Find Your Troy, NY area ancestors, Irish or Not

The following data elements may be part of individual inscriptions:

– Maiden name of wife

– Relationship of inscribed names, husband, wife, mother, father, daughter, son, aunt, niece, etc.

– Dates of birth, dates of death, age at death, place of birth, place of death.

– When the surnames on a particular stone are different surnames, this may be an indication of a family relationship.

Tombstone Showing Place of Birth

In addition to the markings on each headstone, the records may have comments on the condition of the stone itself such as fallen, partially buried, deteriorated, etc. The section of St. Agnes Cemetery where the headstone is located is also shown.

Thanks goes to retired N.Y.S. Assemblyman John “Jack” McEneny for obtaining these important historical records and allowing them to be widely circulated. McEneny, who has a degree in history, remains involved in archiving historical documents