BuffaloResearch.com: Vital Records

Data files relating to the immigration of Germans to the United States for arrivals 1850-1897. Created by the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Center for Immigration Research. Searchable by name.

These are the only known lists of Erie Canal passengers. Canal boat operators were not required to record or report passenger names. When passengers' names appear they are usually only last names, and sometimes just the term "passengers" with numbers and distances traveled. This is not an indexed reference to passengers on canal boats, and as such the records are of only limited value to genealogical research. The lists are not online and must be viewed in person at the New York State Archives.

Name index to lists of 25 million people (not just immigrants) who arrived at Ellis Island, Port of New York, 1892-1924. In addition, includes a link to images of arrival lists at the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Web site. Brought to you be FamilySearch.org.

These are people who entered Black Rock from Canada, scanned from microfilm in the National Archives. Date range is possibly 1895-1956.

Names of some Germans who arrived 1834-1854. Text is in German.

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.

Millions of searchable names, specifically Russians, Irish, Germans, and Italians.

A state-by-state guide to border crossing and other kinds of immigrations records..

Names of those who died in 1850, as reported to federal census enumerators

A guide to the best online sources. Courtesy of BuffaloResearch.com

Brought to you by Buffalo State College

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.

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

This book is not online and can be found in several libraries

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.

These records are on microfilm and are not online. They must be searched in person at The Buffalo History Museum.

Names of Buffalo police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty

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About 400 residents who died prior to 1901.

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A guide prepared by the 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.