Schenectady County, New York

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Schenectady Academy - 1795

County Information
Schenectady County was formed from Albany County in 1809
County Seat: Schenectady
Year Organized: 1809
Square Miles: 210
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Cities: Schenectady
Villages: Delanson and Scotia
Hamlets: Alplaus, East Glenville and Quaker Street
Census Designated Places: Duane Lake and Mariaville Lake
Towns: Duanesburg, Glenville, Niskayuna, Princetown and Rotterdam

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FEBRUARY 2025
MARRIAGES: Lawless-Bryden, Davidson-Harnden, Stewart-Jones, Greenly, Hunter-Coons, Thompson-Rector, Patsy Parsons

JANUARY 2025
MARRIAGES: Travers-Hart, Wilkins-Cuthane, Battleberger-Curley
NEWS-ILLNESS/INJURY: J. W. Crawford
NEWS-VISITS: Mrs. David H. O'Brien, Mrs. George Oddy
OBITS: Clara Stangl, Sarah Coulter, Ludwik Wandel, Herbert N. Kaman, Arnold H. F. Schmidt, Nick Marchiano



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