As is well known, the Hudson River Valley
was settled by the Dutch. In 1664 New Netherland (Manhattan & environs) was
seized by the English; recaptured by the Dutch 1673 and ceded by treaty in 1674
to Britain. By the French & Indian
War, 1754-1763, France lost Canada and the American Midwest to Britain. In 1762 Britain captured Cuba and in 1763
exchanged it with Spain for Florida. In
1782 Spain captured the British Bahamas and in 1783 in exchange took back
Florida.
To the north of the present site of Troy
was a tract of land purchased on June 21, 1763 from Robert Wendell by Abraham
Jacob Lansing. By May 11, 1771 the town
of Lansingburgh was surveyed, laid out in building lots and incorporated.
There were several family burial plots in
Lansingburgh as well as Troy but the Village Cemetery in Lansingburgh
was established very shortly after the town was incorporated. It is on the north side of 107th
Street on 3rd Avenue and is the oldest such cemetery still in
existence in Troy. The inscriptions
were copied by the Daughters of the American Revolution and published June 19,
1916 in the TROY RECORD. One of the earliest is “Helen Hamilton d.
Oct 1, 1786 aged 67 yrs.” The latest
death date appears to be 1900, see Cooper.
The best time for checking this cemetery in summer is from 1 –2 PM.
In May 1775, Lansingburgh drew up its own
statement about the rights and liberties of America and resolved “to adopt and…
carry into execution whatever measures may be recommended by the Continental
Congress… until a reconciliation between Great Britain and America… can be
obtained…” Several companies of men
were sent to join the militia of Albany County. See p. 34 “History of
the.. Towns of Rensselaer County” by A. J. Weise.
During the Revolutionary War, there were
not many people in the area known as Van der Heyden’s Ferry as well as Ashley’s
Ferry. The name Troy was chosen Jan 5,
1789 to designate the small collection of houses on the east side of the Hudson
River, seven miles above the City of Albany.
Two months later, on March 4, 1789, the Constitution of the United
States was declared to be in effect. In
New York City, George Washington was inaugurated as President on April 30,
1789. In Paris, France, on July 14, the
Bastille was stormed.
1790 – the population of Troy was estimated
as 150; that for the village of Lansingburgh as 599.
1792 – a Post Office was established in Lansingburgh.
1793 – rivalry between Troy and Lansingburgh was strong but Troy was designated as the seat of Rensselaer
county government because it pledged more money for the erection of a County
Court House.
1795 – Lansingburgh Academy was
incorporated in December and a charter granted by the Regents of New York State
in February 1796.
1796 – St Mary’s Church in Albany, the
second Roman Catholic church in the entire State of New York, was
established. It was under the one and
only Diocese in the U.S., that of Bishop John Carroll in the city of Baltimore. The clergyman officiating in Albany visited
Troy and Lansingburgh as often as possible.
1796 – a Post Office established in
Troy. The town cemetery at State
and Third Streets, Troy was opened. It
was closed in 1833 and no longer exists.
(Land given by Jacob. D. Vanderheyden May 10, 1796.)
1798 – Albany becomes the Capital of New
York State and Troy was incorporated as a village.
1800 -
population of Troy was 1,802; Lansingburgh’s was 1,200.
1803 - the Louisiana Purchase territory
covered the present States of Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri,
Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, most of Minnesota, and
parts of Wyoming and Colorado.
1804 – Trinity Episcopal Church in Lansingburgh was organized on Jan 5. The first church at 115th
Street and 4th Ave. was built in 1806 and had its own cemetery which
still exists. This is the only
churchyard cemetery now in Troy. The
inscriptions were copied by the Daughters of the American Revolution and
printed in the TROY RECORD Feb
21, 1917. Three of them were re
–checked and are included here. The
earliest inscription is for John Dougrey d. Feb 3, 1805 aged 78.
Churches had been organized soon after the
founding of both Troy and Lansingburgh: 25 Sept 1784 Protestant reformed Dutch
Church in Lansingburgh; 31 Dec 1791 First Presbyterian Church, Troy; 9 August
1792 First Presbyterian Church, Lansingburgh (see Blatchford inscription); 15
Oct 1795 First Baptist Church, Troy; 11 June 1803 Baptist Society,
Lansingburgh; Nov 1803 Quaker Society, Troy; 16 Jan 1804 St Paul’s Protestant
Episcopal Church, Troy; 8 Dec 1808 State Street Methodist Episcopal Church,
Troy; 1810 Methodist Episcopal Church, Lansingburgh.
During the War of 1812, contracts were made
with Ebenezer and Samuel Wilson of Troy (born Massachusetts) for supplying meat
to the Army of the North. Samuel was
familiarly known to Trojans as “Uncle” Sam.
His barrels of meat were stamped by government officials with the letters
“U.S.” which Trojans said stood for Uncle Sam.
It was not too long before “Uncle Sam,” meaning the United States, was
in common use. Samuel is buried in
Oakwood Cemetery, his grave being marked with a tall flagpole. There are two flat stones and a plaque:
“U.S. – in loving memory of “Uncle Sam” the name originating
with Samuel Wilson, 1766-1854, during the
War of 1812 and
since adopted by the United States. Erected 1831 by his
granddaughter Marion Wilson (Sheldon)”
“Samuel Wilson d. July 31, 1854 aged 88
yrs.”
“Betsy Mann his wife 1773-1863” (d. Aug 20 per obit)
1814 – The Mt Ida Prospect Park Cemetery
was establish when “the necessity of an additional burying ground becoming
apparent, on Aug 25, 1813 a meeting of taxable inhabitants of Troy was
held. The Trustees appointed Timothy
Hutton, Hugh Peebles and Esaias Warren to select a site. The land for the new cemetery was donated
to the village by Stephen Van Rensselaer, a lot containing about 3 3/4 acres
situated on the eastern slopes of Mt Ida, the deed conveying it to the village
being dated Jan 20, 1814.” – see p. 244 George B. Anderson’s “Landmarks of Rensselaer County.” The cemetery no longer exists but the
inscriptions were copied by the Philip Schuyler Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution and printed in the TROY
RECORD 6 July, 1916. Eight of
them are re-printed herein. The latest
death date among those published appears to be 1869 Catherine Brinkerhoff.
(Weise says 1815 corr. Deeds v. 7/13)
1816 – Troy incorporated as a city.
1819 – President Monroe’s treaty with Spain
and the acquisition of the Floridas.
1821 – Mrs. Emma Willard (d. 1870)
established the Troy Female Seminary.
In 1895 the name was changed to the Emma Willard School and in 1907 Mrs.
Russell Sage, a former student, endowed it with several million dollars and
assumed almost personal direction of the plan for its removal to Pawling Avenue
and the construction of the new Emma Willard School buildings.
1822 – the Roman Catholic Diocese of New
York, created in 1808, encompassed the whole of the State of New York together
with the northern part of New Jersey and had only seven churches; two in New
York city; one each in Albany, Utica, Auburn, Carthage, N.Y., and Paterson New
Jersey – see p. 104 “Laity’s Directory”
of 1822.
1823 – the State dam and sloop lock on the
Hudson River at Douw Street completed Sept 1, and on Oct 8 Troy celebrated the
opened of the partially completed Erie Canal.
Lansingburgh’s trade and transportation
facilities had stiff competition from Troy, increasing difficulties with
obstruction in the channel of the Hudson River, and the opening of the Erie
Canal to the south diverted much of the shipping.
“The superior advantages of Troy… rapidly
became known. Immigrants from Vermont,
Massachusetts, and the Connecticut Valley, appreciating the advantages of a
location near Albany and within a few days sail down the Hudson River to New
York City, began flocking in and purchasing land… Trade was revived; with the
advent of farmers came manufacturers… e.g., the Burden Iron Works, Curley’s
Precision Instruments, Meneely Bells, … with the city of Troy later becoming
known as the greatest center in the world for the manufacture of shirts,
collars, and cuffs.” – see pp. 227-245 “Landmarks.”
1824 - St. Peter’s congregation was
organized in a school house on Ferry Street in Troy and attended Mass in the
County Court House on Second Street. In
June 1826 the Roman Catholics appealed in the newspapers for a place of worship
of their own. On 19 Feb 1827 “the Roman
Catholic congregation of the city of Troy… assembled at usual place of worship
in the Court House” and elected nine trustees: Michael Agan, James Cantwell,
Patrick Cole, George Dunlevy, Patrick Irwin, Edward Lawler, Patrick Mooney,
Philip Quin, & Keating Rawson. See
“Church Records” v. 1. P. 89
Rensselaer County Court House. Rev.
Father Patrick McGilligan was the first officiating priest. Land was acquired 1827 and the first church
consecrated 1830 with jurisdiction from Saratoga Springs to the Massachusetts
border and from Salem in Washington County to Lebanon Springs.
1824 - in the summer the Troy – Boston
Stage Line was established. It left
Troy every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, the far to Boston being $7.50. On Sept 18 Lafayette paid his first visit to
Troy. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(R.P.I.) was founded 5 Nov 1824 by Stephen Van Rensselaer and courses started
Jan 1825. The fee was $25 per term.
1825 – both the Erie and the Champlain
Canals were fully completed and migration to the west increased rapidly. Lafayette paid second visit to Troy on July
1.
1825 - population of Troy was 7,859; Lansingburgh’s was 2,423.
1827 – slavery was abolished in New York
State on July 4.
1829 – land for the Old Roman Catholic
Cemetery in Lansingburgh (yes; the cemetery came before the church) was
purchased on Dec 29 by Keating RAWSON, resident and convert, who was born Aug
15, 1767 in the town of Dunlavan, Co, Wicklow, Ireland. The first burial probably was his wife,
Annie EUSTACE of Ballymore-Eustace, Co. Kildare, Ireland who died, aged 65, a
few days before the purchase. He died
Nov 1842 and also was buried here but the family later re-interred the bodies
in a vault in Oakwood. This is the
oldest R.C. cemetery in Troy. It is on
the south side of 107th Street on Third Avenue. The earliest record death date recorded is
for Ally Hayes who died 1831; the latest is for Michael Buckley. Both are included here. Burials were not restricted to residents of
Lansingburgh but included people from Waterford as well as members of St.
Peter’s Church in Troy. As an example, there
are two small stones: “Mary daughter of
Dominick & Margaret GANLEY died July 8, 1848 aged 3 years 5 months.” “Catherine dau of Dominick and Margaret
Ganley d. Apr 30, 1843 aged 11 mos 10 days.”
Their parents are buried in St Peter’s:
“Dominick Ganley 1808-1874.
Margaret GLAVIN his wife 1818-1869. Thomas Ganley 1841-1896.” Thomas had a fatal heart attack in front of
a bank in Troy on Sept 9 and his death caused a run on the bank though he
actually had no connection with it.
Again there is a flat stone now in the cemetery for “Bridget Finnerty
died June 12, 1834 aged 23 yrs. Her
sister Margaret d. July 21, 1832 aged 17 yrs.
Erected by their father Thomas Finnerty.” The above is repeated on a stone in St Peter’s: “Thomas Finnerty 1772-1841. Catherine his
wife 1781-1852. Margaret Finnerty
1814-1832. Bridget Finnerty 1819-1834… (etc.)” see “Tombstone Inscriptions in R.C. Cemeteries,
Troy” by. L. M. Nial. There is
a discrepancy in the dates for Bridget.
Both stones were re -checked and verified as having been copied
correctly. The monument (4-sided) in St
Peter’s is of a much later date. See
also the inscription on a stone erected by Edward Lawler (trustee of St Peter’s
Church?) for his wife who is buried here.
The best time to take readings in this cemetery in summer is from noon
to 1 PM.
1832 – Mt Ida Pawling Avenue Cemetery
was established, 12 2/10 acres being purchased by the City of Clarinda Boardman
and others – see p. 250 Sylvester’s “History
of Rensselaer County.” The Troy
Burial Books call this “Corporation Ground.”
The inscriptions were copied by the Daughters of the American Revolution
and published in 1923. The cemetery is
kept neatly in trim by the City. (Deeds
v. 28/15)
1835 – St. Peter’s R.C. Church on
Feb 5 bought 12 acres of land at one end of the Mt Ida Pawling Ave.
Cemetery for the use of Catholic burials – see Deeds vol. 36 p. 415 “from the
City of Troy to the trustees of St Peter’s Church.” The earliest inscription uncovered is on a flat stone: “Erected by James Cosgrave in memory of his
wife Bridget who d. May 8, 1836 aged 28 yrs. Also his son John d. May 21, 1853
aged 19 yrs.”
1835 – On Oct 6 the Rensselaer-Saratoga
train for the first time crossed the Hudson River to Troy from Green Island
over the new bridge. This was the
second one to be built crossing the Hudson.
For many years the ferrying interests continued to oppose the building
of bridges over the River. It was here
that the Great Fire of Troy started in May 1862.
1836 – Troy, N.Y. – Stockbridge, Mass.
Railroad incorporated.
1839 - many valuable record books were
burned Feb 11 in a fire which burned part of the Rensselaer County Court House
and County Clerk’s office – see p. 548 vol. 2 Hayner’s “History.” On August 10 Martin Van Buren, President of
the U.S., visited Troy. The potato crop
in Ireland failed.
1840 – population of Troy was 19,334; Lansingburgh’s was 3,330.
1842 – St John’s R.C. Church in
Lansingburgh was incorporated June 5, with the following trustees: John Dooley,
John Driscoll, Barnet Evers, George T. Gillespie, James Halligan, John Higgins,
Daniel Murray, Keating Rawson and James B. Smyth. – see “Church Records” vol.
1. p. 149 Rens. Co. Court House. Land and appurtenances were purchased 15 Jan
1842 from the trustees of the First Universalist Society of Lansingburgh by
Keating Rawson for $1,000 and sold to the trustees of St John’s Church for five
hundred dollars on July1, 1842 “for the sole purpose of a church for the use of
the Catholics of Lansingburgh and Waterford.”
Use of the land as a burial ground was prohibited – see Deeds vol. 53 p.
263. St Mary’s R.C. Church, Waterford
was erected 1848 and serviced by priests from Lansingburgh.
1842 - Rev. Father Peter Havermans arrived
June 3 in Troy.
Lansingburgh
industries accepted the challenge from Troy and were not standing still. They included, among others, the manufacture
of brushes, crackers, oilcloth, handguns & rifles, boats, and carriages.
Deforestation
and the carting away of earth from the Mt Ida Prospect Park area caused the
various landslides which usually came down the western slopes toward and into
Washington St. see map p. 133. No
inscriptions were found for the 1 Jan 1837 landslide in which John Grace aged
57; his wife Hannah Grace, aged 40; Isaac Leavensworth aged 8, and Seaman
Leavensworth, aged 4, lost their lives.
“Appropriate funeral services took place over the four bodies in the
Baptist Church.” For the 17 Feb 1843
avalanche see the Kelley and Kilfoile inscriptions.
1843
- St Mary’s R.C. Church founded in Troy by Father Peter Havermans, pastor;
cornerstone laid 1843; consecrated 1844.
The
potato had been the staple food of the Irish people who, in normal years, more
or less starved in the summer when the old potatoes were finished and the new
had not yet come in. In 1844 the early
crop was largely lost. In 1845 and
1846, the potato blight (a fungus) ruined the entire crop. The people were starving and without work or
money. Evictions began and the “famine
fever” on a gigantic scale ravaged Ireland.
The “fever” actually was two separate diseases: typhus and relapsing
fever. Another horrible condition was
“famine dropsy” now known medically as hunger oedema.
1845
– St Mary’s R.C. cemetery established; land was purchased Sept 10 – see Deeds
vol. 63 p. 334 “from George Vail and Jane his wife to Rev. Peter Havermans.”
1846
- the first telegraphic connection was made between Troy and Saratoga Springs
July 24; New York City and Troy Sept 9; and between Troy and Boston Oct 6. The Troy-Montreal Stage Line left every
morning and arrived in Montreal early on the fourth day. The two-year Mexican War was declared in May
1846 and the treaty signed Feb 1848, with Mexico ceding claims to territory now
comprising Utah, California, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and parts of
Colorado. By the treaty of 1846, US and
British claims to the Oregon Territory were settled and the northern boundary
fixed.
1847
- the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany created April 23. St Joseph’s RC Church in Troy was founded by
Father Havermans; cornerstone laid 1847; consecrated 1853. The potato crop of 1847 in Ireland was good
but insufficient.
1848
– gold was discovered in California which led to the 1848 Gold Rush that
continued into the 1850’s. John
Morrissey from Co. Tipperary is said to have been among those who went to
California at this time.
In Ireland, the 1848 wheat and corn crops
were poor and the fungus again ruined the potato crop.
1850
– population of Troy was 28,785; Lansingburgh’s was 5,752.
1850
– Oakwood Cemetery opened. The Troy
Cemetery Association had been organized in 1848 – “Miscellaneous Records” v. 1
p. 15 Rens. Co. Court House. Land was
purchased on the hill overlooking village of Lansingburgh for the purpose of a
non-denominational burial ground; landscaped, laid out in plots, and dedicated
1850. The first burial was Lusher Gay
who died Sept 3, 1850. Many
re-interments have been made here from other cemeteries.
(140
acres in 1852 Sept 2, 1852, p. 1. Col. 7)
1850
– St Jean Baptiste R.C. Church (French) was founded by Father Havermans. Masses were held in St Mary’s until the
first church was opened in 1851 (closed 1970; records with St Mary’s Church
Troy). The Society of French Canadians
of the City of Troy held a meeting 10 March 1867 and elected trustees… The
Church and congregation were to be called St Jean Baptistes French Church of
Troy, NY.
see
“Church Records” vol. 2 p. 24 Rensselaer County Court House.
1854
– New Mt Ida Cemetery on Pinewoods Ave. opened Oct 5. See Deeds v. 97/447.
1855
– population of Troy was 33,269; Lansingburgh’s was 5,700.
1858
– St Peter’s R.C. Cemetery; land on Oakwood Ave. purchased Feb 11 – see
Deeds vol. 103 p. 486 “from Thomas Sausse and Anna his wife to Bishop John
McCloskey of Albany.”
1858
– another Mt Ida landslide March 19 destroyed St Peter’s College which was
under construction.
1859
– John Brown, abolitionist, seized the US Armory, Harper’s Ferry, Va., Oct
16-18, in an attempt to arm slaves.
1860
– population of Troy was 39,235; Lansingburgh’s was 5,557.
St
Lawrence R.C. Church (German) founded; first church built 1870/71.
1860
– St John’s R.C. Cemetery; land purchased June 23 on the hill overlooking
Lansingburgh – see Deeds v. 113 p. 176 “from Philip O’Neil Jr. and Catherine
his wife to Rev. Patrick Stanton of Philadelphia, Penn., Com. General of the
Order of St Augustine.” The land was
conveyed Jan 8, 1937 to St Augustine’s Church by the Augustinian Society. The earliest inscription is that for Timothy
Kennedy died July 3, 1839 age 10 yrs 11 mos, son of Andrew Kennedy died 1869
and Margaret TRACY d. 1855 – see “Tombstone Inscriptions St John’s Roman
Catholic Cemetery” by L.M. Nial.
1860
- St Joseph’s RC Cemetery; land purchased Nov 1 – see Deeds vol. 124 pp.
429-430 “from Francis N. Mann and Mary J. his wife to Rev. Joseph Loyzance of
St Joseph’s Church.”
1861
- St Francis R.C. Church founded by Father Havermans; first church built in
1862; consecrated 1865. On Feb 19
President-elect Abraham Lincoln stopped in Troy on his way to Washington to be
inaugurated. April 12, Fort Sumter,
Charleston, South Carolina, was bombarded and the Civil War had begun.
The War Between the States is noticed on
the inscriptions, see Boland, Kelleher, Smith.
Particularly mentioned is the Andersonville prisoner-of-war camp
(Hackett, Madigan, and Nihill); the battles of Antietam (Kelley and O’Keefe);
Petersburgh (Hennessey); Gettysburgh (O’Keefe); Chancellorsville (Wright), and
the 2nd Battle of Bull run (Dargen).
1862
– the Great Fire in Troy May 10 at a loss of over $2 1/2 million to 507
buildings and in which at least five adults & several children died as a
result of the fire; see Hamilin inscription.
1862
– Troy University, built in 1856, encountered financial difficulties
necessitating selling the property. On
Dec 6, 1862 Rev. Havermans bought the buildings and grounds and converted them
into St Joseph’s Provincial Theological Seminary under the supervision
of Archbishop John Hughes. 800 priests
were ordained from 1864-1892 after which the seminary was transferred. From 1892-1908 the buildings were used as an
orphanage and an Italian seminary. The
Sisters of St Joseph of Carondelet bought the property Sept 1908 for their
Provincial House where they remained until 1963 when they went to Colonie. The property then was sold to Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute and torn down about 1968.
1864
– For some time it had been apparent that a larger church was needed for the
Catholics in Lansingburgh. Since 1858
they had been faithfully served by the Augustinians. The first pastor was Father Mark Crane, OSA, a native of Ireland
and one of five brothers who became priests.
Father Mark was ordained at Philadelphia in 1835. The old St John’s church was till being used
(later it would become “Rawson Hall” housing the parish school). The next pastor was Rev. Father Tomas
Galberry, OSA, born in 1833 in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland; ordained in
Philadelphia in 1856; arrived in Lansingburgh in 1860; laid the cornerstone for
the new St Augustine’s Church 1864; died Oct 10, 1878 as Bishop of Hartford,
Conn.
1865
– population of Troy was 39,293; Lansingburgh’s was 6,072.
Apr 9 – Gen. Robt. E. Lee surrendered at
Appomatox
Apr 14 – President Lincoln shot; died
April 15
1867
- Alaska purchased from Russia
1868
– the transcontinental railroad was completed May 10 and the Golden Spike
driven at Promontory, Utah, marking the junction of the Central Pacific and
Union Pacific railroads.
1875
– the site for Troy’s Music Hall had been purchased by the Troy Savings Bank in
1870. Construction was begun 1871 and
completed 1875; architect Charles Post.
The first floor was and is occupied by the Bank. The entire upper portion is devoted to the
acoustically perfect Music Hall and is reached by broad staircases and spacious
lobbies. It is still in use.
1875
– site of the 3rd and State Streets Cem., Troy, was chosen for a new
City Hall. “There were 156 graves still there, many having been
disinterred previously & buried in Mt Ida and Oakwood cemeteries. All the remains found in the plot were
removed to Oakwood at City’s expense.
Some graves between the building and the First Baptist Church were not
opened. Those marked with tombstones
were covered with them and the inclosed space then evenly sodded.” p. 92 “Troy’s 100 Years” by Weise. No one
seems to have copied the inscriptions on the stones thus sodded over.
(Deeds
v. 169/247 re lots on Evergreen Ave. for re-interment of dead from the 3rd
St. burying grounds. Troy Cem. Assoc.)
1878
– the Troy Telephone Dispatch Co. was organized on Feb 28.
1888
– the Blizzard of ’88 March 11-14; see
inscription for Michael McDonough from Co. Limerick.
1890
– another Mt Ida landslide March 15, took three lives. Castle Garden, New York City, was closed as
an immigration depot and Ellis Island opened Dec 13 (closed 1954)
1891
– St Jean Baptiste Cemetery Association incorporated Jy 23 with six trustees
–see “Certificates of Incorporation” vol. 2. P. 130; land purchased 30 July
1891 “from Elijah W. Stoddard and Charlotte his wife” – see Deeds vol. 235 p.
325 and vol. 236 p. 37.
1897
– Father Havermans died July 22 and Pres. McKinley visited Troy Aug 20 to
review the parade of the Army of the Potomac.
My Mother recorded in her diary that she shook his hand & welcomed
him to Troy. “In carriages, Pres.
McKinley, Governor Black, Mayor Molloy, Col. McArthur.” (At the Pan American Expo. In buffalo, on 6
Sept 1901 Pres. McKinley was shot; died Sept 14.)
1900
– Elmwood Hill Cemetery, Belle Avenue; land purchased on July 7, 1900 – see
Deeds vol. 292 p. 307 “from George A. Mosher to Elmwood Hill Cem.
Association.: One inscription is
included here, see Muckle.
1901
– the annexation of Lansingburgh by Troy became effective January 1 but the
‘Burgh retained its separate school system.
1903
– St Anthony’s R.C. Church (Italian) organized in a chapel on Ferry
Street. In 1905 the vacant building of
the First Unitarian Church at corner of State & 4th St. (site of
Old Quaker meeting house) was sold to St Anthony’s. Extensive alterations were made and the church consecrated
by Bishop Burke on May 26, 1907 at
which time one hundred Italian children were confirmed. Present church was built1964 and the old one
torn down.
1907
– St Anne’s Chapel (Syrian) was founded at 190 Fourth St. First Pastor was Rev.
Gabriel Corkemaz who ministered to the Syrians throughout the Diocese of Albany.
1908
– Church of the Holy Trinity (Polish) was organized at Polk and Fourth
Streets. First Pastor was Rev. Anthony
Pinciureck.
1915
– until 1886 Lansingburgh streets were named King, Queen, Washington, Adams,
etc. From 1886 they were numbered,
north-south ones being called Avenues and the east-west named Streets. In 1915 the 100’s were used as a prefix as a
means of eliminating confusion with Troy’s numbered streets.
1916
– Russell Sage College was established in the buildings vacated by the former
Troy Female Seminary and endowed with an initial grant of $10,000 by Mrs.
Russell Sage (d. 1918)
1938
– Troy’s City Hall destroyed by fire.
1958
– St Patrick’s parish received the “Spanish Sisters,” that is, the Mercedarian
Missionary Sisters. They perform social service and visitation work and staff
the Sunnyside Day Camp. A Mass for
Spanish-speaking people in the Troy area was started in that parish.
1959
– Alaska and Hawaii admitted as States to the Union.
1975
– new City Hall built at Broadway and River St. Dedicated January 1.