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The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Pennsylvania Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]]. Check [[Pennsylvania_Vital_Records|Pennsylvania Vital Records&nbsp;Online]] for more information about the resources listed below. Most online resources for Pennsylvania Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. '''<br>'''
The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Pennsylvania Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]]. Check [[Pennsylvania_Vital_Records|Pennsylvania Vital Records&nbsp;Online]] for more information about the resources listed below. Most online resources for Pennsylvania Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. '''<br>'''


*USGenWeb.org [http://www.pagenweb.org/ Pennsylvania Site] - Free
*Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=41&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Pennsylvania Birth, Marriage &amp; Death] Records at Ancestry.com - $&nbsp;  
*The Vital Records Search and Information Directory [http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-PA-NDX.html for Pennsylvania ]- Free/$
*Linkpendium Links for [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/PA/ Pennsylvania Genealogy and History], including individual Counties&nbsp;-&nbsp;Free/$&nbsp;
*Progenealogists Links for the [http://progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm United States]. Press '''Ctrl + F''' on the keyboard to search for '''Pennsylvania''' or&nbsp;'''PA''' -&nbsp;Free/$
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*''Marriage Register of Pennsylvania, 1684 to 1689''. <ref>''Marriage Register of Pennsylvania, 1684 to 1689''. ({{FHL|189466|item}} film 20438 item 4) </ref>This contains mainly Quaker records in Philadelphia.
*''Marriage Register of Pennsylvania, 1684 to 1689''. <ref>''Marriage Register of Pennsylvania, 1684 to 1689''. ({{FHL|189466|item}} film 20438 item 4) </ref>This contains mainly Quaker records in Philadelphia.


*Pennsylvania. Supreme Executive Council. ''Marriage Bonds, 1784-1786''. <ref>''Marriage Bonds, 1784-1786''({{FHL|685442|item}} films 1759094 item 1.) </ref>These records are alphabetically arranged by male applicant and are all at Philadelphia. They are probably the same records as those abstracted in Pennsylvania Archives, series 6, volume 6, pp. 285- 310.
*Pennsylvania. Supreme Executive Council. ''Marriage Bonds, 1784-1786''. <ref>''Marriage Bonds, 1784-1786''({{FHL|685442|item}} films 1759094 item 1.) </ref>These records are alphabetically arranged by male applicant and are all at Philadelphia. They are probably the same records as those abstracted in Pennsylvania Archives, series 6, volume 6, pp. 285- 310.


*Pennsylvania. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Marriage Records, 1885-1889''. <ref>''Marriage Records, 1885-1889'' ({{FHL|11462|item}} film 1027957-958.) </ref>The males are listed on the first film and the females on the second.
*Pennsylvania. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Marriage Records, 1885-1889''. <ref>''Marriage Records, 1885-1889'' ({{FHL|11462|item}} film 1027957-958.) </ref>The males are listed on the first film and the females on the second.
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The Family History Library has copies of many marriage records, usually from 1885 to 1920, Justice of the Peace records may contain marriages before 1885. The library has these records from the counties of Beaver, Chester, Dauphin, Greene, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montgomery, and Somerset. For example see:  
The Family History Library has copies of many marriage records, usually from 1885 to 1920, Justice of the Peace records may contain marriages before 1885. The library has these records from the counties of Beaver, Chester, Dauphin, Greene, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montgomery, and Somerset. For example see:  


*Potter County (Pennsylvania). ''Justice of the Peace. Records, 1865-1927''. <ref> ({{FHL|591293|item}} film 1421828 items 1-2.) </ref>This source contains summons, warrants, and marriages. It also includes typewritten indexes to the records and a separate typewritten index to marriages (1865-1896).
*Potter County (Pennsylvania). ''Justice of the Peace. Records, 1865-1927''. <ref>({{FHL|591293|item}} film 1421828 items 1-2.) </ref>This source contains summons, warrants, and marriages. It also includes typewritten indexes to the records and a separate typewritten index to marriages (1865-1896).


*Bucks County (Pennsylvania). ''Justice of the Peace. Register of Marriages Performed by Lewis Swift, a Justice of the Peace of Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1835-1839''. <ref> ({{FHL|193210|item}} film 20447 item 3.) </ref>
*Bucks County (Pennsylvania). ''Justice of the Peace. Register of Marriages Performed by Lewis Swift, a Justice of the Peace of Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1835-1839''. <ref>({{FHL|193210|item}} film 20447 item 3.) </ref>


Published records include the following:  
Published records include the following:  
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*Wee Monster Links for Pennsylvania [http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html#Pennsylvania Birth &amp; Marriage]&nbsp;and [http://www.germanroots.com/deathrecords.html Death] Records -&nbsp;Free/$
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*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/$
*Linkpendium Links for [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/PA/ Pennsylvania Genealogy and History], including individual Counties&nbsp;-&nbsp;Free/$&nbsp;
*Progenealogists Links for the [http://progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm United States]. Press '''Ctrl + F''' on the keyboard to search for '''Pennsylvania''' or&nbsp;'''PA''' -&nbsp;Free/$ <br>


== Family History Library Pennsylvania Vital Records Collections  ==
== Family History Library Pennsylvania Vital Records Collections  ==
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=== Inventory of Vital Records  ===
=== Inventory of Vital Records  ===


You can learn more about the history and availability of vital records in ''Inventory of Vital Statistics within Each County''. <ref>Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Historical Records Survey, N.d. (FHL|283700|item}} Film 1016402.) </ref>This inventory also describes many available church records.
You can learn more about the history and availability of vital records in ''Inventory of Vital Statistics within Each County''. <ref>Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Historical Records Survey, N.d. (FHL|283700|item}} Film 1016402.) </ref>This inventory also describes many available church records.  


== References  ==
== References  ==
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