GuidedResearch:Pennsylvania

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Birth

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Birth - Where can I find birth records?

Start here:

• 1700s-1950s: Pennsylvania Birth Collections at FamilySearch

If the birth record was not found, try this next:

• 1906-1913: Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates at Ancestry ($)

What else you can try:

• Additional online resources

• Substitute records

• Improve searching

• Finding town of origin

• Research help

• Why the record may not exist

Marriage

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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

Start here:

• 1670s-2000s: Pennsylvania Marriage Collections at FamilySearch

If the marriage record was not found, try this next:

• 1720s-2015: United States Marriages, Pennsylvania at Findmypast ($)

What else you can try:

• Additional online resources

• Substitute records

• Improve searching

• Finding town of origin

• Research help

• Why the record may not exist

Death

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Death - Where can I find death records?

Start here:

• 1906-1970: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates at Ancestry ($)

If the death record was not found, try this next:

• 1906-1967: Pennsylvania Death Indexes at the Pennsylvania State Archives

What else you can try:

• Additional online resources

• Substitute records

• Improve searching

• Finding town of origin

• Research help

• Why the record may not exist

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