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Guide to Chautauqua 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 the lone surviving remnant of the Erie language, a tongue lost in the Beaver Wars; its meaning is unknown and a subject of speculation." The County is located in the west area of the state.

County Courthouse
Chautauqua County Courthouse 3 North Erie St Mayville, NY 14757 Phone: 716-753-4266 Chautauqua County Courthouse The office of the County Clerk has marriage, divorce, court and land records. The surrogate Court 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
 * The 1890 Census is lost. For a substitute, see Chautauqua.

 State


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

Church Records
 List of Churches and Church Parishes

A variety of local church records representing the Baptist, Congregational, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Swedish Lutheran, United Brethren, Universalist, and Welsh Baptist faiths are available online at NYGenWeb.  Evangelical Lutheran 
 * 1781-1969 U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969 Ancestry — index & images ($)

 Methodist Episcopal
 * 1835-1942 Includes Sinclairville, Gerry, and Charlotte. Contains minutes of meetings, baptisms 1862-1917, marriages 1860-1931, record of probationers including deaths 1863-1914, alphabetical record of members in full connection including deaths 1835-1942, class record 1887-1888, record of pastors 1890-1918, record of official members 1890-1902.
 * 1856-1867 Includes Villanova and Dayton. Contains baptisms, marriages, probationers, alphabetical list of members and class lists.
 * 1884-1922 Includes Ashville, Blockville, Wattd Flats, and Celoron. Contains record of pastors 1884-1909, record of official members 1885-1913, Alphabetical record of members in full connection including deaths 1885-1922, record of probationers including deaths 1885-1922, marriages 1884-1915, baptisms 1885-1922, history 1818-1911.


 * Burgess, Chalon. The Churches and Clergy of the Pioneer Period in Chautauqua County. 1902. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

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

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

Holland Land Company delinquent contracts in Chautauqua County, N.Y. compiled by Lois M. Barris. ( [S.l.] : Chautauqua County Genealogical Society, c1991); Books
 * 1811-1917 Deed Records 1811-1908 - Index included: 1811-1917.


 * 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

 * History of Chautauqua County, New York by Andrew W Young; at Internet Archive
 * New York Indexes (many counties) at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of New York (1683-1915)
 * Map of Chautauqua County Towns -  Regional Knowledge Network
 * Chautauqua County Outline Overlays Google Map via NY Home Town Locator
 * NY Home Town Locator Chautauqua County Gazatteer By Name of Cities, Towns, Census Designated Places, Neighborhoods, Subdivisions &amp; Settlements
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration
Migration routes for early European settlers to and from Chautauqua 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
 Civil War Online Civil War Indexes and Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch —  How to Use this Collection; Index/Images at partner site

Available towns. Registers are available for: Arkwright· Busti· Carroll· Charlotte· Chautauqua· Cherry Creek· Clymer· Dunkirk· Ellery· Ellicott· Ellington· French Creek· Gerry· Hanover· Kiantone· Mina· Poland· Pomfret· Portland· Sheridan· Sherman· Stockton· Villenova. Regiments. Service men in Chautauqua County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.
 * - 1st Battalion, New York Sharpshooters, 7th Company
 * - 9th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and K
 * - 15th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company L
 * - 21st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 22nd Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies F and K
 * - 49th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, G, I and K
 * - 72nd Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies B, D, E, G, H and L
 * - 90th Regiment, New York Infantry, First and second Companies H
 * - 100th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies B, E and H
 * - 112th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and K
 * - 154th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies E, F, G and H
 * - 156th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies H and I
 * - 179th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company D

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

 * Cherry Creek NY News 1885-1945
 * Clymer NY Independent 1960-1969
 * Fredonia NY Censor 1843-1963
 * NYS Historical Newspapers - digital newspapers for Chautaugua County

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1841-1901 Listed as "probate of wills books" . How to use FamilySearch Catalog
 * 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 ($) — index and images.
 * 1787-1835 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835 at American Ancestors ($).
 * 1830-1900 SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1830-1843 Wills, Chautauqua County, Vol. 1, 1830-1843, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1842-1850 Proceedings of Administration, Chautauqua County, Vol. 2, 1842-1850, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1844-1856 Wills, Chautauqua County, Vol. 2, 1844-1856, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1851-1865 Proceedings of Administration, Chautauqua County, Vol. 3, 1851-1865, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1866-1923 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1811-1962 Probate records, 1811-1901; index, 1811-1962.
 * 1818-1911 Probate records.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * 1881-1942 New York, Birth Index, 1881-1942 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 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
 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in the Civil War section of Military for birth information.

Marriage

 * 1639-1962 New York, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1664-1784 New York. Secretary of State, Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued By the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784 (Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1860). At Cornell University digital library; Internet Archive; Ancestry edition($); ; . Marriage bonds issued in the State of New York prior to 1784, and the earliest record dating 1664.
 * 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  Fred Q. Bowman, 10,000 Vital Records of Western New York, 1809-1850 (Baltimore,MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1985). Ancestry ($); MyHeritage ($); ; . Abstracted from newspaper marriage and death columns.
 * 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 of Census for marriage information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.

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 only
 * 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 ($) – index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
 * 1809-1850  Fred Q. Bowman, 10,000 Vital Records of Western New York, 1809-1850 (Baltimore,MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1985). Ancestry ($); MyHeritage ($); ; . Abstracted from newspaper marriage and death columns.
 * 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census section of Census for death information.
 * 1856-1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry ($); 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.
 * 1918-1936 Coroners Reports at USGenWeb Archives.
 * 1927-1928 Almshouse Deaths During Year Ending September 30, 1928, Dewittville, Chautauqua County, NY at NYGenWeb.

Archives
Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Chautauqua County, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1982). ; . Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.

 County Historian Michelle Henry, Historian 1 North Erie Street Mayville, New York 14757 E-mail: HenryM@co.chautauqua.ny.us Phone: 716-753-4857 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. For a 17-page 2003 inventory of holdings, click here.

FamilySearch Centers

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

Libraries
Fenton History Center 67 Washington Street Jamestown, NY 14701 Phone: 716-664-6256 Website The research center includes family name files, cemetery inscriptions, marriages and death extracted from 19th century newspapers, photographs, diaries and other sources associated with the county. Chautauqua Institution Smith Memorial Library 21 Miller Ave P.O. Box 1093 Chautauqua, NY 14722 Phone: 716-357-6332 Website Darwin R. Barker Library and Historical Museum 7 Day Street Fredonia, NY 14063-1891 Phone: 716- 672-8051 Website Patterson Library 40 South Portage Street Westfield, NY 14787 Phone: 716-326-2154 Website Reed Library SUNY College at Fredonia Fredonia, NY 14063 Phone: 716-673-3183 Website

Museums
Darwin R. Barker Library and Historical Museum 7 Day Street Fredonia, NY 14063-1891 Phone: (716) 672-8051 Fax: (716) 679-3547 Website Dunkirk Historical Museum 513 Washington Avenue Dunkirk, NY 14048 Phone: 716-366-3797 Website

Societies
 Societies Chautauqua County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 404 Fredonia, NY 14063 Society's publication, The Chautauqua Genealogist, is published quarterly. Website

Chautauqua County Historical Society and McClurg Museum P.O. Box 7 Westfield, NY 14787 Phone: 716-326-2977 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 DirectoryWebsite
 * 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 Genealogical Resources: 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

 * Ancestry ($) for Chautauqua County.
 * The Chautauqua County NYGenWeb
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Chautauqua County.
 * Chautauqua 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.