Dates of First Vital Statistics Records - Villages and Towns of Cattaraugus County
ALLEGANY - Incorporated 18 April 1831 Formed from Great Valley as Burton, changed to Allegany 28 Mar 1851 b - 1 Jan 1887 m - 1 Jan 1887 d - 1 Jan 1887 All Town books, records, papers destroyed by a fire 25 February 1854 ALLEGANY VILLAGE - Incorporated 11 November 1905 b - 1 Jan 1906 m - 1 Jan 1906 d - 1 Jan 1906 ASHFORD - Incorporated 16 February 1824 formed from Ellicottville b - 18 Aug 1896 m - 4 Oct 1896 d - 4 Oct 1896 All Town records except Town Minutes were destroyed by a fire in June 1896. CARROLLTON - lncorporated 9 March 1842 formed from Great Valley b - 10 Oct 1887 m - 10 Oct 1887 d - 10 Oct 1887 LIMESTONE VILLAGE Records kept by Town Clerk. COLD SPRING - Incorporated 20 March 1837 formed from Napoli which was originally called Cold Spring b - 1914 m - 1908 d - 1914 CONEWANGO - Incorporated 20 January 1823 Formed from Little Valley b - 4 Apr 1887 m - 1888 d - 26 Jul 1890 EAST RANDOLPH VILLAGE - (lies in the Towns of Conewango and Randolph) b - 1 Feb 1910 m - kept by Town Clerks d - 1 Feb 1910 DAYTON - Incorporated 7 February 1835 formed from Perrysburgh b - 2 Aug 1913 m - 6 Mar 1908 d - 28 Aug 1913 SOUTH DAYTON VILLAGE Records kept by Town Clerk. EAST OTTO - Incorporated 30 November 1854 formed from Otto b - Apr 1893 m - Feb 1894 d - Nov 1893 ELLICOTTVILLE - Incorporated 13 Apr 1820 formed from Ischua, now Franklinville b - 1892 m - 1892 d - 1892 ELLICOTTVILLE VILLAGE Records kept at Town Hall. FARMERSVILLE - Incorporated 29 Mar 1821 Formed from Ischua, now Franklinville b - 1885 m - 1902 d - 1887 (some scattered earlier records) FRANKLINVILLE - Incorporated 16 June 1812 formed from Olean as Hebe changed to Ischua 17 Apr 1816 and to Franklinville 3 Mar 1824 b - 1885 m - 1884 d - 1884 FRANKLINVILLE VILLAGE Records kept by Town Clerk. FREEDOM - Inc 13 Apr 1820 formed from Ischua now Franklinville b - 1887-1915, 1924 - m - 1908 d - 1920 GREAT VALLEY - Incorporated 15 April 1818 formed from Olean b - 1919 m - 1919 d - 1919 Records were burned in 1919 HINSDALE - Incorporated 14 April 1820 formed from Olean b - 1888 m - 1888 d - 1888 HUMPHREY - Incorporated 12 May 1838 formed from Burton, now Allegany b - 17 Mar 1887 m - 27 Nov 1887 d - 30 Jun 1887 ISCHUA - Incorporated 7 February 1846 formed from Hinsdale as Rice, changed to Ischua 27 Mar 1855 b - 2 Jan 1883 m - 14 Mar 1883 d - 25 Feb 1883 LEON - Incorporated 24 April 1832 formed from Conewango b - 1 Feb 1847 m - 1 Feb 1847 d - 1 Feb 1847 LITTLE VALLEY - Incorporated 10 April 1818 formed from Perry, now Perrysburgh b - 24 May 1888 m - 21 May 1888 d - 6 May 1888 (some earlier records from 1847) LITTLE VALLEY VILLAGE - Incorporated 9 May 1876 Records kept by Town Clerk. LYNDON - Inc 24 Jan 1829 formed from Franklinville, changed to Elgin 7 Apr 1857 and back to Lyndon 16 Apr 1858 b - 1888 m - 1888 d - 1888 MACHIAS - lncorporated 16 April 1827 Formed from Yorkshire b - 28 May 1877 m - 9 May 1877 d - 6 Apr 1877 MANSFIELD - Incorporated 23 February 1830 Formed from Little Valley b - 1 Jan 1889 m - l Jan 1889 d - 1 Jan 1889 NAPOLI - Incorporated 20 January 1823 Formed from Little Valley as Cold Spring, changed 15 Apr 1828 to Napoli b - 1847-49, Jun 1886 m - 1847-56, 1889 d - 1847-49, 1889 NEW ALBION - Incorporated 23 February 1830 Formed from Little Valley b - 8 Apr 1889 m - 18 Oct 1887 d - 30 Mar 1889 CATTARAUGUS VILLAGE Records kept by Town Clerk OLEAN - Incorporated 11 March 1808 Initially included all of Cattaraugus Co. b - 1882 m - 1896 d - 1882 OLEAN ClTY - Incorporated 1858 b - 30 Jun 1882 m - 19 Jul 1882 d - 12 Jul 1882 OTTO - Incorporated 29 January 1823 Formed from Perrysburgh b - 28 Jul 1889 m - 21 Oct 1889 d - 18 Jul 1889 PERRYSBURG - Incorporated 13 April 1814 formed from Olean and Ischua (now Franklinville) as Perry, changed to Perrysburgh 10 Apr 1818 b - 2 Oct 1883 m - 27 Nov 1883 d - 18 Feb 1884 PERRYSBURG VILLAGE Records kept by Town Clerk PERSIA - Incorporated 7 February 1835 formed from Perrysburgh b - 1 Jan 1914 m - 20 Jan 1908 d - 6 Jan 1914 GOWANDA VILLAGE - Incorporated 1 August 1848 (Part in Town of Collins, Erie Co) Vital records for Gowanda are kept by Gowanda State Hospital which has its own registrar. b - 27 Apr 1885 m - 4 Jun 1885 d - 12 May 1885 PORTVILLE - Inc 27 Apr 1837 formed from Olean b - 1890- m - 1880, 1890- d - 1890, 1900- RANDOLPH - Incorporated 1 February 1826 formed from Conewango b - 4 Nov 1891 (Office of Registrar) m - 14 Oct 1886 (Town Clerk) d - 17 Sep 1891 - (Registrar, Town Clerk has a few from 29 Dec 1886-1891) RANDOLPH VILLAGE - Incorporated 1867 Village Clerk - same as Town Village Registrar - same as Town b - 4 Apr 1896 - Registrar m - 14 Oct 1886 - Town Clerk d - 9 Aug 1896 - Registrar EAST RANDOLPH VILLAGE - incorporated Nov 1886 b - 1 Feb 1910 - Registrar m - 14 Oct 1886 - Town Clerk d - 1 Feb 1910 - Registrar RED HOUSE - Incorporated 23 November 1869 formed from Salamanca b - 31 Jul 1891 m - 28 Apr 1892 d - 27 Feb 1908 SALAMANCA - Incorporated 19 November 1854 formed from Little Valley as Bucktooth, changed to Salamanca 17 Apr 1862 b - 1888 m - 1888 d - 1888 SALAMANCA CITY - Formed out of former villages of Salamanca and West Salamanca in 1913 b - 1887 m - 1887 d - 1887 SOUTH VALLEY - Incorporated 2 April 1847 formed from Randolph and Cold Spring b - 1889, 1952 m - 1892 d - 1892 (The Town Hall burned in 1947 and many town records were lost. It is not clear at present whether any of the above were saved.) YORKSHIRE - Incorporated 13 April 1820 formed from Franklinville b - 30 Jul 1887 m - 19 Mar 1908 d - 27 Jul 1887
WNYGS JOURNAL, Vol. II, 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. Any subsequent additions will appear in future numbers of the JOURNAL.
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