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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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| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" width="16.6%" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Pennsylvania_Vital_Records#Birth_and_Death_Records Birth]''' | ||
| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" width="16.6%" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Pennsylvania_Vital_Records#Marriage_Records County Marriages]''' | ||
| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" width="16.6%" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Pennsylvania_Vital_Records#Birth_and_Death_Records Death]''' | ||
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| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" width="16.6%" | Earliest | ||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1852-54, 1893 | |||
| width="16.6% | | align="center" width="16.6%" | 1885, some in 1700s | ||
| width="16.6% | | align="center" width="16.6%" | 1852-54, 1893 | ||
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| width="16.6% | | align="center" width="16.6%" | January 1906 | ||
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| width="16.6% | | align="center" width="16.6%" | January 1906 | ||
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| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" width="16.6%" | General Compliance | ||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | | align="center" width="16.6%" | 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. 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 | 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 program in 1906. Births, deaths and marriages were also officially recorded by the counties between 1851-1855. County marriages are then recorded from 1885 to the present. Some exceptions include city births or deaths beginning in 1803--as in the case of Philadelphia--or the 1870's--as in the case of Reading and Pittsburgh. Also, some city, township, or borough vital records overlap the state records for several years as late as the 1940's. | ||
Those websites without a search box can be searched per page by using the CTRL + F function. <span style="font-weight: bold;" />'''<br>''' | Those websites without a search box can be searched per page by using the CTRL + F function. <span style="font-weight: bold;" />'''<br>''' | ||
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*Search [http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/jefferson/vitals/1852marr01.txt Pennsylvania, Jefferson County Marriage Record Extracts, 1852-1855] - Free | *Search [http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/jefferson/vitals/1852marr01.txt Pennsylvania, Jefferson County Marriage Record Extracts, 1852-1855] - Free | ||
*Search [http://paperless.co.lancaster.pa.us/viewerportal/portal.asp?cc=true Pennsylvania, Lancaster County Marriage Records Index, 1950-2010] - 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://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/mckean/vitals/births/anni0001.txt Pennsylvania, McKean County, Annin Township Births, 1892-1905] - Free<br> | *Search [http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/mckean/vitals/births/anni0001.txt Pennsylvania, McKean County, Annin Township Births, 1892-1905] - Free<br> | ||
*Search [http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/mckean/marriages-digital.html Pennsylvania, McKean County Marriage Extracts and Images, select 1887-1947] - Free | *Search [http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/mckean/marriages-digital.html Pennsylvania, McKean County Marriage Extracts and Images, select 1887-1947] - Free | ||
*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://webapp.montcopa.org/PSI/Viewer/Search.aspx?oq=Yz1NYXJyaWFnZUxpY2Vuc2VTZWFyY2g=&rwocNav=| Pennsylvania, Montgomery County Marriage Records Index, 1990's-present] - Free<br> | ||
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*Search [http://www.yorkcountyarchives.org/records.asp Pennsylvania, York County Archives Indexes]: includes births and deaths 1893-1905, marriages 1885-1929 - Free<br> | *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. | ||
== Birth And Death Records == | == Birth And Death Records == | ||
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Not yet included at FamilySearch.org*<br> | Not yet included at FamilySearch.org*<br> | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||