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This collection has several types of records: 1) Death certificate 2) Death register 3) Return of Death with a hospital certificate, physician’s certificate, and an undertaker’s certificate, and 4) Transit Permit with the permit to move a body and an undertaker’s certificate concerning the move.
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About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915. This database contains an index extracted from various Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, death records. What’s in the Database. While civil registration of births and deaths in Philadelphia began in 1860, the Board of Health began recording deaths and burials the year it ...
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The format of the records varies: 1. Registration of deaths, Board of Health, 1803–1915, exist in four formats: 1) Cemetery returns, 1803–1860, filed alphabetically by cemetery for each year (1803–1824), for each quarter (1825–1847), and for each week (1848–1860); 2) Death returns, 1860–June 30, 1890, filed alphabetically by cemetery name for each ...
The information varies by record. Death registers, prison, 1819–1914 1. Name and age of deceased 2. Death date 3. Prison where died 4. Cause of death
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: 1. The name of your ancestor 2. The approximate date of death
I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?
1. Add any new information to your records 2. Use the information to locate funeral home, obituary or cemetery record 3. Use the information to find other vital records such as birth and marriage 4. Use the information to find additional family members in census records 5. Search for an obituary in a local newspaper 6. Search church records for additional information 7. Search for land and probate records
I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?
1. Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relatives 2. If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality 3. Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name 4. Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknamesor alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials
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The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Pennsylvania. 1. Pennsylvania Guided Research 2. Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies
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Jan 2, 2020 · You can search Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915 for your ancestor to see if it reveals that he or she moved from someplace else during the Great Migration. This collection is made of several types of records: Death certificates. Death registers.
DEATH RECORDS. Philadelphia began recording deaths through burial records (called ‘Cemetery Returns’) in 1803 and continued to record deaths in Philadelphia city and county up until 1906 when the state of Pennsylvania assumed this role.
This database is a large collection of records containing vitals (birth, marriage, death) from churches and towns located primarily in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The dates range from 1669-2013. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915
The Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Records has birth and death records from 1906 to the present. The PA State Archives has birth certificates for 1906-1913 and death certificates for 1906-1968. The Register of Wills keeps records for marriages after December 31, 1885.
