Pennsylvania Vital Records - Birth, Marriage, Divorce, Death - by PA Recs
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Pennsylvania Vital Records
Guide to PA birth, marriage, divorce, and death records. Includes online records and ordering info for vital records.

Pennsylvania Vital Records

 

Obtaining Copies of Birth, Marriage, Divorce, and Death Records from Pennsylvania


Birth & Death Certificates Before 1906 Write to the Court House Register of Wills, Orphans Court in the county where the birth or death occurred.
PA County Courthouse Addresses


Birth Certificate 1906 to the present Order by Mail
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Eligible Requestors
   



Death Certificate 1906 to the present Order by Mail
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Eligible Requestors
   


Marriage Certificates All years Write to the Court House Marriage License Clerk in the county where the marriage license was issued.
PA County Courthouse Addresses


Divorce Certificates All years Write to Prothonotary Court House in county where the divorce decree was granted.
PA County Courthouse Addresses


Pennsylvania does not permit private access to vital records due to their confidentiality. The employees of the Division of Vital Records conduct all searches.



Other Aids to Find PA Birth, Marriage, and Death Records

Birth
  • Transcribed Online Birth Records

  • Online Census Records
    Birth dates can also be obtained from census records which give year of birth.

  • The State Library of Pennsylvania
    Genealogy/Local History Section
    State Library of Pennsylvania
    333 Market Street
    Harrisburg, PA 17126-1745
    (717) 783-5991

  • Original records of colonial and state government, county courthouse and municipal vital records on microfilm, and some private family and business records are available from:
    Division of Archives and Manuscripts
    (State Archives)
    350 North Street
    Harrisburg, PA 17120
    (717) 783-3281
    www.phmc.state.pa.us


Marriage
Death



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