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{{Block indent|'''[[Pennsylvania Descendancy Research#Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Pennsylvania Online Genealogy Records.|5. Pennsylvania Online Genealogy Records.]]}} | |||
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*'''1852-1854''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2487 Pennsylvania Deaths] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | *'''1852-1854''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2487 Pennsylvania Deaths] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1906-1964''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10724/pennsylvania-death-index-1906-1964?utm_source=organic_blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=supersearch&tr_funnel=supersearch&tr_country=US&tr_creative=aug19historicalrecords&utm_content=aug19historicalrecords Pennsylvania Death Index] at MyHeritage - index only ($) | *'''1906-1964''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10724/pennsylvania-death-index-1906-1964?utm_source=organic_blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=supersearch&tr_funnel=supersearch&tr_country=US&tr_creative=aug19historicalrecords&utm_content=aug19historicalrecords Pennsylvania Death Index] at MyHeritage - index only ($) | ||
*'''1906- | *'''1906-1970''': [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5164/ Pennsylvania Death Certificates] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1906- | *'''1906-1973''': [http://www.phmc.pa.gov/Archives/Research-Online/Pages/Death-Indices.aspx Pennsylvania Death Index] at Pennsylvania State Archives | ||
*'''1920-1980''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2414 Pennsylvania Bair Funeral Records Indexes] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | *'''1920-1980''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2414 Pennsylvania Bair Funeral Records Indexes] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/historical-society-of-pennsylvania-deaths-and-burials Historical Society Of Pennsylvania, Deaths & Burials] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | *[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/historical-society-of-pennsylvania-deaths-and-burials Historical Society Of Pennsylvania, Deaths & Burials] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | ||
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*'''1795-2009''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10606/pennsylvania-newspapers-1795-2009 Pennsylvania Newspapers, 1795-2009] at MyHeritage - index & images ($) | *'''1795-2009''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10606/pennsylvania-newspapers-1795-2009 Pennsylvania Newspapers, 1795-2009] at MyHeritage - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1887-2013''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20024/philadelphia-jewish-exponent-obituaries?s=275764761 Philadelphia Jewish Exponent Obituaries] at MyHeritage - index ($) | *'''1887-2013''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20024/philadelphia-jewish-exponent-obituaries?s=275764761 Philadelphia Jewish Exponent Obituaries] at MyHeritage - index ($) | ||
*'''1947-2010''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61894 Pennsylvania. U.S., Obituary and Marriage Records, 1947-2010] at Ancestry - index | *'''1947-2010''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61894 Pennsylvania. U.S., Obituary and Marriage Records, 1947-2010] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1947-2010''' {{RecordSearch|2282148|Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Collection, 1947-2010}} at FamilySearch - [[Pennsylvania, Obituary and Marriage Collection - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images | *'''1947-2010''' {{RecordSearch|2282148|Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Collection, 1947-2010}} at FamilySearch - [[Pennsylvania, Obituary and Marriage Collection - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images | ||
*'''1977-2010''' {{RecordSearch|2287449|Pennsylvania Obituaries, 1977-2010}} at FamilySearch - [[Pennsylvania, Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1977-2010''' {{RecordSearch|2287449|Pennsylvania Obituaries, 1977-2010}} at FamilySearch - [[Pennsylvania, Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
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'''Cemeteries'''<br> | '''Cemeteries'''<br> | ||
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Pennsylvania?id=state_40 Pennsylvania Cemeteries] at [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com] | *[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Pennsylvania?id=state_40 Pennsylvania Cemeteries] at [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com] | ||
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery | *[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves] - type Pennsylvania in the search box. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Pennsylvania,%20United%20States&reqParents=338&reqParentsLabel=State&reqParentsType=362&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Pennsylvania,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Pennsylvania,%20United%20States&reqParents=338&reqParentsLabel=State&reqParentsType=362&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Pennsylvania,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places] | ||
*[https://pennsylvania.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Pennsylvania Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator] | *[https://pennsylvania.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Pennsylvania Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator] | ||
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As families believe they have researched their pedigrees back in time as far as possible, they sometimes choose to gather information on all the descendants of a particular ancestor or even all of their ancestors. This article explains possible steps to take on such a project in Pennsylvania online records.
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Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.
Census records, widely indexed, are a fast way to identify members of families, their approximate year of birth, and the state where they were born. That information hints where to look for birth, marriage, and death records for more detailed information. One disadvantage is they are 10 years apart. Children born and dying within that 10-year span can be overlooked.
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For more information on census records, see Pennsylvania Census and United States Census.
Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.
Government records, known as civil registration or vital records, were kept in Pennsylvania statewide beginning in 1906, although counties may have kept earlier records. They provide full dates and places. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. In some states, church records were gathered to provide earlier certificates.
Births
- 1520-1999: Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms at FamilySearch; index & images; Also at Findmypast ($)
- 1709-1950: Pennsylvania Births and Christenings at FamilySearch; index only
- 1773-1779: Pennsylvania Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages at Ancestry - index only ($)
- 1852-1854: Pennsylvania Births at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1905-1915: Pennsylvania State Archives Birth Index
- 1906-1911: Pennsylvania Birth Certificates at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1941-1976: Pennsylvania Delayed Birth Records at FamilySearch; index & images
- Pennsylvania Vital Records, Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III at Ancestry - indexes and images ($)
Marriages
- 17thc-20thc: US Marriages at Findmypast - index only ($)
- 1512-1989: Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records at FamilySearch; index & images; Also at Findmypast ($)
- 1677-1950: Pennsylvania Civil Marriages at FamilySearch; index & images
- 1700-1821: Pennsylvania Compiled Marriage Records at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1709-1940: Pennsylvania Marriages at FamilySearch; index only
- 1773-1779: Pennsylvania Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages at Ancestry - index only ($)
- 1845-1963: Pennsylvania County Marriage Records at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1852-1854: Pennsylvania Marriages at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1885-1889: Pennsylvania Marriage Registers at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1885-1950: Pennsylvania County Marriages at FamilySearch; index & images
- 1947-2010: Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Collection at FamilySearch; index & images
- Marriage Indexes and Licenses at Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Vital Records, Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III at Ancestry; images only ($)
Deaths
- 1720-1999: Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials at FamilySearch; index & images
- 1852-1854: Pennsylvania Deaths at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1906-1964: Pennsylvania Death Index at MyHeritage - index only ($)
- 1906-1970: Pennsylvania Death Certificates at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1906-1973: Pennsylvania Death Index at Pennsylvania State Archives
- 1920-1980: Pennsylvania Bair Funeral Records Indexes at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- Historical Society Of Pennsylvania, Deaths & Burials at Findmypast - index & images ($)
- Pennsylvania Vital Records, Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III at Ancestry; images only ($)
For more information on birth, marriage, and death records in Pennsylvania, see How to Find Pennsylvania Birth Records, How to Find Pennsylvania Marriage Records, and How to Find Pennsylvania Death Records.
Step 3: Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.
These records can be especially useful for details about births and deaths that took place before 1906. Frequently, family members are buried near each other. FindAGrave, often lists details, not even listed on the tombstone, but added to the website by family members or researchers.
Obituaries
- 1719-1995 Pennsylvania Newspaper Archives (1719 - 1995) , GenealogyBank
- 1748-1755 Abstracts from the PA Gazette, 1748-1755 at Ancestry - index ($)
- 1795-2009 Pennsylvania Newspapers, 1795-2009 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
- 1887-2013 Philadelphia Jewish Exponent Obituaries at MyHeritage - index ($)
- 1947-2010 Pennsylvania. U.S., Obituary and Marriage Records, 1947-2010 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1947-2010 Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Collection, 1947-2010 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
- 1977-2010 Pennsylvania Obituaries, 1977-2010 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1980-2014 United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
Cemeteries
- Pennsylvania Cemeteries at Findagrave.com
- BillionGraves - type Pennsylvania in the search box.
- FamilySearch Places
- Pennsylvania Cemeteries at Hometown Locator
- Pennsylvania Cemeteries at I Dream of Genealogy
- Pennsylvania Cemeteries at LDSGenealogy
- African American Cemeteries in Pennsylvania at African American Cemeteries Online
- Jewish Cemeteries in Pennsylvania at Find-A-Grave
- Hebrew Cemeteries in Pennsylvania at Find-A-Grave
- Pennsylvania Jewish Cemetery Project at International Jewish Cemetery Project
For more information, see Pennsylvania Obituaries and Pennsylvania Cemeteries.
Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants..
Records collected and digitized by FamilySearch can all be found through their Historical Images feature.
- Pennsylvania, United States Historical Images, New Version
- Pennsylvania, United States Historical Images, Old Version
Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Pennsylvania Online Genealogy Records.
The steps given here are intended to list record sources which can most efficiently identify descendants. Many other online records which might or might not mention descendants are listed in the Pennsylvania Online Genealogy Records page, including immigration records, land records, military records, newspapers, and probate records, and others. These can be records that cover a smaller group within the population, such as men who served in the military, etc.