Genesee County - New York Genealogy - Ancestry Research & Family History

Genealogy Resources - Genesee County, New York

Please follow the links below to learn more about your New York ancestors. Many great records relating to your family history can be found online and at local archives, libraries, courthouses, and genealogical and historical societies located throughout the state. New York Genealogy is your resource to help you find these and other important records which are critical to your research.

Archives and Libraries

Byron Bergen Public Library - Bergen, NY

Corfu Public Library - Corfu, NY

The College at Brockport - Local History: Genesee County and Other Areas

FamilySearch Catalog - Genesee County, NY

Genesee County Historian - Batavia, NY

Gillam Grant Community Center - Bergen, NY

Haxton Memorial Library - Oakfield, NY

Holland Land Office Museum, Batavia

Hollwedel Memorial Library - Pavilion, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Genesee County Archives

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

Oakfield Village & Town Archives

Paolo Busti Cultural Foundation of Genesee County

Richmond Memorial Library - Batavia, NY

RootsWeb - Genesee County History Department

Town of Alabama Museum

USGenWeb Archives - Genesee County, NY

Woodward Memorial Library - Leroy, NY

Bible Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Genesee County Family Bibles and Scrapbooks

Bibliography

NYGenWeb Project - Genesee County Bibliography

Biographies

Genealogy Trails History Group - Genesee County Biographies

NYGenWeb Project - Genesee County Biographies

Online Biographies - Biographies of Genesee County, New York

Our County and its People; a Descriptive and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York 1899

Our County and its People (Vol 1) - Internet Archive

Our County and its People (Vol 2) - Internet Archive

USGenWeb Archives - Genesee County, NY Biographies

Wikipedia.org - People from Genesee County, New York

Cemeteries

Epodunk.com - Genesee County, NY

Find A Grave - Genesee County, NY Cemeteries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Genesee County Cemeteries

Genesee County Cemetery Records

LDS Genealogy - Genssee County Cemetery Records

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project

NYGenWeb Project - Genesee County Cemeteries

New York Gravestone Photo Project Genesee County

Oakfield Cemeteries - Genesee County, NY

The Political Graveyard - Genesee County, NY

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Genesee County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Genesee County, NY Cemeteries

Census Records

Ancestry.com - 1810 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1820 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1830 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1840 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1850 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1860 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1870 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1880 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1890 Veterans Schedules

Ancestry.com - 1900 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1910 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1920 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1930 United States Federal Census

Census-Online - Genesee County, NY

New York State Census, 1875

New York State Census, 1892

New York State Census, 1905

US-Census.org - Genesee County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Genesee County, NY Census Records

1850 Federal Census - Genesee County, NY

1860 Federal Census - Genesee County, NY

1880 Census Records - Genesee County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1113 - 1920) - Genesee County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1114 - 1920) - Genesee County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 - Genesee County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Genssee County Census Records

NYGenWeb Project - Genesee County Census

Wikipedia.org - Genesee County Census-Designated Place

Church Records

LDS Genealogy - Genssee County Church Records

NYGenWeb Project - Genesee County Churches

Court Records

Genesee County New York History - Court House and Jail

Genesee County Surrogate Court Clerk - Batavia, NY

Livingston's Law Register, 1851 - Genesee County, NY

Genesee County - 8th Judicial District - N.Y. State Courts

Directories

LDS Genealogy - Genssee County City Directories

Estate Records

NYGenWeb Project - Genesee County Wills

Probate Records 1629-1971 - Genesee County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Genesee County, NY Will Records, Probates & Indexes

History

The Earliest New Yorkers - Genesee County, N.Y.

Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, N.Y.

Gazetteer of the State of New York, 1860

Geography of the State of New York, 1847 - Genesee County, NY

History of the Pioneer Settlement of Phelps & Gorham's Purchase

History of the Pioneer Settlement of Phelps and Gorham's Purchase, and Morris' Reserve 1851

History of Western New York - Genesee County

Holland Purchase, NY

Index of Issues - Genesee County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Genssee County Histories and Genealogies

National Register of Historic Places - Genesee County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Genesee County History

NYGenWeb Project - Genesee County Timeline

Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western New York 1850

Pioneer history of the Holland purchase of western New York 1849

Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western New York 1850

RootsWeb - History of Alabama, NY

Wikipedia.org - Genesee County History

Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places listings in Genesee County, New York

Immigration Records

LDS Genealogy - Genssee County Immigration Records

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management - Federal Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Genssee County Land Records

USGenWeb Archives - Genesee County Deed / Land Records

Map Records

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

LDS Genealogy - Genssee County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Genesee County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Genesee County Maps

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Genesee County Geography

Military Records

Ancestry.com - WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841

Genealogy Trails History Group - Genesee County Military Records

LDS Genealogy - Genesee County Military Records

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 - Addendum to Genesee County, NY

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Genesee County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Genesee County Military

World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps - Genesee County, NY

Minority Records

LDS Genealogy - Genesee County Minority Records

NYGenWeb Project - 1810 Genesee County Slave Census

NYGenWeb Project - 1820 Genesee County Slave Census

NYGenWeb Project - 1820 Genesee County Key to Slave Census

Wikipedia.org - Genesee County Indian Reservations

Miscellaneous Records

Genesee County New York History - Subdivision of Genesee County

Genesee County New York History - Temperance

LDS Genealogy - Genesee County Miscellaneous Records

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Newspaper Records

Ancestry.com - Le Roy Gazette (Le Roy, New York)

Genealogy Trails History Group - Genesee County Newspaper Data

Genesee County - Chronicling America

Genesee County New York History - The Press of Genesee County

LDS Genealogy - Genesee County Newspapers and Obituaries

Newspaper Abstracts - Genesee County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Genesee County Newspapers

NYS Historic Newspapers - Genesee County, New York

New York State Newspapers - Genesee County (NY) Newspapers on Microfilm

Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Genesee County Obituaries and Death Notices

J. Leonard McAndrew Funeral Homes

LDS Genealogy - Genesee County Newspapers and Obituaries

Miscellaneous Obituary Extracts

Obituary Index - Genesee County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Genesee County, NY Obituaries & Death Notices

Photographs

FamilyOldPhotos.com - Batavia High School, Batavia, NY Basketball Team 1925-26

FamilyOldPhotos.com - Genealogy and History Photographs, Old Photos

My Genealogy Hound - Historic Photos and Vintage Postcards of New York

Old-Yearbooks.com - New York High School and College Yearbooks Online

National Archives - Genesee County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Genesee County Photos

Resources

Ancestry.com - Card Catalog

Genealogy Quest - New York Misc Records

FamilySearch Wiki - Genesee County, New York

Genesee County Government - Batavia, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Genesee County Resources

School Records

Genesee County New York History - Early Schools

LDS Genealogy - Genesee County School Records

Societies

Anna Ingalsbe Lovell Chapter - Genesee County, NY

The Landmark Society of Western New York

Longwood Genealogy Group - Genesee County, NY

Oakfield Historical Society - Genesee County, NY

Stafford Historical Society - Genesee County, NY

Western New York Genealogical Society

Towns, Cities & Villages

City of Batavia - Batavia, NY

Genesee County New York History - Town Histories

LDS Genealogy - Genesee County Records by City/Town

NYGenWeb Project - Genesee County Towns

Town of Alexander - Alexander, NY

Town of Batavia - Batavia, NY

Town of Bergen - Bergen, NY

Town of Bethany - East Bethany, NY

Town of Byron - Byron, NY

Town of Darien - Darien Center, NY

Town of Elba - Elba, NY

Town of LeRoy - LeRoy, NY

Town of Pavilion - Pavilion, NY

Town of Pembroke - Corfu, NY

Town of Oakfield - Oakfield, NY

Town of Stafford - Stafford, NY

Village of Alexander - Alexander, NY

Village of Attica - Attica, NY

Village of Bergen - Bergen, NY

Village of Corfu - Corfu, NY

Village of Elba - Elba, NY

Village of LeRoy - LeRoy, NY

Village of Oakfield - Oakfield, NY

Wikipedia.org - Genesee County City

Wikipedia.org - Genesee County Other Hamlets

Wikipedia.org - Genesee County Towns

Wikipedia.org - Genesee County Villages

Vital Records

1875 Deaths from the Genesee County New York State Census

GEDCOM Index - Genesee County, NY

Genesee County Clerk - Batavia, NY

GenWed.com - Genesee County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Genesee County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Genesee County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Genesee County Marriage Records

1875 Marriages from the Genesee County New York State Census

NYGenWeb Project - Genesee County Vital Records

VitalRec.com - Genesee County, NY Vital Records