Kennett Square Genealogy (in Chester County, PA)

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Kennett Square Birth Records

Abstracts of minutes and births, deaths and marriages, 1698-1791 (Society of Friends. Kennett Monthly Meeting (Chester County, Pennsylvania : Hicksite)) FamilySearch Library

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

Kennett Square Cemetery Records

London Grove Friends Burial Ground Find a Grave online

London Grove Friends Burial Ground; Kennett Square US Gen Web Archives online

Longwood Cemetery Billion Graves online

Longwood Cemetery Pennsylvania Gravestones online

Longwood Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Kennett Friends Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Kennett Friends Meeting Billion Graves online

Old Kennett Meeting House Cemetery: Kennett Square Twp. US Gen Web Archives online

Saint Patrick Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Patrick Roman Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

St. Patrick's Cemetery; Kennett Square US Gen Web Archives online

Union Hill Cemetery Billion Graves online

Union Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Union Hill Cemetery: Kennett Square US Gen Web Archives online

Kennett Square Census Records

Federal Census of 1940, Kennett Township, Pennsylvania LDS Genealogy online

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

Kennett Square Church Records

Abstracts of minutes and births, deaths and marriages, 1698-1791 (Society of Friends. Kennett Monthly Meeting (Chester County, Pennsylvania : Hicksite)) FamilySearch Library

Abstracts of minutes, 1791-1869 and family records, 1860 (Society of Friends. Kennett Monthly Meeting (Chester County, Pennsylvania : Hicksite)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1706-1944 [Kennett Monthly Meeting] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1862-1884 [Presbyterian] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1887-1915 [Kennett Square Methodist] FamilySearch Library

Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1862-1884 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Records of monthly meetings, 1686-1739 (Society of Friends. Kennett Monthly Meeting (Chester County, Pennsylvania : Hicksite)) FamilySearch Library

Kennett Square 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

Boyd's West Chester, Oxford and Kennett Square directory for 1908-1909 Ancestry online

Boyd's West Chester, Oxford and Kennett Square directory, for 1908-1909 : containing a general and complete business directory of the town, to which is added a directory of rural free delivery and an appendix of useful information FamilySearch Library

Kennett Square, PA 1902-1903 City Directories Allen County Public Library

West Chester (Pennsylvania) city directories FamilySearch Library

White Pages and Yellow Pages, State of Delaware thru Wilmington, July 1937 thru October 1913 Library of Congress online

White Pages and Yellow Pages, Wilmington thru Dover, May 1914 thru September 1947 Library of Congress online

Kennett Square Death Records

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1906-1967 Pennsylvania Death Certificates Ancestry online

Abstracts of minutes and births, deaths and marriages, 1698-1791 (Society of Friends. Kennett Monthly Meeting (Chester County, Pennsylvania : Hicksite)) FamilySearch Library

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

Kennett Square Histories and Genealogies

Bi-Centennial of Old Kennett Meeting House, Kennett Square Township, Chester Co., Pa Ancestry online

Bi-Centennial of old Kennett meeting house, Kennett Township, Chester Co., Pa. : seventh day, ninth month, twenty-fourth FamilySearch Library

Kennett Square, yesterday and today : a history of the Borough of Kennett Square in the county of Chester in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library

The trackless trail : the story of the Underground Railroad in Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding community FamilySearch Library

The trackless trail leads on : an exploration of conductors and their stations FamilySearch Library

Kennett Square 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

Kennett Square Land Records

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

Kennett Square Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1914 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1923 Library of Congress online

Kennett Square Marriage Records

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1852-1968 Pennsylvania, Marriages Ancestry online

Abstracts of minutes and births, deaths and marriages, 1698-1791 (Society of Friends. Kennett Monthly Meeting (Chester County, Pennsylvania : Hicksite)) FamilySearch Library

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

Kennett Square Newspapers and Obituaries

Kennett Paper 09/26/2001 to 07/22/2018 Genealogy Bank online

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

Southern Chester County News 08/26/2018 to Current Genealogy Bank online

The Pennsylvania genealogical catalogue 1809-1870 FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Kennett Square

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.

Kennett Advance. (Kennett Square, Pa.) 1877-1909

Kennett Leader. (Kennett Square, Pa.) 1872-1874

Kennett News and Advertiser. (Kennett Square, Pa.) 1877-1982

Kennett Paper. (Kennett Square, Pa.) 1986-Current

Kennett Republican. (Kennett Square, Pa.) 1892-1899

Kennett Square Free Press. (Kennett Square, Pa.) 1855-1858

Kennett Tribune. (Kennett Square, Pa.) 1921-1927

Kennett Square 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

Kennett Square School Records

Kennett Consolidated High School yearbook, 1934, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Kennett Consolidated High School yearbook, 1934, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 Classmates online

Kennett Consolidated High School yearbooks, 1934, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Unionville High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kennett Square, PA), 1946, 1953 E Yearbook online

Unionville High School yearbook, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Unionville High School yearbook, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 2002 Classmates online

Unionville High School yearbook, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 2002 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Kennett Square 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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