Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania Genealogy
Allegheny County was created Sep. 24, 1788 from
Westmoreland and Washington counties.
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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Archives |
pub. 1838-1935
The Published
"Pennsylvania Archives", description by Florence Clint
The 138 volumes of the "Colonial Records" and
"Pennsylvania Archives" were published by the state to meet the demand
people made to use the official record and manuscript material housed by
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Continue to
the description of each series. |
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Biographies |
1800's
Transcribed
Allegheny County Pennsylvania Biographies - free online at
historicpa.net
Biographies usually contains information help us to
feel our ancestors actually lived. Some tell interesting life sketches.
And many include clues to additional records for further research. Some
give many genealogical facts while others may only contain information
about the subject. It is worth while to at least read them and often I
will include them in my family history. |
pub. 1904
Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: personal and genealogical, with portraits.
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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pub. 1904
Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: Personal and Genealogical
Portraits, by Northwestern Historical Associaton. - Hundreds of
biographical sketches, each about one page in length and most with an
accompanying photograph, fill this two volume set. Each sketch generally
gives the following information: subject's birth date and place, parents'
names, spouse's name, children's names, occupation, education and military
service. Sometimes additional information is given on the subject's
parents, grandparents and in-laws. - book by Heritage Books |
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Census |
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
1790 United States Federal Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1800 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1810 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1820 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1830 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1840 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1870 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1890 U.S. Veteran Census - online at Ancestry.com |
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1900 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 Census of Merchant Seamen
- online at Ancestry.com |
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
History |
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pub. 1889
History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania : including its early settlement and progress to the present time, a description of its historic
and interesting localitites, its cities, towns and villages, religious, educational, social and military history, mining, manufacturing and
commercial interests, improvements, resources, statistics, etc.; also portraits of some of its prominent men, and biographies of many of
its representative citizens
- online at Ancestry.com |
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Libraries |
World-wide
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual
lists for individual counties can be viewed online
including one for
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Map |
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1895
U.S. 1895 Atlas (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania) - free online |
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Societies - Genealogical and Historical |
The
Genealogical Society of
Pennsylvania offers a online databases
to their members only. Membership services also includes a subscription to
their publications and a 10% discount on their publications.
A list of their library collection is available free
online. It includes a
surname index to bible records and manuscripts; the
Rubincam Index; and the
list of microfilms of church
records and other
records.
Also free online is the page titled
Timely Resources.
This is a archives of their Timely Resources bulletins which contains
links to many other Pennsylvania Resources, News and Announcements. |
Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania
Vital Records |
1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
