New York, Lackawanna, Holy Cross Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This publication contains records and lot registers of the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Lackawanna, Erie county, New York.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:


 *  Lot Registers
 * No of Grave
 * No of Record
 * Grave
 * Name Date of Death
 * Remarks
 * Grave Location: Lot No., Section

Daily Record
 * Church
 * Day
 * Name
 * N0
 * Born In
 * Died In
 * Date of Death
 * Age:Y,M,D
 * Location of Grave
 * Undertaker

How Do I Search This Collection?
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 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add the new information to your records
 * Use the information to find the person in other records
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Try searching by surname only

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of New York.
 * New York Guided Research
 * New York Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step New York Research, 1880-Present
 * Cemeteries
 * Sexton Records

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Holy Cross Cemetery (Buffalo, New York) records, 1855-1881
 * Holy Cross Cemetery. Lackawanna, New York

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * New York, Cemetery Abstracts, 1800-1965
 * Ne York State Death Index, 1880-1956

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * William M. Emerling, The history of Lackawanna Lackawanna, New York : Lackawanna Bicentennial Commission, 1976

Citing This Collection
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