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
LYNDON - Incorporated 24 Jan 1829	1888	1888	1888	Formed from Franklinville. Changed to Elgin 7 Apr 1857 and back to Lyndon 16 Apr 1858.
MACHIAS - lncorporated 16 April 1827	28 May 1877	9 May 1877	6 Apr 1877	Formed from Yorkshire.
MANSFIELD - Incorporated 23 February 1830	1 Jan 1889	1 Jan 1889	1 Jan 1889	Formed from Little Valley.
NAPOLI - Incorporated 20 January 1823	1847-49, Jun 1886	1847-56, 1889	1847-49, 1889	Formed from Little Valley as Cold Spring, changed 15 Apr 1828 to Napoli.
NEW ALBION - Incorporated 23 February 1830	8 Apr 1889	18 Oct 1887	30 Mar 1889	Formed from Little Valley.
CATTARAUGUS VILLAGE				Records kept by Town Clerk.
OLEAN - Incorporated 11 March 1808	1882	1896	1882	Initially included all of Cattaraugus Co.
OLEAN ClTY - Incorporated 1858	30 Jun 1882	19 Jul 1882	12 Jul 1882
OTTO - Incorporated 29 January 1823	28 Jul 1889	21 Oct 1889	18 Jul 1889	Formed from Perrysburgh.
PERRYSBURG - Incorporated 13 April 1814	2 Oct 1883	27 Nov 1883	18 Feb 1884	Formed from Olean and Ischua (now Franklinville) as Perry, changed to Perrysburgh 10 Apr 1818.
PERRYSBURG VILLAGE				Records kept by Town Clerk.
PERSIA - Incorporated 7 February 1835	1 Jan 1914	20 Jan 1908	6 Jan 1914	Formed from Perrysburgh.

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.