Ohio, Diocese of Toledo, Catholic Parish Records, 1796-2004
Images of parish registers recording the events of baptism, first communion, confirmation, marriage, and death in the Diocese of Toledo (Ohio), Roman Catholic Church. In addition to traditional parish registers, this collection includes miscellaneous cemetery records, Books of the Elect, Professions of Faith, Sick Call registers, etc. Some localities in this collection are outside of the state of Ohio.
Ohio, Diocese of Toledo, Catholic Parish Records
What is in This Collection?
The Catholic Parish entries are recorded in register books in columns or in paragraphs without columns. Records are organized by county, then by community, and finally by parish within each community. This collection includes records for the dates 1796-2004. Some parish records are available for the following counties:
- Allen
- Crawford
- Defiance
- Erie
- Fulton
- Hancock
- Henry
- Huron
- Lucas
- Ottawa
- Paulding
- Putnam
- Richland
- Sandusky
- Seneca
- Van Wert
- Williams
- Wood
- Wyandot
Some parishes, especially German speaking ones, were served by the same priest and so records appear very similar in the various parishes during the time period when they served. For example: St. Mary, Sandusky, Erie County and St. Sebastian, Bismark, Huron County shared the same priests during their early years.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
To Browse This Collection
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What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Names of individuals
- Date and place of baptism
- Child's date of birth
- Parents' names including maiden name of mother
- Names of sponsors or witnesses
- Name of priest
- Confirmation date and place
- Date and place of marriage
- Death date and burial date
- Name of cemetery
Collection Content
Sample Images
1805 Baptism Record
1933-6 Confirmation Record
1918 Marriage Record
1910-12 Burial Record
Collection Details
"Ohio, Diocese of Toledo, Catholic Parish Records, 1796-2004." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2024. Bowling Green State University, Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green.
