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Guide to Cattaraugus County, New York ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for a Seneca word for "bad smelling banks," and was named for the "odor of natural gas leaking from rock seams." The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Cattaraugus County Courthouse 303 Court St Little Valley, NY 14755 Phone: 716-379-6636 Cattaraugus County Courthouse The County Clerk's office has marriage, military, naturalization, divorce, court and land records. The Surrogate Court office has probate records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * 1581-1917 New York, Family Bible Records at Ancestry– ($); Index. Database is a collection of genealogically important records taken from the Bibles of colony and state residents. Reveals the Bible's original owner, brief record of descendants,and a particular event such as birth or marriage as recorded in Bible.

Cemeteries

 * 1800-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Census Records
For information and tips on using and accessing online census records, see New York Census.

 Federal

1890: Census records were damaged and destroyed prior to the establishment of the National Archives and Records Service (NARA). Even though the census is lost, through directories, it is possible to reconstruct the population.

 State


 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records
 Methodist Episcopal  Salem Welch Church
 * 1855-1969 Porterville  Baptisms 1855-1926, marriages 1855-1929, record of probationers including deaths 1854-1930, alphabetical record of members in full connection including deaths 1863-1953, class record 1857-1878, record of pastors 1884-1969, record of official members 1885-1886
 * 1868-1888 Hamlet Charge Church Includes baptisms, marriages, membership lists, and class records.
 * Salem Welsh Church. Includes burials.

 Church Histories  List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Kysor, Kenneth. Benjamin Titus Roberts and the Free Methodist Church. 1987. Digital version at Ancestry ($). ;
 * FamilySearch Places

Directories

 * Cattaraugus County, New York Online Historical Directories (Source: Online Historical Directories)

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1906-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1818-1877 Deed Records 1818 - 1917 - Index included: 1818-1968
 * 1800-1887 Mortgage Records - Index included: 1800 - 1877

 Books
 * 1804-1824 Livsey, Karen E. Western New York Land Transactions, 1804-1824. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1825-1835 Livsey, Karen E. Western New York Land Transactions, 1825-1835. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Local Histories

 * New York Indexes (many counties) at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of New York (1683-1915)
 * Simple Town Map of Cattaraugus County via NYGenWeb Page
 * Map of Towns of Cattarugus County via Regional Knowledge Network
 * NY Home Town Locator Cattaraugus County Gazateer By Name of Cities, Towns, Census Designated Places, Neighborhoods, Subdivisions &amp; Settlements

Migration
Migration routes for early European settlers to and from Cattaraugus County included:
 * Catskill Road 1750s from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York
 * Catskill Turnpike  (aka Susquehannah Turnpike ) from Catskill, NY to Unadilla, NY; route travelled by Europeans by the 1750s; toll booths opened by 1804.
 * Forbidden Path, 1767 from Athens, Pennsylvania to Salamanca, New York
 * Lake Shore Path 1792 from Buffalo, New York to Sandusky County, Ohio
 * Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths 1766 from Unadilla, New York to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that is, from the Catskill Turnpike  to the Great Valley Road.
 * Ulster and Delaware Turnpike 1802 from Salisbury, Connecticut to Bainbridge, New York

Military Records
 Revolutionary War ''Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Cattaraugus County, New York. ''by Julia G. Pierce and Maud D. Brooks. FS Library Fiche: 6061377

 Civil War Online Civil War Indexes and Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Available towns. Registers are available for: Allegany· Ashford· Coldspring· Conewango· East Otto· Ellicottville· Farmersville· Franklinville· Freedom· Hinsdale· Humphrey· Ischua· Leon· Lyndon· Mansfield· Otto· Portville· Randolph· Salamanca· South Valley· Yorkshire. Regiments. Service men in Cattaraugus County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.
 * - 2nd Regiment, New York Mounted Rifles, Company B.
 * - 6th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery, Company I.
 * - 6th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company I.
 * - 9th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies B and E.
 * - 10th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies L and M.
 * - 37th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies H and I.
 * - 64th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, C, F, I and K.
 * - 71st Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies H and I.
 * - 85th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A and K.
 * - 100th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B and E.
 * - 105th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company K.
 * - 116th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company F.
 * - 122nd Regiment, New York Infantry, Company C.
 * - 154th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I and K.
 * - 160th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company K.
 * - 179th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies D and H.
 * - 194th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company F.


 * Cattaragus County in the Civil War
 * Brothers One and All: esprit de corps in a Civil War Regiment. By Mark H. Dunkelman.
 * List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883 for Cattaraugus_County at Internet Archive.

 World War II
 * New York World War II Casualties - Army and Air Force at AccessGenealogy.

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * SAMPUBCO Index of naturalization records
 * 1791-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1907-1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images at partner site

Newspapers

 * Ellicottville NY American Union 1855-1863
 * Ellicottville NY Cataraugus Republican 1834-1859
 * Ellicottville NY News 1884-1901
 * Ellicottville NY Post 1884-1969
 * Olean NY Times Herald 1932-1985
 * Olean NY Herald 1933, 1935, 1938, 1941, 1980
 * Randolph NY Register 1842-2003
 * Randolph NY Weekly Courant 1879-1891
 * Salamanca NY Republic Press 1874-1993 (misc.)
 * Salamanca NY Pennysaver 1994-2001

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1626-1836 Calendar of Wills On File and Recorded in the Offices of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, of the County Clerk at Albany, and of the Secretary of State, 1626-1836 at FamilySearch Digital Library; Also at: Ancestry ($), American Ancestors ($)
 * 1629-1971 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1659 1999 New York Wills and Probate Records 1659-1999 at Ancestry — index and images $
 * 1787-1835 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835 at American Ancestors ($).
 * 1830-1916 SAMPUBCO - Index of testators of wills. ;.
 * SAMPUBCO Index of guardianships (names of children).
 * 1866-1923 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1629-1971 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only


 * 1800-1956 Probate records, 1820-1936; general index, 1800-1956; index to wills, 1832-1893.
 * 1800-1911 Miscellaneous records including letters of administration, letters testamentary, and adoption papers.

Birth

 * 1881-1942 Reclaim the Records: New York State Birth Index at Internet Archive - images of index

Birth Substitutes
 * 1640-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index

Marriage

 * 1639-1962 New York, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1664-1784 New York. Secretary of State, Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued By the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784 (Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1860). At Cornell University digital library-free; Internet Archive - free; Ancestry edition($); ; . Marriage bonds issued in the State of New York prior to 1784, and the earliest record dating 1664.
 * 1836-1880 Miscellaneous marriages of Cattaraugus County, New York . Contains miscellaneous entries in a marriage book that lacks place of recording. Includes date of the marriage, place of residence, name and age of bride and groom, and name and residence of person performing the marriage. The residence of the officer or clergyman performing the marriage ceremony is listed as Hinsdale for most of the entries in this record. Some of the record may be hard to read due to smudging.
 * 1847-1848;1908-1936 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1881-1964 Reclaim the Records: New York State Marriage Index at Internet Archive - images of index
 * 1847-1848;1908-1936 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Marriage Substitutes
 * 1686-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1800-1855 New York Marriage Notices at Ancestry ($) - index. This database is a collection of marriage notices published in newspapers around the state. Contains name of bride and groom, marriage date, marriage location, residence, and newspaper found in.
 * 1801-1880 New York, U.S., Marriage Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1880 (Barber Collection) at Ancestry ($) – index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
 * 1809-1850 MyHeritage ($).
 * 1856-1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry ($) – index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as Midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browsable.
 * 1864-5, 1874-5 See Marriage Schedule information in the State Census section

Death
Death Indexes
 * 1824-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1880-1956 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1880-1956 New York, Death Index, 1880-1956 at Ancestry ($) — index
 * 1880-1956 Reclaim the Records: New York State Death Index at Internet Archive - images of index
 * 1957-1963 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index

Death Substitutes
 * 1640-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1801-1890 New York, U.S., Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890 (Barber Collection) at Ancestry ($) – index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
 * 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census section of Census for death information.
 * 1856-1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browsable.
 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War in the Civil War section of Military for death information.
 * 1864-5, 1874-5 See Mortality Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for death information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.

Archives
Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Cattaraugus County, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1984). ; . Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.

 County Historian Cattaraugus County Historian Sharon Fellows E-mail: sfellows@cattco.org Office Located at the: Cattaraugus County Museum and Research Library 9824 Route 16 P.O. Box 352 Machias, NY 14101 Phone: (716) 353-8200 E-mail: Contact The County Historian may provide access to obituaries, vital records, church records, maps, and family files or journals. Some historians provide search services for their office records and others may refer you to local genealogists who research in the area.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Jamestown New York FamilySearch Center
 * Olean New York FamilySearch Center
 * Olean Public Library - an affiliate library
 * James Prendergast Library Association - an affiliate library

Libraries
Allegany Public Library 90 West Main Street Allegany, NY 14706 Phone: 716-373-1056 Delvan-Yorkshire Public Library P.O. Box 185 28 School Street Delevan, NY 14042 Phone: 716-492-1961 Gowanda Free Library 56 West Main Street Gowanda, NY 14070 Phone: 716-532-3451 Website Memorial Library of Little Valley 110 Rock City Street Little Valley, NY 14755 Phone: 1-716-938-6301 Ellicottville Memorial Library 1 Washington Street Ellicottville, NY 14731 Phone: 716-699-2842 King Memorial Library Town Hall, Roszyk Hill Road Machias, NY 14101 Phone: 716-353-9915 Website Myers Memorial Library P.O. Box 559 26 Ivory Street Frewsburg, NY 14738 Phone 716-569-5515 Website Seneca Nation Library-Cattaraugus Branch 1490 Route 438 Irving, NY 14081 Phone: 716-532-9449 Website

Museums
Cattaraugus County Historical Museum and Research Library 9824 Route 16 PO Box 352 Machias, NY 14101 716-353-8200 Website Seneca-Iroquois National Museum 814 Broad Street Salamanca, NY 14779 Phone: 716-945-1760 Website

Societies
Cattaraugus Area Historical Society 23 Main Street Cattaraugus, NY 14719 Phone: 716-257-3429 or 716-257-3971 Website Central New York Genealogical Society Box 104, Calvin Station Syracuse, New York 13205 E-mail: [mailto:CNYGS@yahoo.com CNYSG@yahoo.com] Website
 * Member queries; surname research list; online resources; six meetings/year; publication: Tree Talks quarterly with annual index.
 * Counties served: Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Oreleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Washington, Wayne, Warren, Wyoming, and Yates.

Western New York Genealogical Society P.O. Box 338 Hamburg, New York 14075-0338 Email: info@wnygs.org Directory Website
 * Focus is on eight Western New York counties - Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Wyoming, Orleans, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany - which comprise the area of the original Holland Land Company purchase.

Painted Hills Genealogy Society Mary E. Bryant: Founder and President E-mail: paint@paintedhills.org Website
 * This Society covers the Painted Hills Area of Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania, particularly the counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Steuben in New York and the Pennsylvania counties of McKean and Potter.

Websites

 * The Cattaraugus County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Cattaraugus County Search Ancestry($)
 * Painted Hills Genealogical Society Cattaraugus County Page
 * Cattaraugus County Genealogy
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides
Cattaraugus County Historical Museum and Research Library 9824 Route 16 P.O. Box 352 Machias, NY 14101 Phone: (716) 353-8200 Website
 * This is a genealogy/research center, operated by the county. They will perform research requests for a fee. Some the records include: county census, Civil War rolls, cemetery stone abstracts, marriage records (1908-1925 only) and obituary abstracts