PENNSYLVANIA MARRIAGE RECORDS. Since September 30, 1885, marriage licenses have been required in Pennsylvania and are maintained by the Marriage License Clerk in the county courthouse of the county issuing the license. Before September 30, 1885 the issuing of licenses was not obligatory, but was intended for those cases where the banns were. Marriage And Divorce Records - PA Public Records Edit. The Pennsylvania Department of Health provides citizens with access to marriage and divorce certificates. Certificates are not available or maintained through the Division of Vital Records. Marriage license records are available to anyone that requests them. In fact, marriage licenses records, including marriage certificates, are a matter included in public records. Marriage licenses often include some sensitive information such as address and birth date, but many other public records also contain that information.
Coffin plates, funeral cards, death cards, wills, memorial cards, cemeteries, vital stats, obituaries, church records, family bibles, cenotaphs and tombstone inscriptions.
Original source: Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906
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Original source: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906
Including baptisms, christenings, divorces, burials, cemeteries and obituaries. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.
Original source: John B. Linn, comp. Names of Persons for whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued in the Province of Pennsylvania Previous to 1790. Harrisburg, PA, USA: 1890. Originally published as Volume II, Second Series, Pennsylvania Archives.
Original source: Record of Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1810. Vol. I-II. Harrisburg, PA, USA: 1880. Originally published as Volume VIII, Second Series, Pennsylvania Archives.
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Name index and images of county marriage records acquired from local courthouses. Most of the records consist of marriage licenses, certificates, and affidavits, docket books, with a few marriage declarations & Justice of the Peace marriages.
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Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Pennsylvania. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
Name index to marriage records from the state of Pennsylvania. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
An overview of vital records for this state and information for getting them by mail or online.
A Genealogy Records Guide by Joe Beine.
Listing vital records available online from each of the states and information on helping make PA vital records 50+ yrs. old public/open record.
Information and guidelines on acquiring vital records information in the United States. Includes state and county contact and pricing information.
Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.