Birth, death and marriage records, 1721-1783

Metadata

Title

Birth, death and marriage records, 1721-1783

Alternative Title

Births, Death, and Marriages

Date

1721/1783

Digital Identifier

FHL.PMM_BDMar17211783

Call Number

HC.PhM.P455.01a.002 (1250/JA1.2)

Description

In the 17th and 18th centuries, Friends generally kept records of the births and deaths only of members. If a child was born to two Quakers in good standing at the time of the birth they were considered "birthright." This item also includes some copies of marriage certificates.

Place

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Congregation

Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia

Holding Institution

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

Extent

1 folder

Format (Original)

Format (Digital)

jp2

Rights

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Language

eng

Type

Text

Thumbnail

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IIIF Manifest

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