Transcribed by Buffalo Public librarian William Ives (1817-1916), "The Why of This Book" compiles records of marriages and deaths which occurred in Buffalo and surrounding communities from 1811-1833, as transcribed from newspaper notices.
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Several New York repositories have formed a partnership with Ancestry.com to digitize family history records and make them available on line for free. The list of records available is located in the bottom right corner of the Ancestry.com New York web page.
Genealogy Records and Resources at the City of Buffalo Inactive Records Center
What researchers need to know about getting copies of birth, marriage, or death records for genealogical purposes. This facility houses records for birth, marriages, or deaths that occurred within the city limits of Buffalo, NY. If the person was born, married, or died elsewhere, you must contact the appropriate town or village clerk.
This volume is not digitized or online and can be found in area libraries. The contents are: Records of soldiers and officers in the military service, Brant, N.Y. -- Cemetery records of the Town of Brant, Erie County, New York -- Cemetery record of Farnham Holy Cross Lutheran Cemetery, Farnham, New York, Town of Brant, Erie County -- Huson Cemetery, Brant, Erie County, N.Y. -- Shaw Cemetery, Milestrip Road, Brant, N.Y. -- Record of inscriptions, Main St. and Eggert Road Cemetery, June 20, 1952 -- Abandoned cemetery, Route #5, Farnham, New York -- List of marriages performed in Amherst by Timothy A. Hopkins, 1841-18[84].
Index of marriages from Buffalo newspapers, 1811-1884 : from a file in the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, supplemented with additional information from Erie County Hall
This book is not digitized or online. It can be found in several library collections.
This database is a collection of marriage records from the state prior to 1784. Each record contains the names of both bride and groom and marriage date, with the earliest marriage dating to 1660. Reference information is also provided to aid the researcher in obtaining the original record.
Erie County Naturalization records, 1831-1906; index, 1831-ca.1930
Card index includes a card for each individual arranged alphabetically with name of applicant, address, volume and page number, title and location of court, country of birth, when born or age, date and port of arrival in U.S., date of naturalization, witnesses, and other information such as spouse and children and certificate number as available. Scroll down & click on the tiny camera icons.
Records for passengers who arrived at the Port of New York during the Irish Famine 1846-1851. Created by the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Center for Immigration Research. Searchable by name.
Germans to America Index, 1850-1897 — FamilySearch.org
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.
Statements of tolls on canal passenger boats, 1827-1829
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.
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.