West Philadelphia Genealogy (in Philadelphia County, PA)

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West Philadelphia Birth Records

Church of the Transfiguration Baptism Register 1908-1913 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Pennsylvania Births, 1852-1854 Ancestry online

Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-present Pennsylvania Department of Health

Prison births, 1858-1879 FamilySearch Library

West Philadelphia Census Records

Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

West Philadelphia Church Records

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Church of the Transfiguration Baptism Register 1908-1913 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church records, 1748-1993 [First Reformed] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1842-1972 [St. Mary's Episcopal] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1846-1956 [Calvary Episcopal] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1855-1952 [Asbury Methodist] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1865-1947 [St. Stephen's Lutheran] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1868-1952 [Church of the Holy Comforter; Episcopal] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1872-1899 [Belmont Methodist] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1872-1936 [St. John's Reformed] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1873-1919 [Church of the Transfiguration; Episcopal] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1880-1894 [Educational Home; Episcopal] FamilySearch Library

St. Mary's Church, Hamiltonville, West Philadelphia (admitted 1827); on Locust Street near Fortieth FamilySearch Library

West Philadelphia Death Records

1906-1967 Pennsylvania Death Certificates Ancestry online

Burial records of Samuel P. Frankenfield, West Philadelphia, Pa., 1859-1907 FamilySearch Library

Deaths from Berks, Dauphin and Philadelphia counties newspapers, 1791-1864 FamilySearch Library

Pennsylvania Death Index, 1906-1964 MyHeritage online

Pennsylvania, Death Records, 1906-present Pennsylvania Department of Health

Pennsylvania, Oliver H. Bair Funeral Records Indexes, 1920-1980 Ancestry online

West Philadelphia Histories and Genealogies

History of the Satterlee U.S.A. Gen. Hospital at West Philadelphia, Pa., from October 8, 1862 to October 8, 1863 FamilySearch Library

West Philadelphia illustrated : early history of West Philadelphia and its environs, its people and its historical points FamilySearch Library

West Philadelphia Immigration Records

Declarations of intention of naturalization, 1818-1875 FamilySearch Library

Declarations of intention, 1794-1911 FamilySearch Library

Declarations of intentions, 1802-1932 ; Index, 1810-1887 FamilySearch Library

Immigration lists, oaths of allegiance in Philadelphia, books A-G, 1728-1775 FamilySearch Library

Index to declarations of intentions and petitions for naturalization, 1916-1930 and petitions for naturalization, 1914 FamilySearch Library

Index to naturalization and declaration reports, 1802-1837 [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] FamilySearch Library

Indexes to Naturalization Petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1951 Ancestry online

Names of Foreigners Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania, 1727-1775 Ancestry online

Names of Foreigners who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania, 1727-1775 Google Books online

Naturalization index for Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1881-1930 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization petitions and records, 1795-1911 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization petitions, 1795-1931, and declarations, 1906-1931; index 1795-1928 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization register, 1795-1851 FamilySearch Library

Oaths of allegiance, 1777-1790 FamilySearch Library

Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Philadelphia, 1800-1819 Ancestry online

Passengers and Ships Prior to 1684 Ancestry online

Pennsylvania German Pioneers: Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, Vol. I Ancestry online

Pennsylvania German Pioneers: Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, Vol. II Ancestry online

Persons Naturalized in the Province of Pennsylvania, 1740-1773 Ancestry online

Petitions for naturalization 1793-1906 ; Indexes 1793-1930 FamilySearch Library

Petitions for naturalization 1800-1929 ; Indexes 1802-1930 FamilySearch Library

Petitions for naturalization, 1811-1874 FamilySearch Library

Philadelphia, 1789-1880 Naturalization Records Ancestry online

Philadelphia, 1800-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists Ancestry online

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Passenger Lists, 1883-1945 MyHeritage online

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Passenger Lists, 1800-1882 MyHeritage online

U.S., Chinese Immigration Case Files, 1883-1924 Ancestry online

West Philadelphia Land Records

Abstracts from Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania gazette, April 17, 1755 to December 27, 1764 FamilySearch Library

Deeds (Philadephia County, Pennsylvania), 1683-1886 ; index to deeds, 1683-1916 FamilySearch Library

West Philadelphia Marriage Records

1700-1821 Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry online

Marriage register of Philadelphia County, 1814 to 1839 FamilySearch Library

Marriages recorded by the Registrar General of the Province, 1685-1689 FamilySearch Library

West Philadelphia Minority Records

U.S., Chinese Immigration Case Files, 1883-1924 Ancestry online

West Philadelphia Newspapers and Obituaries

Deaths from Berks, Dauphin and Philadelphia counties newspapers, 1791-1864 FamilySearch Library

The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1728-1800 [Electronic Resource] FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for West Philadelphia

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Fortieth Ward Leader. (West Philadelphia [Philadelphia, Pa.]) 1914-1922

Hospital Register. (West Philadelphia [I.E. Philadelphia], Pa.) 1863-1865

West Philadelphia Saturday Star. (West Philadelphia [I.E. Philadelphia, Pa.]) 1860-1872

West Philadelphia Probate Records

1683-1993 Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Abstract of wills of Philadelphia County. FamilySearch Library

Abstracts from Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania gazette, April 17, 1755 to December 27, 1764 FamilySearch Library

Abstracts of Philadelphia wills, 1682-1825 FamilySearch Library

Abstracts of wills recorded in the administration books, Register's Office, Philadelphia. / Administration books F-L. FamilySearch Library

West Philadelphia Tax Records

Blockley & West Philadelphia Townships, tax list for the poor, 1843-1844 FamilySearch Library

Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 Ancestry online

Poor tax duplicate, 1767-1853 FamilySearch Library



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