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Philadelphia County Pennsylvania Genealogy and History

County Seat: Philadelphia

Search Free Philadelphia County Pennsylvania Genealogy and Family History Records Online including census, cemetery, vital, military and other genealogical and historical records that can be used for your family history research.

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania genealogy and family history page is a place where you can come in and research your genealogy and family history. We also do our best to provide a history of the area, to provide you with an overview of the time in which your ancestors lived.

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Genealogy Research in Philadelphia County Pennsylvania

Philadelphia City Archives
3101 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-685-9401
Fax: 215-685-9409
Website: Website
The Philadelphia City Archives has birth records 1860-1915 (some starting 1829), marriage records 1860-1915, divorce records 1851-1875, death records 1803-1915, naturalization records 1793-1930, city directories 1785-1935, county deeds 1683-1952, county mortgages 1736-1963, constables 1854-1925, and some court records. They have indexes to early Philadelphia materials, such as tax records, prisoners, commissioners reports, mayors warrants and appointments, as well as cemetery records, board of health records, and streets.


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