Berks County

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The links below will take you to the various PA-Roots DataBoards and other resources for Berks County.  At last check there are over 5,760 individual data records posted.
 

Biographies
Birth Records
Cemetery Records
Court Records
Death Records
Deeds
Marriage Records
Military Records
Newspaper Articles
Obituaries
Queries
Wills

You’ll also want to visit the Berks County PAGenWeb site.

A Summary of the Bair, Baer, Br, Bear, Beer Etc. Family

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A Summary of the Bair, Baer, Br, Bear, Beer Etc. Family Prepared by Myrna L. Bair from Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1737 to 1808, by Ralph Beaver Strassburger, L.L.D, President of the Pennsylvania German Society. In Three Volumes, 1727 -1773, (Norristown, PA: … Read more

A Summary of the Bair, Baer, Br, Bear, Beer Etc. Family

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Ship Indostan, April 17, 1804 German Passengers Arrived at the port of Philadelphia in the Ship Indostan, Captain John Green, from Hamburgh, April 17th, 1804 Gottfried Wilhelm Philip Carl Philip Christ. Gottl. Schmidt Joh. Carl Philip Klein Joh. Wilhelm Roting Joh. Casper Everling Michael Kusnar Hans Nicolaus Kros Christ. Nitscher Joh. Andr. Brandt Wolmer Julius … Read more

Achenbach

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Achenbach Register Report First Generation 1. ??? VON ACHENBACH. The name ACHENBACH exists both as a surname and as the name of a town. In the year 1515 the town of ACHENBACH is mentioned both as a part of Siegen, Westphalia, Hessen, Germany, and as part of the group of villages known as Biedenkopfals in … Read more

Administrator/Administratrix Notices

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Administrator/Administratrix Notices Administrator/Administratrix Notices from local Berks County newspapers Name of Decedent Decedent’s Residence Administrator/Administratrix Attorney Source Ammon, Elizabeth Reading James Geiger None Named Reading Eagle, 18 Mar 1869 Bechtel, John Heidelberg Twp. Isaac Bechtel, Robesonia, PA None Named Reading Eagle, 2 Jan 1869 Bertolet, Maria Oley Twp. Peter G. Bertolet None Named Berks and … Read more

Baptismal Record of Johan Wilhelm Fischer (1706-1771)

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Balthasar Family Register Familien Register. Heirathen. Den 23. Marz 1844. sind wir Benjamin Balthasar und Deina Williams Beide von Uber-Bern Taun- schip Berks Co Pa getraut worden von Pfarrer Herpel Family Register Marriages On March 23, 1844, Benjamin Balthasar and Deina (Diana) Williams, both from Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, were married by Reverend … Read more

Andrew Gredt and the Blessing from Pope Benedict XIV

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Letter from the Pennsylvania Archives to Mrs. Phyllis Schappell Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Bureau of Museums William Penn Memorial Museum and Archives Building Box 232 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108 March 22, 1968 Mrs. Phyllis Schappell 263 State Street Hamburg, Pennsylvania 19526 Dear Mrs. Schappell: In reply to your inquiry of March 10 … Read more

Application for Marriage

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Application for Marriage License No. 213. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Berks, ss.: We, the undersigned, in accordance with the statements hereinafter contained, the facts set forth wherein we and each of us do solemnly swear are ture and correct to the best of our knowledge and belief, do hereby make application to the Clerk … Read more