Local Genealogical Gems : Prospect Hill Cemetery Records

Upcoming will be a weekly series that spotlights sources for genealogy records. Some of these records may be well known some may not be known at all. The title, author, repository location, call number, a brief description of the record, and an example of the record will be given for each source. The first installment will be on the records of the Prospect Hill Cemetery in Guilderland.


Title: Prospect Hill Cemetery Records: Albany County, Guilderland, New York, April 23, 1858 - September 30, 1902
Compiler: Mrs. Ralph E. Theobald
Publish Date: 1983
Repository: Guilderland Public Library
Call Number: LH REF 929.374 PRO

Brief Description: Compilation of interments in the Prospect Hill Cemetery on Route 20 in Guilderland, New York. Details of each burial vary. Some are more detailed than others.

Descriptive Example of an Entry: Prospect Hill Cemetery Records, Guilderland, New York, page 59

Time of Death: 20 March 1885
Name: Earle A. Male
Age: 1 yr, 10 m
Date of Interment: 22 March 1885
Decease: Congestion of Brain
Place of Birth: Albany
Late Residence:
Place of Death:
Married or Single: