St. Albans Lists, Black Rock
These are people who entered Black Rock from Canada, scanned from microfilm in the National Archives. Date range is possibly 1895-1956.
BuffaloResearch.com: Vital Records
Old Lutheran Emigration List
Names of some Germans who arrived 1834-1854. Text is in German.
By Way of Canada: U.S. Records of Immigration Across the U.S.-Canadian Border, 1895-1954 (St. Albans Lists)
The National Archives explains what the St. Albans Lists are and why there probably isn't a record of your ancestor entering Buffalo from Canada before 1895.
Passenger List Databases at the National Archives
Millions of searchable names, specifically Russians, Irish, Germans, and Italians.
US Ports of Arrival & Available Immigration Records
A state-by-state guide to border crossing and other kinds of immigrations records..
1850 Mortality Schedule, Erie County
Names of those who died in 1850, as reported to federal census enumerators
Buffalo Deaths
A guide to the best online sources. Courtesy of BuffaloResearch.com
Funeral Programs, African Americans from WNY | Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier
Brought to you by Buffalo State College
Index to New York State Deaths Outside of New York City, 1880-1956
Deaths that occurred in Buffalo, Yonkers, and Albany are not included until around 1914. Towns & villages outside of the City of Buffalo should be included here. Courtesy of Reclaim the Records.
Cholera Deaths, 1854
Index of Cholera Deaths, 1854, kept by Dr. James W. Newman, Buffalo, NY. The original ledger is in the collection of The Buffalo History Museum. Indexed by Roseanne Higgins, PhD, September 2016
Index to the subjects of obituaries (Sterbfälle, Todesanzeigen) abstracted from Der Christliche Botschafter of the Evangelical Church, 1836-1866
This book is not online and can be found in several libraries
NY State Death Index, 1957-1963, Excluding New York City, via FamilySearch
This index is provided by the NY State Department of Health and is also available on their website at https://health.data.ny.gov/Health/Genealogical-Research-Death-Index-Beginning-1957/vafa-pf2s. It contains information on decedents, date of death, gender, age at death and NYS file number that will allow the public to search for individuals if on file for at least 50 years.
Town of Aurora, NY Death Records, 1810-1984
These records are on microfilm and are not online. They must be searched in person at The Buffalo History Museum.
Buffalo Police Officers Memorial Page
Names of Buffalo police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty
Grand Island New York Death Notices, 2000
A few dozen names
Town of Elma, Erie County, New York Deaths
About 400 residents who died prior to 1901.
Cattaraugus Indian Reservation Deaths, 2001-2002
A few dozen names
Cattaraugus Indian Reservation Deaths, 1999-2000
A few dozen names
Cattaraugus Indian Reservation Deaths, 1997-1998
A few dozen names
Collins Center Death & Obituaries: Misc. Years
A handful of names
Collins Center Deaths & Obituaries, 2002
A handful of names
Collins Center Deaths & Obituaries, 2001
A handful of names
Collins Center Deaths & Obituaries, 2000
A handful of names
Collins Center Deaths & Obituaries, 1999
A handful of names
Collins Center Death Notices & Obits, 1998
A handful of names
Records Relating to Criminal Trials, Appeals, and Pardons
A guide prepared by the New York State Archives
Prisons & Inmates | New York State Archives
The Name Index includes individual names appearing in the records of various state agencies whose records are held by the New York State Archives.
Inmate Population Information Search
Brought to you by the NY State Department of Corrections. Lists inmates in state prisons going back to the early 1970s. Youthful offenders are not included.
Erie County Penitentiary Records Are Now in Ancestry
Grosvenor Room, BUffalo & Erie County Public Library
Erie County Penitentiary Prisoner Identification Cards
Listed here are the names of 1,025 inmates at the Erie County Penitentiary from 1896 to 1914. The majority of the pictures date from 1899-1905. We do not know if the collection includes every single person who was committed to the Penitentiary during this date span. These photographs have warped over the years, are not digitized, and may be seen by visiting us in person.