Lancaster Genealogy (in Lancaster County, PA)

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Lancaster Birth Records

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Birth Registers for Lancaster City, 1905-1913 Birth Registers - Lancaster County Pennsylvania State Archives

Birth and baptismal register of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1747-1799 FamilySearch Library

Birth and baptismal register of the First Reformed Church, Lancaster, Pa., 1736-1800 FamilySearch Library

Birth records, 1894-1907 FamilySearch Library

Births and baptismal register of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pa., 1786-1792 FamilySearch Library

Church records including baptisms 1910-1947 and deaths 1907-1910, St. Peter's Reforned Church, Lancaster, Pa. Archive Grid

Church records, marriages 1850-1931 and baptisms 1850-1930, St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Lancaster, Pa. Archive Grid

First Reformed Church, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania computer printout; births or christenings, 1736-1800 FamilySearch Library

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-1940 Ancestry online

Pennsylvania Births, 1852-1854 Ancestry online

Pennsylvania German church records of births, baptisms, marriages, burials, etc. : from the Pennsylvania German Society proceedings and addresses FamilySearch Library

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

Records: St. James Church, Lancaster, Pa : 1798-1829 baptisms Archive Grid

Saint James Church, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania computer printout; births or christenings, 1755-1796 FamilySearch Library

Saint Marys Roman Catholic, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania computer printout; births or christenings, 1770-1792 FamilySearch Library

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Records Archive Grid

Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pa.; birth and baptism records, 1731-1744, with index; marriages 1731-1744 FamilySearch Library

Lancaster Cemetery Records (50)


Lancaster Census Records

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

Lancaster Church Records (110)


Lancaster City Directories (84)


Lancaster Court Records

Mayor's Court records, 1818-1849 Archive Grid

Mayor's court records, 1818-1923, Lancaster (Pa.). Mayor's Office Archive Grid

Old memories, fifty years at the Lancaster bar : recollections of the late Hon. A.L Hayes - incidents of his early and long connection with our courts - a gem death left uncompleted FamilySearch Library

Lancaster Death Records

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1906-1967 Pennsylvania Death Certificates Ancestry online

Church records including baptisms 1910-1947 and deaths 1907-1910, St. Peter's Reforned Church, Lancaster, Pa. Archive Grid

Deaths and marriages, abstracted from newspapers, 1800-1906 FamilySearch Library

Kearney A Synder Funeral Home, Lancaster, Pennsylvania obituaries WorldCat

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-1940 Ancestry online

Marriages, baptisms, burials : at St. Mary's Church, Lancaster, Pa., 1787-1804. WorldCat

Miller Funeral Home, Lancaster, Pennsylvania obituaries WorldCat

Obituary record : a record of the deceased alumni of Marshall College and of Franklin and Marshall College FamilySearch Library

Old memories, fifty years at the Lancaster bar : recollections of the late Hon. A.L Hayes - incidents of his early and long connection with our courts - a gem death left uncompleted FamilySearch Library

Pennsylvania Death Index, 1906-1964 MyHeritage online

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

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Records Archive Grid

Lancaster Histories and Genealogies

175 years of ancient York Masonry in the western World, 1785-1960 : history of Lodge No. 43, F. & A.M., Lancaster, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Books online

A History of the Farmers Bank, the Farmers National Bank, and the Farmers Trust Company of Lancaster, 1810-1910 Ancestry online

A brief history of the city of Lancaster : containing ... reminiscences ... manufactories ... also, the business cards of the principal merchants and manufacturers FamilySearch Library

A history of the Farmers Bank of Lancaster, the Farmers National Bank, and the Farmers Trust Company of Lancaster, 1810-1910 FamilySearch Library

Cherished Memories of Old Lancaster-Town and Shire Ancestry online

Cherished memories of Lancaster-town and shire FamilySearch Library

Church and pastoral records in the archives of the United Church of Christ and the Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society, Lancaster, Pa. FamilySearch Library

Demuths, 1770 : being a brief history of the Demuth Shop which was founded in the province of Pennsylvania in the year 1770 FamilySearch Library

Historical Sketch of the Union Fire Company, No. 1, of the City of Lancaster, Penna., From 1760 to 1879 Ancestry online

Historical sketch of the Union Fire Company, No. 1, of the city of Lancaster, Penna., from 1760 to 1879 FamilySearch Library

History of Lodge no. 43, F. & A. M. : being the records of the first century of its existence LDS Genealogy online

History of Lodge no. 43, F. & A. M. : being the records of the first century of its existence Internet Archive online

History of Lodge no. 43, F. and A.M., 1785-1910, with biographical sketches of charter members, past masters and present officers, together with a complete list of members of the lodge LDS Genealogy online

History of Lodge no. 43, F. and A.M., 1785-1910, with biographical sketches of charter members, past masters and present officers, together with a complete list of members of the lodge Internet Archive online

Industries of Pennsylvania, Cities of Lancaster, Columbia and Mount Joy Ancestry online

Industries of Pennsylvania, cities of Lancaster, Columbia and Mount Joy : historical and descriptive review, industries, institutions, manufacturing and business advantanges FamilySearch Library

Lancaster and its people, an account of Lancaster, Pa., its past and present, its future possibilities ... FamilySearch Library

Old Lancaster, Tales and Traditions Ancestry online

Old Lancaster, historic Pennsylvania community from its beginnings to 1865 FamilySearch Library

Old Lancaster, tales and traditions FamilySearch Library

Old Memories, Fifty Years At the Lancaster Bar Ancestry online

Resources and Industries of the City of Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA Ancestry online

Resources and industries of the city of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., with some account of its historical importance ... FamilySearch Library

Silversmiths of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1730-1850 FamilySearch Library

The Story of Lancaster, Old and New : Being A Narrative History of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, From 1730 to the Centennial Year Ancestry online

The early settlement and population of Lancaster County and city LDS Genealogy online

The early settlement and population of Lancaster County and city Internet Archive online

The story of Lancaster, old and new : being a narrative history of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, form 1730 to the centennial year 1918 LDS Genealogy online

The story of Lancaster, old and new : being a narrative history of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, form 1730 to the centennial year 1918 Internet Archive online

The story of Lancaster, old and new : being a narrative history of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from 1730 to the centennial year, 1918 FamilySearch Library

The story of Wheatland FamilySearch Library

Lancaster Immigration Records

German-American family records in the fraktur-tradition 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 Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1930 Fold3 online

Pennsylvania German fraktur and color drawings exhibited at Pennsylvania Farm Museum of Landis Valley, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, May 19-June 30, 1969 FamilySearch Library

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

Lancaster Land Records

Deeds, 1729-1867 ; Index, 1729-1894 FamilySearch Library

Index and abstract of deeds, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : deed books A through K (1729 to 1766) FamilySearch Library

Lancaster County land records, 1729-1825 FamilySearch Library

Lancaster Map Records

Atlas of the City of Lancaster, 1886 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection) Ancestry online

Plan map of Lancaster City; a correct survey of the whole; representing all the streets, lots, roads, lanes, alleys, water courses, extension of water mains & their several calibres, plugs, stop cocks, & … 1850 Library of Congress online

Plan of Manor Township FamilySearch Library

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1897 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1912 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1912-1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, February 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, October 1888 Library of Congress online

Lancaster Marriage Records

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1700-1821 Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry online

1852-1968 Pennsylvania, Marriages Ancestry online

Baptismal and marriage records WorldCat

Baptismal records, 1730-1786 and marriage records, 1735-1821 of the Moravian Church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library

Church records, marriages 1850-1931 and baptisms 1850-1930, St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Lancaster, Pa. Archive Grid

Deaths and marriages, abstracted from newspapers, 1800-1906 FamilySearch Library

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, divorces 1786-1832 FamilySearch Library

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-1940 Ancestry online

Marriage license dockets (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania), 1885-1906; indexes, 1885-1936 FamilySearch Library

Marriage licenses at Lancaster, Pa., 1791-1799 FamilySearch Library

Marriage record of the First Reformed Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library

Marriages Copied from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Newpapers, 1790-1834 FamilySearch Library

Marriages performed at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1748-1767 FamilySearch Library

Marriages, 1753-1854, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library

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

Marriages, St. James Church at Lancaster, Pa. [1755-1774] FamilySearch Library

Marriages, baptisms, burials : at St. Mary's Church, Lancaster, Pa., 1787-1804. WorldCat

Marriages, baptisms, burials at St. Mary's Church, Lancaster, Pa., 1787 to 1804 FamilySearch Library

Pennsylvania German Marriages: Marriages and Marriage Evidence in Pennsylvania German Churches (includes First Reformed Church, 1736-1806) (included in My GPC Library subscription) Genealogical.com online

Pennsylvania German church records of births, baptisms, marriages, burials, etc. : from the Pennsylvania German Society proceedings and addresses FamilySearch Library

Register of marriages and baptisms performed by Rev. John Cuthbertson : excerpts from Register ... 1751-1791 [S. Helen Fields] FamilySearch Library

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Records Archive Grid

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, records of marriages, 1748-1766 FamilySearch Library

Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pa.; birth and baptism records, 1731-1744, with index; marriages 1731-1744 FamilySearch Library

Lancaster Military Records

Lancaster in the Revolution FamilySearch Library

Pennsylvania Revolutionary War Oath of Allegiance More 1778 Names New Horizons Genealogical Services online

Pennsylvania Revolutionary War Oath of Allegiance, 1777-1778 New Horizons Genealogical Services online

Pennsylvania Revolutionary War Oath of Allegiance, July 2, 1777-September, 1777 New Horizons Genealogical Services online

Record of recruits, 1863-1864, Lancaster (Pa.). Mayor's Office Archive Grid

The Lancaster barracks where the British and Hessian prisoners were detained during the Revolution FamilySearch Library

Lancaster Minority Records

German-American family records in the fraktur-tradition FamilySearch Library

Historic background and annals of the Swiss and German pioneer settlers of southeastern Pennsylvania, and of their remote ancestors, from the middle of the Dark Ages, down to the time of the Revolutionary War Genealogy Gophers online

Mayor's registry of colored persons, 1820-1849 FamilySearch Library

Lancaster Miscellaneous Records

Bible records at the Farm Museum FamilySearch Library

Fackenthal Library collection of frakturs and Bibles [at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania] FamilySearch Library

Lancaster Newspapers and Obituaries (80)


Lancaster Probate Records

1683-1993 Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Abstracts of Lancaster County, Pa, Orphans Court records, 1742-1791 FamilySearch Library

Abstracts of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, wills FamilySearch Library

An index to the will books and intestate records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1729-1850 : with an historical sketch and classified bibliography Genealogy Gophers online

Lancaster County, Pa. will abstracts, 1721-1820 FamilySearch Library

Lancaster, Pennsylvania wills WorldCat

Lancaster School Records (77)


Lancaster Tax Records

Colonial taxes, Heidelberg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1751-1783 (now Lebanon County) FamilySearch Library

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania tax records, 1748-1855 : arranged alphabetically by political subdivision FamilySearch Library

Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 Ancestry online

Proprietary and state tax lists of the county of Lancaster for the years 1771, 1772, 1773, 1779 and 1782 FamilySearch Library

Tax list of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1718-1726 FamilySearch Library

Tax lists, 1750-1814 FamilySearch Library

Tax records, 1859, Lancaster (Pa.). Tax Assessor Archive Grid



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