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 <br>'''Introduction to Vital Records'''
-[[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]]&nbsp;has&nbsp;additional research guidance&nbsp;on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be&nbsp;purchased from&nbsp;the [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/genealogy_requests/14125 Pennsylvania Vital Records State Department of Health] or the&nbsp;County Clerk's office 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 divirce 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]]&nbsp;has&nbsp;additional research guidance&nbsp;on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be&nbsp;purchased from&nbsp;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 divirce 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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 === Vital Records Reference Dates  ===
 Pennsylvania's civil records start the following years:
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-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" width="16.6%" align="center" | Earliest
+| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Earliest
 | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1852-54, 1893&nbsp;
 | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1885, some in 1700s&nbsp;
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 | width="16.6%" align="center" | &nbsp; January 1906
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 | width="16.6%" align="center" | January 1906
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 == Pennsylvania&nbsp;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]].&nbsp; 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>'''
 *Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=41&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Pennsylvania Birth, Marriage &amp; Death] Records at Ancestry.com - $&nbsp;
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 Statewide registration of births and deaths began in January, 1906, and was generally complied with by 1915. You can obtain copies by writing to:
 '''Division of Vital Statistics<br>State Department of Health'''<br>Health and Welfare Building<br>8th Floor West<br>625 Forster Street<br>Harrisburg, PA 17120<br>Telephone (877) 724-3258 (1-877-PA-HEALTH)<br>Internet: [http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?A=168&Q=229939 Division of Vital Statistics]<br>
 State your relationship to the individual you want information about and your reason. The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are available at the&nbsp;website for the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/pennsylvania.htm Center for Disease Control] and Prevention (CDC) or at&nbsp;[http://www.vitalrec.com/ Vitalrec.com]. You can also write to the [http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?A=168&Q=229939 Division of Vital Statistics] for current information.
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 [[Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh City Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 === Other records include:  ===
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 :*[[Niagara County, New York|Niagara Falls, New York]]
 [[Pennsylvania Philadelphia Marriage Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 == Divorce Records  ==
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 [[Pennsylvania Periodicals|Pennsylvania Periodicals]] If no death record exists, probate records may be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century often contain the exact death date.
 [[Pennsylvania Probate Records|Pennsylvania Probate Records]] If no death record exists, probate records may be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century often contain the exact death date. <br>
 [[Pennsylvania History|Pennsylvania History]] Local histories, family histories and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the Family History Library catalog.&nbsp;