Pennsylvania Vital Records, 1700s-1800s

Pennsylvania Vital Records, 1700s-1800s
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Release: 1997
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ISBN: 9781579440053

Contains images of virtually every article on births, baptisms, marriages, and deaths that ever appeared in the two most important Pennsylvania periodicals, "The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography" and "The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine". The three volumes, originally published by GPC, primarily cover the time period from about 1740-1830 and reference more than 87,000 individuals. For the period prior to 1820, they offer researchers one of the best opportunities for making ancestral connection in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Vital Records, 1700s-1800s

Pennsylvania Vital Records, 1700s-1800s
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Release: 2008-09-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780806397214

Every article on births, baptisms, marriages, and deaths from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography and the Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine. References over 87,000 individuals from 1701-1882. Extracted from the records of churches, courts, local officials, and ministers and from newspapers and gravestones. (Adapted from container.)

Marriages and Deaths of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1685-1800

Marriages and Deaths of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1685-1800
Author: Charlotte D. Meldrum
Publisher: Willow Bend Books
Total Pages: 234
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781585490653

The vital records of birth, marriage and death were not kept by civil authorities until after 1800. This collection of vital records kept by churches in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania beginning in 1685, in most cases the only surviving record. Includes

Pennsylvania Land Records

Pennsylvania Land Records
Author: Donna Bingham Munger
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 278
Release: 1993-09-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1461665965

The genealogist trying to locate families, the surveyor or attorney researching old deeds, or the historian seeking data on land settlement will find Pennsylvania Land Records an indispensable aid. The land records of Pennsylvania are among the most complete in the nation, beginning in the 1680s. Pennsylvania Land Records not only catalogs, cross-references, and tells how to use the countless documents in the archive, but also takes readers through a concise history of settlement in the state. The guide explains how to use the many types of records, such as rent-rolls, ledgers of the receiver general's office, mortgage certificates, proof of settlement statements, and reports of the sale of town lots. In addition, the volume includes: cross-references to microfilm copies; maps of settlement; illustrations of typical documents; a glossary of technical terms; and numerous bibliographies on related topics.

New England Marriages Prior to 1700

New England Marriages Prior to 1700
Author: Clarence Almon Torrey
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 1040
Release: 1985
Genre: Genealogy
ISBN: 9780806311029

This work, compiled over a period of thirty years from about 2,000 books and manuscripts, is a comprehensive listing of the 37,000 married couples who lived in New England between 1620 and 1700. Listed are the names of virtually every married couple living in New England before 1700, their marriage date or the birth year of a first child, the maiden names of 70% of the wives, the birth and death years of both partners, mention of earlier or later marriages, the residences of every couple and an index of names. The provision of the maiden names make it possible to identify the husbands of sisters, daughters, and many granddaughters of immigrants, and of immigrant sisters or kinswomen.