Germantown Genealogy (in Philadelphia County, PA)

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Germantown Birth Records

Church of St John the Baptist Parish Register 1911-1943 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Pennsylvania Births, 1852-1854 Ancestry online

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

Prison births, 1858-1879 FamilySearch Library

Records of meetings held various places in Phildelphia, also containing births, deaths, marriages, burials and cemetery records, 1687-1900 (Society of Friends. Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Orthodox)) FamilySearch Library

Germantown Cemetery Records

Burials in Germantown [Pa.] from records of the Philadelphia Board of Health, 1854-1860 FamilySearch Library

Burials in the Lower Burial Ground of Germantown FamilySearch Library

Burying ground names, entries, and lot purchases, 1737-1907 FamilySearch Library

Cemetery records FamilySearch Library

Church cemetery records of Holmesburg, Roxborough, Germantown and Lower Dublin FamilySearch Library

Church of Brethren Cemetery Find a Grave online

Data on Old Upper Germantown Burying Ground as per surveymade in summer of 1959 FamilySearch Library

Friends buriel [sic] records, Germantown, Phildelphia, Pa FamilySearch Library

Germantown Mennonite Cemetery Find a Grave online

Germantown Mennonite Cemetery FamilySearch Library

Germantown Potter's Field Find a Grave online

Germantown Preparatory Meeting of Friends Cemetery Find a Grave online

Haines Street Methodist Find a Grave online

Hood Cemetery Find a Grave online

Market Square Presbyterian Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mennonite Church of Germantown records and burials, 1863-1889 FamilySearch Library

Mennonite year book and almanac, 1913 FamilySearch Library

Plot plan of the Old Upper Germantown Burying Ground in Philadelphia FamilySearch Library

Records of meetings held various places in Phildelphia, also containing births, deaths, marriages, burials and cemetery records, 1687-1900 (Society of Friends. Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Orthodox)) FamilySearch Library

Revolutionary soldiers buried in upper and lower burial grounds [Germantown, Pennsylvania] FamilySearch Library

Saint Lukes Episcopal Churchyard Find a Grave online

Saint Michaels Lutheran Churchyard Find a Grave online

Saint Stephens M.E. Church Burial Ground Find a Grave online

Saint Vincent Roman Catholic Seminary Chapel of the Immaculate Conception Crypt Find a Grave online

St. Dominic's Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Tombstone inscriptions in Germantown, Market Square Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library

Tombstone inscriptions in Germantown, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library

Tombstone inscriptions in Germantown, St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library

Tombstone inscriptions in the old burial grounds of Germantown, Philadelphia FamilySearch Library

Tombstone inscriptions of Germantown in Philadelphia, 1718-1896 FamilySearch Library

Transcribed church records, 1741-1841 [St. Michael's Lutheran] FamilySearch Library

Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Upper Burial Grounds Find a Grave online

Upper Burying Ground of Germantown (aka Ax's Cemetery) US Gen Web Archives online

Zion Evangelical Church Burial Ground (Defunct) Find a Grave online

Germantown Census Records

Census 1790, Germantown Twp. US Gen Web Archives online

Federal Census of 1940, Germantown, 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

Germantown Church Records

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18th century records of the Germantown Reformed Church of Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library

A History of the Coventry Brethern Church in Chester County, Pennsylvania : the second oldest Brethern Church in America FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch Library

Chapel of the Nativity Parish Register 1925-1957 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

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

Church of St John the Baptist Marriage Register 1905-1943 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of St John the Baptist Parish Register 1911-1943 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of the Holy Nativity Parish Register 1955-1966 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of the Saviour, Baptisms, Births, 1950-1960 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Church of the Saviour, Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, 1909-1957 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Church of the Saviour, Marriages, 1910-1951 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Church record of the Germantown Reformed Church, now Market Square Presbyterian Church, Germantown, 1753-1856 FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1741-1922 [St. Michael's Lutheran] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1750-1900 [German Reformed] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1825-1946 [St. Luke's Episcopal] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1836-1925 [Trinity Lutheran] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1855-1939 [Christ Episcopal] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1857-1886 [Second Presbyterian] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1866-1898 [Second Baptist] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1872-1915 [Wakefield Presbyterian] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1873-1933 [St. Michael's Episcopal] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1876-1965 [St. John the Baptist Episcopal] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1921-1928 [Church of the Redeemer Presbyterian] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1925-1950 [Chapel of the Nativity Episcopal] FamilySearch Library

Donors to the Lutheran Church in Germantown in 1738 and records of baptisms there 1741 and 1742 FamilySearch Library

Faith Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1914-1923 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Faith Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1938-1964 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Friends buriel [sic] records, Germantown, Phildelphia, Pa FamilySearch Library

Germantown Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) [records, 1766-1860] FamilySearch Library

History of Trinity Lutheran Church, Germantown, Philadelphia, 1836-1936 FamilySearch Library

History of the First Presbyterian Church in Germantown : the centennial services, the present church organizations FamilySearch Library

History of the First Presbyterian Church in Germantown and its present activities, 1809-1952 FamilySearch Library

History of the First Presbyterian Church in Germantown and its present activities, 1809-1952 Genealogy Gophers online

History of the German Baptist Brethren Church FamilySearch Library

Mennonite Church of Germantown records and burials, 1863-1889 FamilySearch Library

Monthly meeting records, 1788-1920 (Society of Friends. Frankford Monthly Meeting (Frankford, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)) FamilySearch Library

Pennsylvania German Marriages: Marriages and Marriage Evidence in Pennsylvania German Churches (includes Germantown Reformed Church, 1753-1856) (included in My GPC Library subscription) Genealogical.com online

Records of meetings held various places in Phildelphia, also containing births, deaths, marriages, burials and cemetery records, 1687-1900 (Society of Friends. Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Orthodox)) FamilySearch Library

Records of the German Reformed Congregation in Germantown, Philadelphia, 1753-1856 FamilySearch Library

Records, baptisms, marriages, deaths in Germantown, Carversville, and Plumsteadville, Pa., Lafayette, N. J., 1858-1909 FamilySearch Library

Second Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1857-1921 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Second Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1947-1959 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Second Presbyterian Church, Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, 1857-1942 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Second Presbyterian Church, Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, 1908-1946 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Second Presbyterian Church, Marriages, 1911-1940 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

St Peter's Church Communicant Register 1900-1994 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

St Peter's Church Parish Register 1957-1975 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Germantown (now part of Philadelphia), Pennsylvania, 1741-1841 FamilySearch 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

The Christopher Sauer, Jr. Diary and Account Book, 1721-1784 (information about Church of the Brethren in Germantown) Power Library online

Tombstone inscriptions in Germantown, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library

Transcribed church records, 1741-1841 [St. Michael's Lutheran] FamilySearch Library

Transcribed church records, 1844-1962, by an unknown person [Trinity Lutheran] FamilySearch Library

Germantown City Directories

Germantown and Philadelphia City Directory 1881 MyHeritage online

Germantown, PA 1853, 1854 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Germantown Death Records

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1906-1967 Pennsylvania Death Certificates Ancestry online

Chapel of the Nativity Parish Register 1925-1957 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of St John the Baptist Parish Register 1911-1943 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of the Holy Nativity Parish Register 1955-1966 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Deaths from Berks, Dauphin and Philadelphia counties newspapers, 1791-1864 FamilySearch Library

Marriage and Death Notices from Germantown Newspaper, 1867-1890 FamilySearch Library

Pennsylvania Death Index, 1906-1964 MyHeritage online

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

Pennsylvania, Oliver H. Bair Funeral Records Indexes, 1920-1980 Ancestry online

Records of meetings held various places in Phildelphia, also containing births, deaths, marriages, burials and cemetery records, 1687-1900 (Society of Friends. Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Orthodox)) FamilySearch Library

Records, baptisms, marriages, deaths in Germantown, Carversville, and Plumsteadville, Pa., Lafayette, N. J., 1858-1909 FamilySearch Library

St Peter's Church Parish Register 1957-1975 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Germantown Histories and Genealogies

Ancient and Modern Germantown, Mt. Airy, and Chestnut Hill, 1889 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection) Ancestry online

Genealogical and historical notes of Germantown, Pennsylvania FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch Library

Other German records, Germantown--Mt. Airy : potpourri, 1711-1820 WorldCat

The Sower Printing House of colonial times FamilySearch Library

The settlement of Germantown, Pennsylvania, and the beginning of German emigration to North America LDS Genealogy online

The settlement of Germantown, Pennsylvania, and the beginning of German emigration to North America Internet Archive online

Germantown Immigration Records

Declarations of intention of naturalization, 1818-1875 FamilySearch Library

Declarations of intention, 1794-1911 FamilySearch Library

Declarations of intentions, 1802-1932 ; Index, 1810-1887 FamilySearch Library

Immigration lists, oaths of allegiance in Philadelphia, books A-G, 1728-1775 FamilySearch Library

Index to declarations of intentions and petitions for naturalization, 1916-1930 and petitions for naturalization, 1914 FamilySearch Library

Index to naturalization and declaration reports, 1802-1837 [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] FamilySearch Library

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 index for Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1881-1930 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization petitions and records, 1795-1911 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization petitions, 1795-1931, and declarations, 1906-1931; index 1795-1928 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization register, 1795-1851 FamilySearch Library

Oaths of allegiance, 1777-1790 FamilySearch Library

Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Philadelphia, 1800-1819 Ancestry online

Passengers and Ships Prior to 1684 Ancestry online

Pennsylvania German Pioneers: Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, Vol. I Ancestry online

Pennsylvania German Pioneers: Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, Vol. II Ancestry online

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

Petitions for naturalization 1793-1906 ; Indexes 1793-1930 FamilySearch Library

Petitions for naturalization 1800-1929 ; Indexes 1802-1930 FamilySearch Library

Petitions for naturalization, 1811-1874 FamilySearch Library

Philadelphia, 1789-1880 Naturalization Records Ancestry online

Philadelphia, 1800-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists Ancestry online

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Passenger Lists, 1883-1945 MyHeritage online

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Passenger Lists, 1800-1882 MyHeritage online

The settlement of Germantown, Pennsylvania, and the beginning of German emigration to North America FamilySearch Library

The settlement of Germantown, Pennsylvania, and the beginning of German immigration to North America FamilySearch Library

U.S., Chinese Immigration Case Files, 1883-1924 Ancestry online

Germantown Land Records

Abstracts from Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania gazette, April 17, 1755 to December 27, 1764 FamilySearch Library

Acta Germanopolis : records of the Corporation of Germantown Pennsylvania 1691-1707 FamilySearch Library

Deeds (Philadephia County, Pennsylvania), 1683-1886 ; index to deeds, 1683-1916 FamilySearch Library

Grund und Lager-Buch; the ground and lot book of Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1689-1708 FamilySearch Library

Germantown Marriage Records

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1700-1821 Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry online

Chapel of the Nativity Parish Register 1925-1957 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of St John the Baptist Marriage Register 1905-1943 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of St John the Baptist Parish Register 1911-1943 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Marriage and Death Notices from Germantown Newspaper, 1867-1890 FamilySearch Library

Marriage register of Philadelphia County, 1814 to 1839 FamilySearch Library

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

Pennsylvania German Marriages: Marriages and Marriage Evidence in Pennsylvania German Churches (includes Germantown Reformed Church, 1753-1856) (included in My GPC Library subscription) Genealogical.com online

Records of meetings held various places in Phildelphia, also containing births, deaths, marriages, burials and cemetery records, 1687-1900 (Society of Friends. Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Orthodox)) FamilySearch Library

Records, baptisms, marriages, deaths in Germantown, Carversville, and Plumsteadville, Pa., Lafayette, N. J., 1858-1909 FamilySearch Library

St Peter's Church Parish Register 1957-1975 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Germantown Military Records

Revolutionary soldiers buried in upper and lower burial grounds [Germantown, Pennsylvania] FamilySearch Library

The surprise of Germantown, or, The battle of Cleveden, October 4th, 1777 FamilySearch Library

Germantown Minority Records

250th anniversary of the settlement of Germantown : Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 20, 21 and 22, 1933 FamilySearch Library

Acta Germanopolis : records of the Corporation of Germantown Pennsylvania 1691-1707 FamilySearch Library

Ancient & modern Germantown, Mt. Airy & Chestnut Hill--Pa FamilySearch Library

Ancient and modern Germantown, Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch Library

Notices By German and Swiss Settlers Seeking Information of Members of Their Families, Kindred, Or Friends Inserted Between the Years 1742 and 1761 in the Pennsylvanische Berichte and Between the Years 1762 and 1779 in the Pennsylvanische Staatsbote FamilySearch Library

Old historic Germantown : an address with illustrations presented at the fourteenth annual meeting of the Pennsylvania-German Society FamilySearch Library

Other German records, Germantown--Mt. Airy : potpourri, 1711-1820 WorldCat

Quaint old Germantown in Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library

U.S., Chinese Immigration Case Files, 1883-1924 Ancestry online

Germantown Miscellaneous Records

Woman's Club of Germantown records 1917 - 1982 Archive Grid

Germantown Newspapers and Obituaries

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Deaths from Berks, Dauphin and Philadelphia counties newspapers, 1791-1864 FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch Library

Genealogical notes from the incomplete files of 'The Germantown Telegraph' FamilySearch Library

Germantown Courier 04/21/2004 to 01/28/2009 Genealogy Bank online

Germantowner Zeitung 12/15/1763 to 03/19/1777 Genealogy Bank online

Marriage and Death Notices from Germantown Newspaper, 1867-1890 FamilySearch Library

Notices By German and Swiss Settlers Seeking Information of Members of Their Families, Kindred, Or Friends Inserted Between the Years 1742 and 1761 in the Pennsylvanische Berichte and Between the Years 1762 and 1779 in the Pennsylvanische Staatsbote FamilySearch Library

Pensylvanische Berichte, oder, Sammlung wichtiger Nachrichten aus dem Natur-und Kirchen-Reich 01/16/1746 to 12/24/1757 Genealogy Bank online

The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1728-1800 [Electronic Resource] FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Germantown

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.

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 online

Abstract of wills of Philadelphia County. FamilySearch Library

Abstracts from Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania gazette, April 17, 1755 to December 27, 1764 FamilySearch Library

Abstracts of Philadelphia wills, 1682-1825 FamilySearch Library

Abstracts of wills recorded in the administration books, Register's Office, Philadelphia. / Administration books F-L. FamilySearch Library

Germantown School Records

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Germantown High School yearbook, 1929, 1935, 1940, 1941 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Germantown Lutheran Academy yearbook, 1927 Classmates online

Germantown Lutheran Academy yearbook, 1927 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Germantown Lutheran Academy yearbook, 1927 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Martin Luther King High School yearbook, 1977 Classmates online

Martin Luther King High School yearbook, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Stevens High School yearbook, 1944 Classmates online

Stevens High School yearbook, 1944 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Stevens School - Class Record Yearbook (Germantown, PA), 1944 E Yearbook online

Stevens School yearbook, 1944 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Germantown Tax Records

Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 Ancestry online

Poor tax duplicate, 1767-1853 FamilySearch Library



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