Grand Island Genealogy (in Erie County, NY)

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Grand Island 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

Grand Island Cemetery Records

Assumption Roman Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

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

Inscriptions from Eggert Road cemetery, Eggertsville : Staley family cemetery, Grand Island, and St. Paul's cemetery, Tonawanda, in Erie County, New York FamilySearch Library

Maple Grove Cemetery Erie County New York Cemeteries online

Maple Grove Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Stephens Roman Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

St. Stephen's Cemetery Erie County New York Cemeteries online

Staley Cemetery Erie County New York Cemeteries online

Staley Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Trinity Evangelical United Methodist Cemetery Erie County New York Cemeteries online

Trinity United Methodist Cemetery Find a Grave online

White Haven Cemetery ~ 1939 Erie County New York Cemeteries online

Whitehaven Cemetery Erie County New York Cemeteries online

Whitehaven Cemetery Find a Grave online

Grand Island 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

Grand Island 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

Grand Island 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

Grand Island 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

Grand Island 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

Grand Island Newspapers and Obituaries

Grand Island news. Grand Island, N.Y. 1936-02-14 to 1936-12-18 NYS Historic Newspapers online

Island Dispatch 09/02/2010 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Island dispatch. Grand Island, N.Y. 1944-03-03 to 2014-12-26 NYS Historic Newspapers online

Offline Newspapers for Grand Island

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.

Island Dispatch. (Grand Island, N.Y.) 1944-Current

Niagara Wheatfield Tribune. (Grand Island, N.Y.) 1990-Current

Grand Island Probate Records

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

Grand Island School Records

Grand Island High School yearbook, 1967, 1972, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Grand Island High School yearbook, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1988 Classmates online

Grand Island High School yearbook, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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