Orleans County Vital Records

(as published in the Western New York Genealogical Society Journal)

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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
ALBION - Incorporated 15 Jan 1875
ALBION VILLAGE - Incorporated 21 April 1828	2 Jul 1887	6 Aug 1887	14 Jul 1887
BARRE - Incorporated 6 Mar 1818	16 Sep 1884	16 Jan 1908	26 Sep 1884
CARLTON - Incorporated 13 April 1822
CLARENDON - Incorporated 23 Feb 1821	1 Mar 1847-1849, 9 Oct 1884	10 Feb 1847-1849, 2 Oct 1884	12 Feb 1847-1849, 29 Oct 1884	No records from 1849 to 1884.
GAINES - Incorporated 14 Feb 1816	8 Apr 1884	25 Dec 1883	8 Feb 1884
HOLLEY - VILLAGE				Record kept by Murray Town Clerk.
KENDALL - Incorporated 7 Apr 1837				Records kept at Town Hall, Kendall, NY 14476.
MEDINA VILLAGE - Incorporated 3 Mar 1832	1 Jul 1885	1 Jul 1885	1 Jul 1885
MURRAY - Incorporated 8 Apr 1808	9 Aug 1884	29 Jul 1884	17 Aug 1884
RIDGEWAY - Incorporated 6 Apr 1813	7 Feb 1882; delayed births 1869-1902.	11 Jan 1882	2 Feb 1882	Have births, deaths and marriages for 1848-1849.
SHELBY - Incorporated 6 Mar 1818	1 Jun 1882	13 Jun 1882	19 Aug 1882
YATES - Incorporated ca1820-1822	Aug 1883	Sep 1883	Aug 1883

Source: WNYGS JOURNAL, Vol. 2, No. 2, September 1975

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.