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Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania:
Berwyn, Coatesville,
Downingtown, Great Valley,
Kennett Square, New
London Township, Oxford,
Phoenixville Square, Waynesburg,
West Bradford, West Chester,
West Pikeland, and
Westtown Township.
Chester County, Pennsylvania Genealogy
Chester County was created March 10, 1862 as an original county.
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Chester 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. |
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Biographies |
Pub. 1893
Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania
 - online at Ancestry.com |
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Cemetery |
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Pub. 1907
The Cheyney burial ground on Concord Road, north of Cheyney Station, Chester County, Pa.
- online at Ancestry.com |
Chester 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. |
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1790
United States
Federal
Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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
United States
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 |
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Church |
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1704-1799
HB: Quaker Marriage Certificates: Delaware Co., PA 1679-1808; Chester Co.,
PA 1704-1799; & Pasquotank, Perquimans, Piney Woods, and Suttons Creek,
North Carolina (1677-1800 - CD by Heritage Books |
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1730-1876
History of the Presbyterian Church of Fagg's Manor, Chester Co., Pa., 1730-1876
- online at Ancestry.com |
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Court Records |
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1681-1761
Record of the courts of Chester County, Pennsylvania
- online at Ancestry.com |
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Family History |
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pub. 1878
A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander of Lanarkshire, Scotland, and
his wife, Margaret Glasson, who emigrated from Cunty Armagh, Ireland, to
Chester Cunty, Pennsylvania, A.D. 1736, by Rev. John E. Alexander.
A brief introductory note details the family's early history in Scotland. (Heritage Books Archives: Genealogies, Volume 9) -
CD by Heritage Books |
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Genealogies |
pub. 1881
History of
Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches,
by J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope - book by Heritage Books
A general history of the county with over three hundred
pages of brief genealogical and biographical sketches of residents. |
pub. 1999
First Falmilis of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Volume 1, by John Pitts
Launey - book by Heritage Books
Families covered include: Allen, Baldwin, Bonsall,
Green, Hibberd, Marshall, Mendenhall, Newlin, Palmer, Pyle, Roman,
Sharpless, Townsend, Trimble and Vernon. |
pub. 2000
First Falmilis of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Volume 2, by John Pitts
Launey - book by Heritage Books
Families covered include: Ashbridge, Bailey, Baily,
Bennett, Cloud, Garrett, Gilpin, Harvey, Hollingsworth, Hoopes, Meredith,
Painter, Peirce, Way, Woodward, and Yarnall. Information on early churches
and meeting places is also provided. |
Chester County, Pennsylvania
History |
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Pub. 1881
History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical
Sketches by J. Smith Futhery and Gilbert Cope.
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1881 Index
Index to families and persons, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, pub. 1881
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Pub. 1904
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Pub. 1940
Red coats in Chester County
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Pub. 1926
History of Chester County, Pennsylvania
- online at Ancestry.com |
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Land |
1681-1765 Abstracts of Chester County,
Pennsylvania, Land Records - 5 volumes - books by Heritage Books
One of
the original three counties of Pennsylvania from which Lancaster (1729)
and Delaware (1789) Counties were formed. Thus, these volumes cover a
three-county area. Included are deeds, mortgages, bonds, leases/releases,
and land patented in 1681 (recorded as deeds in 1688). Recorded dates
begin in 1688 with apparent gaps in 1714 (only 2 entries) and 1715 (none).
Numerous entries give clues to relationships and British origins.
Volume 1 - 1631-1730
Volume 2 - 1729-1745
Volume 3 - 1745-1753
Volume 4 - 1753-1758
Volume 5 - 1758-1765 |
Chester 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
Chester 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. |
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Map |
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1895
U.S. 1895 Atlas (Chester County, Pennsylvania Map) - free online |
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Naturalizations |
| 1777-1785
Oaths of allegiance, Chester County, Pennsylvania, taken before the Justices of the Peace, 1777-1785 ...
- online at Ancestry.com |
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Probate |
| 1713-1850
Index to Chester County, Pennsylvania wills and intestate records, 1713-1850
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1801-1825
Wills of Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1801-1825, by Jacob Martin. -
Includes the name of testator, heirs, trustees, guardians, executors, and
other persons named in the will; dates will was written and proved. - book
by Heritage Books |
Chester 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. |
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Tax |
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1783-1784
State of the accounts of John Christie, Esq., collector of excise, Chester County, from 1783 to 1784.
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Pub. 1776
State of the accounts of John Christie, Esquire, collector of excise, for the county of Chester
- online at Ancestry.com |
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pub. 1878
A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander of Lanarkshire, Scotland, and
his wife, Margaret Glasson, who emigrated from Cunty Armagh, Ireland, to
Chester Cunty, Pennsylvania, A.D. 1736, by Rev. John E. Alexander.
A brief introductory note details the family's early history in Scotland. (Heritage Books Archives: Genealogies, Volume 9)
- CD by Heritage Books |
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Vital Records |
1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
Berwyn, Chester, Pennsylvania
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Berwyn, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Directory |
1904-1905
Boyd's Chester County, Pennsylvania directory, 1904-05 : containing a general directory of the cities of West Chester, Phoenixville,
Coatesville, Downington, Oxford, Kennett Square and Berwyn
 - online at Ancestry.com |
Coatesville, Chester, Pennsylvania
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Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Directory |
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1884-1885
Boyd's Chester County directory, 1884-85
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1886-1887
Boyd's Chester County directory, 1886-87
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1888-1889
Boyd's Chester County directory, 1888-89
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1904-1905
Boyd's Chester County directory, 1904-1905: containing a general directory
of the cities of West Chester, Phoenixville, Coatesville, Downingtown, Oxford, Kennett Square and Berwyn
- online at Ancestry.com |
Downingtown, Chester, Pennsylvania
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Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Church |
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1861-1881
Twenty years of church life in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, 1861-1881
- online at Ancestry.com |
Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Directory |
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1904-1905
Boyd's Chester County, Pennsylvania directory, 1904-05 : containing a general directory of the cities of West Chester, Phoenixville,
Coatesville, Downington, Oxford, Kennett Square and Berwyn
- online at Ancestry.com |
Great Valley, Chester, Pennsylvania
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Great Valley, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Church |
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1800s
History of the Baptist Church in the Great Valley, Tredyffrin Township, Chester Co., Pa.
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Pub. 1869
History of the Presbyterian Church of the Great (Chester) Valley
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Pub. 1872
Historical sketch of the Baptist Church at Great Valley, Chester County, Penna.
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Before 1980
An historical sketch of St. Peter's Church, Great Valley, Chester County, Pa.
- online at Ancestry.com |
Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania
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Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Directory |
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1904-1905
Boyd's Chester County, Pennsylvania directory, 1904-05 : containing a general directory of the cities of West Chester, Phoenixville,
Coatesville, Downington, Oxford, Kennett Square and Berwyn
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1908-1919
Boyd's West Chester, Oxford and Kennett Square directory for 1908-1909
- online at Ancestry.com |
New London Township, Chester, Pennsylvania
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New London Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Family History |
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FINNEY (pub.
1957)
Finney-Phinney families in America: descendants of John Finney of Plymouth and Barnstable, Mass., and Bristol, R.I., of
Samuel Finney of Philadelphia, Pa., and of Robert Finney of New London, Pa. - online |
Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania
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Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Directories |
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1884-1885
Boyd's Chester County directory, 1884-85
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1886-1887
Boyd's Chester County directory, 1886-87
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1888-1889
Boyd's Chester County directory, 1888-89
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1904-1905
Boyd's Chester County, Pennsylvania directory, 1904-05 : containing a general directory of the cities of West Chester, Phoenixville,
Coatesville, Downington, Oxford, Kennett Square and Berwyn
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1908-1919
Boyd's West Chester, Oxford and Kennett Square directory for 1908-1909
- online at Ancestry.com |
Phoenixville Square, Chester, Pennsylvania
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Phoenixville Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Directory |
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1884-1885
Boyd's Chester County directory, 1884-85
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1886-1887
Boyd's Chester County directory, 1886-87
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1888-1889
Boyd's Chester County directory, 1888-89
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1904-1905
Boyd's Chester County, Pennsylvania directory, 1904-05 : containing a general directory of the cities of West Chester, Phoenixville,
Coatesville, Downington, Oxford, Kennett Square and Berwyn
- online at Ancestry.com |
West Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania
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West Bradford, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Family History |
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pub. 1910
A genealogical record of the descendants of John and Mary Palmer of Concord, Chester (now Delaware) Co., Pa., in two
divisions - Palmer-Trimble : Palmer division embracing also, largely, the surnames: Almond .... Palmer, Lewis
- online at Ancestry.com |
West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania
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West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Biography |
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Pub. 1919
An account of twenty-one citizens of West Chester, Pennsylvania, now living, who are more than ninety years old
- online at Ancestry.com |
West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Church |
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1835-1885
Church of the Holy Trinity, West Chester, Pa., 1835-1885
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Pub. 1894
Historical sketch of St. Agnes' Church, West Chester, Pa.
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Pub. 1909
History of First Presbyterian Church of West Chester, Pa.
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Pub. 1938
The Church of the Holy Trinity, West Chester, Pennsylvania
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Pub. 1946
Methodism, in and around West Chester
- online at Ancestry.com |
West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Directory |
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1879-1880
Boyd's West Chester directory for 1879-80
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1884-1885
Boyd's Chester County directory, 1884-85
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1886-1887
Boyd's Chester County directory, 1886-87
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1888-1889
Boyd's Chester County directory, 1888-89
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1904-1905
Boyd's Chester County, Pennsylvania directory, 1904-05 : containing a general directory of the cities of West Chester, Phoenixville,
Coatesville, Downington, Oxford, Kennett Square and Berwyn
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online at Ancestry.com |
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1908-1919
Boyd's West Chester, Oxford and Kennett Square directory for 1908-1909 - online at Ancestry.com |
West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania
History |
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1799-1899
West Chester, past and present - online at Ancestry.com |
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1888
West Chester, Pennsylvania, the most important suburb of Philadelphia
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1899
Official program, centennial celebration of the borough of West Chester, Pa., October 11, 12 and 13, 1899
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1799-1949
West Chester sesqui-centennial, commemorating 150 years of progress since the incorporation of the town as a borough,
1799-1949 - online at Ancestry.com |
West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School |
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1871-1896
Quarto-centennial history of the West Chester State Normal School, of the first district, at West Chester,
Chester County, PA. - online at Ancestry.com |
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