The spelling of Chautauqua varied quite a bit according to the "History of C hautauqua County" by Andrew Young. It wasn't until 1859 that the board of supervisors declared the correct spelling as Chautauqua. In 18 04 the Holland Land company maps listed it at Chautaughue. Given the timeframe, the Chateauqay spelling could be valid for either location. Chances of finding vital records in NYS prior to the 1900's is extremely slim. Most have to make do with secondary records and bible records. In the 1820's the area was still a major wilderness area. On Jan 24, 2009, 2boysmom@stny.rr.com wrote: Gosh, Michele, people who were born and raised here cannot spell the county name! No problem! Dawn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michele Hassell" <hassell@mind.net> To: <nychauta@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 1:01 PM Subject: [NYCHAUTA] Chateaugay,Frankin Co. Marriuage/Birth Records in the 1820's > Dawn, > > I can't believe I made that mistake. Thanks for the wake up call. I am > obviously barking up the wrong mailibng list! :) > > Michele > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYCHAUTA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYCHAUTA-request@roots web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and th e body of the message