Genealogy Resources - Lewis County, New York

Please follow the links below to learn more about your New York ancestors. Many great records relating to your family history can be found online and at local archives, libraries, courthouses, and genealogical and historical societies located throughout the state. New York Genealogy is your resource to help you find these and other important records which are critical to your research.

Archives and Libraries

American Maple Museum - Lewis County, NY

B. Elizabeth Strong Memorial Library - Turin, NY

Beaver Falls Library - Beaver Falls, NY

Constableville Library - Constableville, NY

Constable Hall - Lewis County, NY

Croghan Free Library - Croghan, NY

Family History Library Catalog - Lewis County, NY

FamilySearch Catalog - Lewis County, NY

Harrisville Free Library - Harrisville, NY

Lowville Free Library - Lowville, NY

Lyons Falls Library - Lyons Falls, NY

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

North Country Library System - Lewis County, New York

Osceola Public Library - Camden, NY

Port Leyden Community Library - Port Leyden, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Lewis County, NY Archives

William H Bush Memorial Library - Martinsburg, NY

Bible Records

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Davenport Bible

Biographies

Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York

Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County Biographies A-F

Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County Biographies G-L

Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County Biographies M-R

Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County Biographies S-Z

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Adam Traxel of Constableville

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Biographies

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Claffey Family History

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Peter Wolf of Ava and West Leyden

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County "Pierre Jean DuPont, the Facts, the Fiction and the truth."

Wikipedia.org - Lewis County Notable People

Wikipedia.org - People from Lewis County, New York

Books

Wikipedia.org - Lewis County Bibliography

Cemeteries

Epodunk.com - Lewis County Cemeteries

Find A Grave - Lewis County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County Cemeteries

Interment.net - Cemeteries of Lewis County

LDS Genealogy - Lewis County Cemetery Records

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Lewis County

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Cemetery Records

New York Gravestone Photo Project - Lewis County

The Political Graveyard - Lewis County, NY

RootsWeb - Inactive Cemeteries of Lewis County as Transcribed by Lowville Grange #71 in 1965

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Lewis County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Lewis County, NY Cemetery Records

Census Records

Ancestry.com - 1810 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1820 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1830 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1840 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1850 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1860 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1870 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1880 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com -  1890 Veterans Schedules 

Ancestry.com - 1900 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1910 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1920 United States Federal Census

​Ancestry.com - 1930 United States Federal Census

​Census-Online.com - Lewis County, NY

Don's List - Lewis County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County Census Records

LDS Genealogy - Lewis County Census Records

NYGenWeb Project - 1895 Census Town of Diana

NYGenWeb Project - 1895 Census Harrisville Village

NYGenWeb Project - 1895 Census Harrisville - Country

NYGenWeb Project - 1895 Census Index for Town of Diane, Harrisville Village and Harrisville Country

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Census of Pensioners 1840

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Census Lists

New York State Census, 1865

New York State Census, 1875

New York State Census, 1892

Official 1940 Census Website - Lewis County, New York

US-Census.org - Lewis County, NY

1880 Lewis County, NY Census Records - FamilySearch.org

14th Census of Population, 1920 - Lewis County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 - Lewis County, NY

Court Records

Lewis County Surrogate Court Clerk - Lowville, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Lewis County, NY Court Records

Church Records

LDS Genealogy - Lewis County Church Records

NYGenWeb Project - Pine Grove Community Church Preservation Society

NYGenWeb Project - Stone Church (St. Mary's) Church Prussian Settlement

NYGenWeb Project - Stone Church (St. Mary's) Church Prussian Settlement Page 2

NYGenWeb Project - Stone Church (St. Mary's) Church Prussian Settlement Page 3

NYGenWeb Project - West Leyden Ev. Lutheran & German Reformed Church Marriages

NYGenWeb Project - West Leyden Ev. Lutheran & German Reformed Church Confirmations

NYGenWeb Project - West Leyden Ev. Lutheran & German Reformed Church Baptisms

NYGenWeb Project - West Leyden Ev. Lutheran & German Reformed Church Deaths

NYGenWeb Project - West Leyden Ev. Lutheran & German Reformed Church Records

Directories

Ancestry.com - Gazetteer and business directory of Lewis County, N.Y., for 1872-3

Central New York Business Directory 1904-1905

Lewis County, New York Online Historical Directories

LDS Genealogy - Lewis County City Directories

Lowville, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Lewis County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Lowville Business Directory - 1867-1868

NYGenWeb Project - Copenhagen Business Directory 1857

Estate Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County Obituaries and Wills/Probate Records

Kings County, New York Will Testators

LDS Genealogy - Lewis County Probate Records

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Will Book Indices Volumes C & D - 1840 - 1862

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Wills

Probate Records 1629-1971

USGenWeb Archives - Lewis County Will Records, Probates & Indexes

Family Genealogy

NYGenWeb Project - Brooks and Burr Families

NYGenWeb Project - Claffey Family

NYGenWeb Project - Claffey Family Home Page

NYGenWeb Project - Davenport Bible

NYGenWeb Project - DuPont Family

NYGenWeb Project - Hamlin, John Family Tree

NYGenWeb Project -  Johnson, Reed, Sutz, Wetmore Family Homepage

NYGenWeb Project - Parmeter, Benjamin and Lois Sears Marriage and Story

NYGenWeb Project - Rauscher, Peter Family Tree 

NYGenWeb Project -  Thompson, Mary Ophelia Glasgow

NYGenWeb Project - Traxel Family

NYGenWeb Project - Wolfe, Peter

NYGenWeb Project - Wood-Brown-Moshier Family

NYGenWeb Project - Zimmer, Jacob and Peter Family

History

Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County History Topics

Geography of the state of New York, 1847 - Lewis County

A History of Lewis County, in the State of New York

The History of Montgomery Classis

LDS Genealogy - Lewis County Histories and Genealogies

National Register of Historic Places - Lewis County, NY

The Natural, Statistical and Civil History of the State of New York, 1829

NYGenWeb Project - Page 1 Images of "Souvenir of Lowville" 19 images

NYGenWeb Project - Continued Page 2 Images of "Souvenir of Lowville"

NYGenWeb Project - History of Northern NY in Progress

NYGenWeb Project - Historical Notes of Constableville

NYGenWeb Project - History of Lewis County

NYGenWeb Project - Historians of Lewis County

NYGenWeb Project - French's Gazetteer of Lewis County

NYGenWeb Project - Historical Notes on the Settlement of Number Four

The North Country - The Birth of the Counties

USGenWeb Archives - Lewis County, NY History

Wikipedia.org - Lewis County, NY

Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places listings in Lewis County, New York

Immigration and Naturalization Records

​German Genealogy Group - Naturalization Records

LDS Genealogy - Lewis County Immigration Records

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management - Federal Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Lewis County Land Records

Map Records

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

LDS Genealogy - Lewis County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Lewis County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - 1897 Lewis NY Map

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Lewis County Geography

Military Records

Ancestry.com - WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County Military Records

LDS Genealogy - Lewis County Military Records

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 - Internet Archive

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Lewis County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Beneath Two Flags

NYGenWeb Project - 177 Deceased Veterans The Journal and Republican - Lowville

NYGenWeb Project - Excerpt from Military Minutes for Lewis County

NYGenWeb Project - First Military Organization after Formation of Lewis County

NYGenWeb Project - John Reed, Revolutionary Vet New page

NYGenWeb Project - Members of CO. K, 87th Regiment

NYGenWeb Project - More Civil War Vets

NYGenWeb Project - Rev. War Pension File of Samuel Cone/Coan

World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps

Miscellaneous Records

LDS Genealogy - Lewis County Miscellaneous Records

NYGenWeb Project - Erie Grange - Indian River

NYGenWeb Project - Gardner's Corners Grange

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Fire Wardens

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Grange, Official Year Book and Directory

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Medical Profession - from Hough's History

NYGenWeb Project - Louisa White Diary and White Family Home

NYGenWeb Project - Turin Lodge No. 184 F & AM

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Newspaper Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County Newspaper Gleanings

Lewis County - Chronicling America

LDS Genealogy - Lewis County Newspapers and Obituaries
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Newspaper Abstracts - Lewis County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Harriett Merrihew Crime

NYS Historic Newspapers - Lewis County, New York

Northern New York Historical Newspapers

New York State Newspapers - Lewis County (NY) Newspapers on Microfilm

Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County Obituaries and Death Notices

LDS Genealogy - Lewis County Newspapers and Obituaries

Obituary Index - Lewis County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Obituaries

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Obituary Page

Photographs

My Genealogy Hound - Historic Photos and Vintage Postcards of New York

National Archives - Lewis County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Ackerman Family Album

NYGenWeb Project - Ackerman Family Album page 2

NYGenWeb Project - Copenhagen Monument

NYGenWeb Project - Photos of Album Belonging to Alice Provida Olmstead Salmon of Greig

NYGenWeb Project - Unknown Wood, Brown, and Moshier Family Photos

NYGenWeb Project - Wedding Photo of Mary Ophelia Glasgow Thompson

Queries

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Queries

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Queries - Page 2-2

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Queries - Page 2

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Queries - Page 3

Resources

Ancestry.com - Card Catalog

FamilySearch Wiki - Lewis County, New York

Genealogy Quest - New York Misc Records

Lewis County Government - Lowville, NY

NYGenWeb Project - 1914 Assessor's List of Properties - Constableville

NYGenWeb Project - Boundary Book - Town of West Turin

NYGenWeb Project - Brantingham

NYGenWeb Project - D.G. Beers 1875 Atlas of Lewis County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Clerk Records

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Chamber of Commerce

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Officials, 1928

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Poorhouse - 1850

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Poorhouse - 1860

NYGenWeb Project - Postmasters - Croghan, NY

WebArchive.org - Lewis County, New York

School Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County School Records

LDS Genealogy - Lewis County School Records

NYGenWeb Project - Constableville School

NYGenWeb Project - 1899 School Photo

NYGenWeb Project - 1947 West Leyden Central School Class

Societies

Central New York Genealogical Society

Historical Association of Jefferson County

The Jewish Genealogical Society (JGS)

Lewis County Historical Society

The Mennonite Heritage Farm

The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society

Railway Historical Society of Northern New York

4 River Valleys Historical Society - Lewis County, NY

Towns, Cities & Villages

Lewis County New York History - Town Histories

LDS Genealogy - Lewis County Records by City/Town

Town of Croghan - Castorland, NY

Town of Greig - Greig, NY

Town of Harrisburg - Harrisburg, NY

Town of Lewis - Lewis, NY

Town of Leyden - Boonville, NY

Town of Lowville, NY - Lowville, NY

Town of Martinsburg - Martinsburg, NY

Town of Montague - Montague, NY

Town of New Bremen - Lowville, NY

Town of Osceola - Camden, NY

Town of Pinckney - Lowville, NY

Town of Watson - Lowville, NY

Town of West Turin - Constableville, NY

Village of Constableville - Constableville, NY

Village of Croghan - Croghan, NY

Village of Lowville - Lowville, NY

Village of Lyons Falls - Lyons Falls, NY

Village of Port Leyden - Port Leyden, NY

Village of Turin - Turin, NY

Wikipedia.org - Lewis County Hamlets

Wikipedia.org - Lewis County Towns

Wikipedia.org - Lewis County Villages

Vital Records

GEDCOM Index - Lewis County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County Marriage Records

GenWed.com - Lewis County, NY Vital Records

LDS Genealogy - Lewis County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Lewis County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Lewis County Marriage Records

Lowville Marriages and Deaths, 1831-1859 E-K

Lowville Marriages and Deaths, 1831-1859 L-R

Lowville Marriages and Deaths, 1831-1859 S-Y

Lowville Marriages and Deaths, 1831-1859 A-D

NYGenWeb Project - Deaths and Marriages from The Lowville Journal and Republican 1860

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Death Notices

NYGenWeb Project - Lowville Births from Grandma Evilo's Scrapbook

NYGenWeb Project - Lowville Deaths from Grandma Evilo's Scrapbook

NYGenWeb Project - Lowville Marriages from Grandma Evilo's Scrapbook

NYGenWeb Project - Marriage & Anniversary Announcement Page

NYGenWeb Project - Marriage Records of Rev. P. Wright - Newport, NY.

NYGenWeb Project - More Deaths and Marriages from The Lowville Journal and Republican 1860

NYGenWeb Project - Lewis County Marriage Journal

VitalRec.com - Lewis County, NY Vital Records