Port Townsend Genealogy (in Jefferson County, WA)

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Port Townsend Birth Records

1870-1935 Washington Birth Records (incomplete before 1891) Ancestry online

1907-1919 Washington Births Index Ancestry online

Washington, Birth Records, 1907-present Washington State Department of Health

Port Townsend Cemetery Records

Fort Worden Military Cemetery Find a Grave online

Fort Worden Military Cemetery Billion Graves online

Jefferson County Cemetery Find a Grave online

Laurel Grove Cemetery Billion Graves online

Laurel Grove Cemetery Interment online

Laurel Grove Cemetery Find a Grave online

Redmens Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Paul's Columbarium Find a Grave online

St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery Interment online

Port Townsend Census Records

1860, 1871, 1875, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1891 State Census of Jefferson County (included in Washington State and Territorial Censuses) Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Port Townsend, Washington LDS Genealogy 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

Port Townsend Church Records

First Scandinavian church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Port Townsend City Directories

Port Angeles and Port Townsend (Washington) city directories FamilySearch Library

Port Townsend, WA 1887 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Port Townsend, WA 1907-1932 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Port Townsend, Washington, City Directory, 1920 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Townsend Death Records

1883-1960 Washington Deaths Ancestry online

1907-1960 Washington Death Certificates MyHeritage online

1907-1960 Washington Select Death Certificates Ancestry online

1940-2017 Washington Death Index Ancestry online

Washington, Death Records, 1907-present Washington State Department of Health

Port Townsend Histories and Genealogies

Port Townsend, Marine Hospital, April 1870-June 1880, Jefferson County, Washington FamilySearch Library

The Marine Hospital, Port Townsend, Washington Territory, April 1870 to June 1880 WorldCat

Port Townsend Immigration Records

Customs records of passenger manifests inbound, 1894-1909 : Port Townsend, Tacoma, and Seattle FamilySearch Library

Jefferson County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1852-1974 Washington State Archives online

Passenger lists of vessels arriving at Seattle from U. S. insular possessions, 1908-1917 : Port Townsend, Seattle, and Tacoma FamilySearch Library

Port Townsend Map Records

Bird's eye view map of Port Townsend, Puget Sound, Washington Territory 1878. Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington, 1911 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington, 1911-1949 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington, July 1884 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington, March 1890 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington, March 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington, September 1888 Library of Congress online

Port Townsend Marriage Records

1855-2008 Washington County Marriages MyHeritage online

1865-2013 Washington Marriage Records Ancestry online

Index to Jefferson County, marriages 1866-1910, Washington FamilySearch Library

Port Townsend Military Records

The Roll Call - ROTC Roster Ft. Worden WA. 1932 Golden Nugget Library online

Port Townsend Miscellaneous Records

U.S., Applications for Seaman's Protection Certificates, 1916-1940 (includes Port Townsend, Washington) Ancestry online

Port Townsend Newspapers and Obituaries

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Daily Argus 03/14/1889 to 03/29/1889 Genealogy Bank online

Morning Leader, 1889-1890 Google News Archive online

North-West, 1860-1862 Google News Archive online

Port Townsend Leader 1903-1910 Port Townsend Public Library online

Port Townsend Puget Sound Argusᅠ(1882-1883) Newspaper Archive online

Port Townsend Puget Sound Weekly Argusᅠ(1876-1889) Newspaper Archive online

Port Townsend WA Puget Sound Argus 1882 Fulton History online

Port Townsend Weekly Argusᅠ(1870-1889) Newspaper Archive online

Port Townsend Weekly Puget Sound Argusᅠ(1885-1888) Newspaper Archive online

Puget Sound Argus 1882-1883 Newspapers.com online

Puget Sound Argus, 26 May 1882 - 24 May 1883 Washington Digital Newspapers online

Puget Sound Argus. (Port Townsend, W.T. [Wash.]) (from May 26, 1882 to May 24, 1883) Chronicling America online

Puget Sound Weekly Argus 08/04/1870 to 04/26/1883 Genealogy Bank online

Puget Sound Weekly Argus 1876-1882 Newspapers.com online

Puget Sound Weekly Argus 1883-1884 Newspapers.com online

Puget Sound Weekly Argus 1888-1889 Newspapers.com online

Puget Sound Weekly Argus, 1 January 1876 - 12 May 1882 Washington Digital Newspapers online

Puget Sound Weekly Argus, 26 January 1888 - 19 December 1889 Washington Digital Newspapers online

Puget Sound Weekly Argus, 31 May 1883 - 20 March 1884 Washington Digital Newspapers online

Puget Sound weekly Argus. (Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) (from Jan. 26, 1888 to Dec. 19, 1889) Chronicling America online

Puget Sound weekly Argus. (Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) (from May 31, 1883 to March 20, 1884) Chronicling America online

Puget Sound weekly Argus. (Port Townsend, W.T. [Wash.]) (from Jan. 1, 1876 to May 12, 1882) Chronicling America online

The Weekly Argus, 29 December 1870 - 25 December 1875 Washington Digital Newspapers online

The weekly Argus. (Port Townsend, W.T. [Wash.]) (from Dec. 29, 1870 to Dec. 25, 1875) Chronicling America online

Weekly Argus 1870-1875 Newspapers.com online

Weekly Puget Sound Argus 1885-1888 Newspapers.com online

Weekly Puget Sound Argus, 24 December 1885 - 19 January 1888 Washington Digital Newspapers online

Weekly Puget Sound Argus. (Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) (from Dec. 24, 1885 to Jan. 19, 1888) Chronicling America online

Offline Newspapers for Port Townsend

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 Argus. (Port Townsend, Wash. Terr.) 1882-1880s

Daily Call. (Port Townsend, W.T. [Wash.]) 1880s-1890s

Democratic Press [Microform]. (Port Townsend, W.T.) 1877-1881

Key City Graphic. (Port Townsend, Wash.) 1890-1894

Key City Monitor. (Port Towsend, Wash.) 1890-1890s

Morning Leader [Microform]. (Port Townsend, Wash.) 1889-1892

Morning Leader [Microform]. (Port Townsend, Wash.) 1895-1904

Morning Leader. (Port Townsend, Wash.) 1889-1892

Morning Leader. (Port Townsend, Wash.) 1895-1904

North-West. (Port Townsend, W.T. [Wash.]) 1860-1862

Port Townsend Daily Call. (Port Townsend, Wash.) 1902-1911

Port Townsend Daily Democrat. (Port Townsend, Wash.) 1890s-1890s

Port Townsend Daily Leader. (Port Townsend, Wash.) 1904-1916

Port Townsend Jefferson County Leader. (Port Townsend, Wash.) 1987-1993

Port Townsend Leader. (Port Townsend, Wash.) 1927-1987

Port Townsend Register. (Port Townsend, W.T.) 1859-1860

Port Townsend Weekly Leader. (Port Townsend, Wash.) 1904-1927

Port Townsend Weekly Message [Microform]. (Port Townsend, Washington Territory) 1870-1871

Puget Sound Weekly Argus [Microform]. (Port Townsend, W.T. [Wash.]) 1883-1880s

Puget Sound Weekly Argus [Microform]. (Port Townsend, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1890

Puget Sound Weekly Argus. (Port Townsend, W.T. [Wash.]) 1876-1882

Register. (Port Townsend, W.T. [Wash.]) 1860-1861

Townsend Daily Leader [Microform]. (Port Townsend, Wash.) 1892-1895

Townsend Daily Leader. (Port Townsend, Wash.) 1892-1895

Weekly Argus [Microform]. (Port Townsend, W.T. [Wash.]) 1870-1875

Weekly Call. (Port Townsend, Wash.) 1885-1914

Weekly Leader. (Port Townsend, Wash.) 1895-1904

Weekly Message [Microform]. (Port Townsend, Washington Territory) 1867-1870

Weekly Message. (Port Townsend, W.T.) 1867-1870

Weekly Puget Sound Argus [Microform]. (Port Townsend, W.T. [Wash.]) 1880s-1888

Weekly Record. (Port Townsend, Wash.) 1906-1900s

Port Townsend Probate Records

1807-1997 Washington Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Port Townsend School Records

Port Townsend High School - WaWa Yearbook (Port Townsend, WA), 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1959 E Yearbook online

Port Townsend High School yearbook, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Port Townsend High School yearbook, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Classmates online

Port Townsend High School yearbook, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1959, 1962, 1968, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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