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Livengood, Candy Crocker. ''Genealogical Abstracts of the Laws of Pennsylvania and the Statutes at Large.'' Westminister, Maryland.: Family Line Pub., 1990. {{FSC|408852|item|disp=FS Library book 974.8 P38L}} It includes information about name changes, divorces, land disputes, pensions, etc. as found in the Laws of Pennsylvania and the Statutes at Large. {{Place|Pennsylvania}} | Livengood, Candy Crocker. ''Genealogical Abstracts of the Laws of Pennsylvania and the Statutes at Large.'' Westminister, Maryland.: Family Line Pub., 1990. {{FSC|408852|item|disp=FS Library book 974.8 P38L}} It includes information about name changes, divorces, land disputes, pensions, etc. as found in the Laws of Pennsylvania and the Statutes at Large. {{Place|Pennsylvania}} | ||
=== Vital Records Laws === | |||
Pennsylvania's first statewide law requiring vital records<ref>[https://www.google.com/search?q=years+of+pennsylvana+vital+records+laws&oq=years+of+pennsylvana+vital+records+laws&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIJCAEQIRgKGKABMgkIAhAhGAoYoAEyCQgDECEYChigATIJCAQQIRgKGKABMgcIBRAhGJ8FMgcIBhAhGI8CMgcIBxAhGI8C0gEKMzI4MzJqMGoxNagCCLACAfEF_IHf34mSu0fxBfyB39-JkrtH&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Google AI Overview] in response to query "years of pennsylvana vital records laws" accessed 18 March 2025</ref> registration was enacted in 1852, with the state taking over the maintenance of birth and death records in 1906, and marriage records since 1885. | |||
Here's a more detailed breakdown of Pennsylvania's vital records laws and their history: | |||
Key Dates and Periods: | |||
1852: Pennsylvania Legislature enacted its first statewide law requiring the registration of vital records. | |||
1852-1854: Early attempts to record births, deaths, and marriages at the county level. | |||
1885: Counties resumed recording marriage licenses, and this continues to the present day. | |||
1893-1906: Counties again took up the task of recording births and deaths. | |||
1906: The state took over and maintains birth and death records to date. | |||
1953: The "Vital Statistics Law of 1953" was enacted, which provides for the administration of a statewide system of vital statistics. | |||
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