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[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/genealogy_requests/14125 Pennsylvania Vital Records State Department of Health] or the clerk of the orphans' court of the county where the event occurred. The Department of Health has birth and death certificates registered in Pennsylvania from 1906 to the present. For records prior to that date, contact the appropriate county. Marriage and divorce records are usually obtained from the courthouse in the county where the marriage license was issued or divorce decree was granted. | [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/genealogy_requests/14125 Pennsylvania Vital Records State Department of Health] or the clerk of the orphans' court of the county where the event occurred. The Department of Health has birth and death certificates registered in Pennsylvania from 1906 to the present. For records prior to that date, contact the appropriate county. Marriage and divorce records are usually obtained from the courthouse in the county where the marriage license was issued or divorce decree was granted. | ||
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Pennsylvania's civil records start the following years: | Pennsylvania's civil records start the following years: | ||
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| width="16.6%" | | width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Pennsylvania_Vital_Records#Birth_and_Death_Records Birth]''' | ||
| width="16.6%" | | width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Pennsylvania_Vital_Records#Marriage_Records County Marriages]''' | ||
| width="16.6%" | | width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Pennsylvania_Vital_Records#Birth_and_Death_Records Death]''' | ||
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| width="16.6%" | | width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Earliest | ||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1852-54, 1893 | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1852-54, 1893 | ||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1885, some in 1700s | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1885, some in 1700s | ||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1852-54, 1893 | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1852-54, 1893 | ||
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| width="16.6%" | | width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Statewide Registration | ||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | January 1906 | | width="16.6%" align="center" | January 1906 | ||
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | January 1906 | | width="16.6%" align="center" | January 1906 | ||
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| width="16.6%" | | width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | General Compliance | ||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1915 | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1915 | ||
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*Search {{RecordSearch|1681011|Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940}} at FamilySearch.org - free. [[Pennsylvania Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Description]]. | *Search {{RecordSearch|1681011|Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940}} at FamilySearch.org - free. [[Pennsylvania Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Description]]. | ||
*Statewide [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/20686 Pennsylvania birth and death indexes]. | *Statewide [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/20686 Pennsylvania birth and death indexes]. | ||
*Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=41&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Pennsylvania Birth, Marriage | *Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=41&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Pennsylvania Birth, Marriage ; Death] Records at Ancestry.com - $ | ||
*Order [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/genealogy_requests/14125 Pennsylvania Certificates] for birth and death online $ | *Order [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/genealogy_requests/14125 Pennsylvania Certificates] for birth and death online $ | ||
*Search [http://usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives] for miscelaneous vital records collections - Free<br> | *Search [http://usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives] for miscelaneous vital records collections - Free<br> | ||
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*[http://www.wikiprocedure.com/index.php/Category:Pennsylvania Wikiprocedure - Procedure to get birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates.] | *[http://www.wikiprocedure.com/index.php/Category:Pennsylvania Wikiprocedure - Procedure to get birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates.] | ||
If you are aware of other online databases, please feel free to add them. | If you are aware of other online databases, please feel free to add them. | ||
== Birth And Death Records == | == Birth And Death Records == | ||
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== Divorce Records == | == Divorce Records == | ||
Divorce became more common in Pennsylvania after the divorce law of 1785.<ref>Thomas R. Meehan, "'Not Made Out of Levity,' Evolution of Divorce in Early Pennsylvania," ''The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography,'' Vol. 92, No. 4 (Oct. 1968):441-464. Digital version at [http://dpubs.libraries.psu.edu/DPubS?Service= | Divorce became more common in Pennsylvania after the divorce law of 1785.<ref>Thomas R. Meehan, "'Not Made Out of Levity,' Evolution of Divorce in Early Pennsylvania," ''The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography,'' Vol. 92, No. 4 (Oct. 1968):441-464. Digital version at [http://dpubs.libraries.psu.edu/DPubS?Service=UIverb=Displayhandle=psu.pmhb The Historical Society of Pennsylvania website] - free.</ref> Divorce proceedings were usually kept by the court of common pleas. However, to obtain a record of divorce and it's proceedings, contact the Office of the Prothonotary in the county where the divorce was granted. For example, see: | ||
:*'''1851-1874''' - Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Philadelphia County). ''Divorce Docket, 1851-1874''. <ref>''Divorce Docket, 1851-1874''. {{FHL|99168|item|disp=FHL films 963387-393}} </ref> | :*'''1851-1874''' - Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Philadelphia County). ''Divorce Docket, 1851-1874''. <ref>''Divorce Docket, 1851-1874''. {{FHL|99168|item|disp=FHL films 963387-393}} </ref> | ||
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For more information on Pennsylvania adoption records contact: | For more information on Pennsylvania adoption records contact: | ||
*Department of Public Welfare<br>Office of Children Youth & | *Department of Public Welfare<br>Office of Children Youth & Families<br>P.O. Box 8018 <br>Harrisburg, PA 17105 <br>Phone: (717) 787-3672 <br>FAX: (717) 787-9706<br>[http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/department_of_health_home/17457 Pennsylvania Department of Health] <ref>Public Records Information. Pennsylvania Adoption Records. http://www.publicrecordsinfo.com/adoption_records/Pennsylvania_adoption_records.htm, 23 September 2010.</ref><br><br>To review laws relating to Pennsylvania adoption research, see: [http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/infoaccessapall.pdf Access Sumary] and search for or scroll to Pennsylvania <ref>U.S. Department of Human Services. ''Child Welfare Information Gateway: Access to Adoption Record: Summary of State Laws.'' http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/infoaccessapall.pdf, 3 September 2010. Information current through June 2009</ref> | ||
== Additional Helps == | == Additional Helps == | ||
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] under [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=NORTH_AMERICA Canada, USA, and Mexico] - Free | *[https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] under [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=NORTH_AMERICA Canada, USA, and Mexico] - Free | ||
*Wee Monster Links for Pennsylvania [http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html#Pennsylvania Birth & | *Wee Monster Links for Pennsylvania [http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html#Pennsylvania Birth & Marriage] and [http://www.germanroots.com/deathrecords.html Death] Records - Free/$ | ||
*USGenWeb.org [http://www.pagenweb.org/ Pennsylvania Site] - Free | *USGenWeb.org [http://www.pagenweb.org/ Pennsylvania Site] - Free | ||
*The Vital Records Search and Information Directory [http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-PA-NDX.html for Pennsylvania ]- Free/$ | *The Vital Records Search and Information Directory [http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-PA-NDX.html for Pennsylvania ]- Free/$ | ||
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