Jamestown Genealogy (in Chautauqua County, NY)

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Jamestown Birth Records

1881-1942 New York Birth Index MyHeritage online

Birth Index for New York State, 1881-1942 Ancestry online

New York, Birth Records, 1880-present New York State Department of Health

Jamestown Cemetery Records

Beth-El Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cemetery records, 1941-1977, Busti Historical Society (Jamestown, N.Y.). Archive Grid

Christ First United Methodist Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

Holy Cross Cemetery Find a Grave online

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lake View Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lake View Cemetery Billion Graves online

Lake View Cemetery New York Gravestones online

Lake View Cemetery records, 1886-1916 FamilySearch Library

Old Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Jamestown Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Lukes Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

The organization and dedication ceremonies of Lake-View Cemetery Ancestry online

The organization and dedication ceremonies of Lake-View Cemetery : its by-laws, rules and regulations : with an appendix containing the acts of incorporation, names of lot-owners, &c. &c. FamilySearch Library

Jamestown Census Records

1855 New York State Census Ancestry online

1865 New York State Census Ancestry online

1875 New York State Census Ancestry online

1892 New York State Census Ancestry online

1905 New York State Census Ancestry online

1915 New York State Census Ancestry online

1925 New York State Census Ancestry online

Chautauqua County Census Index 1825 US Gen Web online

Chautauqua County Census Index 1845 US Gen Web online

Federal Census of 1940, Jamestown, New York LDS Genealogy online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Jamestown Church Records

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An outline of the history of First Congregational Church, Jamestown, New York Ancestry online

An outline of the history of First Congregational Church, Jamestown, New York FamilySearch Library

Bethel Lutheran Church (Bethania Lutheran) church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Church records, 1841-1925 (First Methodist Episcopal Church (Jamestown, New York)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1851-1918 (Saint Luke's Episcopal Church (Jamestown, New York)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1860-1917 (Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church (Jamestown, New York)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, ca. 1836-1943 (Lutheran Immanuel Church (Jamestown, New York : Swedish Lutheran)) FamilySearch Library

Directory of Members - First Congregational Church, 1895 New Horizons Genealogical Services online

Directory of the First Congregational Church FamilySearch Library

Directory of the First Congregational Church (of Jamestown in 1895) Ancestry online

First Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

From little flock to great parish (a history of St. Luke's Episcopal Church of Jamestown) Ancestry online

From little flock to great parish : a history of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Jamestown, New York FamilySearch Library

History of the First Baptist Church of Jamestown, New York : 1827-1915 : organized as a branch church December 25th 1827 : organized as an independent body May 24th, 1832 LDS Genealogy online

History of the First Baptist Church of Jamestown, New York : 1827-1915 : organized as a branch church December 25th 1827 : organized as an independent body May 24th, 1832 Internet Archive online

Holy Trinity English Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Immanuel Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown First Congregational Church Membership, 1895 LDS Genealogy online

One hundred and forty years of Methodism in the Jamestown, N.Y. area Ancestry online

One hundred and forty years of Methodism in the Jamestown, N.Y. area FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1929-1942 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Erie District (Pennsylvania)) FamilySearch Library

Jamestown City Directories

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Directory of the First Congregational Church FamilySearch Library

Jamestown (New York) city directories FamilySearch Library

Jamestown City Directory 1903 MyHeritage online

Jamestown City Directory 1905 MyHeritage online

Jamestown City Directory 1907 MyHeritage online

Jamestown City Directory 1920 MyHeritage online

Jamestown City Directory 1922 MyHeritage online

Jamestown City Directory 1924 MyHeritage online

Jamestown City Directory 1926 MyHeritage online

Jamestown City Directory 1928 MyHeritage online

Jamestown City Directory 1932 MyHeritage online

Jamestown City Directory 1940 MyHeritage online

Jamestown City Directory 1942 MyHeritage online

Jamestown City Directory 1944 MyHeritage online

Jamestown City Directory 1948 MyHeritage online

Jamestown City Directory 1952 MyHeritage online

Jamestown City Directory 1955 MyHeritage online

Jamestown City Directory 1958 MyHeritage online

Jamestown City Directory 1960 MyHeritage online

Jamestown and Olean, NY, City Directories from 1875-1916 New York Heritage Digital Collections online

Jamestown city directory : including Celoron, Falconer and Lakewood; also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory FamilySearch Library

Jamestown directory, 1879-80 Ancestry online

Jamestown directory, 1879-80 : containing the names of the inhabitants of Jamestown : together with a business directory of Brocton, Broken Straw, Busti, Cassadaga, Clymer, Corry, Delanti, Dunkirk, Forestville, Fredonia, Frewsburg, Kennedy, Mayville, Panama, Randolph, Ripley, Sherman, Smith's-Mills, Sinclairville and Westfield FamilySearch Library

Jamestown, NY 1841 Business Directory City Directories Allen County Public Library

Jamestown, NY 1902-1920 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Jamestown, NY 1905-1934 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Jamestown, NY, Telephone Books, 1918, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950 New York State Library

Jamestown, NY; 1936 - 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948 - 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955 - 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1879 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1901 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1903 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1905 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1907 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1920 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1922 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1924 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1926 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1928 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1930 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1932 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1934 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1936 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1937 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1939 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1940 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1942 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1944 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1946 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1948 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1949 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1952 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1953 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1955 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1956 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1958 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Who's who in Jamestown FamilySearch Library

Jamestown Death Records

1880-1956 New York Death Index MyHeritage online

1880-1956 New York, Death Index Ancestry online

Jamestown Journal 1826-1850 vital records (included in 10,000 Vital Records of Western New York, 1809-1850) Ancestry online

New York, Death Records, 1880-present New York State Department of Health

Jamestown Histories and Genealogies

A general administrative survey of the city of Jamestown, New York : a study of the methods in use in the various departments Ancestry online

A general administrative survey of the city of Jamestown, New York : a study of the methods in use in the various departments of the city together with recommedations for improvement based upon long study and wide experience FamilySearch Library

Centennial of the incorporation of Jamestown, 1827-1927 Ancestry online

Centennial of the incorporation of Jamestown, 1827-1927 FamilySearch Library

Chautauqua, historical and descriptive : a guide to the principal points of interest on Lake Chautauqua, Point Chautauqua, Mayville, Point Whiteside, Bemus Point, Lakewood, Griffith Point and Jamestown, also a complete history of the Chautauqua Association, and its various schools of science and literature FamilySearch Library

Complete history of the public utility movement in Jamestown : and other narratives of important events during his fifty years of public service, 1893-1943, a supplement to his recent autobiography FamilySearch Library

Electricity and politics in Jamestown, New York, 1891-1931 FamilySearch Library

Historical marker sites in the city of Jamestown, New York FamilySearch Library

Jamestown and Chautauqua Lake trolleys FamilySearch Library

Jamestown, Mayville and Chautauqua Lake, N.Y., as a summer resort : together with a historical sketch of Jamestown and Mayville FamilySearch Library

Jamestown, New York : historical and industrial review : presenting an accurate portrayal of the development of Jamestown Ancestry online

Jamestown, New York : historical and industrial review, presenting an accurate portrayal of the development of Jamestown's representative financial, industrial and commercial interests, with an introductory article descriptive of the city's natural resources and advantages FamilySearch Library

Proceedings of the Chautauqua Society of History and Natural Science : from July 19, 1883 to July 19, 1908, with constitution and by-laws, list of members, officers, papers and addresses, etc. FamilySearch Library

Saga from the hills, a history of the Swedes of Jamestown FamilySearch Library

The First hundred years of the First National Bank, Jamestown, New York FamilySearch Library

The early history of the town of Ellicott, Chautauqua County, New York FamilySearch Library

The saga of a city : and a new concept of government FamilySearch Library

The water supply of the city of Jamestown : a discussion of its quality, including reports upon examinations of the water FamilySearch Library

Jamestown Immigration Records

Alphabetical Index to Petitions for Naturalization of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, 1906-1966 Ancestry online

Index to Petitions of Naturalization, New York Western District 1907-1966 Fold3 online

Naturalization records, 1837-1972 FamilySearch Library

Jamestown Land Records

Deed records, 1811-1908; index, 1811-1917 FamilySearch Library

Vort land 1890-1920 Swedish American Newspapers online

Western New York Land Transactions, 1804-1824 Ancestry online

Western New York Land Transactions, 1825-1835 Ancestry online

Jamestown Map Records

Birds eye view map of the city of Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York 1871 : looking north west. Library of Congress online

Jamestown, 1882 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, 1902 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, December 1896 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, March 1886 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, October 1891 Library of Congress online

Jamestown Marriage Records

1881-1967 New York State, Marriage Index Ancestry online

County Marriages of New York, 1847-1849; 1907-1936 Ancestry online

Jamestown Journal 1826-1850 vital records (included in 10,000 Vital Records of Western New York, 1809-1850) Ancestry online

New York Marriages, 1600-1784 Ancestry online

New York, Marriage Records, 1881-present New York State Department of Health

Jamestown Military Records

Revolutionary Soldiers from Falconer, Fredonia, Jamestown, Silver Creek, Westfield, Carroll, Ellington, Gerry, Poland, Charlotte, Cherry Creek, Dunkirk, Pomfret, Portland, Stockton Jane Devlin online

Jamestown Minority Records

Civic and industrial progress of the Swedish people in Jamestown, 1848-1914 Ancestry online

Civic and industrial progress of the Swedish people in Jamestown, 1848-1914 FamilySearch Library

Jamestown Newspapers and Obituaries

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Chautauqua Daily Democrat. Jamestown, Chautauqua County : 1872-1873 New York State Library

Chautauqua Democrat. Jamestown, Chautauqua County : 1853-1891 New York State Library

Evening Journal (Jamestown, N.Y.) Jamestown, Chautauqua County : 1892-1904 New York State Library

Jamestown Daily Journal. Jamestown, Chautauqua County : 1870-1881 New York State Library

Jamestown Evening Journal (Jamestown, N.Y. : 1881) Jamestown, Chautauqua County : 1881-1891 New York State Library

Jamestown Evening Journal (Jamestown, N.Y. : 1905) Jamestown, Chautauqua County : 1905-1941 New York State Library

Jamestown Journal 06/21/1826 to 12/29/1876 Genealogy Bank online

Jamestown Journal 1826-1850 vital records (included in 10,000 Vital Records of Western New York, 1809-1850) Ancestry online

Jamestown Journal, 1811, 1816, 1826-1835, 1840-1842, 1846, 1849-1870 Google News Archive online

Jamestown Journal. Jamestown, Chautauqua County : 1826-1938 New York State Library

Jamestown Morning Post. Jamestown, Chautauqua County : 1901-1932 New York State Library

Jamestown NY Daily Journal 1870-1881 Fulton History online

Jamestown NY Evening Journal 1882-1941 Fulton History online

Jamestown NY Journal 1826-1870 Fulton History online

Jamestown NY Post Journal 1942-1966 Fulton History online

Jamestown Post-Journal. Jamestown, Chautauqua County : 1941-1966 New York State Library

Jamestown Post. Jamestown, Chautauqua County : 1932-1941 New York State Library

Jamestown Sun (Jamestown, N.Y. : 1949) Jamestown, Chautauqua County : 1949-1957 New York State Library

Jamestown Sunday Morning Leader. Jamestown, Chautauqua County : 1879-1882 New York State Library

Jamestown daily journal. Jamestown, N.Y. 1871-01-03 to 1881-06-30 NYS Historic Newspapers online

Jamestown evening journal. Jamestown, N.Y. 1881-07-01 to 1891-10-20 NYS Historic Newspapers online

Jamestown journal. Jamestown, N.Y. 1826-06-21 to 1870-12-30 NYS Historic Newspapers online

Northern Citizen Jamestown, Chautauqua County : 1848-1853 New York State Library

The Jamestown Evening Journal Index, January 1900-December 1905 FamilySearch Library

The Jamestown evening journal index, January 1900-December 1905 Ancestry online

The Post-Journal. Jamestown, Chautauqua County : 1966-1982 New York State Library

The conquest of Chautauqua : Jamestown and vicinity in the pioneer and later periods as told by pioneer newspapers and persons FamilySearch Library

The conquest of Chautauqua. : Jamestown and vicinity in the pioneer and later periods as told by pioneer newspapers and persons Ancestry online

The evening journal. Jamestown, N.Y. 1891-10-21 to 1902-12-31 NYS Historic Newspapers online

Vort land 1890-1920 Swedish American Newspapers online

Offline Newspapers for Jamestown

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Chautauqua County Mirror. (Jamestown, Ny) 1994-1996

Chautauqua Democrat. (Jamestown, N.Y.) 1853-1891

Chautauque Republican. (Jamestown, N.Y.) 1828-1833

Jamestown Daily Journal. (Jamestown, N.Y.) 1870-1881

Jamestown Evening Journal. (Jamestown, N.Y.) 1881-1891

Jamestown Evening Journal. (Jamestown, N.Y.) 1905-1941

Jamestown Herald. (Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N.Y.) 1852-1853

Jamestown Journal. (Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., N.Y.) 1826-1938

Jamestown Morning Post. (Jamestown, N.Y.) 1901-1932

Jamestown Post-Journal. (Jamestown, N.Y.) 1941-1966

Jamestown Post. (Jamestown, N.Y.) 1932-1941

Jamestown Standard. (Jamestown, N.Y.) 1879-1886

Morning News. (Jamestown, N.Y.) 1885-1897

Northern Citizen. (Jamestown, N.Y.) 1848-1853

Post-Journal. (Jamestown, N.Y.) 1966-Current

Jamestown Probate Records

1659-1999 New York, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Jamestown School Records

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Celoron High School yearbook, 1931, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Chautauqua School of Nursing - Yearbook (Jamestown, NY), 1912 E Yearbook online

Chautauqua School of Nursing yearbook, 1912 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Jamestown High School - Red and Green Yearbook (Jamestown, NY), 1909, 1910, 1911, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1974 E Yearbook online

Jamestown High School yearbooks, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Southwestern Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Jamestown, NY), 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1967, 1971, 1972 E Yearbook online

Southwestern Central High School yearbook, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1972 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Southwestern High School yearbook, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

W C A Hospital School of Nursing yearbooks, 1956, 1959 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

W. C. A. Hospital School of Nursing yearbook, 1961 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

WCA Hospital School of Nursing - Lamplighter Yearbook (Jamestown, NY), 1956, 1959, 1961 E Yearbook online

WCA Hospital School of Nursing yearbooks, 1956, 1959, 1961 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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