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History of the A.M.E. Zion Church

Bradley, David Henry. A History of the A.M.E. Zion Church Part I, 1796- 1872. Nashville: Pantheon Press, 1956. 

Rush, Christopher. A Short Account of the Rise and Progress of the A.M.E. Zion Church in America. New York: J.J. Zuille, 1866.

Reverend Thomas James

James, Thomas. The Wonderful Eventful Life of Rev. Thomas James. Rochester, NY:  Post-Express Printing Company, 1887. 

Church Congregents

“A Short Sketch of the Life of James Thomas, a Runaway Slave.” New Paltz Independent, (March 16th, 1883): https://bit.ly/3uVRqpm

  • U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880

    • Census Year: 1880; Census Place: New Paltz, Ulster, New York; Archive Collection Number: A71; Roll: 71; Page: 5; Line: 8; Schedule Type: Agriculture

    Censuses

    1850 US Federal Census

    • Year: 1850; Census Place: New Paltz, Ulster, New York; Roll: 608; Page: 313b

    1855 New York, US, State Census 

    • New York, U.S., State Census, 1855

    1860 US Federal Census 

    • Year: 1860; Census Place: New Paltz, Ulster, New York; Page: 33; Family History Library Film: 803871

    1870 US Federal Census

    • Year: 1870; Census Place: New Paltz, Ulster, New York; Roll: M593_1107; Page: 24A

    1900 US Federal Census

    • Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1241175

    Wills

    New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999

    • Probate Records, 1787-1916; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Ulster County); Probate Place: Ulster, New York

    NYS Death Index

    New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956

    • New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index

    Charles Bershear and his wife, Malinda Rose Banks

    Censuses: 

    1850 United States Census

    • Year: 1850; Census Place: New Paltz, Ulster, New York; Roll: 608; Page: 328b

    New York, State Census, 1855

    New York, State Census, 1865

    1860 United States Federal Census

    • Year: 1860; Census Place: Gardiner, Ulster, New York; Page: 157; Family History Library Film: 803871

    1870 United States Federal Census

    • Year: 1870; Census Place: New Paltz, Ulster, New York; Roll: M593_1107; Page: 17B; Family History Library Film: 552606

    1880 United States Federal Census

    • Year: 1880; Census Place: New Paltz, Ulster, New York; Roll: 939; Page: 415C; Enumeration District: 140

    1900 United States Federal Census

    • Year: 1900; Census Place: New Paltz, Ulster, New York; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1241170

    New York, U.S., State Census, 1905

    • New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; City: Kingston; County: Ulster; Page: 430

    1910 United States Federal Census

    • Year: 1910; Census Place: New Paltz Ward 2, Ulster, New York; Roll: T624_1084; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0153; FHL microfilm: 1375097

    New York, U.S., State Census, 1915

    • New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 10; Assembly District: 01; City: Kingston; County: Ulster; Page: 30

    1920 United States Federal Census

    • Year: 1920; Census Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York; Roll: T625_1271; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 170

    NYS Death Index:

    New York, Death Index, 1852-1956

    • New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index

    Final Will:

    New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999

    • Probate Records, 1787-1916; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Ulster County); Probate Place: Ulster, New York

    Marriage records:

    U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989

    • The Archives of the Reformed Church in America; New Brunswick, New Jersey; Guilford Church, Marriages, Baptisms, 1834-1923

    New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967

    • New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index

    City Directory:

    1906, 1916, 1917, 1923, 1924 

    • U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Church Events

    Klotter, James C. A New History of Kentucky. Kentucky: University Press of  Kentucky, 2018.

    “The Love Feast.” Discipleship Ministries: The United Methodist Church, (1992): https://bit.ly/3eR8xTw

    The NYC Acqueduct Builders and the Church

      Harrington, Rebecca and Colarossi, Natalie. “Vintage Photos Show How One of the World’s Greatest Engineering Feats was Created in 1915 to Bring Water to New York City.” Insider, (March 17th, 2020): https://bit.ly/3huFpTN

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