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Niagara County Vital Records

Dates of First Vital Statistics Records

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

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Allegany County
Cattaraugus County
Chautauqua County
Erie County
Genesee County
Niagara County

Orleans County
Wyoming County

 

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This map shows each Western New York county's founding date and the name of its parent county.

Town and Date
Births
Marriages
Deaths
Notes
CAMBRIA - Incorporated 11 March 1808
12 Feb 1884
26 Feb 1884
13 Feb 1884
HARTLAND - Incorporated 1 June 1812
23 May 1848 to 12 Aug 1849, 1 June 1881
11 Oct 1848 to 27 Dec 1849, 7 Apr 1888
17 Feb 1848 to 10 Dec 1849, 15 July 1887
LEWISTON - Incorporated 27 Feb 1818
8 Jan 1847 to 6 June 1868, 21 Sept 1882
5 Jan 1847 to 14 Aug 1876, 21 Aug 1882
15 Jan 1847 to 5 May 1876, 15 Dec 1883
LEWISTON VILLAGE - Incorporated 17 Apr 1822
See Town of Lewiston records
LOCKPORT - Incorporated 2 Feb 1824
27 Apr 1882
29 Jan 1908
27 Nov 1884
LOCKPORT CITY - Incorporated 26 March 1829 as Village; 1865 as city
Feb 1868
3 Nov 1881
14 Nov 1881
NEWFANE - Incorporated 20 March 1824
8 Sept 1869
28 Nov 1883
10 Sept 1883
NIAGARA - Incorporated 1 June 1812 as Schlosser; 14 Feb 1816 as Niagara
14 July 1891
1 May 1908
11 May 1892
NIAGARA FALLS - Incorporated 7 July 1848 as Village; 17 Mar 1892 as City
2 Jan 1892
6 Apr 1882
23 Mar 1882
NORTH TONAWANDA - Incorporated 8 May 1868 as Village; 24 Apr 1897 as City
28 Sep 1887
9 Nov 1887
15 Nov 1887
PENDLETON - Incorporated 16 Apr 1827
3 Jan 1886
29 Sep 1886
5 Feb 1886
PORTER - Incorporated 1 June 1812
9 Jan 1884
7 Jun 1883
31 Dee 1883
YOUNGSTOWN VILLAGE - Incorporated 22 Aug 1854
7 Feb 1886
3 Mar 1886 to 8 Dec 1907 (later records kept by Town)
8 Mar 1886
ROYALTON - Incorporated 5 Apr 1817
3 Oct 1888
1 Sep 1888
25 Aug 1888
MIDDLEPORT VILLAGE - Incorporated 1859
14 Jun 1887
7 Sep 1887
28 Jul 1887
SOMERSET - Incorporated 8 Feb 1823
19 Jun 1882
2 Jul 1882
20 Jun 1882
BARKER VILLAGE - Incorporated 1908
See Town of Somerset records
WHEATFIELD - Incorporated 12 May 1836
9 Jan 1879
20 Feb 1879
4 Jan 1879
WILSON - Incorporated 10 Apr 1818
1 Jun 1884
4 Jul 1884
29 Jun 1884
WILSON VILLAGE - Incorporated 25 June 1858
13 Sep 1899
see Town of Wilson records
6 Oct 1899

Source: WNYGS JOURNAL, Vol. 1, No.2, September 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. 

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