Hi Maggie,
Sorry, but most of the Colonies did not keep vital records until later
than 1869.
William Penn's Colony [aka Pennsylvania] did not do so on a state wide
basis until 1885. The years immediately following are FAR from
complete. The exceptions to birth data collection would be
Philadelphia which started about 1860 and possibly Pittsburgh, but I
am not aware of that date. There was a short period mid 1852-1855
where such data were collected.
Church baptism records, family bibles, and possibly Orphan's Court
documents are alternate sources of data for the time frame you
mentioned. Not many births were announced in newspapers that early.
Another rare source would be a midwife's journal....
There is a remote possibility that a delayed birth certificate may
have been created, after the collection of vital data was mandated.
You indicate that you have
ancestry.com access so you are aware of
census data.
Joe
On Feb 13, 2008, at 1:06 PM, MaggieMole(a)aol.com wrote:
Dear PA Listers,
I'm planning a trip to PA in autumn this year (sorry, fall this
year) from
England. I want to see birth records for Wayne County, specifically
in Dyberry,
for 1869 or thereabouts. Do you have any recommendations of the best
place
to inspect the real records rather than the Ancestry ones I can
already
access, bearing in mind I shall be short on time?
Thanks
Maggie Berry
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