Chautauqua County Vital Records

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

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Town and Date	Births	Marriages	Deaths	Notes
ARKWRIGHT - Incorporated 30 Apr 1829	1 Jan 1849-31 Dec 1849, 15 Apr 1885, 1 Apr 1886-	1 Jan 1849-31 Dec 1849, 1881	1 Jan 1849-31 Dec 1849, 1885
BUSTI - Incorporated 16 Apr 1823	1872 to 1880 misc, 1 Jan 1898 -	15 Jan 1898	9 Nov 1897	Records 1882 to 1898 destroyed by fire.
LAKEWOOD - Incorporated 1893	1847, 1848, 1849, 1851 (no 1850), 1898-	21 Jan 1848-31 Dec 1848, 1898-	1847, 1848, 1851, (no 1849 or 1850)1898-	Records 1882 to 1898 missing - fire.
CARROLL - Incorporated 1825	1847, 1848, 1849, 1881-	1847, 1848, 1849, 1881-	1847, 1848, 1849, 1881-
CHARLOTTE - Incorporated 18 Apr 1829	Aug 1881	14 Jul 1882	11 Feb 1882
SINCLAIRVILLE - Incorporated 1887	1 Jan 1914	1 Jan 1914	1 Jan 1914
CHAUTAUQUA - Incorporated 11 Apr 1804	1881	1881	1881
MAYVILLE - Incorporated 1830	1882 misc	1888-1907 (Town Clerk has records 1908-)	1888
CHERRY CREEK - Incorporated 4 May 1829	1881	1881	1881
CHERRY CREEK - VILLAGE Incorporated 1893	1896	1896	1896	Records kept by Town Clerk.
CLYMER - Incorporated 9 Feb 1821	22 Apr 1881	18 Feb 1886	26 Sep 1881
DUNKIRK - Incorporated 17 Nov 1859	1914	1914	1914	Earlier records destroyed by fire.

Source: WNYGS JOURNAL, Vol. 1, No.3, December 1974

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.