Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection is a name index to birth registers from the Board of Health in the city of Philadelphia. It also includes birth returns filed by physican, midwife and area hospitals and other facilities.

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Examples of Source Citations for a Record Found in This Collection

 * “Delaware Marriage Records,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 4 March 2011), entry for William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, married 23 November 1913; citing marriage certificate no. 859; FHL microfilm 2,025,063; Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.
 * “El Salvador Civil Registration,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 21 March 2011), entry for Jose Maria Antonio del Carmen, born 9 April 1880; citing La Libertad, San Juan Opico, Nacimientos 1879-1893, image 50; Ministerio Archivo Civil de la Alcaldia Municipal de San Salvador.

Citation for This Collection
"Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births,1860-1915." FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org). Board of Health, City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. FHL microfilm, 461 reels. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.<>

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