Place:Genesee, Allegany, New York, United States

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NameGenesee
TypeTown
Coordinates42.05°N 78.25°W
Located inAllegany, New York, United States
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Genesee is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,803 at the 2000 census.

The Town of Genesee is in the southwest corner of the county, southeast of Olean, New York.

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History

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The first settler arrived around 1823. The Town of Genesee was established in 1830 from a division of the Town of Cuba.

Much of the early economy was based on harvesting the forests, but oil production began around 1890.

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  • Outstanding guide to Genesee family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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