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FAMILY ARCHIVE CDs
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Family Archives CD #157
Retail Value of Books Included: $520.00
This two-disc Family Archive CD contains images of the pages of sixteen
volumes of New York family histories. Naming as many as 350,000 individuals in
histories and biographies that cover the entire state of New York, this massive
family history collection is accessed by means of a single electronic index.
There is probably no more expedient way of reaching into the very heart of New
York genealogy because, as collective genealogy goes, this CD compilation is at
the very top of the league. Following are the books included in the collection:
Genealogical and Family History of Central New York, by William R.
Cutter. 3 vols.
Covers 750 families that were firmly established in central New York by the end
of the 19th century. Each essay, or genealogical sketch, traces the family
backward to the earliest known ancestor and forward to the then living subject
of the essay, which also includes biographical sketches and an enumeration of
collateral lines.
Families of Western New York by William R. Cutter.
As with the work above, Families of Western New York traces each family
forward from the earliest known ancestor to the principal subject of the essay.
The genealogy is followed by a detailed biography of the principal subject and
includes photos, illustrations, and an enumeration of collateral family members.
Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Family History of New
York, by William S. Pelletreau. 4 vols.
Prepared by one of the great authorities on New York families, this four-volume
work contains hundreds of genealogical essays pertaining to early New York City
families. While the principal focus of the work is on families of early New
York, there are chapters on the settlement of New Amsterdam, the English
conquest of New York, early schools and institutions, and historical sketches of
a number of the oldest churches of New York.
Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River
Valley, by Cuyler Reynolds. 3 vols.
This is a massive work devoted to distinguished families of the southern portion
of New York State. In the tradition of William Richard Cutter, Cuyler Reynolds
here traces each family line forward from the earliest known ancestor to the
principal subject of the essay, naming approximately 40,000 people in over 500
genealogical sketches.
Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, by Cuyler Reynolds. 4
vols.
In this mammoth four-volume work Mr. Reynolds traces approximately 600 families
of the Hudson-Mohawk Valley region, examining each family according to a
methodology both he and William Cutter were famous for. In addition to family
histories, the author here includes a history of the region during the French
and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.
Genealogical Notes of New York and New England Families, by Sebastion
V. Talcott.
Originally published in 1883, this work refers to approximately 20,000
individuals in an extensive series of family histories and source records.
Giving dates of vital events, families are traced from the original immigrant
ancestor to selected members of the family living in the last quarter of the
19th century. Source records include Bible records, records of burials in New
York from 1727 to 1757, and an index of intermarriages of New York and New
England families.
