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Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Northern District Date: 1806/1885 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: In the 17th and 18th centuries, Friends kept records of the births and deaths of members only. If a child was born to two Quakers in good standing at the time of the birth they were considered "birthright." On the other hand, Quaker burial grounds were not generally select. Non-members could be i... View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1861/1874 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Record of funerals performed by Old St. Mary's from 1861 to 1874. "Prices of Interment" are listed on image 5, followed by "Rules" on image 6. Funerals are then listed chronologically, and include the name of the decedent, a note on the location of their grave, age at time of death, and fees paid. View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1856/1861 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Record of funerals performed by Old St. Mary's from 1856 to 1861. Entries are chronological and include the date of the funeral, name of the decedent, age at time of death, and fees paid. Entries also often note if the burial was on a church lot or "poor ground." View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1851/1859 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Record of burials at Old St. Mary's from 1851 to 1859. Burials are listed chronologically, and include the location of the grave, decedent's name, age at time of death, and fees paid. View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1837/1850 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Record of deaths in the congregation of Old St. Mary's from 1837 to 1850. Entries are listed chronologically and include the decedent's date of death, name, age at time of death, native country, and cause of death. Causes of death include consumption of the lung, disease of the heart, poison by a... View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1844/1850 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Record of burials at Old St. Mary's from 1844 to 1850. Burials are listed chronologically, and include the location of the grave, decedent's name, age at time of death, and fees paid. View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1859/1878 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Record of burials at Old St. Mary's from 1859 to 1878. Burials are listed chronologically, and include the location of the grave, decedent's name, age at time of death, and fees paid. View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1823/1843 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Record of burials at Old St. Mary's from 1823 to 1843. The manuscript begins with new regulations dated January 1, 1844, listing fees for various burial services. Burials are then listed by date beginning on page 3, with name, age at time of death, which ground the decedent was buried in, and fee... View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District Date: 1814/1883 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: In the 17th and 18th centuries, Friends kept records of the births and deaths of members only. If a child was born to two Quakers in good standing at the time of the birth they were considered "birthright." On the other hand, Quaker burial grounds were not generally select. Non-members could be i... View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1849/1853 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Titled in English on front cover, "Church Book." Members are listed in groups, with communicants listed first, followed by society members, and both groups further subdivided by sex and marital status. Next children are listed, also divided by sex. Entries include individual's names and dates of ... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1836/1843 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Titled in English, "Catalogue of Members belonging to the Congregation in Philadelphia : Nov. 13, 1836." Members are listed in groups, with communicants listed first, followed by society members, and both groups further subdivided by sex and marital status. Next children are listed, also divided ... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1766 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Titled in German, "Verzeichniß derer zum Brüder-Gemeinlein in Philadelphia Befindenden, bey Bruder David Nitschmanns Visitation vom 24 30. Januar. 1766," which translates to "List of those in the Brethren congregation in Philadelphia, at Brother David Nitschmann's visitation from January 24-30, 1... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1760 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Titled in English, "A List of the Children under the Care of the Brethren in Philadelphia." The date of August 13, 1760 is noted in A. G. Spangenberg's handwriting at the top of page 1. The list was handwritten by Jacob Rogers, then pastor of the Philadelphia congregation, and it includes the chi... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1742/1783 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Membership catalog of the First Moravian Church of Philadelphia, with entries dating from 1742 to 1783; likely handwritten by Jacob Friis or Johann Daniel Sydrich, who were both pastors of the Philadelphia congregation. Most of the column headings are in German, for which translations have been ... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1823/1855 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: This register begins with an alphabetical index. Births and baptisms are listed from page 1 to page 93, marriages are listed on page 131 to 171, and deaths and burials are listed from page 213 to page 262. View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1856/1870 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: This register begins with an alphabetical index. Communicants are listed from pages 52 to 117, and again on page 324. Births and baptisms are listed on pages 121 to 153; receptions of new members are listed on pages 181 to 193 (previous congregations are noted); deaths, funerals and burials are r... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1743/1822 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: This register dates from 1743 to 1822 and includes an extensive alphabetical index in the front of the book. Births and baptisms are then listed from page 1 to page 172, deaths and burials are listed from page 201 to page 302, and marriages are listed from page 305 to page 328. Note: Text on pag... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Jones, Absalom, 1746-1818 Date: 1795/1837 Contributing Institution: African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas Description: Absalom Jones was the founder of of St. Thomas. This bound manuscript is a register of births and baptisms performed by Jones from 1796 to 1830. Each record includes the child's date of birth, child's and parents' names, and date of baptism. The record of one marriage performed in 1795 is also in... View Full Item at African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1866/1888 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: Record of baptisms, confirmations, communions, marriages, and burials performed for the members of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, as well as offerings made to the church, from 1866 to 1888. Extended sequences of empty openings have not been scanned, page numbers make jumps accordingly. In addition,... View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1829/1865 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: Record of baptisms, marriages, funerals, communions and confirmations performed for members of St Paul's church from 1829 to 1865. Baptisms are listed alphabetically by name beginning on page 1, and then again chronologically by date of baptism starting on page 16. Both sets of entries include d... View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1795 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: On February 16, 1795, the members of First Baptist Church established "a fund for the relief of Orphans and other indigent Persons." This bound manuscript contains details of how the fund was established and administered, and a list of members who paid an annual contribution to the fund in order ... View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1776/1843 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: Jacob Raphael Cohen was the second minister of Congregation Mikveh Israel, serving from 1784 until his death in 1811. Prior to coming to Philadelphia, he served as hazzan of Congregation Shearith Israel in Montreal and Congregation Shearith Israel in New York. Cohen began this record book in 177... View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1843/1886 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: A bound volume of birth certificates for members of Congregation Mikveh Israel, dating from 1843 to 1886. Each certificate includes the date of birth in both the Gregorian and Jewish calendars, the name of the newborn, parents' names, and the name of the shamas (the synagogue's sexton) recording ... View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1841/1862 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: A bound volume of birth certificates for members of Congregation Mikveh Israel, dating from 1841 to 1862. Each certificate includes the date of birth in both the Gregorian and Jewish calendars, the name of the newborn, parents' names, and the name of the shamas (the synagogue's sexton) recording ... View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1789/1803 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Records of baptisms, burials and marriages conducted by Gloria Dei from 1789 to 1803. Entries for baptisms are listed chronologically, and include the name of the person baptized, their date of birth, parents' names, and sometimes godparents' names. Baptism records, including alphabetical indexe... View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1750/1789 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Record of marriages, baptisms and burials performed by Gloria Dei Church from 1750 to 1789. According to the title page, this text was "transcribed from the original records." Marriages are listed first, ordered chronologically and include the name of the bride and groom, method of marriage (lic... View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA