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From: "Donna K. Vaughn" <>
Subject: Re: [Rensselaer] Troy County Home Records
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:11:10 -0400
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I wonder if the Renss. Co. Historical Society has any info on this county
home? RCHS are helpful when you call or visit them. In case you don't have
the info:
http://www.rchsonline.org/library.htm
tel. 518-272-7232

Donna
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Musselwhite" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 4:32 PM
Subject: [Rensselaer] Troy County Home Records


> In the 1850 and 1860 Census Records I have found a family group containing
> my 3xGGF, his younger wife, and child. In 1860, they were in the Troy
> County Home and at age 75, I rather doubt that he was able to improve his
> lot and work his way out! He died in Troy in 1873 (according to a
> published genealogy in 1929) but there is no record of his burial in the
> Troy Burial Records. Assuming that he was still at the home when he died,
> would there be separate records for deaths at the home? Were residents
> buried on the grounds? I'd appreciate any insight on this. Thanks.
>
> Nancy
>
> Nancy Musselwhite
>
>
>
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> Have you added your names to the Troy Surname Roster?
> http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/troy/troysurnames.html
>

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