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Hi and welcome to the Berks County Pennsylvania Genealogy Project. This website is in need of a County Team Associate. Please Contact Us if you’d be interesting in helping to develop this resource.Â
We’re really glad you stopped by and I hope that you find this website useful for your genealogical research.
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.
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Marriage Records
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You’ll also want to visit the Berks County PAGenWeb site.
Adoption Records AÂ BÂ CÂ DÂ EÂ FÂ GÂ HÂ IÂ JÂ KÂ LÂ MÂ NÂ OÂ PÂ QÂ RÂ SÂ TÂ UÂ VÂ WÂ XÂ YÂ Z The following adoption records came from the Berks County Court House. They were submitted by Judy. List of adoptees whose surname starts with the letter “W.” Adoptee … Read more
Adoption Records AÂ BÂ CÂ DÂ EÂ FÂ GÂ HÂ IÂ JÂ KÂ LÂ MÂ NÂ OÂ PÂ QÂ RÂ SÂ TÂ UÂ VÂ WÂ XÂ YÂ Z The following adoption records came from the Berks County Court House. They were submitted by Judy. List of adoptees whose surname starts with the letter “Y.” Adoptee … Read more
Bible Record of Anna “Annie” (Gilbert) Jackson Henry W. Gilbert and Hannah H. Moyer each of Oley, Berks Co., Pa. were united in Holy Matrimony on the 19th day of August, 1871 by Minister Thomas T. Iaeger No. 968 Submitted by Mike. Last Modified Home      Bible Index
Family Bible of George Berger Following is a translation of the family register from the Bible of George Berger (1810-1890) of Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County. Below each translation is a link to the page on which the record appears. Page 1 lists George Berger’s marriages George Berger and Miss Katharina Boltz married on the … Read more
Bible Records of Daniel Helffrich Marriage Records Daniel Helffrich was married the first time April 10, 1808 to Maria Hoch The second time August 10, 1823 to Margaret Bock Births Daniel Helffrich was born in Weisenberg Township, Lehigh County March 7th, 1785 Was baptized April 18, 1785. Witness of Baptism Rev. Daniel Lehman and his … Read more
Family Bible of Johannes Dunckel Greenwhich Township, Berks County, PA Transcribed and donated by: Justine Walter. Translation: (done sometime in 19th Century) Dates are as listed in the notes. 1746, Dec. the 6., I, Johannes Dunckel, purchased a spot of ground by Conrad Koch about 125 acres. 1761. Aug.10., I, Johannes Dunckel, did move to … Read more
Family Bible of Phebe Ann and Lewis M. Fawkes (Includes Rulapaugh and Thompson) Robeson Township, Berks County, PA Births: Lewis M Fawkes The Sun of Samuel & Rachel Fawkes Was Born the 8th of the Second Month In The year of our Lord 1809. Phebe Ann Fawkes The Daughter of William & Rachel Dickinson Was … Read more
<!– –> Bible of Henry Myers Henry Myers b. September 35, 1782 in Berks Co., Pa. and died August 13, 1872 in Shrewsbury, Lycoming Co., Pa. Henry Myers, Sr. wrote all of the entires after the fact, not as they happened. Marriages Children with Mary Cantner/Kantner Children with Sara Jane Powell Children with Hannah Maria … Read more
Hoch – Hauck – Van Reed Family Bible The following information is contained in the Family Register between the Old and New Testaments, in an inscription on the page opposite the inside front cover, and on a loose sheet of paper inside this Bible. This Bible is a German language edition published in 1830 in … Read more
Bible Record of John Freehafer 1829 German Bible published in Philadelphia Familien Register This branch of the Freehafer family migrated from Berks County, Pennsylvania to Huntington County, Indiana. On the way, they stopped for a while in Wayne County, Ohio and then Richland County, Ohio. Trauungen (Marriage Register) John Freehafer was married to Miss Barbary … Read more