Cattaraugus County GenWeb
Death Records For Franklinville
1860-1894 As Recorded By James Fay

The following list is a record of deaths in the Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, New York and presumably surrounding area, as recorded and maintained by James Fay between 1860 and 1882. It was often the custom before official death records were required in New York that a town person personally kept records of each death. This original journal kept by James Fay is in now the possession of Dr. Fay P. Greene, great great grandson of James Fay. When James died in 1882 at the age of 92, someone else (possibly his son) continued some entries of people who died in this area up until the 1890s. This is probably not an exhaustive record of ALL deaths in this area.

For the most part, the handwriting is very legible, however there were a few names that I could not easily decipher. These names have question marks beside them, and if the first letter of the name was possibly different it has been re-entered under that letter.

I hope that some of you will be able to gather more tidbits about your ancestors in Cattaraugus County as a result of my great great great grandfather's efforts.

Laura Greene
September 23, 1997


Death Records - 1860-1894

Name Death Date
ADAMS, Mrs. William April 20, 1877
ADAMS, William March 16, 1872
ADAMS, Sylvester March 3, 1873
ALLEN, Andrew January 20, 1870
ALLEN, Richard B. January 16, 1880
ANDREWS, William November 19, 1886
ANDREWS, Mrs. William  March 25, 1860
ANGEL, Wiliam February, 1869
ARNOLD, Horace - Doctor February 16, 1869
AUYCK (?) Or HUYCK, Mrs. Wilber July 3, 1880
BAKER, Calvin January 16, 1873
BALDWIN, Mrs. John T. December 15, 1872
BARD, Mrs. William September 12, 1873
BARD, Robert September 15, 1865
BESSEY, Adam March ? 1874
BLACKMON (young) April 4, 1869 - poisoned
BLUNT, William February 12, 1880
BOICE, William February 16, 1863
BOICE, Mrs. William August 26, 1892
BOICE, Eliza March 1885
BOICE, James January 12, 1864
BOICE, Amy April 8, 1864
BOICE, Benjamin Franklin November 18, 1868
BOICE, Fred September 10, 1876
BOND, Mrs. Ora April 25, 1871
BOOKS, (probably BROOKS) Mrs. Brightman, January 20, 1879
BOONDART, Mrs. Fred Sept ? 1881
BOSWORTH, Mrs. Jasper December 31, 1878
BOSWORTH, Jasper M. April 22, 1860
BRIGGS, Gilbert February 1888
BRIGHAM, Seth October 4, 1876
BRIGHAM, Frederick February 3, 1878
BRIGS, Allen May 20, 1868
BRODERICK, Michal October 4, 1894
BRONDART, Wersel February 14, 1875
BRONDART or BRONDANT, Mrs. September 20, 1869 Hung Herself
BROOKS, BRIGHTMAN August 8, 1872
BUCK, Mrs. Jeremiah April 22, 1877
BUCK, George September 17, 1876
BUGBEE, Mrs. Nelson was killed January 30, 1877
BULLOCK, Preserved August 18, 1879
BURLINGAME, Lelah August 18, 1862
BURLINGAME, Philo August 10, 1873
BURLINGAME, Mrs. Leroy (2nd wife) January 19, 1874
BURLINGAME, Mrs. Addison January 27, 1874
BURLINGAME, Mrs. Leroy August 26, 1867
BURTON, Mrs. James December 26, 1876
BUSH, Marvin May 26, 1874
BUSH, William September 25, 1874
BUSH, Samuel April 18, 1865
BUTLER, Alvin February 5, 1965
BUTTON, Mrs. David December 4, 1875
BUTTON, Mrs. Reuben  February 26, 1876
CAMPBEL, Robert February 24, 1970
CAMPBEL, Mrs. Robert November 7, 1866
CAMPBEL, James Albert December 5, 1871
CARPENTER, Mrs. David September 13, 1870
CARPENTER, Isaac October 6, 1872
CARR, Peter September 21, 1873
CARTER, Alice Green March 7, 1888
CARY, Susan September 23, 1870
CARY, Josiah September 29, 1865
CHAMBERLIN, Benjamin February 11, 1868
CHANDLER, Andrew B. August 20, 1867
CHANDLER, Mrs. Andrew B. September 1873
CHAPMAN, Mrs. Daniel April 15, 1867
CHEESMAN, Mrs. Jane April, 1866
CLAFLIN or CHAPLIN, Mrs. Dexter November ? 1875
CLAFLIN (?), Dexter Oct 28, 1865
CLARK, Francis G. April 28, 1872
COLLIE, Joseph March 31, 1886
COOK, Mrs. Noah February 15, 1870
COOK, Noah July 31, 1876
COOLEY, Mrs. William October 16, 1867
COOLEY, William March 5, 1864
CRITTENDON, J. H.  February 2, 1879 Died at Cadiz
CROSBY, Alanson January 20, 1871
CROSBY, Austin May 4, 1871
CROSBY, Lott (?) September ? 1878
CROSBY, Dyer September 16, 1869
CURTIS, Solomon February 11, 1882
DALGELL, James March 25, 1877
DALLIS, John November 21, 1872
DAMAN, Daniel January 30, 1870
DAVIS, Addison August 22, 1877
DAY, Marvin September 1888
DIBBLER, William October 21 or 27, 1867
DROWN (?), OLIVER (name not legible) October 20, 1870
DRURY, Willard April 4, 1888
DRURY (?) , EBB February 17, 1879
ELLIOT, William December 1, 1874
ESILL , or Exsill (??) , Delos February 1869
ESSEX, OLIVER November 27, 1877
ESSEX, Frank April 15, 1872
FARRAR (?), Mrs. Wiggin M. March 31, 1880
FARRER, Royal January 31, 1875
FAY, Elisha May 17, 1871
FAY, Cyrus August 28, 1876
FAY, Warren September 11, 1865
FAY, Harriet January, 1860
FAY, Janette December 8, 1887
FERRILL, William January 13, 1877
FIELDS, "Elder" January 31, 1892
FISK, John February ? 1872
FISK, Murton (?) May 13, 1864
FITCH, Mrs. Ephraim January 13, 1877
FOOT, Mrs. Rev. John August 5, 1879
FOOT, Rev John September ?, 1881
GARFIELD- the President was shot July 2, 1881 and died on September 19, 1881
GARVIN, Cornelius February 18, 1866
GIBBS, Anson January 15, 1878
GIDINGS, Linus June 18, 1871
GILBERT, Tilly April 16, 1871
GOFS (?), Henry December 30, 1872
GREELEY, Horace November 29, 1872
GREEN, Mrs. Henry September 4 , 1867
GREEN, "Elder" Joel July 23, 1873
GREEN, "old" Mrs. Allen May 5, 1872
GREEN, Mrs. "Elder" (Joel's wife?) March 15, 1874
HARWOOD, Howard March 15, 1888
HARWOOD, Mrs. Hiram ( second wife) March 27, 1861
HARWOOD, Mrs. Hiram May 2, 1860
HASSETT, Dennis December 20, 1887
HENRY, Beckus January ?, 1873
HERRICK, (or Werrick) Mrs. Mike March 1, 1865
HEWET, Mrs. Clarence April 28, 1870
HILL, Mrs. O. B. (?) Or Mrs. C.B. January 30, 1879 died in our village
HINKLEY, Deacon April 20, 1874
HOPKINS, Grove (?)  February 4, 1889
HOTCHKIS, Simeon January 28, 1875
HOUGHTALING, Mrs. Alvah September 29, 1876
HOUTALING(?), Cornelius November 15, 1867
HOWARD, Clara or Dara or Plara?  October 9, 1878
HOWARD, Mrs. Theophelas September 16, 1873
HOWARD, Theophilas December 17, 1869
HUNGERFORD, Ezekiel May 20, 1872
HUSTAGE (?), Mrs. Samuel March 18, 1870
HUYCK, or AUYCK, Mrs. Wilber July 3, 1880
JEWEL, Mrs. Pardon January ? 1874
JEWELL, Pardon  January 23, 1880
JEWELL, Jerome B. February 6, 1865
JONES, Mrs. E.R. February 9, 1882
KELSER, or HELSER, Francis September 10, 1871
KENT, Mrs. Josiah September 11, 1876
KENT, Josiah May, 1872
KERR, William January 20, 1873
KERR, Mrs. Richard March 25, 1973
KESSINOV or RESSINOV, Richard March 1885
KING, Martin December 5, 1873
KNIGHT, Edwin September 18, 1876
LADD, "old" Mrs. January 27, 1882
LAMB, Rensselar November 2, 1871
LANE, Mrs. Samuel B. March ? 1876
LATHAM, Mrs. Joseph December 8, 1870
LAWRENCE, Joseph October 13, 1880
LEACH, Mrs. James October 14, 1871
LEACH, James September 21, 1876
LEON, Timothy February 10, 1874
LINCOLN, ABRAHAM, April 14, 1865 Assassinated
LITCHFIELD, Harvey June 10, 1892
LITCHFIELD, ALMIRA October 1885
LITCHFIELD, Mrs. Levi April 1869
LITTLE, Noah January 25, 1882
LIVINGSTON, William May 27, 1869
LOOMISE, William September 8, 1865
LOW, Teneuke May 16, 1870
LOWRIE, Mrs. John December 24, 1876
LYON, Mrs. Jonathan October 4, 1880
MASON, Lewis J. September 20, 1867
MASON, Barbarie Collie February 29, 1888
MASON, Tenbroeck September 14, 1876
MASON, Isaiah February 6, 1866
McCAA (?), John December 23, 1874
McCLURE, Mrs. David December 20, 1878
McCLURE, Samuel September 22, 1877
McCLURE, Mrs. Manly September 2, 1867
McCLURE, Mrs. Porter February 12, 1864
McGEORGE, Mrs., daughter November 29, 1869
McLARETH, Charles (Doctor) July 26, 1870
McMAHON, John  January 2, 1866 Was Killed
McMAHON, Mary April 13, 1894
McNALL, William December 20, 1870
McVAIN, Crayton March 1873
McVANE, Reverend Daniel September 7, 1867
McVEY, William April 24, 1866 - Buried on this day
McVEY, James D. October 9, 1879
MEAD, Merlin December 23, 1874
MECKLIN, Robert December 8, 1878
MERCHANT, Samuel September 8, 1875
MILLER Jeremiah April 15, 1865 of Massachusetts
MONROE, July, daughter of S. Cumins June 24, 1867
MORGAN, Hiram October 28, 1864
MORGAN, James August 30, 1871
MORGAN, Henry October 7, 1881
MORGAN, "old" Mrs. April ?, 1870
MORRIS, John February 3, 1879
Mrs. TOLBERT, "Old" Mrs. February 16, 1868
NAPIER, "old" Mrs. February 20, 1875
NEWELL, Moses August 4, 1862
NEWTON, Mrs. Isaac  February 27, 1876
NICHOLS, James September 1, 1871
NICHOLS, Dexter August 9, 1878
OLDS, Cheney December 3, 1874
OSGOOD, "old" Mrs. January 23, 1875
OUGN, (Could be Vaugn), Miller January 13, 1870
O'CONNERS, Michel  June 18, 1891
PAMERSON (?), William August 1886
PATERSON, John September 17, 1865
PATRIDGE (?) FLAVEL (?) January 15, 1878
PATTERSON, Nathaniel January 22, 1874
PERKINS, Mrs. Eleger or Elezer September 8, 1867
PHETEPLACE, Mrs. Eddy May 20, 1881
PHETEPLACE (?), EDDY April 14, 1877
PHETERPLACE, David  1888
PHILLIPS, Emily August 26, 1885
PHILLIPS, Mrs. Peter August 5, 1872
PHILLIPS, Emma June 1888
PHILLIPS, William June 16, 1863 (buried on this day)
PHILLIPS, Nelson December 1885
PHILLIPS, Emarilla November 5, 1864
PHILLIPS, Mrs. Otis W. December 18, 1865
PIERCE, William January 8, 1869
PIERCE, Nathaniel  February 11, 1875 hung himself
PIERCE, ELLEN September 1887 (could be 1884)
PITCHER, Alphonzo September 19, 1887
POLLARD, Mrs. John February 24, 1873
PRATT, John October 8, 1869
PRESCOTT, Homer Spring of 1888
PURDY, Abram March 17, 1870
RANSBERRY or BANSBERRY (?) Nathaniel September 1869
REID, William June 19, 1870
RESSINOVor KESSINOV (?) Richard  March 1885
REYNOLDS, Jephtha (?) December 27, 1879
REYNOLDS, Charles June 12, 1875
REYNOLDS, John Feb 6, 1865
REYNOLDS, Nelson September 28, 1875
RICE, Columbus October 29, 1870
RICE, Warren January 30, 1871
RICH, Charles July 16, 1873 was killed
ROBINS, Peleg November 11, 1864
ROBINS, Mrs. Simeon June 18, 1874
ROGERS, Nathaniel June 16, 1869
ROGERS, Marshal - Captain August 22, 1870
ROGERS, Mrs. Nathaniel February 4, 1878
ROOT, Oliver February 18, 1871
ROOT, Noah August 9, 1877
ROOT, Mrs. Oliver February ? 1875
SALSBURY, Reuben December 1888
SAUNDERS, Harvey June 18, 1867
SEARL, David December 1, 1874
SEARL, Jackson December 21, 1874
SEARL, Mrs. Isaac March 5, 1869
SEARL, Isaac, Esq April 13, 1860
SEARL, Martha April 21, 1875
SEWARD, Mrs. James March 7, 1875
SEWARD, James March 10, 1878
SHOEMAN, "old" Mr. 1890
SHORMAN, "old" Mrs.  April, 1888
SILL, John W. May 18, 1875
SIMONDS, Harriet October 21, 1864
SIMONDS, O. W.C. January 31, 1892
SIMONDS, Justin July 18, 1863
SMITH, Delancy April 12, 1873
SMITH, Mason February 21, 1879. He lived in Yorkshire
SMITH, P. W. or T W. Jan 30, 1889
SPOOR, Orvill May 12, 1880
SPRING, Samuel S. (Judge) July 18, 1875
SQUAVS (?), Frank October 2, 1867
ST. JOHN, SPENCER March 26, 1886
STANTON, Dr. Jonathan B.  February 11, 1875
STEEL, Frank January 19, 1881
STILES, Jarius December 1, 1868
STONE, George August 21, 1875
STOORS, Thomas July 19, 1874
STORES, Mrs. George June 10, 1892
STURGES, Byron February 23, 1868
TEN BROECK, Peter August 5, 1864
TENBROECK, Mrs. Peter November 28, 1876
TENBROECK, John September 5, 1866
TOLBERT, Emily 1888
TOLBERT, Morris February 15, 1880
TUBBS, Mrs. Henry August 27, 1867
VALENTINE, Mrs. April 13, 1867
VARTY, John Mary 21, 1866
VAUGHAN, Mrs. C.C. June, 1888
VAUGN, (could be OUGN), Miller January 13, 1870
VERY (?), Edward  February 2, 1880
VOSBURGH, Jacob was killed Sept 13, 1860
VOSBURGH, Mrs. Conrad July 25, 1869
WALLACE, "Elder" December 24, 1878
WARING, George April 16, 1876
WARING, Catherine October 2, 1865
WARING, Mrs. Richard December 26, 1876
WARN, Mrs. Augustus  January 30, 1879
WARN, Augustus T.  January ? 1881
WARNER, Roswell May 27, 1879
WASHBERN, Mrs. Howland March 23, 1877
WASHBORN, Andrew 1888
WASHBURN, Howland  June 16, 1871
WATSON, Joseph August 28, 1873
WATSON, John September 26, 1875
WATSON, George January 13, 1881 Died in Colorado
WEEDE, Mrs. William F.  September 10, 1876
WELLER, Godfry - Killed his wife on April 18, 1867
WERD or WEED (?). William F. September 1888
WERRICK, (or Herrick) Mrs. Mike March 1, 1865
WEST, Seth  March 26, 1864
WILLARD, Mrs. Sherlock October 29, 1871
WINDSER, Barnet July 28, 1871
WINDSER, Mrs. Barnet June 26, 1868
WINDSOR, Mrs. Aaron April, 1881
WING, Elnathan (?) January 3, 1865
WINRICK or WIRRICK, Jacob January 22, 1881
WOODROUGH, Henry Semour October 31, 1865
WOODS, William September 16, 1867
WOODWORTH, Robert's little girl April 1, 1874
ZOLLET, Nathan August 20, 1880

About JAMES FAY

From "History of Cattaraugus County", published in 1893, Page 654

JAMES FAY, son of Cyrus, was born in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, married Olive Rice, of Brookfield, Massachusetts, and came to Cattaraugus county in 1829, in 1830 settling on the farm now owned by Cyrus M. Fay, his son. He was a man highly respected, held several town offices, and was a member and deacon of the Presbyterian church. He died in 1882, aged ninety-two years. Of his five children four are living: William G., Sarah J. (Mrs. I..L. Cole), J. C., and Cyrus M. (J. C. is probably John C.)


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