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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware Church Records|Church Records]]'' | ||
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Many religious groups have kept records of [[Delaware|Delaware]] families. Before 1900 the largest denominations were the [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptist]], [[Episcopal Church in the United States|Episcopal]], [[ | Many religious groups have kept records of [[Delaware|Delaware]] families. Before 1900 the largest denominations were the [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptist]], [[Episcopal Church in the United States|Episcopal]], [[Methodist Church in the United States|Methodist]], [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]], and [[Society of Friends (Quakers) in the United States|Quakers (Society of Friends)]].{{cn}} | ||
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 [[ | 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|Delaware Public Archives]] and are on microfilm at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]. | ||
[http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/genealogy/resguide/church.pdf Delaware Church Records: A Research Guide] is a free online guide created by the [http://www.lib.udel.edu/ University of Delaware Library]. | |||
*''Directory of Churches and Religious Organizations in Delaware''. Dover, Delaware: Historical Records Survey, 1942. | An old list of church addresses and ministers is: | ||
*''Directory of Churches and Religious Organizations in Delaware''. Dover, Delaware: Historical Records Survey, 1942. {{FHL|150578|item}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=23196 Ancestry] ($). To find the nearest library that has this book, use [http://www.worldcat.org/title/directory-of-churches-and-religious-organizations-in-delaware/oclc/3102631&referer=brief_results WorldCat]. | |||
There is an index to many baptisms, 1759-1890, on microfilm under: Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Index Cards of Delaware Marriages, Baptisms, Births, and Death, 1689-1913, ''located in the {{FHL|294868|item}}. {{Adoption DEGenWeb}} The following publications contain information concerning church members and groups: | There is an index to many baptisms, 1759-1890, on microfilm under: Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Index Cards of Delaware Marriages, Baptisms, Births, and Death, 1689-1913, ''located in the {{FHL|294868|item}}. {{Adoption DEGenWeb}} The following publications contain information concerning church members and groups: | ||
*Raymond B. Clark's, ''Delaware Church Records,'' contains baptisms, marriages, deaths, and tombstone inscriptions from several churches including Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Quaker churches for the period 1686-1880. A copy of the book can be found in the {{FHL|526969|item}}. For a copy nearest you, check [http://www.worldcat.org/title/delaware-church-records-a-collection-of-baptisms-marriages-deaths-and-other-records-and-tombstone-inscriptions-from-1686-1880-five-important-religious-groups-baptist-episcopal-methodist-presbyterian-and-quaker-with-historical-sketches-of-the-churches-or-groups-and-with-illustrations-of-the-churches/oclc/16405432&referer=brief_results WorldCat]. | *Raymond B. Clark's, ''Delaware Church Records,'' contains baptisms, marriages, deaths, and tombstone inscriptions from several churches including Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Quaker churches for the period 1686-1880. A copy of the book can be found in the {{FHL|526969|item}}. Publisher's [http://www.oakknoll.com/detail.php?d_booknr=69437 bookstore]. For a copy nearest you, check [http://www.worldcat.org/title/delaware-church-records-a-collection-of-baptisms-marriages-deaths-and-other-records-and-tombstone-inscriptions-from-1686-1880-five-important-religious-groups-baptist-episcopal-methodist-presbyterian-and-quaker-with-historical-sketches-of-the-churches-or-groups-and-with-illustrations-of-the-churches/oclc/16405432&referer=brief_results WorldCat]. | ||
*Frederick Lewis Weis's ''The Colonial Clergy of Maryland, Delaware, and Georgia,'' is an alphabetical listing of the clergy in Delaware from 1638-1776, and includes names, dates, and places. A copy of the book is located in the {{FHL|589337|item}}. For a copy nearest you, check [http://www.worldcat.org/title/colonial-clergy-of-maryland-delaware-and-georgia/oclc/4040295&referer=brief_results WorldCat]. | *Frederick Lewis Weis's ''The Colonial Clergy of Maryland, Delaware, and Georgia,'' is an alphabetical listing of the clergy in Delaware from 1638-1776, and includes names, dates, and places. A copy of the book is located in the {{FHL|589337|item}}. For a copy nearest you, check [http://www.worldcat.org/title/colonial-clergy-of-maryland-delaware-and-georgia/oclc/4040295&referer=brief_results WorldCat]. | ||