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[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===
=== Pennsylvania Record Finder  ===


This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Pennsylvania Record Finder]].'''


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Birth information  
Birth information  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Pennsylvania Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Pennsylvania Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Pennsylvania Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Pennsylvania Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Pennsylvania Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Pennsylvania Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[Pennsylvania Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
*[[Pennsylvania Military Records|Military records]]  
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| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information  
| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[How to Find Pennsylvania Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Pennsylvania Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
*[[Pennsylvania Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[Pennsylvania Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[Pennsylvania Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
*[[Pennsylvania Military Records|Military records]]
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| style="padding:10px"|Death information  
| style="padding:10px"|Death information  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[How to Find Pennsylvania Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Pennsylvania Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Pennsylvania Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
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*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Pennsylvania Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Pennsylvania Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Pennsylvania Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| style="padding:10px"|Parents  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Pennsylvania Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Pennsylvania Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Pennsylvania Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Pennsylvania Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Pennsylvania Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Pennsylvania Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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Maiden name  
Maiden name  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[How to Find Pennsylvania Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Pennsylvania Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
*[[Pennsylvania Probate Records|Probate records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Pennsylvania Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
*[[Pennsylvania Military Records|Military Records]]  
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Immigration date  
Immigration date  
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*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Pennsylvania Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Pennsylvania Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
*[[Pennsylvania Census|Census]]  
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Pennsylvania Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Pennsylvania Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Pennsylvania History|History]]
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Naturalization  
Naturalization  
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*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Pennsylvania Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Pennsylvania Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
*[[Pennsylvania Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[Pennsylvania Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Pennsylvania Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Pennsylvania Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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Physical description  
Physical description  
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*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Pennsylvania Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
*[[Pennsylvania Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Pennsylvania Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Pennsylvania History|History]]
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=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
=== Further Pennsylvania Research  ===
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Pennsylvania Record Finder]].'''
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For online record collections, go to [[Pennsylvania Online Genealogy Records|'''Pennsylvania Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*For more research on Pennsylvania, including research at the county level, visit the [[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy|'''Pennsylvania''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/23?region=United%20States%20of%20America Pennsylvania record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/23?region=United%20States%20of%20America Pennsylvania record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  


[[Category:Pennsylvania, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]

Revision as of 21:21, 25 September 2020

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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page

The Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Pennsylvania. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.



Pennsylvania Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Pennsylvania.

  • Birth information: Between 1852-1855 Pennsylvania counties were directed to record births within their jurisdiction. However few counties complied. In 1893 counties were again required to record births within their jurisdiction. This law had a better response and remained in effect until 1906 when the state of Pennsylvania began to record births on a statewide level. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
  • Finding Parents: Statewide registration for Pennsylvania deaths began in 1906. Prior to the state keeping death records counties kept death records beginning in 1893. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Pennsylvania death records
  • Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Pennsylvania Record Finder[edit | edit source]

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Pennsylvania Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for: 2. Try these records first: 3. Other useful records

Birth information

Marriage information
Death information
Parents

Maiden name

Immigration date

Naturalization

Physical description

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