Durham, New York, USA
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Where is Durham, New York, USA? Durham is a town in Greene County, New York, United States. The town was named after Durham, Connecticut.
The Town of Durham is in the northwest corner of the county.
The town was first settled around 1755 within Albany County. The town was established from part of the Town of Coxsackie in 1790 as the "Town of Freehold." In the spring of 1800 Freehold became part of the newly formed Greene County. The town's name was changed to "Durham" in 1805, the town having been called informally "New Durham" by the many settlers from Connecticut.
Communities and locations in Durham include: Cornwallville, Durso Corner, Durham, East Durham, East Windham, Hervey Street, Mount Pisgah, Oak Hill, Sunside, South Durham, and West Durham.Wikipedia
Durham, New York, USA
South Durham, Catskill, Mts.
Durham, New York, USA
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Durham, New York, USA
Main Street, East Durham, N.Y. Catskill Mts.
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1859
DURHAM, a township of Greene co., in the state of New York, 36 m. SW of Albany. It presents a...Read MORE...
DURHAM, a township of Greene co., in the state of New York, 36 m. SW of Albany. It presents a...Read MORE...
1916
Durham, a post-village of Durham township (town), Greene co., N.Y., about 30 miles SW. of Albany....Read MORE...
Durham, a post-village of Durham township (town), Greene co., N.Y., about 30 miles SW. of Albany....Read MORE...
Ancestors Who Were Born Here
 
Natalie L PRATT
(12 December 1895, Durham, New York, USA - 29 March 1930, Orlando, Florida, USA)
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Martha MINOT
(1 February 1738, Concord, Massachusetts, USA - 1820, Durham, New York, USA)
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Benjamin F. STRATTON
(1813, , Vermont, USA - 10 September 1865, Durham, New York, USA)
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Louis WYMAN
(1850, , Hungary (Austria-Hungary) - 1 July 1889, Durham, New York, USA)
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Cemeteries in Durham, New York, USA
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