Some History and Genealogy from Westfield, Chautauqua Co., NY

View of vineyard from Westfield Cemetery

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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
•   Census records at the Chautauqua County Genweb site.

  Church Information

•   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

•   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

•  Photos and bios.

•  Selections from the Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chautauqua County, New York, edited by Butler F. Dilley, 1891.


From the Newspaper

•   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]

•   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

•   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.)

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  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

•   The Crosgrove--Mateer Genealogy Page

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