Germantown Genealogy (in Philadelphia County, PA)
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Germantown Birth Records
Pennsylvania Births, 1852-1854 Ancestry 
Prison births, 1858-1879 Family History Library
Germantown Cemetery Records
Burials in Germantown [Pa.] from records of the Philadelphia Board of Health, 1854-1860 Family History Library
Burials in the Lower Burial Ground of Germantown Family History Library
Burying ground names, entries, and lot purchases, 1737-1907 Family History Library
Cemetery records Family History Library
Church cemetery records of Holmesburg, Roxborough, Germantown and Lower Dublin Family History Library
Church of Brethren Cemetery Find a Grave
Data on Old Upper Germantown Burying Ground as per surveymade in summer of 1959 Family History Library
Friends buriel [sic] records, Germantown, Phildelphia, Pa Family History Library
Germantown Mennonite Cemetery Find a Grave
Germantown Mennonite Cemetery Family History Library
Germantown Preparatory Meeting of Friends Cemetery Find a Grave
Haines Street Methodist Find a Grave
Market Square Presbyterian Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Mennonite Church of Germantown records and burials, 1863-1889 Family History Library
Mennonite year book and almanac, 1913 Family History Library
Plot plan of the Old Upper Germantown Burying Ground in Philadelphia Family History Library
Revolutionary soldiers buried in upper and lower burial grounds [Germantown, Pennsylvania] Family History Library
Saint Lukes Episcopal Churchyard Find a Grave
Saint Michaels Lutheran Churchyard Find a Grave
Saint Stephens M.E. Church Burial Ground Find a Grave
Sisters of Saint Joseph Community Cemetery Find a Grave
Sisters of Saint Joseph Community Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
St. Dominic's Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
St. George Methodist Episcopal Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
St. Luke's Episcopal Church of Germantown Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Tombstone inscriptions in Germantown, Market Square Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Family History Library
Tombstone inscriptions in Germantown, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Family History Library
Tombstone inscriptions in Germantown, St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Family History Library
Tombstone inscriptions in the old burial grounds of Germantown, Philadelphia Family History Library
Tombstone inscriptions of Germantown in Philadelphia, 1718-1896 Family History Library
Transcribed church records, 1741-1841 [St. Michael's Lutheran] Family History Library
Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Upper Burial Grounds Find a Grave
Germantown Census Records
Census 1790 US Gen Web Archives
Federal Census of 1940, Germantown, Pennsylvania LDS Genealogy
Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1940 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1940 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1940 Family Search
Germantown Church Records
18th century records of the Germantown Reformed Church of Pennsylvania Family History Library
A History of the Coventry Brethern Church in Chester County, Pennsylvania : the second oldest Brethern Church in America Family History Library
A brief and succinct history of Saint Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1730-1905 : one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary, November 12-14, 1905 Family History Library
Church of the Saviour, Baptisms, Births, 1950-1960 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry
Church of the Saviour, Marriages, 1910-1951 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry
Church record of the Germantown Reformed Church, now Market Square Presbyterian Church, Germantown, 1753-1856 Family History Library
Church records, 1741-1922 [St. Michael's Lutheran] Family History Library
Church records, 1750-1900 [German Reformed] Family History Library
Church records, 1825-1946 [St. Luke's Episcopal] Family History Library
Church records, 1836-1925 [Trinity Lutheran] Family History Library
Church records, 1855-1939 [Christ Episcopal] Family History Library
Church records, 1857-1886 [Second Presbyterian] Family History Library
Church records, 1866-1898 [Second Baptist] Family History Library
Church records, 1872-1915 [Wakefield Presbyterian] Family History Library
Church records, 1873-1933 [St. Michael's Episcopal] Family History Library
Church records, 1876-1965 [St. John the Baptist Episcopal] Family History Library
Church records, 1921-1928 [Church of the Redeemer Presbyterian] Family History Library
Church records, 1925-1950 [Chapel of the Nativity Episcopal] Family History Library
Donors to the Lutheran Church in Germantown in 1738 and records of baptisms there 1741 and 1742 Family History Library
Friends buriel [sic] records, Germantown, Phildelphia, Pa Family History Library
Germantown Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) [records, 1766-1860] Family History Library
Germantown Reformed Church Burials (1758-1759) US Gen Web Archives
Germantown Reformed Church Burials (1760-1776) US Gen Web Archives
Germantown Reformed Church Burials (1777-1790) US Gen Web Archives
Germantown Reformed Church Burials (1791-1795); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US Gen Web Archives
Germantown Reformed Church Burials (1796-1799) US Gen Web Archives
Germantown Reformed Church Marriages (1753-1755) US Gen Web Archives
Germantown Reformed Church Marriages (1755-1759) US Gen Web Archives
Germantown Reformed Church Marriages (1760-1763) US Gen Web Archives
Germantown Reformed Church Marriages (1764-1766) US Gen Web Archives
Germantown Reformed Church Marriages (1767-1779) US Gen Web Archives
Germantown Reformed Church Marriages (1785-1798) US Gen Web Archives
History of Trinity Lutheran Church, Germantown, Philadelphia, 1836-1936 Family History Library
History of the First Presbyterian Church in Germantown : the centennial services, the present church organizations Family History Library
History of the First Presbyterian Church in Germantown and its present activities, 1809-1952 Family History Library
History of the First Presbyterian Church in Germantown and its present activities, 1809-1952 Genealogy Gophers
History of the German Baptist Brethren Church Family History Library
Mennonite Church of Germantown records and burials, 1863-1889 Family History Library
Monthly meeting records, 1788-1920 (Society of Friends. Frankford Monthly Meeting (Frankford, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)) Family History Library
Records of the German Reformed Congregation in Germantown, Philadelphia, 1753-1856 Family History Library
Records, baptisms, marriages, deaths in Germantown, Carversville, and Plumsteadville, Pa., Lafayette, N. J., 1858-1909 Family History Library
Second Presbyterian Church, Marriages, 1911-1940 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry
St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Germantown (now part of Philadelphia), Pennsylvania, 1741-1841 Family History Library
St. Michael's Lutheran Church : other German records, Germantown--Mt. Airy : 1831-1872 WorldCat
St. Michael's Lutheran Church : other German records, Germantown--Mt. Airy : potpourri, 1711-1820 WorldCat
St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Germantown--Mt. Airy WorldCat
Tombstone inscriptions in Germantown, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Family History Library
Transcribed church records, 1741-1841 [St. Michael's Lutheran] Family History Library
Transcribed church records, 1844-1962, by an unknown person [Trinity Lutheran] Family History Library
Germantown City Directories
Germantown and Philadelphia City Directory 1881 MyHeritage
Germantown, PA 1853, 1854 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Germantown Death Records
1906-1967 Pennsylvania Death Certificates Ancestry
Deaths from Berks, Dauphin and Philadelphia counties newspapers, 1791-1864 Family History Library
Marriage and Death Notices from Germantown Newspaper, 1867-1890 Family History Library
Pennsylvania Death Index, 1906-1964 MyHeritage
Pennsylvania, Oliver H. Bair Funeral Records Indexes, 1920-1980 Ancestry
Records, baptisms, marriages, deaths in Germantown, Carversville, and Plumsteadville, Pa., Lafayette, N. J., 1858-1909 Family History Library
Germantown Histories and Genealogies
Genealogical and historical notes of Germantown, Pennsylvania Family History Library
Germantown 1683-1933 : the record that a Pennsylvania community has achieved in the course of 250 years; being a history of the people of Germantown, Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill Family History Library
History of old Germantown : with a description of its settlement and some account of its important persons, buildings and places connected with its development Family History Library
Other German records, Germantown--Mt. Airy : potpourri, 1711-1820 WorldCat
The Sower Printing House of colonial times Family History Library
Germantown Immigration Records
Declarations of intention of naturalization, 1818-1875 Family History Library
Declarations of intention, 1794-1911 Family History Library
Declarations of intentions, 1802-1932 ; Index, 1810-1887 Family History Library
Immigration lists, oaths of allegiance in Philadelphia, books A-G, 1728-1775 Family History Library
Index to declarations of intentions and petitions for naturalization, 1916-1930 and petitions for naturalization, 1914 Family History Library
Index to naturalization and declaration reports, 1802-1837 [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] Family History Library
Names of Foreigners who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania, 1727-1775 Google Books
Naturalization index for Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1881-1930 Family History Library
Naturalization petitions and records, 1795-1911 Family History Library
Naturalization petitions, 1795-1931, and declarations, 1906-1931; index 1795-1928 Family History Library
Naturalization register, 1795-1851 Family History Library
Oaths of allegiance, 1777-1790 Family History Library
Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Philadelphia, 1800-1819 Ancestry
Passengers and Ships Prior to 1684 Ancestry
Persons Naturalized in the Province of Pennsylvania, 1740-1773 Ancestry
Petitions for naturalization 1793-1906 ; Indexes 1793-1930 Family History Library
Petitions for naturalization 1800-1929 ; Indexes 1802-1930 Family History Library
Petitions for naturalization, 1811-1874 Family History Library
Philadelphia, 1789-1880 Naturalization Records Ancestry
Philadelphia, 1800-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists Ancestry
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Passenger Lists, 1883-1945 MyHeritage
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Passenger Lists, 1800-1882 MyHeritage
The settlement of Germantown, Pennsylvania, and the beginning of German emigration to North America Family History Library
The settlement of Germantown, Pennsylvania, and the beginning of German immigration to North America Family History Library
Germantown Land Records
Abstracts from Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania gazette, April 17, 1755 to December 27, 1764 Family History Library
Acta Germanopolis : records of the Corporation of Germantown Pennsylvania 1691-1707 Family History Library
Deeds (Philadephia County, Pennsylvania), 1683-1886 ; index to deeds, 1683-1916 Family History Library
Grund und Lager-Buch; the ground and lot book of Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1689-1708 Family History Library
Selected Applications for Land Warrants 1746-1767: Various Cos, PA US Gen Web Archives
Germantown Marriage Records
1700-1821 Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry
Germantown Reformed Church Marriages (1753-1755) US Gen Web Archives
Germantown Reformed Church Marriages (1755-1759) US Gen Web Archives
Germantown Reformed Church Marriages (1760-1763) US Gen Web Archives
Germantown Reformed Church Marriages (1764-1766) US Gen Web Archives
Germantown Reformed Church Marriages (1767-1779) US Gen Web Archives
Germantown Reformed Church Marriages (1785-1798) US Gen Web Archives
Marriage and Death Notices from Germantown Newspaper, 1867-1890 Family History Library
Marriage register of Philadelphia County, 1814 to 1839 Family History Library
Marriages recorded by the Registrar General of the Province, 1685-1689 Family History Library
Records, baptisms, marriages, deaths in Germantown, Carversville, and Plumsteadville, Pa., Lafayette, N. J., 1858-1909 Family History Library
Germantown Military Records
Revolutionary soldiers buried in upper and lower burial grounds [Germantown, Pennsylvania] Family History Library
The surprise of Germantown, or, The battle of Cleveden, October 4th, 1777 Family History Library
Germantown Minority Records
250th anniversary of the settlement of Germantown : Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 20, 21 and 22, 1933 Family History Library
Acta Germanopolis : records of the Corporation of Germantown Pennsylvania 1691-1707 Family History Library
Ancient & modern Germantown, Mt. Airy & Chestnut Hill--Pa Family History Library
Ancient and modern Germantown, Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill Family History Library
Germantown 1683-1933 : the record that a Pennsylvania community has achieved in the course of 250 years; being a history of the people of Germantown, Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill Family History Library
History of old Germantown : with a description of its settlement and some account of its important persons, buildings and places connected with its development Family History Library
Old historic Germantown : an address with illustrations presented at the fourteenth annual meeting of the Pennsylvania-German Society Family History Library
Other German records, Germantown--Mt. Airy : potpourri, 1711-1820 WorldCat
Quaint old Germantown in Pennsylvania Family History Library
Germantown Newspapers and Obituaries
Deaths from Berks, Dauphin and Philadelphia counties newspapers, 1791-1864 Family History Library
Genealogical Data Relating To the German Settlers of Pennsylvania and Adjacent Territory from Advertisements in German Newspapers Published in Philadelphia and Germantown, 1743-1800 Family History Library
Genealogical notes from the incomplete files of 'The Germantown Telegraph' Family History Library
Germantown Courier 04/21/2004 to 01/28/2009 Genealogy Bank
Germantowner Zeitung 12/15/1763 to 03/19/1777 Genealogy Bank
Marriage and Death Notices from Germantown Newspaper, 1867-1890 Family History Library
Pensylvanische Berichte, oder, Sammlung wichtiger Nachrichten aus dem Natur-und Kirchen-Reich 01/16/1746 to 12/24/1757 Genealogy Bank
The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1728-1800 [Electronic Resource] Family History Library
Offline Newspapers for GermantownAccording 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. Daily Independent. (Germantown, Phila. [Pa.]) 1887-1889 Gazette. (Germantown [I.E. Philadelphia], Pa.) 1878-1895 Germantown Bulletin and Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy Herald. (Germantown, Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1929-1931 Germantown Bulletin. (Germantown, Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1928-1929 Germantown Chronicle. (Germantown [I.E. Philadelphia, Pa.]) 1868-1869 Germantown Daily Chronicle. (Germantown [I.E. Philadelphia, Pa.]) 1869-1873 Germantown Daily Chronicle. (Germantown, Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1871-1874 Germantown Guide. (Germantown [Philadelphia, Pa.]) 1885-1926 Germantown Independent-Gazette. (Germantown, Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1896-1919 Germantown Independent. (Germantown, Phila. [Pa.]) 1886-1887 Germantown Independent. (Germantown, Phila. [Pa.]) 1894-1896 Germantown Independent. (Germantown, Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1882-1889 Germantown Review. (Germantown, Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1916-1928 Germantown Sun. (Germantown [Philadelphia], Pa.) 1946-1947 Germantown Telegraph and Philadelphia and Montgomery Advertiser. (Germantown, Pa.) 1831-1839 Germantown Telegraph. (Germantown [Pa.]) 1830-1831 Germantown Telegraph. (Germantown [Pa.]) 1840-1948 Germantown Weekly Independent. (Germantown, Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1890-1894 Guide. (Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.) 1873-1885 |
Germantown Probate Records
1683-1993 Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
Abstract of wills of Philadelphia County. Family History Library
Abstracts from Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania gazette, April 17, 1755 to December 27, 1764 Family History Library
Abstracts of Philadelphia wills, 1682-1825 Family History Library
Abstracts of wills recorded in the administration books, Register's Office, Philadelphia. / Administration books F-L. Family History Library
Germantown School Records
Germantown Lutheran Academy yearbook, 1927 Classmates
Germantown Lutheran Academy yearbook, 1927 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Germantown Lutheran Academy yearbook, 1927 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Martin Luther King High School yearbook, 1977 Classmates
Martin Luther King High School yearbook, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Stevens High School yearbook, 1944 Classmates
Stevens High School yearbook, 1944 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Stevens School - Class Record Yearbook (Germantown, PA), 1944 E Yearbook
Stevens School yearbook, 1944 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Germantown Tax Records
Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 Ancestry
Poor tax duplicate, 1767-1853 Family History Library
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