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Vital records were also kept by some of the larger cities. The library has birth and death records on microfilm for the cities of Altoona, Harrisburg, Johnstown, McKeesport, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading, Scranton, Wilkinsburg, Williamsport, and York.  
Vital records were also kept by some of the larger cities. The library has birth and death records on microfilm for the cities of Altoona, Harrisburg, Johnstown, McKeesport, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading, Scranton, Wilkinsburg, Williamsport, and York.  


For example: MOVE TO COUNTY / CITY PAGE
For example: MOVE TO COUNTY / CITY PAGE  


'''Philadelphia County and City'''.  
'''Philadelphia County and City'''.  
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David H. Bowen and Son, Undertakers (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). ''Funeral Records, 1845-1899''. (On 13 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=527812 527812].)  
David H. Bowen and Son, Undertakers (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). ''Funeral Records, 1845-1899''. (On 13 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=527812 527812].)  
 
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=== Delayed Registration of Birth Records  ===
=== Delayed Registration of Birth Records  ===
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= Marriage Records  =
= Marriage Records  =


Pennsylvania recorded few civil marriage records before 1885. However, many marriages before then will be found in church records. The Family History Library has:  
Pennsylvania recorded few civil marriage records before 1885. However, many marriages before then will be found in church records.  
 
== Divorce Records  ==
 
In Pennsylvania, divorce proceedings were usually kept by the court of common pleas. For example, see:
 
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Philadelphia County). ''Divorce Docket, 1851-1874''. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=99168&disp=Divorce+docket%2C+1851%2D1875%20%20&columns=*,0,0 963387]-93.)
 
''Divorces Granted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from December 1785 until 1801, Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania''. Vol. 1, pp. 185-92. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=55326&disp=Publications+of+the+Genealogical+Society%20%20&columns=*,0,0 974.8 B2p v. 1; film 1698098 item 2].)
 
= Death Records  =
 
With the consolidation of Philadelphia City and County in 1854, all vital records after 1854 are found on the level for Philadelphia City.
 
= Substitute Records  =
 
[[Pennsylvania Church Records|Pennsylvania Church Records]]
 
[[Pennsylvania Cemeteries|Pennsylvania Cemetery Records]]
 
[[Pennsylvania Census|Pennsylvania Census]]
 
[[Pennsylvania Newspapers|Pennsylvania Newspapers]]
 
[[Pennsylvania Military Records|Pennsylvania Military Records]]
 
= Tips  =
 
= Analyzing Records  =
 
= Family History Library Pennsylvania Vital Records Collections  =
 
== Birth Records  ==
 
The Family History Library has ''Pennsylvania, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Births, Marriages, and Deaths'' ''on File at the State Archives, 1852-1854'' (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1016403 films 1016403]-8). The Library does not have 1852-1854 records for the counties of Blair, Clarion, Erie, Forest, Lehigh, Monroe, Montour, Philadelphia, Pike, Potter, and Union. Cameron, Lackawanna, and Snyder counties were formed after 1854.
 
Delayed birth records are at:
 
The Family History Library. Microfilm records are available for all counties EXCEPT Carbon, Chester, Huntingdon, Lehigh, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill, and Union.
 
== Marriage Records  ==


''Marriage Register of Pennsylvania, 1684 to 1689''. (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=189466&disp=Marriage+register+of+Pennsylvania%2C+168%20%20&columns=*,0,0 20438 item 4].) This contains mainly Quaker records in Philadelphia.  
''Marriage Register of Pennsylvania, 1684 to 1689''. (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=189466&disp=Marriage+register+of+Pennsylvania%2C+168%20%20&columns=*,0,0 20438 item 4].) This contains mainly Quaker records in Philadelphia.  
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''Record of Pennsylvania Marriages, Prior to 1810''. 2 vols. 1880. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1968. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=545541&disp=Record+of+Pennsylvania+marriages%2C+prio%20%20&columns=*,0,0 974.8 V2r; fiche 6049248-9.]) This was reprinted from Pennsylvania Archives, series 2, volumes 8 and 9, and is mostly from church records.  
''Record of Pennsylvania Marriages, Prior to 1810''. 2 vols. 1880. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1968. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=545541&disp=Record+of+Pennsylvania+marriages%2C+prio%20%20&columns=*,0,0 974.8 V2r; fiche 6049248-9.]) This was reprinted from Pennsylvania Archives, series 2, volumes 8 and 9, and is mostly from church records.  


Many '''eloping couples '''went to Pittsburg, Alleghany County,or &nbsp;Reading, Berks County or Washington County, Pennsylvania to be married and avoid the waiting period between the&nbsp; issuing a&nbsp;license and the performance of the marriage.
== Death Records  ==
 
== Divorce Records  ==
 
In Pennsylvania, divorce proceedings were usually kept by the court of common pleas. For example, see:
 
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Philadelphia County). ''Divorce Docket, 1851-1874''. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=99168&disp=Divorce+docket%2C+1851%2D1875%20%20&columns=*,0,0 963387]-93.)
 
''Divorces Granted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from December 1785 until 1801, Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania''. Vol. 1, pp. 185-92. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=55326&disp=Publications+of+the+Genealogical+Society%20%20&columns=*,0,0 974.8 B2p v. 1; film 1698098 item 2].)
 
= Death Records  =


'''[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1320976;t=searchable;p=2 Digitized Records for Philadelphia Deaths 1803-1915 w/ original images]'''  
'''[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1320976;t=searchable;p=2 Digitized Records for Philadelphia Deaths 1803-1915 w/ original images]'''  
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Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). Bureau of Health. ''Death Certificates, 1904-1915: Death Indexes, 1904-1915''. (On 781 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1289374 1289374].)  
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). Bureau of Health. ''Death Certificates, 1904-1915: Death Indexes, 1904-1915''. (On 781 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1289374 1289374].)  


With the consolidation of Philadelphia City and County in 1854, all vital records after 1854 are found on the level for Philadelphia City.
= Substitute Records  =
[[Pennsylvania Church Records|Pennsylvania Church Records]]
[[Pennsylvania Cemeteries|Pennsylvania Cemetery Records]]
[[Pennsylvania Census|Pennsylvania Census]]
[[Pennsylvania Newspapers|Pennsylvania Newspapers]]
[[Pennsylvania Military Records|Pennsylvania Military Records]]
= Tips  =
= Analyzing Records  =


= Family History Library Pennsylvania Vital Records Collections  =
== Birth Records  ==
The Family History Library has ''Pennsylvania, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Births, Marriages, and Deaths'' ''on File at the State Archives, 1852-1854'' (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1016403 films 1016403]-8). The Library does not have 1852-1854 records for the counties of Blair, Clarion, Erie, Forest, Lehigh, Monroe, Montour, Philadelphia, Pike, Potter, and Union. Cameron, Lackawanna, and Snyder counties were formed after 1854.
Delayed birth records are at:
The Family History Library. Microfilm records are available for all counties EXCEPT Carbon, Chester, Huntingdon, Lehigh, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill, and Union.
== Marriage Records  ==
== Death Records  ==


=== '''Published records include:'''  ===
=== '''Published records include:'''  ===
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Scott, Kenneth. ''Abstracts (Mainly Deaths) From the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1775-1783''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=974.8+A1 book 974.8 A1] no. 87.) See the "Newspapers" section of this outline for more information.  
Scott, Kenneth. ''Abstracts (Mainly Deaths) From the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1775-1783''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=974.8+A1 book 974.8 A1] no. 87.) See the "Newspapers" section of this outline for more information.  


 
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= Archives, Libraries and Societies  =
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