Dutchess County NY Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Dutchess County Records by Type Birth Records (73) Cemetery Records (376) Census Records (93) Church Records (343) City Directories (172) Court Records (6) Death Records (69) Histories and Genealogies (96) Immigration Records (9) Land Records (15) Map Records (74) Marriage Records (122) Military Records (16) Minority Records (2) Miscellaneous Records (10) Newspapers and Obituaries (284) Probate Records (18) School Records (80) Tax Records (11)

Overview of Dutchess County Records

• Dutchess County was created in 1683 and was an original county for the state of New York.
• The New York State Department of Health has copies of birth, marriage, and death records starting in 1880. Individual town or city clerks also have copies of birth, marriage, and death records.
• The Dutchess County Clerk has marriage records starting in 1908, court records starting in 1730, divorce records, land records starting in 1718, and state census records.
• The Dutchess County Surrogate Court has probate records starting in 1752.
• The Dutchess County Archives has tax rolls records from 1854 to 1954 and colonial court records starting from 1730 to 1799.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.