Located on the south side of Aero Road, west of Youngs Road, between Transit Road and Wehrle Drive, Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York. Also known as the Creek Road / Garrison Road Cemetery.
Register of War of 1812 Soldiers in the Williamsville Hospital, 1814-1815
black & white scans of over 300 pages of handwritten notes on the soldiers admitted to the Williamsville Hospital during the War of 1812. The original register is in the collection of the U.S. National Archives. Scans were acquired and shared with us by the Cheektowaga Historical Association.
War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files
This series consists of approximately 180,000 pension and bounty land warrant application files relating to claims based on service between 1812 and 1815. The files generally contain documentation submitted in support of a claim, such as the original application form, affidavits, and statements from witnesses.
Service records are comprised of cards created from muster, pay, receipt and other rolls for men aboard various vessels attached to the Lake Erie Station during the War of 1812. The information for officers, seamen, ordinary seamen, landsmen, and boys includes name, service dates, terms of service, monthly pay, vessels upon which they served, and notes of interest.
Public speeches, delivered at the village of Buffalo, on the 6th and 8th days of July, 1812, by Hon. Erastus Granger, Indian agent, and Red Jacket, on of the principal chiefs and speakers of the Senaca nation, respecting the part the Six nations woul
As with nearly all early state militias, volunteers in the New York state militia during the War of 1812 provided their own arms and clothing. This database is an index of claims presented to the State of New York for payment of expenses for military clothing and equipment provided by volunteers during the war.
The first applications were based on disability or death of a soldier. Beginning in 1871, they were based on service. A veteran's pension file typically includes his rank, place of residence, age or date of birth, and time of service.
Index to War of 1812 Volunteer Soldiers' Service Records
These microfilm records from the National Archives were placed on the Internet Archive by the Allen County Library Genealogy Center. The finding guides were provided by DonsList.Net.
Goodyear, A. Conger War of 1812 Manuscripts, 1779-1862
An online inventory of primary source documents from the War of 1812 collected by A. Conger Goodyear. The University Buffalo put the inventory online and the Buffalo History Museum owns the actual papers. The collection is not digitized and must be used in person.
Ely Parker's List of Oneida Indian Volunteers, War of 1812
The following roster was transcribed from the original by New York Oneida Genealogist Becky Karst. Her research was conducted at the Special Collections Library, Fredonia State University, Fredonia, NY.
This guide compiles links to digital materials related to the War of 1812 that are available throughout the Library of Congress Web site. In addition, it provides links to external Web sites focusing on the War of 1812 and a bibliography containing selections for both general and younger readers.
A fully-searchable personal name index to Pay Rolls of Militia Entitled to Land Bounty Under the Act of Congress of Sept. 28, 1850 and its supplement, Muster Rolls of the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812. Approximately 40,000 names are indexed.
Courier-Express Vietnam Veteran Files - Archives & Special Collections - E. H. Butler Library at Buffalo State College
There are a total of 3792 named individuals in the collection. The envelope contents typically include news clippings, biographical information on the solider, a photograph, and the original printing press plate used for the photograph.
Central & Western NY Underground Railroad agents. From: "Yesteryears : a quarterly magazine for the appreciation and study of New York regional history," v. 10, no. 40 (June 1967)
The Underground Railroad Consortium of New York State
The mission of the Underground Railroad Consortium of New York State is to advance and promote New York State’s historic role in the Underground Railroad movement, which was the struggle to end slavery in New York State and in the nation. This story presents an opportunity to invest in preserving and recognizing a trans formative…