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Vital records, as their name suggests, are
connected with central life events: birth,
marriage, and death. Maintained by civil
authorities, they are prime sources of
genealogical information; but, unfortunately,
official vital records are available only for
relatively recent periods. These records,
despite their recent creation in the United
States, are critically important in genealogical
research, often supplying details on family
members well back into the nineteenth century.
The Source: A Guidebook of
American Genealogy,
by Loretto Szucs and Sandra Luebking.
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Pennsylvania
Marriages to 1790
This
database contains the names of over 31,000
individuals for whom marriage licenses were
issued in the Province of Pennsylvania, previous
to 1790. Each entry includes the names of the
individuals and the date. Among the laws agreed
upon in England by the Proprietary for the
government of the Province of Pennsylvania, was
one providing for a registry of marriages,
births and deaths. By virtue of this law
licenses were issued by the authorities, whose
names are also listed, and the county or town
they served in.
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Pennsylvania Marriages to 1810
Originally published in volume VIII of the
second series of the Pennsylvania Archives, this
wonderful collection contains almost 35,000
marriage records from the following:
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Marriages Recorded by the
Registrar General of the Province,
1658-1689;
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Christ Church, Philadelphia
1709-1806;
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Swedes' Church, Philadelphia,
1750-1810;
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First Presbyterian Church,
Carlisle, 1785-1812;
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St. Paul's Episcopal,
Chester, 1704-1733;
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Reformed Church, Falkner
Swamp (Montgomery Co.), 1748-1800;
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Lutheran Church, New Hannover
(Montgomery Co.), 1745-1809;
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German Reformed Church,
Philadelphia, 1748-1802;
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First Baptist Church,
Philadelphia, 1761-1803;
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Paxtang and Derry Churches,
1741-1810.
Pennsylvania, Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages
Settled in large part by German immigrants,
Pennsylvania has been home to hundreds of
Lutheran congregations since its formation in
the seventeenth century. This database is a
collection of Lutheran Church baptism and
marriage records from southeastern Pennsylvania
between 1730 and 1779. The records were kept
largely by Rev. John Casper Stoever. Baptism
records, in addition to providing the location
and date, include the child's name, parents'
names, birth date, and names of sponsors.
Marriage records include the names of both
spouses, and marriage location. It contains the
names of over 6,000 people.
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Reading,
Pennsylvania Marriage Records, 1876-84
This database indexes
9,700 marriages recorded in the City of Reading
only. After 1884, all Berks County marriage
licenses were recorded by the County of Berks.
When requesting a copy of a record from the
Berks County Register of Wills, indicate the
name, year, and file number found in the index.
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State Department of Health
Division of Vital Records
Central Building
101 South Mercer Street
PO Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16103
Check or
money order should be made payable to Division
of Vital Records. Personal checks are accepted.
To verify current fees, the telephone number is
(412)656-3100.
Births $4.00
Persons born in Pittsburgh or in
Allegheny City, now part of Pittsburgh, from
1882 to 1905
Registrar of Wills
City-County Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
For events occurring in City of
Philadelphia write to:
Vital Statistics
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
401 North Broad Street, Room 942
Philadelphia, PA 19108
State office has records
beginning January 1906. For earlier records,
write to Register of Wills, Orphans Court, in
county seat of county where event occurred.
Deaths
$3.00
Divorces
Fees Vary
Marriages Fees Vary
State office has records
beginning January 1906. For earlier records,
write to Register of Wills, Orphans Court, in
county seat of county where event occurred.
State Department of Health
Division of Vital Records
Central Building
101 South Mercer Street
PO Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16103 |
