Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States Pennsylvania  Philadelphia County  Philadelphia

History

 * Much of Philadelphia County's functions cease to exist with Act of Consolidation, 1854. Further consolidations took place in 1867, 1895, 1937, 1951, 1963 and finally 1965.

Parent County
Phildelphia

Resources
Many of the resources herein relate to the City of Philadelphia prior to the consolidation and do not include the other places within the County of Philadelphia prior to 1851.

Baptist

 * 1761-1803 - Marriage Record of the First Baptist Church, Philadelphia, 1761-1803 (Pennsylvania Archives, Series 2, Vol. 8, Part 9) at Ancestry ($); Google Books - free.

Episcopalian
Christ Church


 * 1709-1806 - Marriages Prior to 1810 at Christ Church, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania Archives, Series 2, Vol. 8, Part 2) at Ancestry ($); Google Books - free.


 * 1709-1760 - Hildeburn, Charles R. "Records of Christ Church, Philadelphia. Burials, 1709-1760," The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 1 (1877):219, 350, 460; Vol. 2 (1878):97, 219, 336, 459; Vol. 3 (1879):102, 224, 342, 458. For free online access, see WeRelate.

St. Paul's Church


 * 1759-1806 - Marriage Record of St. Paul's Church, Philadelphia, 1759-1806 (Pennsylvania Archives, Series 2, Vol. 9, Part 1) at Ancestry ($).

German Reformed

 * 1748-1802 - Marriage Record of The German Reformed Church at Philadelphia, 1748-1802 (Pennsylvania Archives, Series 2, Vol. 8, Part 8) at Ancestry ($); Google Books - free.

Lutheran

 * 1745-1800 - Marriage Record of St. Michael's and Zion Lutheran Church at Philadelphia, 1745-1800 (Pennsylvania Archives, Series 2, Vol. 8, Part 8) at Ancestry ($).

Moravian

 * 1740s-1800s - Marriage Record of the Moravian Church, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania Archives, Series 2, Vol. 9, Part 1) at Ancestry ($).

Presbyterian

 * 1702-1745, 1760-1803 - Marriage Record of the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, 1702-1745, 1760-1803 (Pennsylvania Archives, Series 2, Vol. 9, Part 1) at Ancestry ($).


 * 1763-1812 - Marriage Record of the Second Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, 1763-1812 (Pennsylvania Archives, Series 2, Vol. 9, Part 1) at Ancestry ($).


 * 1785-1799 - Marriage Record of the Third Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, 1785-1799 (Pennsylvania Archives, Series 2, Vol. 9, Part 1) at Ancestry ($).

Roman Catholic
Archdiocese of Philadelphia Archives and Historical Collections 1000 East Wynnewood Rd Overbrook, PA (215) 667-2125

Area included in diocese: The City of Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.

The archives contains baptismal and marriage records created before the year 1900 for all parishes presently within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. In addition to sacramental records, the archives retains a large collection of parish histories, nineteenth-century newspapers, city directories, Catholic directories, etc., all of which are open to the public. Sacramental records are private and research on them is conducted by archives staff only.


 * The History of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, 1976, James F. Connelly (editor).
 * Catholicity in Philadelphia, 1909, Joseph L. J. Kirlin

Newspapers: The Catholic Standard and Times

Earlier newspapers: The Catholic Herald, est. 1833 and The Catholic Herald and Visitor, est. 1857, microfilmed, not indexed, at the Ryan Memorial Library, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary (same address as the archives.)

Swedes Church

 * 1750-1806 - Marriage Record of the Swedes' Church (Gloria Dei), 1750-1810, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania Archives, Series 2, Vol. 8, Part 3) at Ancestry ($); Google Books - free.

Emigration and Immigration
Wiki articles describing online collections are found a:


 * Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Case Files of Chinese Immigrants (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Taxation

 * 1769, 1774, 1779 - Proprietary, Supply, and State Tax Lists of the City and County of Philadelphia: For the Years 1769, 1774 and 1779. (Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Vol. 14). Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Google Books - free.


 * 1779-1781 - Proprietary, Supply, and State Tax Lists of the City and County of Philadelphia: For the Years 1779, 1780 and 1781. (Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Vol. 15). Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * 1781-1783 - Supply, and State Tax Lists of the City and County of Philadelphia: For the Years 1781, 1782 and 1783. (Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Vol. 16). Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Vital Records
The indexes to the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates 1803-1915 can be searched on FamilySearch Historical Records. The certificates are not digitized. The Family History Library has containing the certificates

Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:.

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Pennsylvania Philadelphia Marriage Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Societies and Libraries
Philadelphia Historical Society

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog for the City of Philadelphia
 * Places in Time: Historical Documentation of Place in Greater Philadelphia
 * Philadelphia City Directories 1785 - 1867