Shelter Island Genealogy (in Suffolk County, NY)

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Shelter Island 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

Shelter Island Cemetery Records

Ancient Long Island epitaphs from the towns of Southold, Shelter Island, and Easthampton, New York FamilySearch Library

Ancient Long Island epitaphs, from the towns of Southold, Shelter Island and Easthampton, New York LDS Genealogy online

Ancient Long Island epitaphs, from the towns of Southold, Shelter Island and Easthampton, New York Internet Archive online

Ancient Long Island, New York, cemeteries, 1677-1807 FamilySearch Library

Emily F French Memorial Cemetery Find a Grave online

Nichols Cemetery Find a Grave online

Presbyterian Church Burial Ground Find a Grave online

Presbyterian Church Burying Grounds Billion Graves online

Saint Marys Episcopal Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Shelter Island Presbyterian Cemetery Interment online

Shelter Island Presbyterian Church Burial Ground Billion Graves online

Sylvester Manor & Sachem Neck Cemeteries Long Island Genealogy online

Sylvester Manor Burial Ground Find a Grave online

Shelter Island 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

Federal Census of 1940, Shelter Island, New York LDS Genealogy online

Suffolk County, Long Island, NY 1778 Census Long Island 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

Shelter Island Church Records

A chronicle of Shelter Island's churches FamilySearch Library

Historical papers on Shelter Island and its Presbyterian church, with genealogical tables FamilySearch Library

Historical papers on Shelter Island and its Presbyterian church, with genealogical tables Genealogy Gophers online

Historical papers on Shelter Island and its Presbyterian church, with genealogical tables LDS Genealogy online

Historical papers on Shelter Island and its Presbyterian church, with genealogical tables Internet Archive online

Shelter Island City Directories

Telephone Directories Jamesport, Laurel, Mattituck, New Suffolk, Cutchhogue, Peconic, Greenport, Shelter Island, Southold 1908-1914 Mattituck-Laurel Library online

Shelter Island Death Records

1880-1956 New York Death Index MyHeritage online

1880-1956 New York, Death Index Ancestry online

An Index To the Long Islander, 1865-1881 : Marriages-Deaths FamilySearch Library

An index to the Long Islander, 1839-1864, marriages-deaths FamilySearch Library

Deaths Reported By the Long Islander, 1878-1890 FamilySearch Library

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

Suffolk-Times Obituaries 1910-2003 (for Southold, Shelter Island, and Greenport) Long Island Genealogy online

Shelter Island Histories and Genealogies

Index to Ralph G. Duvall's The history of Shelter Island FamilySearch Library

The history of Shelter Island : from its settlement in 1652, to the present time, 1932 Ancestry online

The history of Shelter Island, from its settlement in 1652 to the present time, 1932 FamilySearch Library

The smallest village : the story of Dering Harbor, Shelter Island, New York, 1874-1974 FamilySearch Library

The story of Shelter Island in the Revolution FamilySearch Library

Shelter Island Immigration Records

Declarations of intention, 1890-1906 FamilySearch Library

Declarations of intention, 1890-1949 FamilySearch Library

Index to Petitions of Naturalization, New York Eastern District 1865-1906 Fold3 online

Index to Petitions of Naturalization, New York Eastern District 1906-1925 Fold3 online

Index to Petitions of Naturalization, New York Eastern District 1925-1957 Fold3 online

Index to declarations of intentions and petitions filed in Surrogates Office, 1864-1895 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1853-1980 FamilySearch Library

New York Naturalization Records for the Eastern District (Kings, Richmond, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties) 1865-1957 Italian Genealogical Group online

Suffolk County Supreme Court Naturalizations 1865-1981 Italian Genealogical Group online

Shelter Island Land Records

Deeds and index, 1660-1926 FamilySearch Library

Shelter Island Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York, 1917 Library of Congress online

Shelter Island Marriage Records

1881-1967 New York State, Marriage Index Ancestry online

An Index To the Long Islander, 1865-1881 : Marriages-Deaths FamilySearch Library

An index to the Long Islander, 1839-1864, marriages-deaths FamilySearch Library

Marriages of Suffolk County, N.Y. taken from the Republican Watchman 1871-1876 (large file to load) Long Island Genealogy online

New York Marriages, 1600-1784 Ancestry online

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

Shelter Island Newspapers and Obituaries

An Index To the Long Islander, 1865-1881 : Marriages-Deaths FamilySearch Library

Deaths Reported By the Long Islander, 1878-1890 FamilySearch Library

Marriages of Suffolk County, N.Y. taken from the Republican Watchman 1871-1876 (large file to load) Long Island Genealogy online

Shelter Island Reporter. Shelter Island, Suffolk County : 1959-1969 New York State Library

Suffolk-Times Obituaries 1910-2003 (for Southold, Shelter Island, and Greenport) Long Island Genealogy online

Offline Newspapers for Shelter Island

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.

Shelter Island Reporter. (Shelter Island, N.Y.) 1959-Current

Shelter Island Probate Records

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

Abstracts of intestate records of Suffolk County FamilySearch Library

Early Long Island wills of Suffolk county, 1691-1703 Cornell University Library online

Suffolk Co, L.I., Wills 1691-1703 Long Island Genealogy online



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