Port Townsend Genealogy (in Jefferson County, WA)
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Port Townsend Birth Records
1870-1935 Washington Birth Records (incomplete before 1891) Ancestry 
1907-1919 Washington Births Index Ancestry
Washington, Birth Records, 1907-present Washington State Department of Health
Port Townsend Cemetery Records
Fort Worden Military Cemetery Find a Grave
Fort Worden Military Cemetery Billion Graves
Jefferson County Cemetery Find a Grave
Laurel Grove Cemetery Billion Graves
Laurel Grove Cemetery Interment
Laurel Grove Cemetery Find a Grave
Redmens Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery Billion Graves
Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Paul's Columbarium Find a Grave
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery Interment
Port Townsend Census Records
Federal Census of 1940, Port Townsend, Washington LDS Genealogy
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Port Townsend Church Records
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
Port Townsend Death Records
1883-1960 Washington Deaths Ancestry
1907-1960 Washington Death Certificates MyHeritage
1907-1960 Washington Select Death Certificates Ancestry
1940-2017 Washington Death Index Ancestry
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
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
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington, 1911 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington, 1911-1949 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington, July 1884 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington, March 1890 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington, March 1891 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington, September 1888 Library of Congress
Port Townsend Marriage Records
1855-2008 Washington County Marriages MyHeritage
1865-2013 Washington Marriage Records Ancestry
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
Port Townsend Miscellaneous Records
Port Townsend Newspapers and Obituaries
Daily Argus 03/14/1889 to 03/29/1889 Genealogy Bank
Morning Leader, 1889-1890 Google News Archive
North-West, 1860-1862 Google News Archive
Port Townsend Leader 1903-1910 Port Townsend Public Library
Port Townsend Puget Sound Argusﾠ(1882-1883) Newspaper Archive
Port Townsend Puget Sound Weekly Argusﾠ(1876-1889) Newspaper Archive
Port Townsend WA Puget Sound Argus 1882 Fulton History
Port Townsend Weekly Argusﾠ(1870-1889) Newspaper Archive
Port Townsend Weekly Puget Sound Argusﾠ(1885-1888) Newspaper Archive
Puget Sound Argus 1882-1883 Newspapers.com
Puget Sound Argus, 26 May 1882 - 24 May 1883 Washington Digital Newspapers
Puget Sound Argus. (Port Townsend, W.T. [Wash.]) (from May 26, 1882 to May 24, 1883) Chronicling America
Puget Sound Weekly Argus 08/04/1870 to 04/26/1883 Genealogy Bank
Puget Sound Weekly Argus 1876-1882 Newspapers.com
Puget Sound Weekly Argus 1883-1884 Newspapers.com
Puget Sound Weekly Argus 1888-1889 Newspapers.com
Puget Sound Weekly Argus, 1 January 1876 - 12 May 1882 Washington Digital Newspapers
Puget Sound Weekly Argus, 26 January 1888 - 19 December 1889 Washington Digital Newspapers
Puget Sound Weekly Argus, 31 May 1883 - 20 March 1884 Washington Digital Newspapers
Puget Sound weekly Argus. (Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) (from Jan. 26, 1888 to Dec. 19, 1889) Chronicling America
Puget Sound weekly Argus. (Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) (from May 31, 1883 to March 20, 1884) Chronicling America
Puget Sound weekly Argus. (Port Townsend, W.T. [Wash.]) (from Jan. 1, 1876 to May 12, 1882) Chronicling America
The Weekly Argus, 29 December 1870 - 25 December 1875 Washington Digital Newspapers
The weekly Argus. (Port Townsend, W.T. [Wash.]) (from Dec. 29, 1870 to Dec. 25, 1875) Chronicling America
Weekly Argus 1870-1875 Newspapers.com
Weekly Puget Sound Argus 1885-1888 Newspapers.com
Weekly Puget Sound Argus, 24 December 1885 - 19 January 1888 Washington Digital Newspapers
Weekly Puget Sound Argus. (Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) (from Dec. 24, 1885 to Jan. 19, 1888) Chronicling America
Offline Newspapers for Port TownsendAccording 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
Port Townsend School Records
Port Townsend High School - WaWa Yearbook (Port Townsend, WA), 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1959 E Yearbook
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