Lancaster Genealogy (in Erie County, NY)

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Lancaster 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

St. Mary of the Assumption Church Records 1847-1917 Digital Public Library of America online

Lancaster Cemetery Records

Bergold/Bergtold Site Cemetery Erie County New York Cemeteries online

Bowmansville Rural Cemetery Erie County New York Cemeteries online

Dixon / Dinson / Van Way Cemetery Erie County New York Cemeteries online

Dixon Cemetery Find a Grave online

Egelston Cemetery Erie County New York Cemeteries online

Egelston Cemetery Find a Grave online

Gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries in Erie County, New York Ancestry online

Halstead Cemetery Erie County New York Cemeteries online

Holy Mother of the Rosary Polish National Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hull Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Idszardi Site Erie County New York Cemeteries online

Idszardi Site Find a Grave online

Lancaster Cemetery Erie County New York Cemeteries online

Lancaster Rural Cemetery Billion Graves online

Lancaster Rural Cemetery New York Gravestones online

Lancaster Rural Cemetery Find a Grave online

Powers Cemetery Find a Grave online

Powers Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Powers Site Cemetery Erie County New York Cemeteries online

Saint Adalberts Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Augustine Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Mary of the Assumption Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Mary of the Assumption Cemetery Find a Grave online

St Adalbert's Cemetery Billion Graves online

St. Mary's of the Assumption Cemetery Erie County New York Cemeteries online

Stutter Cemetery Erie County New York Cemeteries online

Stutter Cemetery Find a Grave online

Transit Rural Cemetery Billion Graves online

Vinecke Cemetery Erie County New York Cemeteries online

Vinecke Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lancaster 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

New York, Erie County Census 1855, 1865, 1875 Ancestry 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

Lancaster Church Records

Church book registry of United Evangelical congregation in Lancaster, book 2, 1854-1863 FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1848-1919 (Catholic Church. St. Mary of the Assumption (Lancaster, New York)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1859-1922 (Trinity Episcopal Church (Lancaster, New York)) FamilySearch Library

St. Mary of the Assumption Church Records 1847-1917 Digital Public Library of America online

Lancaster City Directories

Johnson's Business and Professional Directory of Buffalo, Rochester, Erie, Pa., Niagara Falls, Lockport, North Tonawanda, Tonowanda, Batavia, Hamburg, Dunkirk, Williamsville, Geneva, Lyons, Canandaigua and Lancaster, N.Y. 1902-1903 Rochester Public Library online

Lancaster Death Records

1880-1956 New York Death Index MyHeritage online

1880-1956 New York, Death Index Ancestry online

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

St. Mary of the Assumption Church Records 1847-1917 Digital Public Library of America online

Lancaster 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, 1831-1906; index, 1831-ca.1930 FamilySearch Library

Lancaster Land Records

Deeds (Erie County, New York), 1808-1927; index to deeds, 1808-1964 FamilySearch Library

Western New York Land Transactions, 1804-1824 Ancestry online

Western New York Land Transactions, 1825-1835 Ancestry online

Lancaster Map Records

Map of Lancaster, N.Y., 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lancaster, Erie County, New York, 1904 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lancaster, Erie County, New York, 1911 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lancaster, Erie County, New York, February 1897 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lancaster, Erie County, New York, January 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lancaster, Erie County, New York, November 1885 Library of Congress online

Lancaster Marriage Records

1881-1967 New York State, Marriage Index Ancestry online

Early Canadian marriages in Erie County, New York, 1840-1890 FamilySearch Library

New York Marriages, 1600-1784 Ancestry online

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

St. Mary of the Assumption Church Records 1847-1917 Digital Public Library of America online

Lancaster Newspapers and Obituaries

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Enterprise 1895-1910 Newspapers.com online

Enterprise and Lancaster Times 1910-1934 Newspapers.com online

Lancaster Enterprise 1934-1964 Newspapers.com online

Lancaster NY Bee 1984 Fulton History online

Lancaster NY Enterprise 1895-1966 Fulton History online

Lancaster NY Star 1878-1880 Fulton History online

Lancaster NY Times 1878-1902 Fulton History online

Lancaster Star 1878-1878 Newspapers.com online

Lancaster Star 1879-1879 Newspapers.com online

Lancaster Times 1878-1902 Newspapers.com online

Lancaster-Depew Bee 03/18/2010 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Star 1878-1878 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Lancaster

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.

Kid. (Lancaster, N.Y.) 1903-1905

Lancaster Star. (Lancaster, N.Y.) 1879-1880

Lancaster-Depew Journal. (Lancaster, N.Y.) 1962-1973

Lancaster-Depew Shopper Guide. (Lancaster, N.Y.) 1959-1961

Star. (Lancaster, Erie Co., N.Y.) 1878-1879

Lancaster Probate Records

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

Lancaster School Records

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Lancaster High School - Cayugan Yearbook (Lancaster, NY), 1938, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1964, 1965, 1976 E Yearbook online

Lancaster High School yearbook, 1938, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 (Jan), 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Lancaster High School yearbook, 1938, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 (Jan), 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1995 Classmates online

Lancaster High School yearbook, 1938, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1995, 2013 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Saint Mary's High School yearbook, 1958, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Marys Diocesan High School - Lance Yearbook (Lancaster, NY), 1957, 1958 E Yearbook online

St Marys High School yearbook, 1957, 1958 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Mary's High School yearbook, 1958, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

St. Mary's High School yearbook, 1958, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 Classmates online

St. Mary's High School yearbook, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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