Brighton is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 37,137 at the 2020 census. [3]

The modern Brighton, one of America's most beautiful suburban residential communities, has blossomed in the past 50 years from a small, semi-rural town with scattered farms and a few large suburban homes, into a diversified, complex community with 30,000 residents. The history of this community stretches back more than 300 years, and in

BRIGHTONORGANIZATION AND FIRST OFFICERS The town of Brighton was organized March 25, 1814, by a division of the town of Smallwood in two parts, Brighton and Pittsford. Part of Rochester was taken off in 1834, and Irondequoit in 1835.

Apr 25, 2019 · Brighton’s original boundaries in 1814 were Lake Ontario on the north and the Genesee River on the west. The eastern and southern boundaries are similar to those of today. Annexations by the city, from 1823 to 1954, reduced Brighton to 6500 acres. It is the third smallest town in Monroe County after Gates and Irondequoit, also severely annexed.

To search this digital book (Sesquicentennial History of the Town of Brighton, Monroe County, New York, 1814-1964), scroll to the bottom right of the book and click on the magnifying glass image. You can also go to the next page, go to a specific page, and increase to full screen size at the bottom of the book.

Town of Brighton, Monroe County, New York | Community information guide, town of Brighton | Free community information guide and map Also shows "School districts". Includes notes and indexed advertisements.

Oct 6, 2019 · Sesquicentennial History of the Town of Brighton, Monroe County, New York, 1814-1964. A short history of the Town of Brighton, NY and also historic homes that were on a house tour. Planned and edited by Helen Reynold Williams : …

Brighton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 36,609 at the 2010 census. The CDP takes its name from locations in the county. Town of Brighton, which is conterminously with the CDP, is a town south of the City of Rochester.

Many of the villages of Monroe County and every town, except Riga, have had their origins documented in various publications. These histories vary greatly in length and usefulness to the genealogist. But what researcher can resist looking for his ancestors in the index of any book? Very few of these have been scanned and put online.

It is situated in the County of Monroe, abutting Lake Ontario in upstate New York. It was shaped by the Wisconsin Glacier until 8,000 BC and is now divided by the Genesee River. Brighton, a suburb of Rochester, was a Seneca Indian hunting ground before becoming an Erie Canal Village in …