Downingtown Genealogy (in Chester County, PA)

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Downingtown Birth Records

Birth, marriage and death records, 1852-1893 FamilySearch Library

Births, marriages, deaths, etc., as recorded by Caleb Taylor, 1755-1899 FamilySearch Library

Pennsylvania Births, 1852-1854 Ancestry online

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

Downingtown Cemetery Records

Burials (Downingtown, Pa.), 1813-1887, Uwchlan Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955) Archive Grid

Downingtown Friends Burying Ground; Downingtown US Gen Web Archives online

Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hopewell United Methodist Cemetery; Downington US Gen Web Archives online

Hopewell United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lindley Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lindley Hill Cemetery; Downingtown US Gen Web Archives online

Meeting records, 1752-1894 [Uwchlan Monthly Meeting] FamilySearch Library

Northwood Cemetery Find a Grave online

Northwood Cemetery; Downingtown US Gen Web Archives online

Saint Joseph Cemetery Find a Grave online

St. Joseph's Cemetery; Downingtown US Gen Web Archives online

Downingtown Census Records

Pennsylvania, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index (includes 1842 Chester County Census Index) Ancestry online

Pennsylvania, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index (includes 1857 Chester County Census Index) Ancestry 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

Downingtown Church Records

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Burials (Downingtown, Pa.), 1813-1887, Uwchlan Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955) Archive Grid

Church Records for Central Presbyterian (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Church Records for Messiah Lutheran Church (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Church Records for St James Church (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Church Records for St James Episcopal Church (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Church Records for St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Church Records for United Methodist Church (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Church records, 1842-1978 [St. James Episcopal] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1861-1955 [Central Presbyterian] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1864-1993 [Hopewell United Methodist] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1903-1963 [Messiah Lutheran] FamilySearch Library

Downingtown Presbyterian Church : an Historical Address Ancestry online

Downingtown Presbyterian Church : an historical address delivered at the celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the Central Presbyterian Church, Downingtown, Pa., July 23, 1876 FamilySearch Library

Downingtown Presbyterian Church : an historical address delivered at the celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the Central Presbyterian Church, Downingtown, Pa., July 23, 1876 LDS Genealogy online

Downingtown Presbyterian Church : an historical address delivered at the celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the Central Presbyterian Church, Downingtown, Pa., July 23, 1876 Internet Archive online

Early church records of Chester County, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library

Fellow Laborers With God : A Sermon, Preached On the Fiftieth Anniversary of . . . St. James' Church, Downingtown Ancestry online

Fellow laborers with God : a sermon, preached on the fiftieth-anniversary of the consecration of St. James' Church, Downingtown, Pa., October 26, 1893 FamilySearch Library

Meeting records, 1752-1894 [Uwchlan Monthly Meeting] FamilySearch Library

Twenty Years of Church Life in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, 1861-1881 Ancestry online

Twenty years of church life in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, 1861-1881 : historical sketch of the Central Presbyterian Church FamilySearch Library

Downingtown City Directories

Boyd's Chester County, Pennsylvania directory : 1904-1905, containing a general directory of the cities of West Chester, Phoenixville, Coatesville, Downingtown, Oxford, Kennett Square and Berwyn, and a business directory of the county, to which is added a list by towns of the business and professional men of the county, a complete list of farmers and an appendix of useful information FamilySearch Library

Coatesville (Pennsylvania) city directories FamilySearch Library

Downington, PA 1902-1903 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Downingtown Death Records

1906-1967 Pennsylvania Death Certificates Ancestry online

Birth, marriage and death records, 1852-1893 FamilySearch Library

Births, marriages, deaths, etc., as recorded by Caleb Taylor, 1755-1899 FamilySearch Library

Chester County, Pennsylvania, Death Index, 1841-1957 Ancestry online

Marriage, death and burial records of Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1768-1874 FamilySearch Library

Pennsylvania Death Index, 1906-1964 MyHeritage online

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

Downingtown Histories and Genealogies

History of Downington, Chester County, Pennsylvania Ancestry online

History of Downingtown, Chester County, Pa LDS Genealogy online

History of Downingtown, Chester County, Pa Internet Archive online

History of Downingtown, Chester County, Pa. FamilySearch Library

Downingtown Immigration Records

Chester County, Pennsylvania, Naturalization Index, 1798-1935 Ancestry online

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 Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1930 Fold3 online

Naturalization records, 1798-1906 FamilySearch Library

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

Downingtown Land Records

Deeds 1688-1903 ; Index to deeds 1688-1922 FamilySearch Library

Downingtown Map Records

Map of Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania 1893. Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1903 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1909 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1921 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, June 1898 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, November 1886 Library of Congress online

Downingtown Marriage Records

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1852-1968 Pennsylvania, Marriages Ancestry online

Birth, marriage and death records, 1852-1893 FamilySearch Library

Births, marriages, deaths, etc., as recorded by Caleb Taylor, 1755-1899 FamilySearch Library

Marriage docket, 1852-1899 FamilySearch Library

Marriage records, 1885-1967 FamilySearch Library

Marriage, death and burial records of Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1768-1874 FamilySearch Library

Marriages in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1811-1862 FamilySearch Library

Marriages of Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1737-1907 FamilySearch Library

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

Marriages, 1822-1866, in Chester County, Pennsylvania, by John W. Thomas Justice of the Peace FamilySearch Library

Marriages, 1878-1940, at Lancaster County and Chester County, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library

Record of Marriages from American Republican, 1815-1845 FamilySearch Library

Downingtown Newspapers and Obituaries

Coatesville Ledger 10/11/2001 to 01/08/2009 Genealogy Bank online

Downingtown Ledger 08/01/2001 to 01/08/2009 Genealogy Bank online

Record of Marriages from American Republican, 1815-1845 FamilySearch Library

The Pennsylvania genealogical catalogue 1809-1870 FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Downingtown

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.

American Republican. (Downington [Pa.]) 1809-1811

American Republican. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1813-1833

American Semi-Weekly Republican. (West Chester) 1876-1878

American Spectator, and People's Friend. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1834-1835

Archive. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1900s-1970

Chescoun Press and Downingtown News. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1934-1930s

Chescoun Press. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1930-1934

Chester County Archive. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1875-1880s

Chester County Archive. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1970-1972

Chester County Democrat. (Downington, Pa.) 1830-1833

Chester County Journal. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1866-1873

Downingtown American Republican. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1811-1813

Downingtown Archive. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1880s-1900s

Downingtown Independent. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1873-1875

Downingtown News. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1930-1935

Downingtown News. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1930s-1930s

East Branch Citizen. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1974-1980s

Independent Journal. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1827-1830

Republican Standard, and Downingtown Journal. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1835-1836

Temperate Zone, and Chester and Delaware Advertiser. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1808-1800s

Temperate Zone. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1800s-1809

Downingtown Probate Records

1683-1993 Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Abstract of wills of Chester County, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library

Abstracts of wills of Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1714-1844 FamilySearch Library

Chester County, Pennsylvania, Estate Papers, 1714-1838 Ancestry online

Downingtown School Records

Downington High School yearbook, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Downington Industrial School yearbook, 1958 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Downingtown High School West Campus yearbook, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Downingtown High School yearbook, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 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 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural School yearbook, 1958, 1964, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Downingtown Tax Records

Chester County taxes, 1781-1789, for that part of the county which became Delaware County FamilySearch Library

Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 Ancestry online

Radnor tax records including minutes, relief of the poor, etc., 1765-1810 FamilySearch Library

Tax list of Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1693-1774 FamilySearch Library

Tax lists, 1699-1758, 1775-1783, 1800 FamilySearch Library

Tax records, 1715-1820 FamilySearch Library

Tax transcripts, 1715-1900 FamilySearch Library

Taxables of Bradford and West Bradford, Pennsylvania, 1726-1763 FamilySearch Library



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