Birth and Death Certificates

​Birth and Death Record Information

​BIRTH AND DEATH CERTIFICATES Certified copies of birth and death certificates are $10 each. All copies for births and deaths are kept in the Village, including those at Tri-County Hospital and the Gowanda Nursing Home. Birth and Death Certificates can be ordered via mail if necessary. In person please have valid ID. If ordering certificates via mail, please use the following procedure.
• Enclose a written request with the following information: name on birth certificate, date of birth, hospital, father’s name, mother’s maiden name, contact phone number or submit Application for copy of Birth Record Form (please see Village Forms for application)
• Enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope • Money order payable to the Village of Gowanda($10 per certificate) • Copy of valid government issued photo ID
​• Proof of address if your address on your ID is not current and send to: Village of Gowanda, 27 East Main Street, Gowanda NY 14070
IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Application must be submitted with copies of EITHER A or B:
A. One (1) of the following forms of valid photo ID:
• Driver’s license with photo
• Non-driver photo ID card
• Passport
• Nexus Pass
• Pistol Permit
• Other government issued photo ID
OR B. Three (3) of the following showing the applicant’s name and address:
• A utility bill (gas, electric, phone, cable)
• Current Paycheck stubs
• Social Services card
• Social Security card
• Health Insurance card
​• Mortgage/Rental lease statemen
                    Genealogy Records
Uncertified copies of the following types of records for genealogy research purposes:

  • Birth certificates - if on file for at least 75 years and the person whose name is on the birth certificate is known to be deceased.
  • Death certificates - if on file for at least 50 years.
The time periods are waived for direct-line descendants. A direct line descendant is a person in the direct line of descent, i.e., the child, grandchild, great grandchild of the person whose record is requested. The direct-line descendant applicant must provide the following:
  • Proof of their relationship to the person whose record they are requesting.
  • Proof of the death of the person whose birth certificate they are requesting.
​Genealogy Records
Uncertified copies of the following types of records for genealogy research purposes:

  • Birth certificates - if on file for at least 75 years and the person whose name is on the birth certificate is known to be deceased.
  • Death certificates - if on file for at least 50 years.
The time periods are waived for direct-line descendants. A direct line descendant is a person in the direct line of descent, i.e., the child, grandchild, great grandchild of the person whose record is requested. The direct-line descendant applicant must provide the following:
  • Proof of their relationship to the person whose record they are requesting.
  • Proof of the death of the person whose birth certificate they are requesting.