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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
Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-present Pennsylvania Department of Health
Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery Billion Graves
Birmingham-Lafayette Cemetery; West Chester US Gen Web Archives
Calvary Lutheran Church Columbarium Find a Grave
Chester County Memorial Park Find a Grave
Chestnut Grove Annex Cemetery Find a Grave
Chestnut Grove Cemetery Find a Grave
Chestnut Grove Cemetery Billion Graves
Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex: West Chester US Gen Web Archives
Cheyney Family Burying Ground Find a Grave
Goshen Friends Burial Ground Find a Grave
Green Mount Cemetery Find a Grave
Green Mount Cemetery Billion Graves
Green Mount Cemetery; West Chester US Gen Web Archives
Grove Methodist Church Cemetery; West Chester US Gen Web Archives
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Memorial Garden Find a Grave
Information from family Bible and the Chester County Historical Society, West Chester., Pa. WorldCat
Marshallton United Methodist Cemetery: West Chester (Formerly Inskip Methodist Episcopal Church) US Gen Web Archives
Oakland Friends Cemetery Find a Grave
Oakland Friends Cemetery; West Chester US Gen Web Archives
Oaklands Cemetery; West Chester US Gen Web Archives
Rolling Green Memorial Park Cemetery; West Chester US Gen Web Archives
Rosedale Avenue Friends Burial Ground; West Chester US Gen Web Archives
Saint Agnes Cemetery Billion Graves
Saint Agnes Cemetery Interment
St. Agnes Cemetery; West Chester US Gen Web Archives
West Chester Friends Cemetery Billion Graves
Westminster Presbyterian Church Memorial Gardens Find a Grave
Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
1924-1999; 75th anniversary; Calvary Lutheran Church FamilySearch Library
Birmingham Monthly meeting records, 1813-1893 [abstract] (Society of Friends. Birmingham Monthly Meeting (West Chester, Pennsylvania : Orthodox)) FamilySearch Library
Church of the Holy Trinity, West Chester, Pa., 1835-1885 Ancestry
Church records, 1834-1968 [First Presbyterian] FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1835-1930 [Holy Trinity Episcopal] FamilySearch Library
First Presbyterian Church, Minutes, 1834-1839 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry
First Presbyterian Church, Register, 1843-1916 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry
Historical Sketch of St. Agnes' Church, West Chester, Pa Ancestry
Historical sketch of St. Agnes' Church, West Chester, Pa. FamilySearch Library
Historical sketch of West Chester FamilySearch Library
Historical sketch of the Methodist Episcopal Church of West Chester, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library
History of Birmingham Meeting FamilySearch Library
History of First Church of Christ, Scientist in West Chester, Pa FamilySearch Library
History of First Presbyterian Church of West Chester, PA Ancestry
History of First Presbyterian Church of West Chester, Pa. FamilySearch Library
History of First Presbyterian Church of West Chester, Pa. LDS Genealogy
History of First Presbyterian Church of West Chester, Pa. Internet Archive
Methodism, in and Around West Chester Ancestry
Methodism, in and around West Chester FamilySearch Library
Newark or Kennett and other Monthly Meeting records, Chester County, [Pennsylvania] FamilySearch Library
Records from the Birmingham Monthly Meeting FamilySearch Library
Records of the Methodist Episcopal Church, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1829-1921 FamilySearch Library
Records, 1781-1946 (Society of Friends. Birmingham Monthly Meeting (West Chester, Pennsylvania : Hicksite)) FamilySearch Library
The Church of the Holy Trinity, West Chester, Pa., 1835-1885, historical sketch with report of semi-centennial FamilySearch Library
The Church of the Holy Trinity, West Chester, Pennsylvania : Centennial Book and Program, 1938 Ancestry
The Church of the Holy Trinity, West Chester, Pennsylvania, centennial book and program, 1938 FamilySearch Library
1924-1999; 75th anniversary; Calvary Lutheran Church FamilySearch Library
Boyd's West Chester Directory for 1879-80 Ancestry
Boyd's West Chester, Oxford and Kennett Square Directory For 1908-1909 Ancestry
Boyd's directory of Lancaster, Columbia, Chester and West Chester, 1874-75 : to which is added a business directory of the principal places in Lancaster, Chester and Delaware counties FamilySearch Library
Chester County (Pennsylvania) directories FamilySearch Library
West Chester (Pennsylvania) city directories FamilySearch Library
West Chester City Directory 1928 MyHeritage
West Chester City Directory 1936 MyHeritage
West Chester City Directory 1942 MyHeritage
West Chester, PA 1857 City Directories Allen County Public Library
West Chester, PA 1902-1903 City Directories Allen County Public Library
West Chester, PA 1908-1933 City Directories Allen County Public Library
West Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1879 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
West Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1884 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
West Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1886 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
West Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1888 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
West Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1904 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
West Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1908 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
West Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1909 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
West Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1910 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
West Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1912 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
West Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1923 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
West Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1925 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
West Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1928 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
West Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1930 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
West Chester, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1932 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
White and Yellow Pages, West Chester February 1913 through June 1950 Library of Congress
White and Yellow Pages, West Chester June 1985 through June 1986 Library of Congress
1906-1967 Pennsylvania Death Certificates Ancestry
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
Marriage, death and burial records of Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1768-1874 FamilySearch Library
Pennsylvania Death Index, 1906-1964 MyHeritage
Pennsylvania, Death Records, 1906-present Pennsylvania Department of Health
An account of twenty-one citizens of West Chester, Pennsylvania, now living, who are more than ninety years old FamilySearch Library
Historical Sketch of the Philosophical Society of West Chester, PA Ancestry
Official program, centennial celebration of the borough of West Chester, Pa., October 11, 12, and 13, 1899 FamilySearch Library
Quarto-Centennial History of the West Chester State Normal School, West Chester, Chester County, PA Ancestry
Quarto-centennial history of the West Chester State Normal School, of the first district, at West Chester, Chester County, Penn'a FamilySearch Library
South and Walnut wards [water rents], 1821 [West Chester, Pennsylvania] FamilySearch Library
West Chester sesqui-centennial : commemorating 150 years of progress, since the incorporation of the town as a borough, 1799-1949 FamilySearch Library
West Chester, Past and Present : Centennial Souvenir With Celebration Proceedings ... 1799-1899 Ancestry
West Chester, past and present : centennial souvenir with celebration proceedings ... 1799-1899 FamilySearch Library
West Phildelphia Illustrated : Early History of West Philadelphia and its nvirons Ancestry
Chester County, Pennsylvania, Naturalization Index, 1798-1935 Ancestry
Names of Foreigners who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania, 1727-1775 Google Books
Naturalization Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1930 Fold3
Naturalization records, 1798-1906 FamilySearch Library
Persons Naturalized in the Province of Pennsylvania, 1740-1773 Ancestry
Deeds 1688-1903 ; Index to deeds 1688-1922 FamilySearch Library
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1902 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1909 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1921 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, August 1891 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, June 1896 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, March 1886 Library of Congress
1852-1968 Pennsylvania, Marriages Ancestry
Birth, marriage and death records, 1852-1893 FamilySearch Library
Births, marriages, deaths, etc., as recorded by Caleb Taylor, 1755-1899 FamilySearch Library
Index to the marriages performed by John Graves, Justice of the Peace, in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1795-1832 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
Record of marriages performed by Jos. S. Evans, 1898-1910 : [West Chester, Pennsylvania] FamilySearch Library
Docket books, 1798-1822 FamilySearch Library
Information from family Bible and the Chester County Historical Society, West Chester., Pa. WorldCat
Daily Local News 06/15/2007 to Current Genealogy Bank
Record of Marriages from American Republican, 1815-1845 FamilySearch Library
The Pennsylvania genealogical catalogue 1809-1870 FamilySearch Library
Village Record 01/07/1818 to 12/27/1820 Genealogy Bank
Offline Newspapers for West ChesterAccording 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 and Chester County Democrat. (West Chester, Pa.) 1833-1858 American Republican. (West Chester, Pa.) 1858-1876 American Republican. (West Chester, Pa.) 1878-1896 American Star. (West Chester, Pa.) 1839-1841 Anti-Masonic Register, and Chester County Examiner. (West-Chester, Pa.) 1831-1835 Anti-Masonic Register. (West-Chester, Pa.) 1829-1831 Brandywine Chronicle. (West Chester, Pa.) 1980s-Current Chester & Delaware Federalist. Volume (West-Chester [Pa.]) 1809-1816 Chester County Chronicle. (West Chester, Pa.) 1863-1864 Chester County Semi-Weekly Times. (West Chester, Pa.) 1861-1863 Chester County Village Record. (West Chester, Pa.) 1867-1891 Chester County Weekly Record. (West Chester, Chester Co., Pa.) 1891-1894 Citizen. (West Chester, Pa.) 1895-1897 Commercial Advertiser. (West Chester, Pa.) 1867-1868 Crystal Fount Reformer. (West Chester, Pa.) 1846-1848 Daily Local News. (West Chester, Pa.) 1872-Current Daily Village Record. (West Chester, Pa.) 1878-1894 Independent Herald and Free American. (West Chester, Pa.) 1856-1857 Independent Herald. (West Chester, Pa.) 1854-1856 Independent Journal and Working Man's Advocate. (West Chester, Pa.) 1841-1842 Jeffersonian, and Democratic Herald. (West Chester, Pa.) 1843-1855 Jeffersonian. (West Chester [Pa.]) 1855-1910 Morning Republican. (West Chester, Pa.) 1897-1914 National Republican Advocate and Literary Gazette. (West-Chester, Pa.) 1830-1834 Record. (West Chester, Chester Co., Pa.) 1915-1918 Register & Examiner. (West Chester, Pa.) 1835-1855 Sunday Local News. (West Chester, Pa.) 1986-Current Village Record and Register & Examiner. (West Chester, Pa.) 1855-1861 Village Record, Or, Chester and Delaware Federalist. (West Chester [Pa.) 1818-1828 Village Record, and General Advertiser. (West-Chester, Pa.) 1830-1838 Village Record, or Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Advertiser. (West-Chester, Pa.) 1829-1830 Village Record. (West Chester, Pa.) 1862-1867 Village Record. (West Chester, Pa.) 1894-1915 Village Record. (West-Chester, Pa.) 1838-1855 West Chester Citizen. (West Chester, Pa.) 1978-Current West Chester Daily Republican. (West Chester, Pa.) 1878-1892 West Chester Morning Republican. (West Chester, Pa.) 1892-1914 West Chester Star. (West Chester, Pa.) 1912-1914 West Chester Star. (West Chester, Pa.) 1912-1915 West-Chester Federalist. Volume (West-Chester, Pa.) 1816-1810s Whig. (West-Chester, Pa.) 1834-1835 |
1683-1993 Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
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
Bishop Shanahan High School - Aquila Yearbook (West Chester, PA), 1958 E Yearbook
Bishop Shanahan High School yearbook, 1958, 1960, 1965, 1974, 1977, 1986 Classmates
Darlington Seminary yearbook, 1929 Classmates
Darlington Seminary yearbook, 1929 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Darlington Seminary yearbook, 1929 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
East High School - Valhalla Yearbook (West Chester, PA), 1974 E Yearbook
East High School yearbook, 1974, 1975, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
East High School yearbook, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1996 Classmates
East High School yearbook, 1996 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Henderson High School (in West Chester) yearbooks, 1906-1936 Power Library
Henderson High School - Henderson Yearbook (West Chester, PA), 1944, 1973 E Yearbook
Quarto-centennial history of the West Chester State Normal School, of the first district, at West Chester, Chester County, Penn'a FamilySearch Library
State Teachers College yearbook, 1942 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
West Chester Christian School yearbook, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
West Chester State Teacher's College yearbook, 1927, 1932, 1937 Classmates
West Chester University of Pennsylvania, The Serpentine, 2010 Internet Archive
Westtown Friends School yearbook, 1972 Classmates
Westtown Friends School yearbook, 1972 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Chester County taxes, 1781-1789, for that part of the county which became Delaware County FamilySearch Library
Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 Ancestry
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
West Chester duplicate for county poor and dog taxes, 1835-1839 FamilySearch Library
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