Burlington Genealogy (in Des Moines County, IA)

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Burlington Birth Records

1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry online

Burlington City register of births, 1904-1906 FamilySearch Library

Iowa, Birth Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health

Burlington Cemetery Records (51)


Burlington Census Records

1836 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1836 The first census of the original counties of Dubuque and Des Moines (Iowa) taken in July Ancestry online

1852 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1854 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1856 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1885 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1895 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1905 Iowa State Census MyHeritage online

1905 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1915 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1925 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry online

State Census 1856 Burlington Township US Gen Web Archives online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Burlington Church Records

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1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry online

A Brief History of the Lutheran Church in America Ancestry online

Church records, 1838-1940 (First Congregational Church (Burlington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1841-1927 (Catholic Church. St. Paul's (Burlington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1848-1915 (First Presbyterian Church (Burlington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1849-1921 (First Baptist Church (Burlington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1849-1973 (First United Church of Christ (Burlington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1855-1917 (St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church (Burlington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1855-1946 (Catholic Church. St. John the Baptist (Burlington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1857-1906 (Walnut Street Baptist Church (Burlington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1857-1921 (First Methodist Episcopal Church (Burlington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1864-1984 (Zion United Church of Christ (Burlington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1869-1911 (Oak Street Baptist Church (Burlington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1870-1918 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Burlington Branch (Burlington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1871-1974 (Catholic Church. St. Patrick's Parish (Burlington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1884-1937 (Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (Burlington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1891-1899 (Hope Presbyterian Church (Burlington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Evolution of church music in St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1863-1963 FamilySearch Library

First Presbyterian Church, Register, 1845-1909 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Register, 1860-1903 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Register, 1909-1940 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Register, 1923-1966 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Register, 1929-1948 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Register, 1931-1954 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Register, 1959-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Session and Register, 1850-1887 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Session and Register, 1892-1899 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Hand book of the First Presbyterian Church, Burlington, Iowa LDS Genealogy online

Hand book of the First Presbyterian Church, Burlington, Iowa Internet Archive online

Kyrkoboken, 1859-1969 (Messiah Lutheran Church (Burlington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Marriage record of Rev. James G. Shinn, pastor of the 1st Presbyterian Church, Port Richmond, Philadelphia, 1849-1897 FamilySearch Library

Record book, 1866-1903 FamilySearch Library

Burlington City Directories (66)


Burlington Death Records

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1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage online

1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry online

Burlington, Iowa, mortuary record book IV, 1904-1906 FamilySearch Library

Des Moines County, Iowa cemeteries : Aspen Grove register of burial permits, 1874-1896 FamilySearch Library

Des Moines County, Iowa deaths, Aspen Grove Cemetery, burial permits, Potters Field, 1874-1896 FamilySearch Library

Des Moines County, Iowa mortuary book, 1880-1904 FamilySearch Library

Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage online

Iowa, Death Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health

Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry online

Mortuary record book ... : [Burlington, Iowa] WorldCat

Mortuary record book, Burlington, Iowa FamilySearch Library

Mortuary record, 1876-1904 FamilySearch Library

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

Burlington Histories and Genealogies

FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage online

Historical sketches of Iowa Baptists Ancestry online

MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage online

The semi-centennial of Iowa. A record of the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the settlement of Iowa held at Burlington, June 1, 1883 LDS Genealogy online

The semi-centennial of Iowa. A record of the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the settlement of Iowa held at Burlington, June 1, 1883 Internet Archive online

Burlington Immigration Records

Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry online

US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes Des Moines County, IA) MyHeritage online

Burlington Map Records

Burlington, 1889, Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Huebinger's map and guide for Blue Grass Road: Council Bluffs, Burlington, Ft. Madison, Muscatine, 1912 Iowa University Libraries online

Perspective map of the city of Burlington, Ia. 1889 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, 1900 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, 1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, 1953 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, June 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, October 1888 Library of Congress online

Burlington Marriage Records

1809-1992 Iowa Marriages (selections) MyHeritage online

1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry online

Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health

Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926 MyHeritage online

Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 Ancestry online

Marriage Register #5: 2 June 1862-30 December 1865, Des Moines County Courthouse, Burlington, Ia. WorldCat

Marriage record of Rev. James G. Shinn, pastor of the 1st Presbyterian Church, Port Richmond, Philadelphia, 1849-1897 FamilySearch Library

Burlington Newspapers and Obituaries (78)


Burlington Probate Records

1758-1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Burlington School Records

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Annual catalogue, 1905-1906 FamilySearch Library

Burlington Catholic High School yearbook, 1951, 1958 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Burlington Community High School - Pathfinder Yearbook (Burlington, IA), 1916, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1968, 1969 E Yearbook online

Burlington Community High School yearbooks, 1916, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Burlington High School graduates FamilySearch Library

Burlington High School yearbook, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Burlington Junior College yearbook, 1948 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Notre Dame High School yearbook, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Notre Dame High School yearbook, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985 Classmates online

Notre Dame High School yearbook, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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