Birth or Death Record Request
All Vital Records can be obtained through the City, Town or Village Clerk’s Office in which the BIRTH or DEATH took place.
$10 per certified copy by cash, check or credit card in office
Requests by mail with payment (check) to:
Cheektowaga Town Clerk-Vital Records
3301Broadway – Room 101
Cheektowaga, NY 14227
The requesting individual must complete a short form and present PROOF of IDENTITY as/or:
- the named individual
- an immediate family member or first degree relative (husband, wife, mother, father, child) of the named individual
If you are not an immediate family member, you must provide a signed and notarized letter from one of the immediate family members giving you permission to receive the document - Attorney for the named individual or estate
- Executor/Executrix of the individual or estate (death certificate)
- or have Power of Attorney for the named individual
TO REQUEST BY MAIL:
A letter can be addressed to the Town Clerk’s office (Registrar of Vital Statistics) requesting a certified copy of a Certificate of Birth or Death or a Marriage Certificate by submitting:
- Vital Statistics Request Form
- Proof of identity and relation to the individual(s)
- Check for the number of copies being requested ($10 per copy)
GENEALOGICAL SEARCH SERVICES
Search Fee: $10.00 per name, per enactment of Ch. 413 of the Laws of 1991
Genealogical Copy: $1.00
Application and further information may be obtained by emailing townclerkwebmail@tocny.org or contacting Carol Driscoll, Deputy Town Clerk at (716)686-3982