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Cattaraugus County Vital Records
Dates of First Vital Statistics Records
(as published in the Western New York Genealogical Society Journal)
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Allegany County
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This map shows each Western New York county's founding date and the name of its parent county.
Town and Date | Births | Marriages | Deaths | Notes |
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ALLEGANY - Incorporated 18 April 1831 | 1 Jan 1887 | 1 Jan 1887 | 1 Jan 1887 | Formed from Great Valley as Burton, changed to Allegany 28 Mar 1851. All Town books, records, papers destroyed by a fire on 25 February 1854. |
ALLEGANY VILLAGE - Incorporated 11 November 1905 | 1 Jan 1906 | 1 Jan 1906 | 1 Jan 1906 | |
ASHFORD - Incorporated 16 February 1824 | 18 Aug 1896 | 4 Oct 1896 | 4 Oct 1896 | Formed from Ellicottville. All Town records except Town Minutes were destroyed by a fire in June 1896. |
CARROLLTON - lncorporated 9 March 1842 | 10 Oct 1887 | 10 Oct 1887 | 10 Oct 1887 | Formed from Great Valley. |
LIMESTONE VILLAGE | Records kept by Town Clerk. | |||
COLD SPRING - Incorporated 20 March 1837 | 1914 | 1908 | 1914 | Formed from Napoli which was originally called Cold Spring. |
CONEWANGO - Incorporated 20 January 1823 | 4 Apr 1887 | 1888 | 26 Jul 1890 | Formed from Little Valley. |
EAST RANDOLPH VILLAGE | 1 Feb 1910 | kept by Town Clerks | 1 Feb 1910 | Lies in the Towns of Conewango and Randolph. |
DAYTON - Incorporated 7 February 1835 | 2 Aug 1913 | 6 Mar 1908 | 28 Aug 1913 | Formed from Perrysburgh. |
SOUTH DAYTON VILLAGE | Records kept by Town Clerk. | |||
EAST OTTO - Incorporated 30 November 1854 | Apr 1893 | Feb 1894 | Nov 1893 | Formed from Otto. |
ELLICOTTVILLE - Incorporated 13 Apr 1820 | 1892 | 1892 | 1892 | Formed from Ischua, now Franklinville. |
ELLICOTTVILLE VILLAGE | Records kept at Town Hall. | |||
FARMERSVILLE - Incorporated 29 Mar 1821 | 1885 | 1902 | 1887 | Formed from Ischua, now Franklinville. Some scattered earlier records. |
FRANKLINVILLE - Incorporated 16 June 1812 | 1885 | 1884 | 1884 | Formed from Olean as Hebe. Changed to Ischua 17 Apr 1816, to Franklinville 3 Mar 1824, to Ischua 17 Apr 1816, and to Franklinville 3 Mar 1824. |
FRANKLINVILLE VILLAGE | Records kept by Town Clerk. | |||
FREEDOM - Inc 13 Apr 1820 | 1887-1915, 1924 - | 1908 | 1920 | Formed from Ischua, now Franklinville. |
GREAT VALLEY - Incorporated 15 April 1818 | 1919 | 1919 | 1919 | Formed from Olean. Older records were burned in 1919. |
HINSDALE - Incorporated 14 April 1820 | 1888 | 1888 | 1888 | Formed from Olean. |
HUMPHREY - Incorporated 12 May 1838 | 17 Mar 1887 | 27 Nov 1887 | 30 Jun 1887 | Formed from Burton, now Allegany. |
ISCHUA - Incorporated 7 February 1846 | 2 Jan 1883 | 14 Mar 1883 | 25 Feb 1883 | Formed from Hinsdale as Rice, changed to Ischua 27 Mar 1855. |
LEON - Incorporated 24 April 1832 | 1 Feb 1847 | 1 Feb 1847 | 1 Feb 1847 | Formed from Conewango. |
LITTLE VALLEY - Incorporated 10 April 1818 | 24 May 1888 | 21 May 1888 | 6 May 1888 | Formed from Perry, now Perrysburgh. Some earlier records from 1847. |
LITTLE VALLEY VILLAGE - Incorporated 9 May 1876 | Records kept by Town Clerk. | |||
LYNDON - Incorporated 24 Jan 1829 | 1888 | 1888 | 1888 | Formed from Franklinville. Changed to Elgin 7 Apr 1857 and back to Lyndon 16 Apr 1858. |
MACHIAS - lncorporated 16 April 1827 | 28 May 1877 | 9 May 1877 | 6 Apr 1877 | Formed from Yorkshire. |
MANSFIELD - Incorporated 23 February 1830 | 1 Jan 1889 | 1 Jan 1889 | 1 Jan 1889 | Formed from Little Valley. |
NAPOLI - Incorporated 20 January 1823 | 1847-49, Jun 1886 | 1847-56, 1889 | 1847-49, 1889 | Formed from Little Valley as Cold Spring, changed 15 Apr 1828 to Napoli. |
NEW ALBION - Incorporated 23 February 1830 | 8 Apr 1889 | 18 Oct 1887 | 30 Mar 1889 | Formed from Little Valley. |
CATTARAUGUS VILLAGE | Records kept by Town Clerk. | |||
OLEAN - Incorporated 11 March 1808 | 1882 | 1896 | 1882 | Initially included all of Cattaraugus Co. |
OLEAN ClTY - Incorporated 1858 | 30 Jun 1882 | 19 Jul 1882 | 12 Jul 1882 | |
OTTO - Incorporated 29 January 1823 | 28 Jul 1889 | 21 Oct 1889 | 18 Jul 1889 | Formed from Perrysburgh. |
PERRYSBURG - Incorporated 13 April 1814 | 2 Oct 1883 | 27 Nov 1883 | 18 Feb 1884 | Formed from Olean and Ischua (now Franklinville) as Perry, changed to Perrysburgh 10 Apr 1818. |
PERRYSBURG VILLAGE | Records kept by Town Clerk. | |||
PERSIA - Incorporated 7 February 1835 | 1 Jan 1914 | 20 Jan 1908 | 6 Jan 1914 | Formed from Perrysburgh. |
GOWANDA VILLAGE - Incorporated 1 August 1848 | 27 Apr 1885 | 4 Jun 1885 | 12 May 1885 | Part in Town of Collins, Erie County. Gowanda State Hospital which has its own registrar. |
PORTVILLE - Incorporated 27 Apr 1837 | 1890- | 1880, 1890- | 1890, 1900- | Formed from Olean. |
RANDOLPH - Incorporated 1 February 1826 | 4 Nov 1891 (Office of Registrar) | 14 Oct 1886 (Town Clerk) | 17 Sep 1891 (Registrar, Town Clerk has a few from 29 Dec 1886-1891.) | Formed from Conewango. |
RANDOLPH VILLAGE - Incorporated 1867 | 4 Apr 1896 - Registrar | 14 Oct 1886 - Town Clerk | 9 Aug 1896 - Registrar | Village Clerk - same as Town. Village Registrar - same as Town. |
EAST RANDOLPH VILLAGE - Incorporated Nov 1886 | 1 Feb 1910 - Registrar | 14 Oct 1886 - Town Clerk | 1 Feb 1910 - Registrar | |
RED HOUSE - Incorporated 23 November 1869 | 31 Jul 1891 | 28 Apr 1892 | 27 Feb 1908 | Formed from Salamanca. |
SALAMANCA - Incorporated 19 November 1854 | 1888 | 1888 | 1888 | Formed from Little Valley as Bucktooth, changed to Salamanca 17 Apr 1862. |
SALAMANCA CITY - Incorporated 1913 | 1887 | 1887 | 1887 | Formed out of former villages of Salamanca and West Salamanca in 1913. |
SOUTH VALLEY - Incorporated 2 April 1847 | 1889, 1952 | 1892 | 1892 | Formed from Randolph and Cold Spring. The Town Hall burned in 1947, and many town records were lost. |
YORKSHIRE - Incorporated 13 April 1820 | 30 Jul 1887 | 19 Mar 1908 | 27 Jul 1887 | Formed from Franklinville. |
Source: WNYGS JOURNAL, Vol. 2, No.4, March 1976
In cases where data is not available, it can be assumed that the dates of records are similar to the other towns in the county.
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