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Berkeley County, West Virginia

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	== Resources ==		== Resources ==

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	==== Research Guides ====		==== Research Guides ====
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	==== Military ====		==== Military ====
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		+	Go here for general [[West Virginia Military Records\|Military Records of West Virginia]]
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	===== French and Indian War =====		===== French and Indian War =====

United States

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Fulton County, Pennsylvania

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Franklin County, Pennsylvania

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Adams County, Pennsylvania

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	*[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map].  This map will allow you to zoom in on any State or County in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring Counties. This makes it easy to see close by locations where other relatives might have lived. This map shows current Counties, consult the individual State Maps section to find out about historical maps. You can even type in a county name in the search box to locate the county on the map.		*[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map].  This map will allow you to zoom in on any State or County in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring Counties. This makes it easy to see close by locations where other relatives might have lived. This map shows current Counties, consult the individual State Maps section to find out about historical maps. You can even type in a county name in the search box to locate the county on the map.
	*[http://www.google.com/books?id=1ooBAAAAMAAJ&pg A complete descriptive and statistical gazetteer of the United States of America ...: with an abstract of the census and statistics for 1840] (Compiled by Daniel Haskel, John Calvin Smith pub 1843)		*[http://www.google.com/books?id=1ooBAAAAMAAJ&pg A complete descriptive and statistical gazetteer of the United States of America ...: with an abstract of the census and statistics for 1840] (Compiled by Daniel Haskel, John Calvin Smith pub 1843)
−	*[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/US.pdf BYU United States Research Outline] largely duplicates these Wiki pages. Includes some bibliographic lists from BYU Library, 2001.<br>	+	*[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/US.pdf BYU United States Research Outline] largely duplicates these Wiki pages. Includes some bibliographic lists from BYU Library, 2001.<br>
		+	*[http://www.digitalstatearchives.com/ Online State Archives] are an often-overlooked resource that can include very useful family history information such as state census and voter rolls, military pensions, slave records, court cases, and much more.

	'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''<br>		'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''<br>
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	*[[United States Archives and Libraries\|Archives and Libraries]]		*[[United States Archives and Libraries\|Archives and Libraries]]
	*[[United States Bible Records\|Bible Records]]		*[[United States Bible Records\|Bible Records]]
−	*[[United States Biography\|Biography]]	+	*[[United States Biography\|Biography]]
−	*[[United States Business Records\|Business Records]]	+	*[[United States Business Records\|Business Records]]
	*[[United States Cemeteries\|Cemeteries]]		*[[United States Cemeteries\|Cemeteries]]
	*[[United States Census\|Census]]		*[[United States Census\|Census]]
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	*[[United States Historical Geography\|Historical Geography]]		*[[United States Historical Geography\|Historical Geography]]
	*[[United States History\|History]]		*[[United States History\|History]]
−	*[[United States Land and Property\|Land and Property]]	+	*[[United States Land and Property\|Land and Property]]
−	*[[United States Livestock Brands\|Livestock Brands]]	+	*[[United States Livestock Brands\|Livestock Brands]]
	*[[United States Maps\|Maps]]		*[[United States Maps\|Maps]]
	*[[United States Migration Internal\|Migration]]		*[[United States Migration Internal\|Migration]]
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	*[[United States Vital Records\|Vital Records]]		*[[United States Vital Records\|Vital Records]]
	*[[United States Voting Records\|Voter Records]]		*[[United States Voting Records\|Voter Records]]
−	*[[United States Water Records\|Water Records]]	+	*[[United States Water Records\|Water Records]]
	*[[United States Other Records\|Other Records]]		*[[United States Other Records\|Other Records]]
	*[[United States For Further Reading\|For Further Reading]]		*[[United States For Further Reading\|For Further Reading]]

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−	*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania\|Bedford]] County 19 April 1850.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092~~&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results~~ ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania\|Bedford]] County 19 April 1850.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>
−	*'''County Seat:''' McConnellsburg<br>	+	*'''County Seat:''' McConnellsburg<br>
		+	<div style="width: 147%; float: left;">
	*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}} '''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Adams County, Pennsylvania" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Pennsylvania (accessed 17 July 2012).</ref>[[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania\|Huntingdon]] (north){{•}}[[Franklin County, Pennsylvania\|Franklin]] (east){{•}}[[Bedford County, Pennsylvania\|Bedford]] (west){{•}}[[Allegany County, Maryland\|Allegany County, Maryland]] (southwest) {{•}} [[Washington County, Maryland\|Washington County, Maryland]] (south)		*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}} '''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Adams County, Pennsylvania" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Pennsylvania (accessed 17 July 2012).</ref>[[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania\|Huntingdon]] (north){{•}}[[Franklin County, Pennsylvania\|Franklin]] (east){{•}}[[Bedford County, Pennsylvania\|Bedford]] (west){{•}}[[Allegany County, Maryland\|Allegany County, Maryland]] (southwest) {{•}} [[Washington County, Maryland\|Washington County, Maryland]] (south)

−	<br>[[Image:Fulton-robert.jpg\|thumb\|right\|185px]] Named for Robert Fulton, inventor of first commercially practical steamboat.	+	<br>[[Image:Fulton-robert.jpg\|thumb\|right\|185px\|Fulton-robert.jpg]] Named for Robert Fulton, inventor of first commercially practical steamboat.

	== Fulton County Pennsylvania Genealogy Resources ==		== Fulton County Pennsylvania Genealogy Resources ==
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	For a good history concerning early churches of Fulton County, see "Bedford, Somerset, and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania" <ref>{{WorldCat\|7575757}};{{FHL\|171457\|item\|disp=FHL book 974.87 H2w}}</ref>. Each township section has a religion part discussing the denominations in that particular township.		For a good history concerning early churches of Fulton County, see "Bedford, Somerset, and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania" <ref>{{WorldCat\|7575757}};{{FHL\|171457\|item\|disp=FHL book 974.87 H2w}}</ref>. Each township section has a religion part discussing the denominations in that particular township.

−	[[Image:Fulton county pennsylvania churches.png\|thumb\|right\|400px~~\|Fulton county pennsylvania churches.png~~]] {{PAChurch1\|Fulton\|365617}}	+	[[Image:Fulton county pennsylvania churches.png\|thumb\|right\|400px]] {{PAChurch1\|Fulton\|365617}}

	===== County-wide Database - Multi-denominational =====		===== County-wide Database - Multi-denominational =====
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	:*'''1806-1875''' - St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, McConnellsburg, Baptism Index 1806-1875 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C504091}}.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/9/92/Igipennsylvaniaf.pdf.</ref>		:*'''1806-1875''' - St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, McConnellsburg, Baptism Index 1806-1875 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C504091}}.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/9/92/Igipennsylvaniaf.pdf.</ref>
	:*'''1849-1906''' - St. Paul's Lutheran Church records, 1849-1906 at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6003 Ancestry] ($).		:*'''1849-1906''' - St. Paul's Lutheran Church records, 1849-1906 at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6003 Ancestry] ($).
−	:*'''1869-1880''' - St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, McConnellsburg, Marriage Index 1869-1880 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|M504091}}.<ref name="vr"/>	+	:*'''1869-1880''' - St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, McConnellsburg, Marriage Index 1869-1880 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|M504091}}.<ref name="vr" />

−	===== Presbyterian =====	+	===== Presbyterian =====

−	'''Presbyterian Church of Green Hill'''	+	'''Presbyterian Church of Green Hill'''

−	:*'''1865-1875''' - Presbyterian Church of Green Hill Baptism Index 1865-1875 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C538771}}.<ref name="vr"/>	+	:*'''1865-1875''' - Presbyterian Church of Green Hill Baptism Index 1865-1875 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C538771}}.<ref name="vr" />
−	:*'''1865-1895''' - Presbyterian Church of Green Hill Marriage Index 1865-1895 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|M538771}}.<ref name="vr"/>	+	:*'''1865-1895''' - Presbyterian Church of Green Hill Marriage Index 1865-1895 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|M538771}}.<ref name="vr" />

	==== Court Records ====		==== Court Records ====
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	:*'''1852-1854''' – ''Pennsylvania Deaths'' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2487 Ancestry.com] – $ Index with images		:*'''1852-1854''' – ''Pennsylvania Deaths'' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2487 Ancestry.com] – $ Index with images
	:*'''1852-54''' - Deaths: Selected death records [http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/fulton/vitals/dr185254.txt Fulton County USGenWeb Archives]<br>		:*'''1852-54''' - Deaths: Selected death records [http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/fulton/vitals/dr185254.txt Fulton County USGenWeb Archives]<br>
−	:*'''1852-1854, 1874-1881, 1895-1905''' – Fulton County Registers of Deaths {{FHL\|499004\|item\|disp=FHL film 324001}}	+	:*'''1852-1854, 1874-1881, 1895-1905''' – Fulton County Registers of Deaths {{FHL\|499004\|item\|disp=FHL film 324001}}
	:*'''1874-1881''' - Fulton County Death Index 1874-1881 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/9/92/Igipennsylvaniaf.pdf.</ref>		:*'''1874-1881''' - Fulton County Death Index 1874-1881 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/9/92/Igipennsylvaniaf.pdf.</ref>

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	Division of Vital Records<br>ATTN: Public Records<br>PO Box 1528<br>New Castle, PA 16103		Division of Vital Records<br>ATTN: Public Records<br>PO Box 1528<br>New Castle, PA 16103

−	{{Template:PA vitals repositories\|Fulton\|628843}}	+	{{Template:PA vitals repositories\|Fulton\|628843}}

	== Fulton County Pennsylvania Genealogy WebSites ==		== Fulton County Pennsylvania Genealogy WebSites ==
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−	{{Pennsylvania\|Pennsylvania}}	+	{{Pennsylvania\|Pennsylvania}}
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	[[Category:Fulton_County,_Pennsylvania]]		[[Category:Fulton_County,_Pennsylvania]]

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−	*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania\|Cumberland]] County 9 September 1784.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092~~&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results~~ ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania\|Cumberland]] County 9 September 1784.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>
−	*'''County Seat:''' Chambersburg<br>	+	*'''County Seat:''' Chambersburg<br>
		+	<div style="width: 147%; float: left;">
	*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}} '''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Adams County, Pennsylvania" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Pennsylvania (accessed 17 July 2012).</ref>[[Juniata County, Pennsylvania\|Juniata]] (north){{•}}[[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania\|Cumberland]] and [[Adams County, Pennsylvania\|Adams]] (east){{•}}[[Fulton County, Pennsylvania\|Fulton]] (southwest){{•}}[[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania\|Huntingdon]] (northwest) {{•}} [[Washington County, Maryland\|Washington County, Maryland]] (south) {{•}} [[Perry County, Pennsylvania\|Perry]] (northeast){{•}} [[Frederick County, Maryland\|Frederick County, Maryland]] (southeast)		*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}} '''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Adams County, Pennsylvania" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Pennsylvania (accessed 17 July 2012).</ref>[[Juniata County, Pennsylvania\|Juniata]] (north){{•}}[[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania\|Cumberland]] and [[Adams County, Pennsylvania\|Adams]] (east){{•}}[[Fulton County, Pennsylvania\|Fulton]] (southwest){{•}}[[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania\|Huntingdon]] (northwest) {{•}} [[Washington County, Maryland\|Washington County, Maryland]] (south) {{•}} [[Perry County, Pennsylvania\|Perry]] (northeast){{•}} [[Frederick County, Maryland\|Frederick County, Maryland]] (southeast)

−	<br> [[Image:Benjamin-frankli-by-jean-baptiste-greuze.jpg\|thumb\|right\|185px]] Named for Benjamin Franklin.	+	<br> [[Image:Benjamin-frankli-by-jean-baptiste-greuze.jpg\|thumb\|right\|185px\|Benjamin-frankli-by-jean-baptiste-greuze.jpg]] Named for Benjamin Franklin.

	<br>The Scotch-Irish settled heavily in the Cumberland Valley (which included Franklin County). It is estimated that they made up 90% of the population in the eighteenth century.<ref name="way">Wayland F. Dunaway, ''The Scotch-Irish of Colonial Pennsylvania'' (Chapel Hill, N.C.: The University of North Carolina Press, 1944), 59-64. Free digital version at [http://collection1.libraries.psu.edu/u?/digitalbks2,18370 PA's Past: Digital Bookshelf at Penn State].</ref>		<br>The Scotch-Irish settled heavily in the Cumberland Valley (which included Franklin County). It is estimated that they made up 90% of the population in the eighteenth century.<ref name="way">Wayland F. Dunaway, ''The Scotch-Irish of Colonial Pennsylvania'' (Chapel Hill, N.C.: The University of North Carolina Press, 1944), 59-64. Free digital version at [http://collection1.libraries.psu.edu/u?/digitalbks2,18370 PA's Past: Digital Bookshelf at Penn State].</ref>
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−	[[Image:Franklin county, pennsylvania churches.png\|thumb\|right\|400px]] {{PAChurch1\|Franklin\|415536}}	+	[[Image:Franklin county, pennsylvania churches.png\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Franklin county, pennsylvania churches.png]] {{PAChurch1\|Franklin\|415536}}

	===== County-wide Database - Multi-denominational =====		===== County-wide Database - Multi-denominational =====
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	Germans settled Franklin County with one of the earliest settlers being Matthias George. Itinerant ministers performed necessary rites in the area.<ref>"History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania" {{WorldCat\|181018735}}; {{FHL\|221938\|item\|disp=FHL film 1000556 item 3}}</ref>		Germans settled Franklin County with one of the earliest settlers being Matthias George. Itinerant ministers performed necessary rites in the area.<ref>"History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania" {{WorldCat\|181018735}}; {{FHL\|221938\|item\|disp=FHL film 1000556 item 3}}</ref>

−	'''Evangelical Lutheran Church, Waynesboro'''	+	'''Evangelical Lutheran Church, Waynesboro'''

−	:*'''1814-1875''' - Evangelical Lutheran Church, Waynesboro, Baptism Index 1814-1875 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C504951}}.<ref name="vr"/>	+	:*'''1814-1875''' - Evangelical Lutheran Church, Waynesboro, Baptism Index 1814-1875 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C504951}}.<ref name="vr" />
−	:*'''1844-1880''' - Evangelical Lutheran Church, Waynesboro, Marriage Index 1844-1880 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|M504951}}.<ref name="vr"/>	+	:*'''1844-1880''' - Evangelical Lutheran Church, Waynesboro, Marriage Index 1844-1880 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|M504951}}.<ref name="vr" />

	'''Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sylan (Little Cove)'''		'''Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sylan (Little Cove)'''

−	:*'''1834-1875''' - Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sylan (Little Cove), Baptism Index 1834-1875 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C503991}}.<ref name="vr"/>	+	:*'''1834-1875''' - Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sylan (Little Cove), Baptism Index 1834-1875 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C503991}}.<ref name="vr" />
	:*'''1834-1906''' - Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 1834-1906 at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5999 Ancestry] ($).		:*'''1834-1906''' - Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 1834-1906 at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5999 Ancestry] ($).

−	'''Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pleasant Hall'''	+	'''Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pleasant Hall'''

−	:*'''1788-1869''' - Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pleasant Hall, Baptism Index 1788-1869 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C504861}}.<ref name="vr"/>	+	:*'''1788-1869''' - Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pleasant Hall, Baptism Index 1788-1869 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C504861}}.<ref name="vr" />

	'''Second Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chambersburg'''		'''Second Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chambersburg'''
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	*[http://midatlantic.rootsweb.ancestry.com/familyhart/documents/JimHouptIndices/ Jim Houpt Indexing Project] This site contains indices to Military, Presbyterian Church, Cemetery, and other records in Franklin County.		*[http://midatlantic.rootsweb.ancestry.com/familyhart/documents/JimHouptIndices/ Jim Houpt Indexing Project] This site contains indices to Military, Presbyterian Church, Cemetery, and other records in Franklin County.

−	===== Reformed =====	+	===== Reformed =====

−	'''Salem Reformed Church, Washington Township'''	+	'''Salem Reformed Church, Washington Township'''

−	:*'''1782-1809''' - Salem Reformed Church, Washington Township, Baptism Index 1782-1809 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C506981}}.<ref name="vr"/>	+	:*'''1782-1809''' - Salem Reformed Church, Washington Township, Baptism Index 1782-1809 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C506981}}.<ref name="vr" />

	==== Court Records ====		==== Court Records ====
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	*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]		*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]

−	[[Chambersburg Pennsylvania Family History Center]] - {{PAfhc\|Chambersburg}}<br>You may also visit the [[Fairview Pennsylvania Family History Center]] (Waynesboro)<br>	+	[[Chambersburg Pennsylvania Family History Center]] - {{PAfhc\|Chambersburg}}<br>You may also visit the [[Fairview Pennsylvania Family History Center]] (Waynesboro)<br>

	===== Libraries =====		===== Libraries =====
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	:*'''1852-1854''' – Pennsylvania Deaths [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2487 Ancestry.com] – $ Index with images.		:*'''1852-1854''' – Pennsylvania Deaths [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2487 Ancestry.com] – $ Index with images.
−	:*'''1893-1906''' – Register of Deaths {{FHL\|498891\|item\|disp=FHL films 323953–323955}} These county death records were microfilmed by [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.] They are available through [https://familysearch.org/locations/ Family History Centers] and at the [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/genealogy/3183/vital_statistics/387291 Pennsylvania State Archives.]	+	:*'''1893-1906''' – Register of Deaths {{FHL\|498891\|item\|disp=FHL films 323953–323955}} These county death records were microfilmed by [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.] They are available through [https://familysearch.org/locations/ Family History Centers] and at the [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/genealogy/3183/vital_statistics/387291 Pennsylvania State Archives.]
−	:*'''1894-1906''' - Franklin County Death Index 1894-1906 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr"/>	+	:*'''1894-1906''' - Franklin County Death Index 1894-1906 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr" />

	Pennsylvania death certificates become public records after 50 years. An [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/20686 annual index] is released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Records less than 50 years old are kept by the [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/birth_and_death_certificates/11596 Division of Vital Records] and are not public certificates. Only certain people can request a non-public death certificate. To order a non-public representative you must be:		Pennsylvania death certificates become public records after 50 years. An [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/20686 annual index] is released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Records less than 50 years old are kept by the [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/birth_and_death_certificates/11596 Division of Vital Records] and are not public certificates. Only certain people can request a non-public death certificate. To order a non-public representative you must be:
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	Division of Vital Records<br>ATTN: Public Records<br>PO Box 1528<br>New Castle, PA 16103		Division of Vital Records<br>ATTN: Public Records<br>PO Box 1528<br>New Castle, PA 16103

−	{{Template:PA vitals repositories\|Franklin\|687806}}	+	{{Template:PA vitals repositories\|Franklin\|687806}}

	== Franklin County Pennsylvania Genealogy Websites ==		== Franklin County Pennsylvania Genealogy Websites ==
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−	{{Pennsylvania\|Pennsylvania}}	+	{{Pennsylvania\|Pennsylvania}}
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	[[Category:Franklin_County,_Pennsylvania]]		[[Category:Franklin_County,_Pennsylvania]]

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	== Adams County Pennsylvania Historical Facts ==		== Adams County Pennsylvania Historical Facts ==
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−	*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[York County, Pennsylvania\|York]] County in 22 January 1800.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[York County, Pennsylvania\|York]] County in 22 January 1800.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>
	*'''County Seat:''' Gettysburg<br>		*'''County Seat:''' Gettysburg<br>
	*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}} '''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Adams County, Pennsylvania" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Pennsylvania (accessed 17 July 2012).</ref>[[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania\|Cumberland]] (north){{•}}[[York County, Pennsylvania\|York]] (east){{•}}[[Franklin County, Pennsylvania\|Franklin]] (west){{•}}[[Frederick County, Maryland\|Frederick County, Maryland]] and [[Carroll County, Maryland\|Carroll County, Maryland]] (south)		*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}} '''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Adams County, Pennsylvania" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Pennsylvania (accessed 17 July 2012).</ref>[[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania\|Cumberland]] (north){{•}}[[York County, Pennsylvania\|York]] (east){{•}}[[Franklin County, Pennsylvania\|Franklin]] (west){{•}}[[Frederick County, Maryland\|Frederick County, Maryland]] and [[Carroll County, Maryland\|Carroll County, Maryland]] (south)
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	==== Church Records ====		==== Church Records ====

−	{{PAChurch2}} <br>[[Image:Adams county pennsylvania churches.png\|thumb\|right\|400px]] <br>Perhaps the earliest religious denomination to be established in the county was the Church of the Brethren or the Dunkards who came around 1840. The Church of England or Episcopal congregations if the English were formed soon after. They kept few records. The Dutch Reformed church came around 1865. German Lutherans came to the county around 1780-1800. Other groups to come included Methodists, Irish Catholics, and Scotch-Irish Presbyterians. Not all the early churches to settle in the county stayed active to the present day. <br><br>{{PAChurch1\|Adams\|355867}}	+	{{PAChurch2}} <br>[[Image:Adams county pennsylvania churches.png\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Adams county pennsylvania churches.png]] <br>Perhaps the earliest religious denomination to be established in the county was the Church of the Brethren or the Dunkards who came around 1840. The Church of England or Episcopal congregations if the English were formed soon after. They kept few records. The Dutch Reformed church came around 1865. German Lutherans came to the county around 1780-1800. Other groups to come included Methodists, Irish Catholics, and Scotch-Irish Presbyterians. Not all the early churches to settle in the county stayed active to the present day. <br><br>{{PAChurch1\|Adams\|355867}}

	'''The [http://www.achs-pa.org/holdings/manu.htm Adams County Historical Society]'''<br>Archives of the Historical Society:		'''The [http://www.achs-pa.org/holdings/manu.htm Adams County Historical Society]'''<br>Archives of the Historical Society:
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	:*'''1804''' - Lutheran and Dutch Reformed Church, Arendtsville, Marriage Index 1770-1874 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|M503961}}.<ref name="vr" />		:*'''1804''' - Lutheran and Dutch Reformed Church, Arendtsville, Marriage Index 1770-1874 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|M503961}}.<ref name="vr" />

−	===== Episcopal =====	+	===== Episcopal =====

−	'''Christ's Episcopal Church, York Springs'''	+	'''Christ's Episcopal Church, York Springs'''

−	:*'''1760-1763, 1784-1836, 1851-1876''' - Christ's Episcopal Church, York Springs, Baptism Index 1760-1763, 1784-1836, 1851-1876 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C510751}}.<ref name="vr" />	+	:*'''1760-1763, 1784-1836, 1851-1876''' - Christ's Episcopal Church, York Springs, Baptism Index 1760-1763, 1784-1836, 1851-1876 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C510751}}.<ref name="vr" />
	:*'''1858-1872''' - Christ's Episcopal Church, York Springs, Marriage Index 1858-1872 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|M510751}}.<ref name="vr" />		:*'''1858-1872''' - Christ's Episcopal Church, York Springs, Marriage Index 1858-1872 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|M510751}}.<ref name="vr" />

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	:*'''1847-1880''' - Christ Lutheran Church, Gettysburg, Marriage Index 1847-1880 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|M506911}}.<ref name="vr" />		:*'''1847-1880''' - Christ Lutheran Church, Gettysburg, Marriage Index 1847-1880 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|M506911}}.<ref name="vr" />

−	'''Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, York Springs'''	+	'''Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, York Springs'''

−	:*'''1840-1875''' - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, York Springs, Baptism Index 1840-1875 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C505471}}.<ref name="vr" />	+	:*'''1840-1875''' - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, York Springs, Baptism Index 1840-1875 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C505471}}.<ref name="vr" />
	:*'''1842-1880''' - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, York Springs, Baptism Index 1842-1880 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|M505471}}.<ref name="vr" />		:*'''1842-1880''' - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, York Springs, Baptism Index 1842-1880 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|M505471}}.<ref name="vr" />

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	:*'''1791-1874''' - Upper Bermudian Church, Huntington Township, Baptism Index 1791-1874 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C506701}}.<ref name="vr" />		:*'''1791-1874''' - Upper Bermudian Church, Huntington Township, Baptism Index 1791-1874 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C506701}}.<ref name="vr" />

−	===== Methodist =====	+	===== Methodist =====

−	'''The Methodist Episcopal Church, Gettysburg'''	+	'''The Methodist Episcopal Church, Gettysburg'''

−	:*'''1854-1875''' - The Methodist Episcopal Church, Gettysburg, Baptism Index 1854-1875 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C510721}}.<ref name="vr" />	+	:*'''1854-1875''' - The Methodist Episcopal Church, Gettysburg, Baptism Index 1854-1875 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C510721}}.<ref name="vr" />
	:*'''1854-1885''' - The Methodist Episcopal Church, Gettysburg, Marriage Index 1854-1885 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|M510721}}.<ref name="vr" />		:*'''1854-1885''' - The Methodist Episcopal Church, Gettysburg, Marriage Index 1854-1885 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|M510721}}.<ref name="vr" />

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	:*'''1768-1875''' - Emanuel Reformed Church, Abbottstown, Baptism Index 1768-1875 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C510181}}.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/b/b5/Igipennsylvaniaa.pdf.</ref>		:*'''1768-1875''' - Emanuel Reformed Church, Abbottstown, Baptism Index 1768-1875 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C510181}}.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/b/b5/Igipennsylvaniaa.pdf.</ref>

−	'''German Reformed Congregation, New Oxford'''	+	'''German Reformed Congregation, New Oxford'''

	:*'''1822-1846''' - German Reformed Congregation, New Oxford, Baptism Index 1822-1846 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C506721}}.<ref name="vr" />		:*'''1822-1846''' - German Reformed Congregation, New Oxford, Baptism Index 1822-1846 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI\|C506721}}.<ref name="vr" />
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	:*'''1700-1821''' - Pennsylvania Marriage Records [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2383 Ancestry.com] – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties.		:*'''1700-1821''' - Pennsylvania Marriage Records [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2383 Ancestry.com] – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties.
	:*'''Pre-1810''' – Pennsylvania Marriages [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2098 Ancestry.com] – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties. Includes 35,000 marriage records from vol. VIII of of the second series of the Pennsylvania Archives.		:*'''Pre-1810''' – Pennsylvania Marriages [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2098 Ancestry.com] – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties. Includes 35,000 marriage records from vol. VIII of of the second series of the Pennsylvania Archives.
−	:*'''1725-1976''' - {{RecordSearch\|1681011\|Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940}} - free index. Not complete for all years. This index is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.	+	:*'''1725-1976''' - {{RecordSearch\|1681011\|Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940}} - free index. Not complete for all years. This index is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
	:*'''1852-1855, 1885-1931''' - Adams County Marriage Books 2-3, 5-11, 13-15 Index 1852-1855 and 1885-1931 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/b/b5/Igipennsylvaniaa.pdf.</ref>		:*'''1852-1855, 1885-1931''' - Adams County Marriage Books 2-3, 5-11, 13-15 Index 1852-1855 and 1885-1931 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/b/b5/Igipennsylvaniaa.pdf.</ref>
	:*'''1852-1854''' - Pennsylvania Marriages [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2486 Ancestry.com] – ($) Index with images.		:*'''1852-1854''' - Pennsylvania Marriages [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2486 Ancestry.com] – ($) Index with images.
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