Bethany Genealogy (in Wayne County, PA)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Bethany are also found through the Wayne County and Pennsylvania pages.


Bethany Birth Records

Pennsylvania Births, 1852-1854 Ancestry online

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

Bethany Cemetery Records

Bethany Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bethany Cemetery Wayne County PAGenWeb online

Glass Factory Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bethany Census Records

Federal Census of 1940, Bethany, Pennsylvania LDS Genealogy online

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

Bethany Death Records

1906-1967 Pennsylvania Death Certificates Ancestry online

Pennsylvania Death Index, 1906-1964 MyHeritage online

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

Bethany Immigration Records

Naturalization Petitions of the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1906-1930 Fold3 online

Naturalizations, 1799-1906 FamilySearch Library

Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Court of Common Pleas, Naturalization Records, 1799-1906 Family Search online

Bethany Land Records

Deeds, 1796-1866; index, 1795-1941 FamilySearch Library

Bethany Marriage Records

1852-1968 Pennsylvania, Marriages Ancestry online

Marriage license dockets, 1885-1906 FamilySearch Library

Bethany Newspapers and Obituaries

Offline Newspapers for Bethany

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.

Republican Advocate. (Bethany, Pa.) 1822-1829

Wayne County Free Press and Bethany and Honesdale Advertiser. (Bethany, Pa.) 1838-1840s

Wayne County Mirror. (Bethany, Pa.) 1818-1822

Wayne Enquirer. (Bethany, Pa.) 1830-1832

Wayne Inquirer. (Bethany, Pa.) 1832-1833

Bethany Probate Records

1683-1993 Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online


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