Watertown Genealogy (in Jefferson County, NY)

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Watertown Birth Records

1881-1942 New York Birth Index MyHeritage online

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

Birth Records, 1847 - 1848 New Horizons Genealogical Services online

Births - Marriages - Deaths : the Watertown Herald 1886-1915 : 14 Full Issues Included FamilySearch Library

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

Watertown Cemetery Records

Arsenal St. Cemetery, Catholic part, Town of Watertown, Watertown, N.Y. FamilySearch Library

Arsenal Street Cemetery Billion Graves online

Arsenal Street Cemetery Find a Grave online

Augsbury Cemetery Find a Grave online

Brookside Cemetery Find a Grave online

Brookside Cemetery US Gen Web online

Brookside Cemetery New York Gravestones online

Brookside Cemetery Billion Graves online

Burials in Jefferson, Lewis, and Oswego Counties of Northern New York Northern New York Genealogy online

Degel Israel Cemetery (old) Find a Grave online

Field Settlement Cemetery US Gen Net online

Fields Settlement Cemetery Records New Horizons Genealogical Services online

Glenwood Cemetery Find a Grave online

Glenwood Cemetery Billion Graves online

Gotham Street Cemetery Find a Grave online

Huntington Rural Cemetery Billion Graves online

Huntingtonville Rural Cemetery Find a Grave online

Huntingtonville Rural Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Index to early records of Watertown, Jefferson County, New York FamilySearch Library

Losee Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Losee Family Cemetery US Gen Net online

Massey Street Cemetery Find a Grave online

North Watertown Cemetery Find a Grave online

North Watertown Cemetery Billion Graves online

Parrish Cemetery Billion Graves online

Poor House Cemetery Find a Grave online

Talcott Stand Cemetery Find a Grave online

Trinity Episcopal Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

Various Cemeteries in Watertown US Gen Web online

Woodworth Family Burial Ground Find a Grave online

Watertown 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 (Watertown and Champion) 1800 Northern New York Genealogy online

Federal Census Jefferson County 1900, Watertown City, First Ward US Gen Web Archives online

Index to early records of Watertown, Jefferson County, New York FamilySearch Library

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

Watertown Church Records

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A copy of the records of the First Baptist Church of Watertown, New York FamilySearch Library

Baptisms in Watertown Northern New York Genealogy online

Church of the Redeemer church records (included in New York Episcopal Diocese of Central New York Church Records) Ancestry online

Church records, 1846-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Patrick's (Watertown, New York)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1858-1915 (Catholic Church. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Watertown, New York)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1895-1915 (Catholic Church. Holy Family (Watertown, New York)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1898-1919 (Bethany Methodist Episcopal Church (Watertown, New York)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1909-1911 (Catholic Church. St. Stanislaus (Watertown, New York)) FamilySearch Library

Historic reminiscences of the Baptist Church and Society of Watertown, N.Y. FamilySearch Library

Year book, 1920 (Arlington Street Church of Christ of Watertown) Ancestry online

Year book, 1920 : Arlington Street Church of Christ, Arlington near Franklin, Watertown, N.Y. FamilySearch Library

Years of faith : a history of the First Presbyterian Church of Watertown, New York, 1803-1953 Ancestry online

Years of faith : a history of the First Presbyterian Church of Watertown, New York, 1803-1953 FamilySearch Library

Watertown City Directories

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Boyd's Directory of Watertown, North Watertown and Juhelville, 1863-64 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Business Directory (Villages of Watertown, Juhelville and Pamelia) 1840 Northern New York Genealogy online

Business Directory (Watertown, Juhelville and North Watertown) 1863 Northern New York Genealogy online

Kimball's Watertown City Directory, 1872-1873 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

New York, City Directories (includes Watertown 1944 and 1958) Ancestry online

The Watertown Directory, 1867-68 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown (New York) city directories FamilySearch Library

Watertown City Directory 1900 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1901 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1903 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1904 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1905 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1911 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1912 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1913 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1915 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1916 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1924 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1925 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1927 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1929 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1931 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1932 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1933 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1934 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1937 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1939 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1940 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1941 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1943 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1945 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1951 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1953 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1955 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1956 MyHeritage online

Watertown City Directory 1960 MyHeritage online

Watertown Daily Times (New York) : Watertown, Ny, Monday Afternoon, June 19, 1905, Roster of Jefferson County's Absent Sons and Daughters, the Times' Directory of Natives and Former Residents FamilySearch Library

Watertown [New York] North Watertown and Juhelville business and residence directory for 1855 LDS Genealogy online

Watertown [New York] North Watertown and Juhelville business and residence directory for 1855 Internet Archive online

Watertown, NY 1840, 1855 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Watertown, NY 1902-1935 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Watertown, NY 1914-1916 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Watertown, NY, City Directory, 1902-1906, 1907-1910, 1911-1913, 1917-1920, 1921-1923, 1924, 1925, 1935 New York State Library

Watertown, New York Directories, 1888-92 Ancestry online

Watertown, New York Directories, 1888-92 Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1880 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1882 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1884 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1885 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1887 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1888 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1889 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1891 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1892 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1893 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1895 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1898 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1900 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1901 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1902 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1903 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1904 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1905 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1906 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1907 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1908 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1909 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1910 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1911 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1912 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1913 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1917 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1918 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1919 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1920 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1921 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1922 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1923 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1924 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1925 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1926 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1927 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1928 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1929 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1930 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1932 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1933 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1934 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1935 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1944 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, City Directory, 1958 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watertown, New York, city directory, also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory FamilySearch Library

Watertown Death Records

1880-1956 New York Death Index MyHeritage online

1880-1956 New York, Death Index Ancestry online

Births - Marriages - Deaths : the Watertown Herald 1886-1915 : 14 Full Issues Included FamilySearch Library

Deaths in the New York Reformer : 1850-1862 FamilySearch Library

Deaths in the New York reformer WorldCat

Deaths in the New York reformer, 1850-1861 WorldCat

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

Watertown Histories and Genealogies

150 years of Watertown FamilySearch Library

150 years of Watertown (published 1986) Ancestry online

Comprehensive Historic and Architectural Resources Survey 1989 Roswell P Flower Memorial Library online

Lodge record : devoted to the interests of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows FamilySearch Library

Notable men of central New York; Syracuse and vicinity, Utica and vicinity, Auburn, Oswego, Watertown, Fulton, Rome, Oneida, Little Falls. XIX and XX centuries LDS Genealogy online

Notable men of central New York; Syracuse and vicinity, Utica and vicinity, Auburn, Oswego, Watertown, Fulton, Rome, Oneida, Little Falls. XIX and XX centuries Internet Archive online

Outline of the object, work, condition, and needs of the society : some historic facts and pictures of Jefferson County and the city of Watertown FamilySearch Library

Souvenir of Watertown, N.Y., from recent photographs Ancestry online

Souvenir of Watertown, N.Y., from recent photographs FamilySearch Library

The park picturesque, Watertown, New York FamilySearch Library

Through eleven decades of history : Watertown, a history from 1800 to 1912 with illustrations and many incidents Ancestry online

Through eleven decades of history : Watertown, a history from 1800 to 1912 with illustrations and many incidents FamilySearch Library

Watertown and its mile of saloons : an economical and scientific study of a local matter of vital interest Ancestry online

Watertown and its mile of saloons : an economical and scientific study of a local matter of vital interest FamilySearch Library

Watertown, N. Y : a history of its settlement and progress, with a description of its commercial advantages, as a manufacturing point, its location, its unsurpassed water power, its industries and general features of attraction to capitalists and manufacturers FamilySearch Library

Watertown, N.Y. : a history of its settlement and progress, with a description of its commercial advantages Ancestry online

Watertown Immigration Records

Card index of naturalization records FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1819-1906 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1908-1920 FamilySearch Library

Watertown Land Records

Deed records (Jefferson Conty, New York); index, 1805-1966, 1805-1907 FamilySearch Library

Watertown Map Records

Map of Watertown, N.Y., 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, 1902 Library of Congress online

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

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, 1909-1949 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, 1958 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, July 1884 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, June 1890 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, November 1895 Library of Congress online

Watertown Marriage Records

1881-1967 New York State, Marriage Index Ancestry online

Births - Marriages - Deaths : the Watertown Herald 1886-1915 : 14 Full Issues Included FamilySearch Library

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

Marriages in the New York Reformer : 1850-1862 FamilySearch Library

Marriages in the New York reformer WorldCat

New York Marriages, 1600-1784 Ancestry online

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

Watertown Newspapers and Obituaries

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Births - Marriages - Deaths : the Watertown Herald 1886-1915 : 14 Full Issues Included FamilySearch Library

Daily News and Reformer. Watertown, Jefferson County : 1862-1862 New York State Library

Deaths in the New York Reformer : 1850-1862 FamilySearch Library

Deaths in the New York reformer WorldCat

Deaths in the New York reformer, 1850-1861 WorldCat

Every Name Index For the Informer 1994-2007 FamilySearch Library

Jefferson Chronicle. Watertown, N.Y. 1989-11-15 to 1992-05-06 NYS Historic Newspapers online

Marriages in the New York Reformer : 1850-1862 FamilySearch Library

Marriages in the New York reformer WorldCat

New York Reformer (Watertown, N.Y.) Watertown, Jefferson County : 1850-1867 New York State Library

New York Reformer 09/05/1850 to 04/18/1861 Genealogy Bank online

New-York Daily Reformer (Watertown, N.Y. : 1861) Watertown, Jefferson County : 1861-1862 New York State Library

New-York Daily Reformer (Watertown, N.Y. : 1862) Watertown, Jefferson County : 1862-1869 New York State Library

New-York Daily Reformer 04/22/1861 to 12/31/1869 Genealogy Bank online

Northern New York Historical Newspapers, includes Watertown Herald, 1886-1918 Northern New York Library Network online

Northern New York Historical Newspapers, includes Watertown Re-Union, 1866-1918 Northern New York Library Network online

Northern New York journal. Watertown, N.Y. 1849-06-27 to 1866-09-25 NYS Historic Newspapers online

Northern New York weekly journal. Watertown, N.Y. 1866-10-16 to 1868-01-09 NYS Historic Newspapers online

Northern state journal. Watertown, N.Y. 1846-08-26 to 1849-04-25 NYS Historic Newspapers online

Spirit of '76 08/15/1834 to 10/27/1834 Genealogy Bank online

The Cannon. Watertown, N.Y. 1992-10-01 to 2014-12-01 NYS Historic Newspapers online

The Cannoneer. Watertown, N.Y. 1964-12-04 to 1966-10-07 NYS Historic Newspapers online

The New York reformer. Watertown, N.Y. 1850-09-05 to 1869-12-31 NYS Historic Newspapers online

The Watertown herald. Watertown, N.Y. 1886-07-03 to 1918-10-26 NYS Historic Newspapers online

The Word. Watertown, N.Y. 1966-11-01 to 1989-09-22 NYS Historic Newspapers online

Watertown Daily Times (New York) : Watertown, Ny, Monday Afternoon, June 19, 1905, Roster of Jefferson County's Absent Sons and Daughters, the Times' Directory of Natives and Former Residents FamilySearch Library

Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, N.Y. : 1870) Watertown, Jefferson County : 1870-1889 New York State Library

Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, N.Y. : 1894) Watertown, Jefferson County : 1894-1895 New York State Library

Watertown Daily Times 01/05/1870 to 12/30/1922 Genealogy Bank online

Watertown Daily Times 01/20/1988 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Watertown Daily Times. Watertown, N.Y. 1870-05-26 to 1889-12-31 NYS Historic Newspapers online

Watertown Daily Times. Watertown, N.Y. 1894-10-20 to 1922-12-30 NYS Historic Newspapers online

Watertown Daily Times: Blogs 12/20/2009 to 06/01/2017 Genealogy Bank online

Watertown Herald (Watertown, N.Y. : 1886) Watertown, Jefferson County : 1886-1918 New York State Library

Watertown NY Daily Standard 1923-1928 Fulton History online

Watertown New York Reformer 1850-1863 Fulton History online

Watertown Standard. Watertown, Jefferson County : 1908-1929 New York State Library

Watertown Times 1870-1922 Fulton History online

Watertown Times. Watertown, Jefferson County : 1890-1894 New York State Library

Watertown re-union. Watertown, N.Y. 1866-07-19 to 1918-06-15 NYS Historic Newspapers online

Watertown times. Watertown, N.Y. 1870-01-05 to 1894-10-19 NYS Historic Newspapers online

Offline Newspapers for Watertown

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.

American Advocate. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1814-1817

Democratic Union. (Watertown, Jefferson Co., N.Y.) 1846-1854

Freeman's Advocate. (Watertown [N.Y.]) 1824-1828

Hemisphere. (Watertown [N.Y.]) 1809-1810

Independent Republican, and Anti-Masonic Recorder. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1828-1830

Independent Republican. (Watertown [N.Y.]) 1819-1825

Jefferson County Union. (Watertown, Jefferson Co., N.Y.) 1856-1865

Jefferson Reporter. (Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y.) 1831-1834

Jeffersonian. (Watertown, Jefferson Co., N.Y.) 1837-1846

New York Reformer. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1850-1867

New York Sun. (New York City) 2002-Current

New York Tablet. (New York) 1857-1882

New-York Daily Reformer. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1861-1862

New-York Daily Reformer. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1862-1869

Northern Luminary. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1813-1814

Northern New York Journal. (Watertown [N.Y.]) 1849-1866

Northern State Journal. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1846-1849

Watertown Censor. (Watertown, Jefferson Co., N.Y.) 1829-1830

Watertown Daily Standard. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1894-1908

Watertown Daily Times. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1870-1889

Watertown Daily Times. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1894-Current

Watertown Eagle. (Watertown, Jefferson Co., N.Y.) 1832-1835

Watertown Freeman. (Watertown [N.Y.]) 1824-1833

Watertown Morning Despatch. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1872-1882

Watertown Post. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1870-1884

Watertown Re-Union. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1866-1918

Watertown Register and General Advertiser. ([Watertown, N.Y.]) 1830-1832

Watertown Register. (Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y.) 1832-1835

Watertown Register. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1828-1830

Watertown Standard. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1908-1929

Watertown Times. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1890-1894

Watertown Probate Records

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

Watertown School Records

Immaculate Heart Academy - Echo Yearbook (Watertown, NY), 1938 E Yearbook online

Immaculate Heart Academy yearbook, 1938, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Immaculate Heart Central High School yearbooks, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1977 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Jefferson Community College Yearbooks Collection New York Heritage Digital Collections online

Watertown High School - Annual Yearbook (Watertown, NY), 1922, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1942, 1949, 1950 E Yearbook online

Watertown High School Yearbooks Collection New York Heritage Digital Collections online

Watertown High School yearbook, 1922, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1942, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1970, 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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