Vital Records Information

BIRTHS

• Births - compiled from several sources
• Willing, 1890-1920

MARRIAGES

• Allegany Co., NY Marriage Record Vol. 1, 1908
• Marriages from the 1875 New York State Census - Allegany County
• Willing Marriage Records, 1849-1852
• Willing Marriages, 1849-1920
• Marriages from the Methodist-Episcopal Church of Rushford

DEATHS

• Index of Newspaper Deaths
• Deaths
• Willing - Deaths, 1890-1920
• Angelica Collectanea & Obituaries
• Census Mortality Schedules
• 1850
• 1860 partial
• 1870
• 1880
• Deaths from the 1875 New York State Census - Allegany County
• Allegany Co., NY GenWeb Archives

Also check these pages for vital records:

• Cemetery Lists

Vital Statistics -  Registration of vital statistics in New York state began in 1880.   By 1890 most of the counties were compliying with the law and recording deaths; by 1915 most counties were recording births. It is best to obtain a certificate from the town or village clerk where the event occurred.    Addresses of the town clerks are located on each of the respective town pages.

• Birth Records have a 75 year restriction
• Death Reocrds have a 50 year restriction
• Fees are $10

1847-1852 Vital Statistics -  The New York state legislature passed a law in 1847 that required school district clerks to record births, marriages and deaths.  Because of difficulty in enforcing the law, it was repealed about 1852.  The 1847-1852 vital statistics are in possession of the town clerks.

State Archive Indexes -  Index to Births, 1881-1919 and Index to Deaths 1880-1943 if available to the public at the state archives.  The archives will search and abstract the indexes for a fee.

Marriage Index and Licences 1908-1935 -  available through local LDS Family History Centers on microfilm.