Source Information
Ancestry.com. History of the City of Brooklyn, New York [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data: Henry R. Stiles. A History of the city of Brooklyn: Including the old town and village of Brooklyn, the town of Bushwick, and the village and city of Williamsburgh. Brooklyn, NY, USA: Pub. by subscription, 1867-1870.
About History of the City of Brooklyn, New York
Published between 1867 and 1870 by subscription, the author states, "My purpose
has been to present to my fellow-citizens of Brooklyn a full and reliable history
of the city of their residence, from its early and humble beginnings to its present
position as the third city of the American Union." Coverage of the publication
begins with the earliest settlements in the area in the 1600s and traces the history
of Brooklyn (including the Old Town, and Village of Brooklyn, the Town of Bushwick,
and the Village and City of Williamsburgh) through to 1869. Documenting historic
events such as the British Occupation of Brooklyn during the American Revolution
and the area's involvement in the War of 1812, this history also contains the
history of churches, schools, parks, and other institutions in the area, biographies
from founding and prominent citizens, information about businesses, buildings,
transportation, newspapers in the area, and much more. Through this history of
the area, those with roots in Brooklyn will be able to catch a glimpse of Brooklyn
as it was in the times of their ancestors, and can provide valuable clues as to
new avenues of research. This database contains images of the orginal record, which may be browsed or searched using a computer-generated index.