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Many religious groups have kept records of [[Delaware]] families. Before 1900 the largest denominations were the Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Quakers (Society of Friends). | Many religious groups have kept records of [[Delaware]] families. Before 1900 the largest denominations were the Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Quakers (Society of Friends). | ||
A transcription of the registers and minutes of nearly 100 church records from the 1680s to the 1930s was made by the Delaware Historical Records Survey. These are at the Delaware Public Archives and are on microfilm at the | A transcription of the registers and minutes of nearly 100 church records from the 1680s to the 1930s was made by the Delaware Historical Records Survey. These are at the Delaware Public Archives and are on microfilm at the Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=006304 films 006304-20]). These records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under DELAWARE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CHURCH RECORDS. You will also find them listed under Historical Records Survey (Delaware) in the Author/Title Search of the microfiche catalog. | ||
An old list of church addresses and ministers is: | An old list of church addresses and ministers is: ''Directory of Churches and Religious Organizations in Delaware''. Dover, Delaware: Historical Records Survey, 1942. A copy of the directory can be found at [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=150578&disp=Directory+of+churches+and+religious+orga++ Family History Library]. | ||
''Directory of Churches and Religious Organizations in Delaware''. Dover, Delaware: Historical Records Survey, 1942. | |||
There is an index to many baptisms, 1759-1890, on microfilm under: | There is an index to many baptisms, 1759-1890, on microfilm under: | ||
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=== <br>Roman Catholic === | === <br>Roman Catholic === | ||
[http://www.cdow.org/archives.html Diocese of Wilmington Archives]<br>P.O. Box 2030<br>Greenville, DE 19899<br>Telephone: 302-655-0597 | [http://www.cdow.org/archives.html Diocese of Wilmington Archives]<br>P.O. Box 2030<br>Greenville, DE 19899<br>Telephone: 302-655-0597 | ||
<br>The Diocese of Wilmington consists of the Delaware counties of Kent, New Castle and Sussex. The diocese also covers the following counties in Maryland: Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester. | <br>The Diocese of Wilmington consists of the Delaware counties of Kent, New Castle and Sussex. The diocese also covers the following counties in Maryland: Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester. | ||
=== Society of Friends (Quaker) === | === Society of Friends (Quaker) === | ||