A Booke of records: of bierthes and burials in Philadelphia in the Province of Penezlvania in Amerrica
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
subject: Genealogy
subject: Society of Friends
subject: Quakers
description: In the 17th and 18th centuries, Friends generally kept records of the births and deaths of only those who were members. If a child was born to two Quakers in good standing at the time of the birth they were considered "birthright." This volume is unusual because it includes not only members of the Society of Friends, but also, entered separately after 1692, "An Account of the burialls of Such as are not Friends within the town of Philadelphia." Also includes births, 1677-1808, removals received, 1681-1758; acknowledgments, 1695-1698; births, 1783-1827; Deaths, 1806-1826. Indexed.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
date: 1677/1827
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tif
language: eng
type: Text

A Journal of Tours through the United States From August 26, 1819 to May 8, 1857 By Rev. Benjamin Dorr A. M.
subject: Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869
subject: Voyages and travels
subject: American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Steamboats
description: Reverend Benjamin Dorr served as rector for Christ Church from 1839 to 1868, and undertook the difficult job of holding the congregation together during the Civil War. Dorr traveled extensively throughout his life. This handwritten manuscript contains Dorr's notes about his many travels through the United States from 1819 to 1864. He often traveled through New England, but also visited the mid-Atlantic states, and even ventured into the deep South and as far West as the Green Bay area, stopping in Detroit and Chicago. He traveled by steamboat, stagecoach and horse; stayed with family and friends; dined with persons prominent in the military, church, politics and local businesses; and visited museums, hospitals, libraries, colleges, factories and local historical landmarks. He would sometimes preach and collect money for missionary work. The last entry details his visit to the Army of the Potomac in 1864. A typewritten transcript of this manuscript has also been scanned for this project.
creator: Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869
date: 1819/1864
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

A List of Members Belonging to the Women's Monthly Meeting of Philadelphia, 1793
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
subject: Genealogy
subject: Society of Friends
subject: Quakers
subject: Quaker women
description: Most Quaker meetings did not keep membership lists until the 19th century, but urban areas were an exception. Population movement into and out of the City necessitated more documentation.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
date: 1793
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

A List of the Members belonging to the Monthly Meeting of Philadelphia for the Southern District, 1784-1794
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Southern District
subject: Genealogy
subject: Society of Friends
subject: Quakers
description: Most Quaker meetings did not keep membership lists until the 19th century, but urban areas were an exception. Population movement into and out of the City necessitated more documentation.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Southern District
date: 1784/1794
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

A List of the Members belonging to the Monthly Meeting of Philadelphia for the Southern District, 1797-1800
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Southern District
subject: Genealogy
subject: Society of Friends
subject: Quakers
description: Most Quaker meetings did not keep membership lists until the 19th century, but urban areas were an exception. Population movement into and out of the City necessitated more documentation.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Southern District
date: 1797/1800
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

A List of the Members of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, 1773
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
subject: Genealogy
subject: Society of Friends
subject: Quakers
description: Most Quaker meetings did not keep membership lists until the 19th century, but urban areas were an exception. Population movement into and out of the City necessitated more documentation.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
date: 1773
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

A List of the Members of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, 1782
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
subject: Genealogy
subject: Society of Friends
subject: Quakers
description: Most Quaker meetings did not keep membership lists until the 19th century, but urban areas were an exception. Population movement into and out of the City necessitated more documentation.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
date: 1782
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

A List of the Members of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, 1790
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
subject: Genealogy
subject: Society of Friends
subject: Quakers
description: Most Quaker meetings did not keep membership lists until the 19th century, but urban areas were an exception. Population movement into and out of the City necessitated more documentation.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
date: 1790
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

A List of the Members of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, 1790
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
subject: Genealogy
subject: Society of Friends
subject: Quakers
description: Most Quaker meetings did not keep membership lists until the 19th century, but urban areas were an exception. Population movement into and out of the City necessitated more documentation. This list includes the names of more Philadelphia Friends than does the other 1790 list.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
date: 1790
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

A List of the Members of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, 1800
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
subject: Genealogy
subject: Society of Friends
subject: Quakers
description: Most Quaker meetings did not keep membership lists until the 19th century, but urban areas were an exception. Population movement into and out of the City necessitated more documentation.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
date: 1800
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

A List of the Members of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, 1800
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
subject: Genealogy
subject: Society of Friends
subject: Quakers
description: Most Quaker meetings did not keep membership lists until the 19th century, but urban areas were an exception. Population movement into and out of the City necessitated more documentation.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
date: 1800
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

A Minute Book of Friends their Quarterly and Monthly Metings, 1682-1705
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
subject: Genealogy
subject: Society of Friends
subject: Quakers
description: In the 17th and 18th centuries each quarterly meeting met four times a year and included representative of a nyumber of monthly meetings within a given region.It functioned as an intermediary between the local meetings and the Yearly Meeting, served as an appellate body for disciplinary matters, and considered questions too large for one meeting to resolve. This first book of minutes is unusual because it includes both quarterly and monthly business meeting minutes.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting; Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
date: 1682/1705
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

A Record of Friends Certificates of Marriage belonging to the Monthly Meeting of Philadelphia, 1672-1759
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
subject: Genealogy
subject: Society of Friends
subject: Quakers
description: Quakers married each other in the presence of witnesses. A marriage certificate was drawn up and signed by those in attendance. This document also included the names of the bride and groom, where the wedding took place, and what monthly meeting oversaw the proceedings. Some certificates list the parents as well. This, the meeting's record of the event, was a copy of the original which was retained by the couple after being recorded.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
date: 1672/1759
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Abigail De Lyon letter, 1795
subject: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Torah mantles
subject: Jews
subject: Bible. Pentateuch
subject: Liturgical objects
subject: Judaism
description: Letter to Benjamin Nones, parnas (president) of Mikveh Israel, from Abigail De Lyon, dated October 2, 1795. This letter accompanied the gift of "a mantle, cover & pharsha for the Seapher," presented by Mr. David M Phillips. A pharsha/parsha/parashah is a division of the Torah, and the Seapher/Sefer Torah is a handwritten copy of the Pentateuch, used in ritual readings.
creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1795
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Abraham Israel letter, 1825
subject: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Pews and pew rights
subject: Synagogues
subject: Jews
subject: Church discipline
description: Written complaint made by Abraham E. Israel, shamas (warden or sexton) of Mikveh Israel, to Zalegman Phillips, parnass (president), and against Joseph I. Andrews, dated April 13, 1825. During the last day of Pesah, Mr. Israel told Mr. Andrews' sisters, who had been sitting in the front seats of the synagogue, that they had to move. Mr. Andrews took offense to this.
creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1825
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Account book, 1708-1833
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Churchwardens' accounts
subject: Church finance
subject: Church buildings
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Charity
subject: Poor
subject: Episcopalians
subject: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Record of expenditures by Christ Church and the United Episcopal Churches, from 1708 through 1833. Expenses noted include: firewood and candles; wine and bread for communion; supplies and workmen for building repairs and upkeep of the burial grounds; charitable assistance to the poor; and salaries for church employees such as the minister, sexton, organist, and Sunday school superintendent.
creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
creator: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
creator: United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1708/1833
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Account book, 1769-1774
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Church finance
subject: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Methodists
subject: Methodist Church
description: "A Book... For the Collections & etc. to Defray the Expences of the Methodist Meeting House." Entries are listed by date, starting on August 21, 1769 and ending on July 14, 1774. Date ranges span two pages, with amounts collected on the verso and amounts spent, along with the items or services paid for, on the recto. Listed expenses include: travel, such as hiring horses and paying for room and board; supplies such as candles, nails, wood, paper, clothing, and wine; and services such as laundry, housekeeping, printing, mail, and the drawing up of legal documents.
creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1769/1774
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Account book, 1787-1795
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Church finance
subject: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Methodists
subject: Methodist Church
description: Record of "various accounts" for St. George's Methodist Church from April 1787 to April 1795, including "cash on account of poor" as well as bonds, incidental charges, interests, collections, and payments to individuals.
creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1787/1795
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Account book, 1824-1857
subject: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Synagogues--Finance
subject: Jews
subject: Account books
subject: Synagogue records and registers
subject: Synagogues
subject: Synagogue fund raising
description: The majority of this book serves as a record of sundry accounts as drafted by the gabay (a position similar to a warden or a sexton) of Mikveh Israel, from 1824 to 1857. Accounts covered include seat rents/sales, ground and building rents, offerings and collections, salaries for synagogue employees, cleaning and repair of the synagogue, taxes, the Pennsylvania state lottery, bills for gas and coal, and donations to charity. The inside front cover of the book includes a printed copy of the 1828 act to enable Mikveh Israel to lease a lot in Philadelphia, and the first several pages cover yearly incomes versus expenditures from 1827 to 1856 as well as seat rents from 1824 to 1830. Page numbering then starts over with the gabay's entries.
creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1824/1857
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Account book, check stubs, 1862-1910
subject: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Jews
subject: Synagogue records and registers
subject: Account books
subject: Charity
subject: Synagogues
subject: Synagogues--Finance
description: Record of checks paid by Congregation Mikveh Israel from 1862 to 1910. Each check stub includes a check number, date, payee name, amount, and goods or services purchased. Examples of payments include mortgage interest, charitable donations, and building maintenance and repair.
creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1862/1910
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Account book, donations for building a new synagogue, 1782-1784
subject: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Synagogue fund raising
subject: Jews
subject: Religious facilities
subject: Synagogues
subject: Synagogue records and registers
subject: Synagogues--Finance
description: Account ledger recording donations toward the construction of the new Mikveh Israel Synagogue. Pages are numbered chronologically: records start in 1782, from what appears to be the back of the book as scanned, proceed backward through the book until page 28, then continue from what appears to be the front of the book. Entries contain name of donor and amount and date donated.
creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1782/1784
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Account book, offerings, 1786-1788
subject: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Synagogue fund raising
subject: Jews
subject: Synagogues
subject: Synagogue records and registers
subject: Synagogues--Finance
description: Record of offerings given or promised to Congregation Mikveh Israel from 1786 to 1788. The book includes an alphabetical index of congregant names in the first two pages, followed by a listing of general offerings by quarter. More detailed records of individuals' offerings span two pages, verso and recto, and the book concludes with outstanding debts and balances.
creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1786/1788
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Account book, offerings, 1857-1866
subject: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Synagogue fund raising
subject: Jews
subject: Synagogues
subject: Synagogue records and registers
subject: Synagogues--Finance
description: Record of offerings to Congregation Mikveh Israel from 1857 to 1866. Entries are organized by name and include dates and amounts donated or loaned. There is an alphabetical index of names at the beginning of the book.
creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1857/1866
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Account book, statement of receipts, 1856-1874
subject: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Synagogue fund raising
subject: Jews
subject: Synagogues
subject: Synagogue records and registers
subject: Synagogues--Finance
description: Record of funds received by Congregation Mikveh Israel from 1856 to 1874. Entries are organized by date, then names. Payments include seat rents, building rents, offerings and collections, initiation fees, and funeral costs. Note: page numbering starts over twice within the manuscript itself, at images 223 and 383.
creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1856/1874
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Account of a camp meeting, David Dailey, 1819
subject: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Camp meetings
subject: Methodists
subject: Methodist Church
description: Account of a camp meeting held on Tangier Island, in the Chesapeake Bay, in August 1819. Dailey notes the preachers and elders present, their circuits, and what they preached on. The meeting was plagued with heavy rainstorms, but there was still much singing and praying, as described by Dailey.
creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
creator: Dailey, David
date: 1819-08
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Accounting Warden's Ledger, 1831-1842
subject: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Pews and pew rights
subject: Burial records
subject: Account books
description: Regular accounting of "cash received and paid" by St. Peter's from 1831 to 1842. Funds received by the church include ground rents, pew rents, box money, and payment for interments. Expenses paid by the church include salaries for church employees, supplies such as wine and coal, and services such as gardening and building repair.
creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1831/1842
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Accounting Warden's Ledger, 1842-1864
subject: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Pews and pew rights
subject: Burial records
subject: Account books
description: Regular accounting of "cash received and paid" by St. Peter's from 1842 to 1864. Funds received by the church include ground rents, pew rents, box money, and payment for interments. Expenses paid by the church include salaries for church employees, supplies such as wine and coal, and services such as gardening and building repair.
creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1842/1864
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Act re-establishing the charter, 1780
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Charters
subject: Presbyterians
subject: American Revolution (1775-1783)
subject: Church finance
subject: Church management
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: During the American Revolution, the trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church found it difficult to gather the quorum required by their original charter in order to conduct church business. They also desired the freedom to hold property in a greater amount than allowed for in the original charter. This document reaffirms the charter of Second Presbyterian Church in the City of Philadelphia, while also allowing for a smaller quorum and increased investments.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1780
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Agreement to remove burials to Mount Moriah Cemetery, 1860
subject: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Baptists
subject: Burial records
subject: Cemeteries
description: Mount Moriah Cemetery was established in 1855, on the outskirts of Philadelphia. As the population grew and land in Philadelphia became scarcer and more valuable, many churches had their burials removed to more rural locations. After moving to a new building to accommodate their growing congregation, First Baptist Church made the decision to remove their burials from the cemetery on Arch Street to Mount Moriah in 1860. This manuscript documents the agreement between the Trustees of First Baptist and a Mr. William Brown that Mr. Brown would "in a good workmanlike manner and according to the best of his art and skill" remove all remains to Mount Moriah. In 2016, human remains were uncovered at the Arch Street site by a construction crew. The effort to identify and re-inter those remains are documented at archstbones.org.
creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1860
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Alphabetical list with sundry names to be inquired about, 1894
subject: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Church membership
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Bound manuscript with "alphabetical list of sundry names to be inquired about." Dates ranging from 1774 to 1803 are penciled in next to the names, which are written in ink. Also included is a letter dated November 17th, 1894 from a researcher interested in "Pennsylvania's early citizens" and listing approximately 90 names connected with First Presbyterian. Numbers penciled in next to the names refer to the page numbers of the bound manuscript on which the name can be found.
creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1894
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Annual seat rentals, 1827-1844
subject: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Synagogue fund raising
subject: Synagogue records and registers
subject: Synagogues
subject: Jews
subject: Pews and pew rights
description: Record of seat rentals for Congregation Mikveh Israel from 1827 to 1844. Entries are listed by seat number, and include the name of the purchaser or renter, and yearly rent paid.
creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1827/1844
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Annual seat rentals, 1845-1862
subject: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Synagogue fund raising
subject: Synagogue records and registers
subject: Synagogues
subject: Jews
subject: Pews and pew rights
description: Record of seat rentals for Congregation Mikveh Israel from 1845 to 1862. Seats are grouped by location and class; entries are listed by seat number and include the name of the purchaser or renter and yearly rent paid.
creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1845/1862
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Archivum Americanum, 1724-1786, 1891
subject: Parish missions
subject: Sweden
subject: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Lutherans
subject: American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783)
subject: Swedes
subject: United States--Delaware River Valley
subject: Lutheran Church
description: Archivum Americanum contains summaries, extracts and copies of correspondence between the archbishop and consistory of Upsal in Sweden and the missionaries sent to Swedish parishes along the Delaware river, including churches in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey. Entries date from 1724 through approximately 1786, but begin with a "Prefatory Note" dated 1891. Topics include but are not limited to: requests to replace pastors who have passed away, opinions on the use of English in liturgy, personal controversies, official meeting minutes, and the welfare of members during the American Revolutionary war. A register of the members of various parishes makes up the rear portion of the volume. Some pages are in Swedish.
creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: {1724/1786,1891}
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
language: swe
type: Text

Balance book, 1856-1876, 1900-1908
subject: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Jews
subject: Synagogues--Finance
subject: Synagogues
subject: Synagogue records and registers
description: Detailed account of money spent and received by Congregation Mikveh Israel; the first 20 pages are of a slightly smaller size, which have been inserted into the bound manuscript and contain balances from 1858 to 1876. A few notes and receipts from that timeframe have been inserted into the following pages. The second half of the book contains a detailed accounting of expenses and receipts from 1900 to 1908, which pages are numbered according to the page numbers in the record itself.
creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: {1857/1876,1900/1908}
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Baptism certificate of Sarah Sallows, 1762
subject: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Baptism and church membership
subject: Baptists
subject: Church records and registers
description: Baptism certificate listing a series of questions about the baptismal candidate's beliefs and commitments, to which she has answered yes. On this profession, Sarah Sallows was baptized by Morgan Edwards in the Schuylkill River on June 22, 1762. Sarah's last name is difficult to discern in this document; she is listed as added to the membership in 1762, with much clearer handwriting, in the Register, 1746-1824.
creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1762
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Baptisms and burials, 1790-1826, bulk 1796-1806
subject: Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Burial records
subject: Catholics
description: Record of baptisms and burials undertaken by Holy Trinity from 1790 to 1826. The manuscript is in Latin. The first page of the manuscript lists the Trustees of Holy Trinity from 1819 to 1826. Next is a summary of the numbers of "baptismi" (baptisms), "sepultura" (burials) and "matrimonia" (marriages) performed by each "pastore" (shepherd, reverend) from 1790 to 1823. A chronological list of the baptisms performed by Reverend Wilhelmus Elling from 1799 to 1806 begins on image 9 and runs through image 82. Each entry includes name, date of birth, date of baptism, parents' names and names of sponsors. Some entries include the signatures of the parents and sponsors. Image 83 lists all the infants who were buried in 1806. A chronological listing of burials from 1796 to 1798 takes up the remainder of the manuscript. Entries include the date of death, and sometimes place of death.
creator: Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1790/1826
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: lat
type: Text

Baptisms and marriages, 1758-1768, Rev. Ferdinand Farmer
subject: St. Joseph's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Marriage records
description: Baptism and marriage register of Jesuit Father Rev. Ferdinand Steinmeyer (Farmer), who came to the colonies in 1752 to minister to German Catholics. He served at St. Joseph's in Philadelphia from 1758 until his death in 1786. In Latin. Note: Some page scans are missing, photographs have been inserted as placeholders until the book can be re-scanned.
creator: St. Joseph's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
creator: Farmer, Ferdinand, 1720-1786
date: 1758/1768
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: lat
type: Text

Baptisms and marriages, 1769-1786, Rev. Ferdinand Farmer
subject: St. Joseph's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Marriage records
description: Baptism and marriage register of Jesuit Father Rev. Ferdinand Steinmeyer (Farmer), who came to the colonies in 1752 to minister to German Catholics. He served at St. Joseph's in Philadelphia from 1758 until his death in 1786. In Latin.
creator: St. Joseph's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
creator: Farmer, Ferdinand, 1720-1786
date: 1769/1786
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: lat
type: Text

Baptisms and marriages, 1773-1786, Rev. Robert Molyneux
subject: St. Joseph's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Marriage records
description: Baptism and marriage register of Jesuit missionary Father Robert Molyneux, who became pastor of Old St. Joseph's and Old St. Mary's in 1771. Records appear in both the front and rear of this volume. In Latin.
creator: St. Joseph's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
creator: Molyneux, Robert, 1738-1808
date: 1773/1786
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: lat
type: Text

Baptisms, 1791-1801
subject: St. Joseph's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Church records and registers
description: Register of baptisms, almost entirely in Latin.
creator: St. Joseph's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1791/1801
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
language: lat
type: Text

Baptisms, 1804-1878
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Lutherans
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Lutheran Church
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Baptisms recorded by Nicholas Collin, Director of the Swedish Churches in Pennsylvania, from 1804 to 1878. Each entry includes the date of baptism, name of the person baptized, his or her date of birth, parents' names, and other information such as whether the baptism was conducted in a private home, the names of known extended family members, adults' occupations and countries of birth, and concerns about the family's financial situation or behavior.
creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1804/1878
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
language: swe
type: Text

Baptisms, burials, and marriages, 1750-1789, and records of pastors, 1733-1758
subject: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Lutherans
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Marriage records
subject: Burial records
subject: Registers of births, etc.
subject: Clergy
subject: Lutheran Church
description: Record of baptisms, burials and marriages performed by Gloria Dei from 1750 to 1789. Entries are not in strict order, and page numbering starts over several times. Records look to be batched by the pastor performing the ceremony as well as by date, and indexes are found throughout, paged in lowercase roman numerals. Baptismal records are found on images 5-67 (1750-1780) and 191-203 (1780-1788). Burial records from are found on images 2-4 (1787-1789) and 177-190 (1750-1776). Marriage records from are found on images 4-5 (1778); 68-158 (1750-1779); and 169-175 (1779-1780); and 204-237 (1779-1789). Although the vast majority of records in this bound volume are baptisms, burials and marriages, images 158 to 168 include accounts of the experiences of several early pastors of Gloria Dei in the 1730s, 1740s and 1750s. These pages include notes from meetings with the congregation and vestry. Some entries are written in Swedish.
creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1733/1789
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
language: swe
type: Text

Baptisms, Christ Church and St. Peter's Church, 1763-1810
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Record of baptisms performed at Christ Church and St. Peter's from 1763 to 1810. Entries are listed by date and include the name of the person baptized, parents' names if that person is a child, and the person's birthdate. The reverend who performed the baptism is listed at the bottom of each page; notes are inserted for baptisms performed by other church officials. Private baptisms performed from 1801 to 1810 are listed in the last ten pages of the book. Please note there are some irregularities in page numbering at pages 64/65 and 345/346.
creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
creator: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1763/1810
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Baptisms, Christ Church, 1829-1868
subject: Baptismal records
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Record of baptisms performed at Christ Church from 1829 to 1868. Baptisms are listed by date and include the name of the baptized person, parents' names, sponsor, birthdate, and officiating minister.
creator: United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1829/1868
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Baptisms, Christ Church, St. Peter's Church, and Saint James's Church, 1811-1831
subject: Baptismal records
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Record of baptisms performed at the United Protestant Episcopal Churches of Christ Church, Saint Peter's Church and Saint James's Church, as well as private baptisms performed by the reverends of those churches, from 1811 to 1831. Baptisms are listed by date, grouped by congregation or reverend, and include the name of the person baptized, parents' names if that person was a child, and the person's birthdate.
creator: United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1811/1831
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Baptisms, marriages, and burials, 1796-1806
subject: Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Marriage records
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Burial records
subject: Catholics
description: Record of baptisms, marriages and burials in the congregation of Holy Trinity from 1796 to 1806. Most entries are in Latin or French. Baptisms are listed chronologically from images 11 to 28, then from images 33 to 39. Baptismal records include the date, name of person baptized, pastor, parents, and sponsors. A name index for baptismal records begins on image 91. Some burial information, including the interment of infants and paupers, can be found interspersed in the baptismal records, from images 23 to 25. The names of congregants buried at Holy Trinity are listed by date on images 29 to 32. Marriages records, some quite detailed, are recorded in images 41 to 90.
creator: Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1796/1806
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: lat
language: fre
type: Text

Baptisms, marriages, and burials, Christ Church, 1709-1718
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Marriage records
subject: Burial records
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Church of England
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Record of baptisms, marriages, and burials at Christ Church between 1709 and 1718, kept by clerk John Ashton. Pages containing baptism records are numbered pages 5 to 47; pages containing marriages are numbered pages 70 to 87; and pages containing burial records are numbered pages 123 to 158. Baptism records include the name of the person baptized, parents' names if that person is a child, age at time of baptism and date of baptism. Marriage records include the names of the bride and groom and the date of the marriage. Burial records include the name of the decedent and date of burial; often the names of parents or spouses are listed also.
creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1709/1718
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Baptisms, marriages, and burials, Christ Church, 1719-1750
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Marriage records
subject: Burial records
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Church of England
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Record of marriages, christenings/baptisms, and burials at Christ Church from 1719 to 1750. All events from 1719 to 1724 are recorded together by date from pages 1 to 27. There is a gap in page numbering, then all marriages from 1725 to 1750 are recorded by date from pages 34 to 73. There is another gap in page numbering, then all christenings/baptisms are recorded by date from pages 104 to 179. There is a final gap in page numbering, then all burials from 1725 to 1750 are listed by date from pages 189 to 264.
creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1719/1750
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Baptisms, marriages, and burials, Christ Church, 1750-1762
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Marriage records
subject: Burial records
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Church of England
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Record of baptisms, marriages and burials at Christ Church from 1750 to 1762. Baptisms are listed by date on pages 3 to 48 and include the name of the person baptized and names of parents if that person is a child. There is a gap in page numbering, then marriages are listed by date on pages 156 to 190 and include the names of the bride and groom and usually the church official who married them. There is a final gap in page numbering, then burials are listed by date on pages 311 to 359. The name of the decedent is often accompanied by a parent's or spouse's name.
creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1750/1762
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Baptisms, v. 1, 1801-1809
subject: St. Joseph's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Church records and registers
description: Register of baptisms, almost entirely in Latin.
creator: St. Joseph's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1801/1809
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
language: lat
type: Text