current

St. Lawrence Plain Dealer. (Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y.) 1856-1958

St. Lawrence Plaindealer and Commercial Advertiser. (Canton, N.Y.) 1958-1959

St. Lawrence Plaindealer. (Canton, N.Y.) 1959-Current

Canton Probate Records

1659-1999 New York, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Canton School Records

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Canton Central School Yearbooks Collection New York Heritage Digital Collections online

Canton College Student Newspapers New York Heritage Digital Collections online

Canton Williams High School - Algonquin Yearbook (Canton, NY), 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1973 E Yearbook online

Canton Williams High School yearbook, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1944, 1946 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Canton-Williams High School yearbook, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Canton-Williams High School yearbook, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1984 Classmates online

Canton-Williams High School yearbooks, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

General catalogue of the officers, graduates, and non-graduates, 1856-1925 FamilySearch Library

Hugh C Williams High School yearbooks, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1984 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

New York State Agricultural and Technical Institute yearbooks, 1952, 1953 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Quinquennial catalogue of the trustees, officers and graduates and of students not graduates, of the Saint Lawrence University, 1856-1890 Internet Archive online

SUNY at Canton - Paysonian Yearbook (Canton, NY), 1974 E Yearbook online

SUNY at Canton yearbook, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Sixty years of Saint Lawrence FamilySearch Library

St Lawrence University - Gridiron Yearbook (Canton, NY), 1901, 1929, 1933, 1938, 1940, 1948, 1949, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 E Yearbook online

St Lawrence University yearbooks, 1940, 1957, 1958, 1962 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Lawrence University Yearbook Collection New York Heritage Digital Collections online

St. Lawrence University in the World War, 1917-1918 : a memorial FamilySearch Library

St. Lawrence University in the world war, 1917-1918 : a memorial Ancestry online

St. Lawrence University yearbook, 1949 Classmates online

St. Lawrence University yearbook, 1949 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

St. Lawrence University yearbooks, 1901, 1929, 1933, 1938, 1940, 1948, 1949, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

State University of New York Agricultural and Technical College at Canton yearbook, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry yearbook, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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