New York State did not require vital records until after 1880 and it wasn't enforced until after 1900's. Some locations did keep records from the time the townships were formed but the dates varies considerably. Records at the county level are primarly probate and land records, no vital records. New York and Vermont had a border dispute in the late 1700's which may explain why some sources say NY and others Vermont. Do you know if those families were Quakers? Freeman and Briggs are considered common Quaker surnames. They are well-known for the record keeping and many of their records survived. Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "F & J Sauntry" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 9:55 AM Subject: [NYCATTAR] Dennis Jr. Freeman b: 1837 in Cattaraugus Co.,New York >I am researching this family and attempting to trace back, my one clue > is the birth place of Dennis Jr which came from his enlistment papers. > Dennis Sr was born in Maine or New York depending on which reference you > use. His wife Mary Briggs was born in Vermont or New York again > depending on who is telling the birth place. > > I would like to know where one might find records in Cattaraugus Co., > New York and what records one might find for the era 1837 and on. This > family were all foudn in Fond du Lac, WI in 1850. What was the reason > for migration during this time period? > > Descendants of Dennis Freeman > > 1 Dennis Freeman b: Abt. 1789 in Maine d: Bef. > February 26, 1866 in Fond du Lac Wisconsin > .. +Mary Briggs b: Abt. 1801 in Vermont m: Bef. 1834 d: > June 28, 1873 in Town of Houston, Houston Co, MN > .... 2 Mary Jane Freeman b: October 20, 1834 in Maine > d: July 07, 1897 in Barron, Wisconsin Burial: O'Neil cemetery, Eagle > Point, Eagleton, Wisconsin > > .... 2 Dennis Jr. Freeman b: 1837 in Cattaraugus Co., New > York d: July 04, 1865 in Slough General Hospital, Alexandria VA > Burial: July 05, 1865 Alexandria Nat'l. Cemetery in Alexexandria > > Jeannette Rapley Sauntry > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message