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== Introduction to Vital Records == | |||
[[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.health.pa.gov/MyRecords/Pages/default.aspx#.WOgEeqJMHIU 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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=== Vital Records Reference Dates === | |||
Pennsylvania's civil records start the following years: | |||
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | [[How to Find Pennsylvania Birth Records|'''Birth''']] | |||
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | [[How to Find Pennsylvania Marriage Records|'''County Marriages''']] | |||
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | [[How to Find Pennsylvania Death Records|'''Death''']] | |||
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Earliest | |||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1852-54, 1893 | |||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1885, some in 1700s | |||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1852-54, 1893 | |||
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Statewide Registration | |||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | January 1906 | |||
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | January 1906 | |||
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | General Compliance | |||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1915 | |||
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1915 | |||
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=== Online Resources === | === Online Resources === | ||
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*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/PA/ Pennsylvania Vital Records], statewide and by county | *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/PA/ Pennsylvania Vital Records], statewide and by county | ||
=== For Philadelphia City and County Records ''[[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania#Vital_Records|click here.]]'' === | === For Philadelphia City and County Records ''[[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania#Vital_Records|click here.]]'' === | ||