Cattaraugus County - New York Genealogy - Ancestry Research & Family History

Genealogy Resources - Cattaraugus County County, New York

Please follow the links below to learn more about your New York ancestors. Many great records relating to your family history can be found online and at local archives, libraries, courthouses, and genealogical and historical societies located throughout the state. New York Genealogy is your resource to help you find these and other important records which are critical to your research.

African-American Genealogy

African-American Center for Cultural Development - Olean, NY

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - The Anti-Slavery Society of Cattaraugus County

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Hiram Chapman, Lake Erie Boat Captain Transporter of Slaves

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Humphrey Smith, son of slave parents

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Judge James Brooks Station Master

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Nathan Howe of Great Valley

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - People of the Underground Railroad

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Rev. Sylvester Cowles, Abolitionist

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Underground Railroad Stations by Eber Russell

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Walking Tour of African-American History in Olean

Archives and Libraries

Allegany Public Library - Allegany, NY

Ashford Historical Society Museum - West Valley, NY

Bartlett House/Olean Point Museum - Olean, NY

Blount Library - Franklinville, NY

Cattaraugus Area Historical Society Museum - Cattaraugus, NY

Cattaraugus County Historical Museum and Research Library - Machias, NY

Cattaraugus Free Library - Cattaraugus, NY

Dayton Historical Museum - Dayton, NY

Delevan-Yorkshire Public Library - Delevan, NY

East Otto Historical Museum - East Otto, NY

Ellicottville Memorial Library – Ellicottville, NY

FamilySearch Catalog - Cattaraugus County, NY

FamilySearch - Family History Center Locator: Cattaraugus County, NY

Gowanda Free Library - Gowanda, NY

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Cattaraugus County Museums

Inventory of the County Archives of New York State, No. 04 - Cattaraugus County, NY

King Memorial Library - Machias, NY

Leon Historical Society Museum - Leon, NY

Memorial Library of Little Valley - Little Valley, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Cattaraugus County, NY

Olean Public Library - Olean, NY

Perrysburg Historical Museum - Perrysburg, NY

Portville Free Library - Portville, NY

Randolph Free Library - Randolph, NY

Salamanca Public Library - Salamanca, NY

Seneca-Iroquois National Museum - Salamanca, NY

Seneca Nation Library, Allegany Branch - Salamanca, NY

St. Bonaventure University - Archives Index Page

St. Bonaventure University - Friedsam Memorial Library Archives

St. Bonaventure University - Special Collections

St. Bonaventure University - University Manuscript Collection

USGenWeb Archives - Cattaraugus County, NY

Bible Records

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Acocks Family Bible

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Jerome Averill Family Bible

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Olcutt P. Boardman Bible

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Warren Family Bible

Biographies

Archive.org - Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus County, N.Y.

Genealogy Trails - Cattaraugus County Biographies

Hathi Trust - Cattaraugus County by John Manley

Hathi Trust - History of Cattaraugus Co., New York: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers

Hathi Trust - Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western New York

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Daniel C. Colvin

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Early Pioneers of Cattaraugus County

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Early Settlers of Randolph, NY

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Families

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - George J. Lahr

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memoir of Cattaraugus County

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - History of Cattaraugus County, New York: Towns, 1879

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Mollie Barnes is My Name

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Oleander Review and Outlook

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Recollections of Orre Snow

St. Bonaventure University - Biographies

USGenWeb Archives - Cattaraugus County Biographies

Wikipedia.org - Cattaraugus County Notable People

Wikipedia.org - People from Cattaraugus County, New York

Cemeteries

Census Records

1840 New York State Census of Pensioners - Cattaraugus County, NY

Census Online - Cattaraugus County, NY

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1855

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1865

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1875

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1892

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1905

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1915

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1925

NYGenWeb Project - Cattaraugus County Census Records

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Cattaraugus County Census Records

USGenWeb Census Project - Cattaraugus County Federal Census Index

USGenWeb Archives - Cattaraugus County Census Records

Wikipedia.org - Cattaraugus County Census-Designated Places

Church Records

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - St, Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Historical Background

Court Records

Cattaraugus County Court - 8th Judicial District

Cattaraugus County Clerk's Office - Cattaraugus County Court Records

Cattaraugus County Court System

Livingston's Law Register 1851 - Cattaraugus County Lawyers

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Attorneys and Counselors Admitted to the Bar

Surrogate's Court - Cattaraugus County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Cattaraugus County Court Records

USGenWeb Archives Projects - 1889 Court Case Reports, NY

Directories

LDS Genealogy - Cattaraugus County City Directories

NYGenWeb Project - Cattaraugus County Directory of County Officials

Estate Records

Cattaraugus County Clerk's Office - Cattaraugus County Probate Records

LDS Genealogy - Cattaraugus County Probate Records

SAMPUBCO - Cattaraugus County, New York Will Testators 1830-1916 (A-B Surnames)

SAMPUBCO - Cattaraugus County, New York Will Testators 1830-1916 (C-D Surnames)

SAMPUBCO - Cattaraugus County, New York Will Testators 1830-1916 (E-G Surnames)

SAMPUBCO - Cattaraugus County, New York Will Testators 1830-1916 (H-J Surnames)

SAMPUBCO - Cattaraugus County, New York Will Testators 1830-1916 (K-M Surnames)

SAMPUBCO - Cattaraugus County, New York Will Testators 1830-1916 (N-P Surnames)

SAMPUBCO - Cattaraugus County, New York Will Testators 1830-1916 (S Surnames)

SAMPUBCO - Cattaraugus County, New York Will Testators 1830-1916 (T-Z Surnames)

USGenWeb Archives - Cattaraugus County Wills and Probate Records

History

Cattaraugus County - Gazetteer of the State of New York, 1860

Cattaraugus County Goverment - About John Napier

Cattaraugus County Government - Early History of Cattaraugus County: A Brief Overview

Cattaraugus County Government - History of the Stone House

Cattaraugus County Historical Advisory Committee - Historic Path of Cattaraugus County

Genealogy Trails - Early Settlers of Cattaraugus County, NY

Geography of the State of New York, 1847 - Cattaraugus County, NY

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Historic Ellicottville Walking Tour

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Historic Registry Sites in Cattaraugus County

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Historic Rt. 16 Driving Tour

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Historic Rt. 62 Driving Tour

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Historic Rt. 219 Driving Tour

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Industry of Cattaraugus County

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Nostalgic Cattaraugus County

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Old Chautauqua Road Historic Driving Tour

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - A Walking Tour of Century Homes in Randolph

History of Cattaraugus - Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers

History of Western New York - The Earliest New Yorkers

Hope Farm Press - Early Cattaraugus County History

National Register of Historic Places - Cattaraugus County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Cattaraugus County Histories and Genealogies

NYGenWeb Project - Cattaraugus Pioneer Links

NYGenWeb Project - Home Pages with Cattaraugus County Connections

NYGenWeb Project - Towns of Cattaraugus County

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Big Olean Fire of 1866

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Cables Store, Carrolton, NY

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Short Histories

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - A Glimpse of Ellicottville's Past 1808-1880

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - History of Dayton, NY

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - History of Olean, NY

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - History of the Town of Salamanca

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Holiday Plane Crash in 1951

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Olean, New York: The City of Natural Advantages

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Steamboats of Olean, NY

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Yorkshire, NY

Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western New York 1850

The Pioneer Period of Western New York

St. Bonaventure University - St. Bonaventure's History and People

USGenWeb Archives - Penny Postcards from Cattaraugus County, NY

Wikipedia.org - Cattaraugus County

Wikipedia.org - The Holland Purchase

Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places listings in Cattaraugus County, New York

Immigration and Naturalization Records

Ellis Island - Port of New York Passenger Records

FamilySearch.org - New York, County Naturalization Records 1791-1980

German Genealogy Group - New York Naturalization Records

Italian Genealogical Group - Naturalizations at NARA in NYC

LDS Genealogy - Cattaraugus County Immigration Records

National Archives and Records Administration - Northeast Region

SAMPUBCO - Petitions for Naturalization 1906-1954 A-D Surname Index

SAMPUBCO - Petitions for Naturalization 1906-1954 E-K Surname Index

SAMPUBCO - Petitions for Naturalization 1906-1954 L-P Surname Index

SAMPUBCO - Petitions for Naturalization 1906-1954 Q-Z Surname Index

Map Records

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

LDS Genealogy - Cattaraugus County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Cattaraugus County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Cattaraugus County Maps

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Cattaraugus County, New York Geography

Military Records

Genealogy Trails - 1883 Pensioners of Cattaraugus County, NY

Genealogy Trails - Daniel Frederick Bakeman: Last Revolutionary War Survivor

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - 1st Lieutenant Stephen Welch Received Medal of Honor

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - J. S. Leonard - One of Soldiers Detailed to Help Capture Jefferson Davis

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Last Veteran of the American Revolution Died in Cattaraugus County

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Military Early Pensions and Land Warrants Towns of East Otto and Mansfield

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Military Records of Cattaraugus County

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Part One: Two Civil War Veterans

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Part Two: Two Veterans of the Civil War/A Long Walk Home

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - A Tribute to Marvin Older: Teacher and Veteran

Internet Archive - List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883

Irish in the American Civil War - Civil War Memorial in Cattaraugus County, New York

LDS Genealogy - Cattaraugus County Military Records

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Cattaraugas, New York

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Cattaraugas, New York (con't)

New Horizons Genealogy - 1840 New York State Census of Pensioners of Cattaraugus County, NY

New York State Military Museum - Cattaraugus County, New York in the Civil War

New York State Military Museum - Cattaraugus County, New York Civil War Newspaper Clippings

New York State Military Museum - The Communities of New York and the Civil War: Cattaraugus County

NYGenWeb Project - Cattaraugus County Military Information

NYGenWeb Project - Cattaraugus County Regiments in the Civil War

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Cattaraugus County Soldiers in the War of 1812

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Diary of Orre Snow During the Civil War

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Olean, NY Civil War Soldiers

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Revolutionary War Soldiers of Cattaraugus County

USGenWeb Archives - Cattaraugus County Military Service and Pension Records

USGenWeb Archives Pensions Project - Pensions Project Wars

WebArchive.org - New York Military Links Page

WebArchive.org - Roster No.3, New York Soldiers

Miscellaneous Records

LDS Genealogy - Cattaraugus County Miscellaneous Records

My Genealogy Hound - Historic Photos and Vintage Postcards of New York

Native American Genealogy

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Seneca Indians Demonstrate Technique Used in Winter Fish Drives

Historic Path of Cattaraugus County - Seneca Nation of Indians

Native American Documents Project

NYGenWeb Project - Horseshoe Cemetery Records

NYGenWeb Project - Native American Links

NYGenWeb Project - Seneca Religious Traditions

Seneca Nation Homepage

Wikipedia.org - Cattaraugus County Indian Reservations

Newspapers

Cattaraugus County Government - Cattaraugus County Newspapers

Genealogy Trails - Index to Newspaper Gleanings

LDS Genealogy - Cattaraugus County Newspapers and Obituaries

NYS Historic Newspapers - Cattaraugus County, New York

New York State Library - Cattaraugus County, NY Newspapers on Microfilm

Wikipedia.org - Cattaraugus County Newspapers

Obituaries

Ancestry.com - U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930 - 2015

Babbitt and Easton Funeral Home - Obituaries

Casey, Halwig, & Hartle Funeral Home - Obituaries

Genealogy Buff - Miscellaneous Obituary Extracts

Genealogy Trails - Obituaries and Death Notices of Cattaraugus County, New York

DiStasio-Hills Funeral Chapel - Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Cattaraugus County Newspapers and Obituaries

Legacy.com - Oleans Times Herald Obituaries

Legacy.com - Salamanca Press Obituaries

Letro-McIntosh-Spink Funeral Home - Obituaries

Mentley Funeral Home - Obituaries

O'Rourke & O'Rourke Funeral Home - Obituaries

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Cattaraugus County New York Obituary Scrapbook

Portville Free Library - Obituary Index

Rootsweb - Obituaries of Cattaraugus County, NY

The Times Herald - Olean, NY

Tributes.com - Obituaries and Death Records in Olean, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Cattaraugus County Obituaries and Death Notices

USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project - Cattaraugus County, NY Obituaries

Van Rensselaer & Son Funeral Home - Obituaries

Photographs

Family Old Photos - New York Old Photos

My Genealogy Hound - Historic Photos and Vintage Postcards of New York

National Archives - Cattaraugus County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Old Cattaraugus County Photographs

Resources and Links

FamilySearch Wiki - Cattaraugus County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Cattaraugus County Commercial Links of Interest

NYGenWeb Project - Cattaraugus County Human Interest Links

NYGenWeb Project - Cattaraugus County Private Links of Interest

USGenWeb Archives - Special Collections Project

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Cattaraugus County School Records

Wikipedia.org - Cattaraugus County Education

Societies

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African-American Center for Cultural Development - Olean, NY

Allegany Area Historical Association - Allegany, NY

Allegany State Park Historical Society - Red House, NY

Ashford Historical Society - Ashford, NY

Cattaraugus Area Historical Society - Cattaraugus, NY

Cattaraugus County Historical Museum and Research Library - Machias, NY

Dayton Historical Society - Dayton, NY

Ellicottville Historical Society - Ellicottville, NY

Gowanda Area Historical Society - Gowanda, NY

Hinsdale Historical Society - Hinsdale, NY

Ischua Valley Historical Society - Machias, NY

Leon Historical Society - South Dayton, NY

Mansfield Area Historical Society - Little Valley, NY

Olean Historical & Preservation Society – Olean, NY

Painted Hills Genealogy Society

The Portville Historical & Preservation Society - Portville, NY

Randolph Historical Society - Randolph, NY

Salamanca Area History Society - Salamanca, NY

Western New York Genealogical Society - Hamburg, NY

Tax Records

LDS Genealogy - Cattaraugus County Tax Records

Towns, Cities & Villages

City of Salamanca - Salamanca, NY

Town of Allegany - Allegany, NY

Town of Ashford - Ashford, NY

Town of Carrollton - Carrollton, NY

Town of Coldspring - Coldspring, NY

Town of Dayton - Dayton, NY

Town of East Otto - East Otto, NY

Town of Ellicottville - Ellicottville, NY

Town of Farmersville - Farmersville, NY

Town of Franklinville - Franklinville, NY

Town of Freedom - Freedom, NY

Town of Great Valley - Great Valley, NY

Town of Hinsdale - Hinsdale, NY

Town of Humphrey - Humphrey, NY

Town of Leon - Leon, NY

Town of Little Valley - Valley, NY

Town of Lyndon - Lyndon, NY

Town of Machias - Machias, NY

Town of Manfield - Manfield, NY

Town of Napoli - Napoli, NY

Town of New Albion - New Albion, NY

Town of Olean - Olean, NY

Town of Otto - Otto, NY

Town of Perrysburg - Perrysburg, NY

Town of Persia - Persia, NY

Town of Portville - Portville, NY

Town of Randolph - Randolph, NY

Town of Red House - Red House, NY

Town of Yorkshire - Yorkshire, NY

LDS Genealogy - Allegany Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Ashford Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Carrollton Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Cattaraugus Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Coldspring Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Conewango Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Dayton Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - East Otto Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Ellicottville Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Farmersville Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Franklinville Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Freedom Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Gowanda in Cattaraugus County Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Great Valley Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Hinsdale Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Humphrey Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Ischua Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Leon Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Little Valley Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Lyndon Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Machias Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Mansfield Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Napoli Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - New Albion Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Olean Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Otto Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Perrysburg Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Persia Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Portville Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Randolph Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Salamanca Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - South Valley Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Yorkshire Genealogy

Wikipedia.org - Cattaraugus County Cities

Wikipedia.org - Cattaraugus County Hamlets

Wikipedia.org - Cattaraugus County Towns

Wikipedia.org - Cattaraugus County Villages

Vital Records

Ancestry.com - Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald 1856-1863, Vol. 2

Ancestry.com - New York, Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890 (Barber Collection)

Ancestry.com - New York, Marriage Bonds, 1664 - 1784

Ancestry.com - New York, Marriage Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1880 (Barber Collection)

Ancestry.com - New York Marriage Notices, 1800-55

Cattaraugus County Clerk's Office - Cattaraugus County Vital Records

FamilySearch.org - New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962

FamilySearch.org - New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936

FamilySearch.org - New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952

FamilySearch.org - New York Marriages, 1686-1980

GEDCOM Index - Cattaraugus County, NY

Internet Archive - Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses were Issued by the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784

LDS Genealogy - Cattaraugus County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Cattaraugus County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Cattaraugus County Marriage Records

Marriage and Death Notices from The Cattaraugus Republican, 1844-1854, 1867

New York State Department of Health - Birth, Death, Marriage & Divorce Records

New York State Library - Vital Records

NYGenWeb Project - Marriage Records for the town of Rice (Ischua) 1836-1881

Painted Hills Genealogy Society - Death Records of Lyndon, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Cattaraugus County Marriage Records

USGenWeb Archives - Cattaraugus County Vital Records

VitalRec.com - Cattaraugus County Vital Records

World Vital Records - 10,000 Vital Records of Western New York 1809-1850