Cattaraugus County Vital Records

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

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Town and Date	Births	Marriages	Deaths	Notes
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.

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.