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Compiled birth, death, marriage records within the area of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081

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Call Number:
SC.289
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
.02 linear ft. (5 folders)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item or series here], Compiled birth, death, marriage records within the area of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, SC 289, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Date:
1826-1937 (inclusive)
Abstract:
This small collection is composed of notebooks containing announcements and records of births, death, marriage of individuals living within the area of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, many living in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Not all were members of the Society of Friends, and the sources are not included.

This small collection contains notebooks containing handwritten copies of the announcement and records of births, death, marriage of individuals living within the area of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Many are inviduals living in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Not all were members of the Society of Friends.

Largely recorded in chronological order.

Gift of Elisabeth Horne, 1965.

Transferred from Meeting Papers, Miscellaneous Manuscripts, when that artificial collections was reviewed in 2018.

Publisher
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Author
Susanna Morkawa
Finding Aid Date
August 2018
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.

Collection Inventory

Marriages, deaths within area of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1826-1910.
Deaths within area of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1884-1901.
Marriages within area of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1884-1896.
Marriages, etc., within area of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1896-1924.
Deaths within area of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1901-1937.

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