Eugene Stackhouse wrote:
There are no "official" birth records in Philadelphia
before 1860.
Births and Christenings before that date must be
searched in church and/or legal records.
--- Sandi <sandilee(a)cableone.net> wrote:
Yeah, I realize this, but I seem to be stumped as to where to find
online records of these. So many times I search deeper and deeper
through various online sources only to finally end up on a page that
says what the museum/library hours are and how to get an appointment. I
live in Idaho, and I can't go to PA.
Also, I don't know any details about what county or parish my ancestor
might have been living in - I don't even know how to find the names of
the parishes, churches or counties of that time (1782-1811). I have
proof of him dying in Missouri but only family tradition has him being
born in Philadelphia, so I can't narrow the search at all. I don't even
know for sure what Christian denomination he belonged to.
I have tried all the readily available search engines, too: Rootsweb,
Ancestry.com, etc. But can't seem to find him. The more detailed my
search gets with these, the more I seem to be running around in circles.
I also can't find any record of the man we think was his father in PA
census records either.
Well, as you can see, I am about ready to give up. I was just hoping
that by some chance someone on this list might know a place for me to
look that I haven't tried yet.
Thanks for listening,
Sandi in Idaho