Schenectady Reformed Church
The records that I used to find my relatives who were baptized in the Schenectady
Reformed Church are from the Baptismal Record of the Schenectady Reformed
Church in Schenectady, NY 1694 to 1811. This information was transcribed by
Donald A. Keefer and compiled by Arthur C. M. Kelly.
Baptisms
There are 9,899 baptisms listed in the above book. 6,772 of these persons are
related to me. My records inclue a date of birth, baptismal date, a reference number
and the name of any Witneses.
| Years | Total | In File | Pct | Total | Total | Pct |
| 1694-1700 | 83 | 80 | 96.39% | |||
| 1701-1725 | 649 | 595 | 91.68% | 732 | 675 | 92.21% |
| 1726-1750 | 1155 | 1064 | 92.12% | 1887 | 1739 | 92.16% |
| 1751-1775 | 2251 | 1717 | 76.28% | 4138 | 3456 | 83.52% |
| 1776-1800 | 4563 | 2697 | 57.84% | 8701 | 6153 | 70.72% |
| 1801-1809 | 1198 | 619 | 51.67% | 9899 | 6772 | 68.41% |
| Total | 9899 | 6772 |
Marriages
There are 2,531 marriages listed in the Marriage Record of the Schenectady Reformed
Church in Schenectady, NY 1694 to 1852. This information was transcribed by
Donald A. Keefer and compiled by Arthur C. M. Kelly. Persons in over 36% of all of the
marriages are listed in my file.
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A complimentary book is Genealogies of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of
Schenectady from 1662 to 1800. This book was compiled by Jonathan Pearson in 1873. The
copy that I used was published by Clearfield Company, Inc. in Baltimore, MD in 1999.