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[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/genealogy_requests/14125 Pennsylvania Vital Records State Department of Health] or the clerk of the orphans' court of the county where the event occurred. The Department of Health has birth and death certificates registered in Pennsylvania from 1906 to the present. For records prior to that date, contact the appropriate county. Marriage and divorce records are usually obtained from the courthouse in the county where the marriage license was issued or divorce decree was granted. | [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/genealogy_requests/14125 Pennsylvania Vital Records State Department of Health] or the clerk of the orphans' court of the county where the event occurred. The Department of Health has birth and death certificates registered in Pennsylvania from 1906 to the present. For records prior to that date, contact the appropriate county. Marriage and divorce records are usually obtained from the courthouse in the county where the marriage license was issued or divorce decree was granted. | ||
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Pennsylvania's civil records start the following years: | Pennsylvania's civil records start the following years: | ||
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| | | width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Pennsylvania_Vital_Records#Birth_and_Death_Records Birth]''' | ||
| | | width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Pennsylvania_Vital_Records#Marriage_Records County Marriages]''' | ||
| | | width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Pennsylvania_Vital_Records#Birth_and_Death_Records Death]''' | ||
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| | | width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Earliest | ||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1852-54, 1893 | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1852-54, 1893 | ||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1885, some in 1700s | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1885, some in 1700s | ||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1852-54, 1893 | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1852-54, 1893 | ||
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | January 1906 | | width="16.6%" align="center" | January 1906 | ||
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | January 1906 | | width="16.6%" align="center" | January 1906 | ||
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1915 | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1915 | ||
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1915 | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1915 | ||
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== Pennsylvania Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online == | == Pennsylvania Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online == | ||
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]]. 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]]. 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. It is important to note that current Pennsylvania laws do not permit state vital records to be preserved online. This policy includes a prohibition against having an online index of state births and deaths. Watch the [http://users.rcn.com/timarg/PaHR-Access PaHR-Access website] for information on helping to change this legislation. Available online records include those kept by the various counties or cities of Pennsylvania. These records generally cover births and deaths from 1893-1905, before the state began its vital records prgram in 1906. County marriages are generally recorded from 1885 to the present. Some exceptions include city births or deaths beginning in the 1870's, and some city or borough vital records which overlap the state records for several years. <span style="font-weight: bold;" />'''<br>''' | ||
*Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=41&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Pennsylvania Birth, Marriage & Death] Records at Ancestry.com - $ | *Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=41&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Pennsylvania Birth, Marriage & Death] Records at Ancestry.com - $ | ||
*Order [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/genealogy_requests/14125 Pennsylvania Certificates] for birth and death online - <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_30" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_178" />$ | *Order [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/genealogy_requests/14125 Pennsylvania Certificates] for birth and death online - <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_30" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_178" />$ | ||
*Browse [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r14-25RecordMarriages/r14-25MainInterface.htm Pennsylvania, Department of Internal Affairs, Record of Marriages, 1885-1889] - Free<br> | |||
*Search [http://rwills.co.berks.pa.us/geneology/ Pennsylvania, Berks County Register of Wills Indexes]: includes births and deaths 1893-1905, marriages 1885-present, City of Reading 1875-1905 - Free<br> | |||
*Search [http://www.joycetice.com/birth/bcbirths.htm Pennsylvania, Bradford County Birth Record Extracts, 1893-1905] - Free<br> | |||
*Search [http://www.joycetice.com/marriage/1885bradmarr01.htm#toc Pennsylvania, Bradford County Marriage Record Extracts, 1885-1911] - Free<br> | |||
*Search [http://www.joycetice.com/death/bcdeaths.htm Pennsylvania, Bradford County Death Record Extracts, 1893-1905] - Free<br> | |||
*Search [http://propublic.co.bucks.pa.us/PSI/Viewer/Search.aspx?oq=Yz1NYXJyaWFnZUxpY2Vuc2VTZWFyY2g= Pennsylvania, Bucks County Marriage Records Index, 1885-present] - Free<br> | |||
*Search [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pabutler/Births.htm Pennsylvania, Butler County Birth Record Extracts, 1893-1905] - Free<br> | |||
*Search [http://www.camgenpa.com/courthouse/marriage.html Pennsylvania, Cambria County Marriage Records Index, 1885-1920] - Free<br> | |||
*Search [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pacblack/interests/btwp_bir.html Pennsylvania, Cambria County, Blacklick Township Birth Record Extracts, 1908-1923] - Free<br> | |||
*Search [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pacblack/interests/btwp_dth.html Pennsylvania, Cambria County, Blacklick Township Death Record Extracts, 1908-1921] - Free<br> | |||
*Search [http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=609990 Pennsylvania, Chester County Archives Indexes]: includes births and deaths 1893-1905, marriages 1885-1930 - Free<br> | |||
*Search [http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/ Pennsylvania, Clearfield County Death Record Extracts, 1893-1905]: includes some births 1893-1905, select marriages - Free<br> | |||
*Search [http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/depts/archives.html Pennsylvania, Delaware County Archives Indexes]: includes births and deaths 1893-1905, marriages 1885-1929 - Free<br> | |||
*Search [http://paperless.co.lancaster.pa.us/viewerportal/portal.asp?cc=true Pennsylvania, Lancaster County Marriage Records Index, 1950-2010] - Free<br> | |||
*Search [http://webapp.montcopa.org/PSI/Viewer/Search.aspx?oq=Yz1NYXJyaWFnZUxpY2Vuc2VTZWFyY2g=&rwocNav=| Pennsylvania, Montgomery County Marriage Records Index, 1990's-present] - Free<br> | |||
*Search [http://www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/info/Offices/Archives/MarriageDockets.csp Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County Marriage Records Index, 1885-2010] - Free<br> | |||
*Search [http://users.rcn.com/timarg/PaHR-Access-index.htm Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Orwigsburg Borough Vital Records Extracts, 1894-1943] - Free | |||
*Search [http://www.joycetice.com/birth/tcbirths.htm Pennsylvania, Tioga County Birth Record Extracts, partial 1893-1905] - Free | |||
*Search [http://westmorelandweb400.us:8088/EGSPublicAccess.htm Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County Marriage Record Extracts, 1885-2010] - Free | |||
*Search [http://www.yorkcountyarchives.org/records.asp Pennsylvania, York County Archives Indexes]: includes births and deaths 1893-1905, marriages 1885-1929 - Free<br> | |||
If you are aware of other online databases, please feel free to add them. | If you are aware of other online databases, please feel free to add them. | ||
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Wiki articles describing these collections are found at: | Wiki articles describing these collections are found at: | ||
*[[Pennsylvania, | *[[Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh City Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Pennsylvania, Pittsburg City Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Pennsylvania Philadelphia Marriage Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Pennsylvania Philadelphia Marriage Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
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