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Some History and Genealogy fromWestfield, Chautauqua Co., NY |
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Current Information
- Why the grape theme?
- It's wine country.
- It's the location of a Welch's grape juice plant.
- Current information about Westfield.
- The Westfield Republican newspaper.
- A Walking Tour of Westfield, at the Chautauqua County Genweb site.
- Current photos of Westfield (2002).
Census
- 1870 census index for the town of Westfield, Chautauqua Co. NY
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Census records at the Chautauqua County Genweb
site.
Church Information
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From the "Centennial History, First Presbyterian Church, Westfield, NY,
1808-1908":
- Early History, 1808-1849.
- Further History, 1849-1908, part 1.
- Further History, 1849-1908, part 2.
- Historical Sketch of the Sunday School
- Photos of church buildings.
- Photos of church officers and pastors.
- Page 1, with additional information on John Fay, Reuben Tinker, Anson Gleason, Robert Mateer, Carson R. Crosgrove, and James Crosgrove.
- Page 2.
- A list of pastors.
- A list of members with date of membership. The list is usually chronological within each set of names beginning with the same letter of the alphabet. (A large file--use "search" or "find" in your browser to look for names.)
- The same church member list as above but sorted alphabetically.
School Information
- Early History, 1808-1849.
- The Catalogue of the Westfield Academy and
Union School, 1878-79. A listing of students, faculty and graduates. (A large
file--use "search" or "find" in your browser to look for names.)
- A picture of the school building.
Business
- Business directory listings for Westfield:
- Boyd's business directory of over one hundred cities and
villages in New York state - 1869-70 , pp. 580-1 (at Cornell's electronic library site)
- Boyd's New York State Directory - 1872-3, pp. 1464-5 (at Cornell's electronic library site)
- Western NY Gazeteer and Business Directory - 1880-81 (local file)
Miscellaneous Old Photos and Biographies
- Boyd's business directory of over one hundred cities and
villages in New York state - 1869-70 , pp. 580-1 (at Cornell's electronic library site)
- Photos and bios.
- Selections from the Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chautauqua County, New York, edited by Butler F. Dilley, 1891.
- Newspaper clipping (1976): "Barn Raising Bee
100 Years Ago Put Up Cochrane, Mateer Barns"
- Newspaper clipping (date unknown): "1901
Ninth New York Cavalry Convention"
- Newspaper clipping (date unknown): "The
Old Presbyterian Meeting House"
- Newspaper clipping (date unknown): "The
Hawkins Tavern"
- Newspaper clipping (date unknown): [Gold
Rush 49ers from Chautauqua Co. NY]
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Some Obituaries from the Westfield
Republican newspaper, Westfield, NY;
surnames: Mateer, Cosgrove, Crosgrove, Taylor, Guild, Wright
- Newspaper clippings and obituaries from
the diaries of
Jane Crosgrove Mateer and Joseph M. Mateer, 1901-1951
Diary Records
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Vital Records and other information from the diaries of Robert McKee Mateer, a Westfield
resident for
40 years, who died in 1896. (Some are also from his son's diary, or his wife's.)
1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1905 1906 1907 1908 1910 1911 1912 Family Records
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The Crosgrove--Mateer Genealogy Page
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