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*'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration for Pennsylvania deaths began in 1906. Prior to the state keeping death records counties kept death records beginning in 1893. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Pennsylvania death records]] | *'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration for Pennsylvania deaths began in 1906. Prior to the state keeping death records counties kept death records beginning in 1893. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Pennsylvania death records]] | ||
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]]. | *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]]. | ||
=== Pennsylvania Record Finder === | |||
This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. | |||
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| '''1. What you are looking for:''' | |||
| '''2. Try these records first:''' | |||
| '''3. Other useful records''' | |||
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| Birth information | |||
| [[How to Find Pennsylvania Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Pennsylvania Death Records|Death records]], [[Pennsylvania Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Pennsylvania Church Records|Church records]] | |||
| [[Pennsylvania Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Pennsylvania Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Pennsylvania Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Pennsylvania Military Records|Military records]] (pension) | |||
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| Marriage information | |||
| [[How to Find Pennsylvania Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[Pennsylvania Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Pennsylvania Bible Records|Bible records]] | |||
| [[Pennsylvania Church Records|Church records]], [[Pennsylvania Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Pennsylvania Military Records|Military records]] | |||
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| Death information | |||
| [[How to Find Pennsylvania Death Records|Death Records]], [[Pennsylvania Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Pennsylvania Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |||
| [[Pennsylvania Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Pennsylvania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Pennsylvania Bible Records|Bible Records]] | |||
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| Parents | |||
| [[How to Find Pennsylvania Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Pennsylvania Death Records|Death records]], [[Pennsylvania Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Pennsylvania Census|Census]], [[Pennsylvania Church Records|Church records]] | |||
| [[Pennsylvania Biography|Biography]], [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Genealogy]] | |||
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| Maiden name | |||
| [[How to Find Pennsylvania Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[Pennsylvania Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Pennsylvania Probate Records|Probate records]] | |||
| [[Pennsylvania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Pennsylvania Military Records|Military Records]] (pension) | |||
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| Immigration date | |||
| [[Pennsylvania Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Pennsylvania Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Pennsylvania Census|Census]] | |||
| [[Pennsylvania Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Pennsylvania Biography|Biography]], [[Pennsylvania History|History]] | |||
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| Naturalization | |||
| [[Pennsylvania Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Pennsylvania Census|Census]], [[Pennsylvania Court Records|Court Records]] | |||
| [[Pennsylvania Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Pennsylvania Biography|Biography]], [[Pennsylvania Periodicals|Periodicals]] | |||
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| Physical description | |||
| [[Pennsylvania Military Records|Military Records]], [[Pennsylvania Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906) | |||
| [[Pennsylvania Biography|Biography]], [[Pennsylvania History|History]] | |||
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To look for more Pennsylvania records, go here | |||
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