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==Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.== | ==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. | 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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==Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.== | ==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 | 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.<br> | ||
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<span style="color: black">'''''Births'''''</span> | |||
*'''1520-1999''': {{RecordSearch|4138679|Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms}} at FamilySearch; index & images; ''Also at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/historical-society-of-pennsylvania-births-and-baptisms Findmypast]'' ($) | |||
*'''1709-1950''': {{RecordSearch|1681005|Pennsylvania Births and Christenings}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
*'''1773-1779''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4640 Pennsylvania Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*'''1852-1854''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2349 Pennsylvania Births] at Ancestry; index & images, ($) | |||
*'''1905-1915''': [http://www.phmc.pa.gov/Archives/Research-Online/Pages/Birth-Indices.aspx Pennsylvania State Archives Birth Index] | |||
*'''1906-1911''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60484 Pennsylvania Birth Certificates] at Ancestry; index & images, ($) | |||
*'''1941-1976''': {{RecordSearch|3743274|Pennsylvania Delayed Birth Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48382 Pennsylvania Vital Records, Vol. I], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48383 Vol. II], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48607 Vol. III] at Ancestry; indexes and images ($) | |||
<span style="color: black">'''''Marriages'''''</span> | |||
*'''17thc-20thc''': [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=pennsylvania US Marriages] at Findmypast; index only ($) | |||
*'''1512-1989''': {{RecordSearch|4138689|Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images; ''Also at [https://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/historical-society-of-pennsylvania-marriages Findmypast]'' ($) | |||
*'''1677-1950''': {{RecordSearch|2466357|Pennsylvania Civil Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
*'''1700-1821''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2383 Pennsylvania Compiled Marriage Records] at Ancestry; index & images, ($) | |||
*'''1709-1940''': {{RecordSearch|1681011|Pennsylvania Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
*'''1773-1779''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4640 Pennsylvania Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*'''1845-1963''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61324 Pennsylvania County Marriage Records] at Ancestry; index & images, ($) | |||
*'''1852-1854''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2486 Pennsylvania Marriages] at Ancestry; index & images, ($) | |||
*'''1885-1889''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2489 Pennsylvania Marriage Registers] at Ancestry; index & images, ($) | |||
*'''1885-1950''': {{RecordSearch|1589502|Pennsylvania County Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
*'''1947-2010''': [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2282148 Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Collection] at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150921032909/http://genpa.org/collections/browse/Marriage%20Indexes%20and%20Licenses Marriage Indexes and Licenses] at Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48382 Pennsylvania Vital Records, Vol. I], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48383 Vol. II], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48607 Vol. III] at Ancestry; images only ($) | |||
<span style="color: black">'''''Deaths '''''</span> | |||
*'''1720-1999''': {{RecordSearch|3535178|Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
*'''1852-1854''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2487 Pennsylvania Deaths] at Ancestry; index & images, ($) | |||
*'''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 ($) | |||
*'''1906-1967''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5164 Pennsylvania Death Certificates] at Ancestry; index & images, ($) | |||
*'''1906-1969''': [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, ($) | |||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/historical-society-of-pennsylvania-deaths-and-burials Historical Society Of Pennsylvania, Deaths & Burials] at Findmypast; index & images, ($) | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48382 Pennsylvania Vital Records, Vol. I], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48383 Vol. II], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48607 Vol. III] at Ancestry; images only ($) | |||
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==Step 3: '''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.== | ==Step 3: '''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.== | ||
These records can be especially useful for details about births and deaths that took place before | These records can be especially useful for details about births and deaths that took place before 1906. Frequently, family members are buried near each other. FindAGrave, often lists details, not even listed on the tombstone, but added to the website by family members or researchers.<br> | ||
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'''Obituaries'''<br> | '''Obituaries'''<br> | ||
*'''1719-1995''' [http://www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/pennsylvania Pennsylvania Newspaper Archives (1719 - 1995) , GenealogyBank] | |||
*'''1748-1755''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48377 Abstracts from the PA Gazette, 1748-1755] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
*'''1795-2009''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10606/pennsylvania-newspapers-1795-2009 Pennsylvania Newspapers, 1795-2009] at MyHeritage - index & images, ($) | |||
*'''1887-2013''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20024/philadelphia-jewish-exponent-obituaries?s=275764761 Philadelphia Jewish Exponent Obituaries] at MyHeritage - index ($) | |||
*'''1947-2010''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61894 Pennsylvania. U.S., Obituary and Marriage Records, 1947-2010] at Ancestry - index and 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 | |||
*'''1980-2014''' {{RecordSearch|2333694|United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
'''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://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Billion Graves] - 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://pennsylvania.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Pennsylvania Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator] | |||
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/pa.html Pennsylvania Cemeteries] at [http://www.idreamof.com/index.html I Dream of Genealogy] | |||
*[https://ldsgenealogy.com/PA/Cemetery-Records.htm Pennsylvania Cemeteries] at [https://ldsgenealogy.com/index.htm LDSGenealogy] | |||
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/pa/ African American Cemeteries in Pennsylvania] at [http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries Online] | |||
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=jewish&cemetery-loc=pennsylvania&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_40 Jewish Cemeteries in Pennsylvania] at [https://www.findagrave.com/ Find-A-Grave] | |||
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=Hebrew&cemetery-loc=pennsylvania&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_40 Hebrew Cemeteries in Pennsylvania] at [https://www.findagrave.com/ Find-A-Grave] | |||
*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/pennsylvania-pa/ Pennsylvania Jewish Cemetery Project] at [https://iajgscemetery.org/ International Jewish Cemetery Project] | |||
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==Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants.== | ==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. | Records collected and digitized by FamilySearch can all be found through their Historical Images feature. | ||
*[ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/beta/search-results?place=338 '''Pennsylvania, United States Historical Images, New Version'''] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?page=1&place=338 '''Pennsylvania, United States Historical Images, Old Version'''] | ||
==Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Pennsylvania Online Genealogy Records.== | ==Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Pennsylvania Online Genealogy Records.== | ||