Rensselaer Genealogy (in Rensselaer County, NY)

USA (1,379,301) > New York (69,866) > Rensselaer County (1,792) > Rensselaer (76)


NOTE: Additional records that apply to Rensselaer are also found through the Rensselaer County and New York pages.


Birth Records Cemetery Records Census Records Church Records City Directories Court Records Death Records Histories and Genealogies Immigration Records Land Records Map Records Marriage Records Newspapers and Obituaries Probate Records School Records

Rensselaer Birth Records

1881-1942 New York Birth Index MyHeritage online

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

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

Vital records of Rennselaer County, New York--births, 1846-1850 FamilySearch Library

Vital records of Rennselaer County, New York--births, 1846-1850 Genealogy Gophers online

Rensselaer Cemetery Records

Beverwyck Cemetery Find a Grave online

Beverwyck Cemetery Billion Graves online

Beverwyck Cemetery New York Gravestones online

Blooming Grove Cemetery Billion Graves online

Rensselaer County Cemetery Database US Gen Web online

Rensselaer Census Records

1855 Greenbush, Rensselaer County, New York census FamilySearch Library

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

Federal Census of 1940, Rensselaer, New York LDS Genealogy 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

Rensselaer Church Records

Church records, 1814-1926 (Blooming Grove Reformed Church (Rensselaer, New York)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1888-1932 (First Reformed Church (Rensselaer, New York)) FamilySearch Library

Rensselaer City Directories

Filter By Year:

Albany, Rensselaer and Menands, N.Y. directory : containing names, occupations and addresses of men and women eighteen years old or over, also all business houses; buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory FamilySearch Library

Directory of the cities of Albany and Rensselaer : general directory of the citizens, business directory FamilySearch Library

New York, City Directories (includes Rensselaer 1928 and 1953) Ancestry online

Rensselaer City Directory 1920 MyHeritage online

Rensselaer City Directory 1923 MyHeritage online

Rensselaer City Directory 1924 MyHeritage online

Rensselaer City Directory 1927 MyHeritage online

Rensselaer City Directory 1929 MyHeritage online

Rensselaer City Directory 1952 MyHeritage online

Rensselaer City Directory 1959 MyHeritage online

Rensselaer, NY 1897-1899, 1900-1901 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Rensselaer, NY 1902-1930 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Rensselaer, NY 1931-1935 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Rensselaer, NY, 1936-1940 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Rensselaer, NY, Telephone Books, 1948/49 1926/27, 1931, 1935, 1936/37-1940/41, 1941, 1942/43, 1943-1945/46, 1947-1950 New York State Library

Rensselaer, New York, City Directory, 1939 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Rensselaer, New York, City Directory, 1940 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Rensselaer, New York, City Directory, 1942 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Rensselaer, New York, City Directory, 1943 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Rensselaer Court Records

Minutes of the Court of Rensselaerswyck, 1648-1652 Ancestry online

Rensselaer Death Records

1880-1956 New York Death Index MyHeritage online

1880-1956 New York, Death Index Ancestry online

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

Rensselaer Histories and Genealogies

Fort Crailo, the home of Yankee Doodle FamilySearch Library

Rensselaerswyck Settlers 1630-1658 US Gen Web online

Rensselaer Immigration Records

Index to naturalizations, 1843-1857 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization certificates, 1844-1869; index, 1844-1872 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization certificates, 1844-1872 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, vol. 9, 1900-1906 : index to naturalized persons-Rensselaer County, New York vol. 1-10, 1824-1908 FamilySearch Library

Rensselaer County Court naturalizations, v. 3, book of oaths, 1814-1843 FamilySearch Library

Rensselaer County Court naturalizations, vols. 1-2 only FamilySearch Library

Rensselaer Land Records

Deed records, 1791-1901; index, 1791-1960 FamilySearch Library

Rensselaer Map Records

Albany and Rensselaer, New York 1926 Map American Geographical Society online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, New York, 1909 Library of Congress online

Rensselaer Marriage Records

1881-1967 New York State, Marriage Index Ancestry online

New York Marriages, 1600-1784 Ancestry online

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

Rensselaer County, New York, Marriage Index, 1908-1935 Ancestry online

Rensselaer Newspapers and Obituaries

Rensselaer Independent. Rensselaer, Rensselaer County : 1928-1929 New York State Library

The Rensselaer Beacon. Rensselaer, Rensselaer County : 1996-2001 New York State Library

The Rensselaer Eagle. Rensselaer, Rensselaer County : 1902-1923 New York State Library

Offline Newspapers for Rensselaer

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.

Rensselaer Beacon. (Rensselaer, Ny) 1996-Current

Rensselaer Eagle. (Rensselaer, N.Y.) 1902-1923

Rensselaer Probate Records

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

Abstracts of wills of Rensselaer County, New York : in the office of the Surrogate at Troy, New York, 1791-1850 Ancestry online

Abstracts of wills proved in the Court of Common Pleas of Rensselaer County, New York, from 1794 to 1822 ... FamilySearch Library

Rensselaer School Records

Rensselaer High School - Crest and Shield Yearbook (Rensselaer, NY), 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1938, 1955 E Yearbook online

Rensselaer High School yearbook, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1938, 1955, 1959, 1960 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Saint John's Academy yearbook, 1950 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Johns Academy - Pebbles Yearbook (Rensselaer, NY), 1950 E Yearbook online

St Johns Academy yearbook, 1950 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Van Rensselaer High School yearbook, 1959 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



Not sure what to do next in your genealogy research? Get some new ideas by using our Ancestor Source Finder tool.

Additions or corrections to this page? We welcome your suggestions through our Contact Us page