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Birth records, 1889-1906 FamilySearch Library
Pennsylvania Births, 1852-1854 Ancestry
Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-present Pennsylvania Department of Health
Register of births, 1893-1907 FamilySearch Library
Burials in St Pauls Church, Chester, Pennsylvania Ancestors At Rest
Carter Cemetery Find a Grave
Carter Cemetery Billion Graves
Chester Friends Cemetery Find a Grave
Chester Rural Cemetery Find a Grave
Chester Rural Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Chester Rural Cemetery Billion Graves
Chester Rural Cemetery on Upland Ave. register, 1863-1918 FamilySearch Library
Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester US Gen Web Archives
Green Lawn Cemetery Find a Grave
Haven Memorial Cemetery Find a Grave
Haven Memorial Cemetery, Chester US Gen Web Archives
Saint Michael Cemetery Billion Graves
Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Paul's Burying Ground Find a Grave
Saint Thomas the Apostle Cemetery Billion Graves
St. Michael's Cemetery; Chester US Gen Web Archives
St. Pauls Burying Ground Billion Graves
St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery; Chester US Gen Web Archives
Federal Census 1790, Chester Township US Gen Web Archives
Federal Census 1860, Chester Township US Gen Web Archives
Federal Census 1860, Chester Township / Chester City North Ward US Gen Web Archives
Federal Census of 1940, Chester Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania LDS Genealogy
Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Bethany Presbyterian Church, Register, 1946-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry
Bethany Presbyterian Church, minutes of Session 1866-1898; Board of Trustees, 1866-1898 FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1704-1969 [St. Paul's Episcopal] FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1849-1937 [Madison Street Methodist] FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1853-1900 (Presbyterian Church (Chester, Pennsylvania)) FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1866-1913 (Second Presbyterian Church (Chester, Pennsylvania)) FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1889-1936 (Providence Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church (Chester, Pennsylvania)) FamilySearch Library
Early church records of Delaware County, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library
Fiftieth anniversary of the Chester City (Second) Presbyterian Church, Chester, Penna., February 15, 1866-February 15, 1916 FamilySearch Library
First Presbyterian Church, Register, 1913-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry
First Presbyterian Church, Register, 1946-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry
Marriage Records - St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Chester, 1704 - 1733 New Horizons Genealogical Services
Marriage record of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chester, 1704-1733 FamilySearch Library
Marriage record of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chester, 1704-1753 FamilySearch Library
Reminiscence, gleanings & thoughts, [nos. 1 & 2] Genealogy Gophers
Second Presbyterian Church, Register, 1866-1908 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry
Second Presbyterian Church, Register, 1899-1928 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry
Souvenir of the Third Presbyterian Church ... 1872-1896 FamilySearch Library
Souvenir of the Third Presbyterian Church of Chester, Pa., 1872-1896 Ancestry
The Two-Hundredth Anniversary of "St. Paul's, On Delaware," 1703-1903 Ancestry
The story of St. Paul's on Delaware, 1703-1903 FamilySearch Library
The two-hundredth anniversary of Saint Paul's, on Delaware, 1703-1903 FamilySearch Library
Twentieth Anniversary exercises of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Chester, Pa., February 16 to 19, 1919 Ancestry
Twentieth anniversary exercises of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Chester, Pa., February 16 to 19, 1919 : with a history of the church from its beginning as a mission FamilySearch Library
Boyd's directory of Lancaster, Columbia, Chester and West Chester, 1874-75 : to which is added a business directory of the principal places in Lancaster, Chester and Delaware counties FamilySearch Library
Chester (Pennsylvania) city directories FamilySearch Library
Chester City Directory 1914 MyHeritage
Chester City Directory 1917 MyHeritage
Chester City Directory 1926 MyHeritage
Chester City Directory 1930 MyHeritage
Chester City Directory 1941 MyHeritage
Chester City Directory 1956 MyHeritage
Chester City Directory 1959 MyHeritage
Chester City Directory, 1882-83 Ancestry
Chester City Directory, 1883-84 Ancestry
Chester City Directory, 1885-86 Ancestry
Chester City Directory, 1887-88 Ancestry
Chester City Directory, 1889-90 Ancestry
Chester City Directory, 1891-92 Ancestry
Chester City, Pennsylvania Directory, 1888-89 Ancestry
Chester Directory for 1872-73 Ancestry
Chester and Delaware Co. directory for 1869-70 Ancestry
Chester and Delaware Co. directory, for 1869-70 : containing the names of the inhabitants, together with a town business directory FamilySearch Library
Chester, PA 1859/60 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Chester, PA 1902-1915, 1917-1918, 1920, 1923-1924, 1926-1931 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Chester, PA 1941, 1956, 1956, 1959 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1869 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1872 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1879 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1880 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1882 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1883 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1885 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1887 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1889 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1891 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1893 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1895 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1897 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1898 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1899 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1902 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1904 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1906 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1908 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1910 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1912 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1914 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1917 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1920 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1924 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1926 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1928 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1930 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1941 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1956 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, Pennsylvania, city directory : including Eddystone, Marcus Hook and Linwood, Media and Upland; also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory FamilySearch Library
Directory of the Borough of Chester For the Years 1859-1860 Ancestry
Directory of the Borough of Chester, 1859 Google Books
Spencer's Chester City Directory For 1893-94 Ancestry
Spencer's Chester City Directory For 1895-96 Ancestry
Spencer's Chester City Directory For 1898-99 Ancestry
The Chester City Directory, 1879-80 Ancestry
The Chester City Directory, 1880-81 Ancestry
White pages and Yellow Pages, Chester, 11/1911 thru 6/1942 Library of Congress
1906-1967 Pennsylvania Death Certificates Ancestry
Chester Times Listing of Notable Deaths in 1884 US Gen Web Archives
Chester Times Listing of Prominent Deaths in 1883 US Gen Web Archives
Pennsylvania Death Index, 1906-1964 MyHeritage
Pennsylvania, Death Records, 1906-present Pennsylvania Department of Health
A History of its Industrial Progress and Advantages for Large Manufacturers, Chester, Pennsylvania Ancestry
Alphabetic biographical catalog, the Crozer Theological Seminary, 1855-1933, with names of students by classes appended FamilySearch Library
An Illustrated History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Making of America
An address, delivered at Chester, before the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, on the 8th of November, 1851 LDS Genealogy
An address, delivered at Chester, before the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, on the 8th of November, 1851 Internet Archive
Chester (and its Vicinity) Delaware County, in Pennsylvania Ancestry
Chester (and its vicinity), Delaware County, in Pennsylvania : with genealogical sketches of some old families FamilySearch Library
Chester and Vicinity Ancestry
Chester and vicinity FamilySearch Library
Chester, Pennsylvania, a history of its industrial progress and advantages for large manufactures : brief sketches of its representative business enterprises FamilySearch Library
Historical Sketch of Chester, On Delaware Ancestry
Historical sketch of Chester on Delaware FamilySearch Library
Historical sketch of Chester on Delaware Genealogy Gophers
Historical sketch of Chester, on Delaware LDS Genealogy
Historical sketch of Chester, on Delaware Internet Archive
Historical sketch of Crozer Theological Seminary : souvenir of the thirtieth anniversary of the foundation of the seminary and of the presidency of Henry G. Weston, D.D., L.L.D. FamilySearch Library
History of the Chester Fire Department From its Organization to the Present Time Ancestry
History of the Delaware County National Bank, with biographical notes of its officers FamilySearch Library
History of the Underground railroad in Chester and the neighboring counties of Pennsylvania LDS Genealogy
History of the Underground railroad in Chester and the neighboring counties of Pennsylvania Internet Archive
Idyls of the Old South Ward FamilySearch Library
Official Program, Finnish Tercentenary Day Ancestry
Recollections of the Old Borough of Chester From 1834 to 1850 Ancestry
Souvenir History of Chester Ancestry
Souvenir history of Chester FamilySearch Library
Souvenir of Roach's Shipyard, the Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine Works, Chester, PA Ancestry
Souvenir of Roach's Shipyard, the Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine Works, Chester, Pa FamilySearch Library
The public good our only aim : history of the Franklin Fire Co. No. 1 of Chester, Pa., instituted November 30th, 1867, incorporated February 22d, 1869 FamilySearch Library
Naturalization Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1930 Fold3
Naturalization papers, 1795-1906 FamilySearch Library
Passengers and Ships Prior to 1684 Ancestry
Petitions for roads, Delaware County, 1789-1815 FamilySearch Library
Deeds, 1770-1866; deed index, 1789-1914 FamilySearch Library
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1898 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1917 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1917-1950 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, August 1891 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, January 1885 Library of Congress
The city map of Chester, Pennsylvania 1885. Library of Congress
1700-1821 Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry
1852-1968 Pennsylvania, Marriages Ancestry
Marriage Records - St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Chester, 1704 - 1733 New Horizons Genealogical Services
Marriage license dockets, 1885-1907 FamilySearch Library
Marriage record of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chester, 1704-1733 FamilySearch Library
Marriage record of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chester, 1704-1753 FamilySearch Library
Chester Evening Times (1886 - 1964) Newspaper Archive
Chester Spirit - Community Spirit 11/17/2010 to 08/27/2014 Genealogy Bank
Chester Times Listing of Notable Deaths in 1884 US Gen Web Archives
Chester Times Listing of Prominent Deaths in 1883 US Gen Web Archives
Delaware County Daily Times 1876-1977 Newspapers.com
Delaware County Daily Times 1959-1976 Newspapers.com
Partial Delaware County Daily Times (Chester, Pennsylvania), selections from 1973 Ancestry
Spirit 10/22/2014 to Current Genealogy Bank
The Chester Lantern, 1897-1898, 1901, 1903-1904, 1906-1909 Winthrop University
The Chester News, 1915-1923, 1925, 1927 Winthrop University
The Chester Standard, 1854-1857 Winthrop University
Town Talk [Western Delaware County Edition] 03/28/2007 to 01/07/2009 Genealogy Bank
Offline Newspapers for ChesterAccording 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. Chester Advocate and Delaware County Item. (Chester, Pa.) 1871-1874 Chester Daily Times. (Chester, Pa.) 1876-1882 Chester Evening News. (Chester, Pa.) 1872-1899 Chester Reporter. (Chester, Pa.) 1941-1942 Chester Times. (Chester, Pa.) 1882-1959 Delaware County Advocate. (Chester, Pa.) 1874-1942 Delaware County Daily Times. (Chester, Pa.) 1959-1985 Delaware County Democrat. (Chester, Pa.) 1867-1916 Delaware County Mail. (Chester, Pa.) 1872-1876 Delaware County Prohibitionist. (Chester, Pa.) 1891-1894 Democratic Pilot. (Chester, Pa.) 1871-1876 Liberal Press and Labor's Press of Delaware County. (Chester, Pa.) 1937-1948 Upland Union, Or Delaware County Advertiser. (Chester, Pa.) 1820s-1829 Weekly Visitor, Or, Delaware County Gazette. (Chester, Pa.) 1828-1832 |
1683-1993 Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
Abstract of wills of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1789-1835 FamilySearch Library
Historical sketch of Crozer Theological Seminary : souvenir of the thirtieth anniversary of the foundation of the seminary and of the presidency of Henry G. Weston, D.D., L.L.D. FamilySearch Library
History of the Educational Institutions of Chester City, PA Ancestry
History of the educational institutions of Chester City, Pa. : from its settlement to 1876 inclusive, together with reports of the public schools for 1877 and 1878 FamilySearch Library
Pennsylvania Military College yearbooks, 1949, 1955 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Pennsylvania Military Preparatory yearbook, 1949, 1955 Classmates
Pennsylvania Military Preparatory yearbook, 1949, 1955 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
St James High School yearbook, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
St. James High School yearbook, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Widener University - Pioneer Yearbook (Chester, PA), 1914, 1929, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1980, 1982 E Yearbook
Chester County taxes, 1781-1789, for that part of the county which became Delaware County FamilySearch Library
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