The Pennsylvania Marriage Records office has records since January 1906.
For earlier records, write to Register of Wills, Orphans Court, in the county seat of county
where event occurred. Persons born in Pittsburgh from 1870 to 1905 or in Allegheny City,
now part of Pittsburgh, from 1882 to 1905 should write to Office of Biostatistics,
Pittsburgh Health Department, City--County Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
For events occurring in City of Philadelphia from 1860 to 1915, write to Philadelphia
City Archives, 3101 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 685-9401. The fee is $9.00 per copy.
For Pennsylvania marriage records make an application to the Marriage License Clerks,
County Court House, in county where license was issued. Click on the County names listed
below for details and for free Pennsylvania marriage records and Pennsylvania vital records.
Gathered together on this CD are a variety of sources for researching early-Pennsylvania ancestors.
Among the "must-use" records are the names of the individuals who took the oath of allegiance
during the American Revolution.
