Links to Early Catholic Church Records, Philadelphia, Pa.
The following list includes all sacramental records for Philadelphia Catholic churches published in the Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, volumes 1 (1884) to 33 (1922). This list does not include all the many Records articles on clergymen, church histories and non-Philadelphia records.
The links below are to the Google Books versions. Many are also available on archive.org. Search for "Records of the American Catholic Historical Society, Vol. nn". The printed journal can be found in many Catholic university libraries. Microfilm copys for many of the original records can be found in the FamilySearch catalog.
Churches:
- Holy Trinity Church, Philadelphia
- St. Augustine's Church, Philadelphia
- St. Joseph's Church, Philadelphia
- St. Mary's Church, Philadelphia
- Other church histories
- References
Holy Trinity Church, Philadelphia
- Vol. 21, p. 1-45, Church of the Holy Trinity [history]
- Vol. 21, p. 65-76, Baptism Register, 1790-1795 [history]
- Vol. 21, p. 145-154, Baptisms, 1790-1792
- Vol. 22, p. 1-20, Baptisms, 1793-1795
- Vol. 22, p. 65-83, Baptisms, 1796-1799
- Vol. 24, p. 140-161, Marriages, 1791-1799
St. Augustine's Church, Philadelphia
- Vol. 1, p. 361-367, Selected Baptisms, 1801-1839
- Vol. 13, p. 334-376, Baptisms, 1801-1808
- Vol. 13, p. 497-506, Baptisms, 1808-1810
- Vol. 1, p. 357-361, Selected Marriages, 1801-1838
- Vol. 13, p. 165-210, Marriages, 1801-1830
- Vol. 1, p. 351-356, Subscribers 1796, Pew Holders 1801-1808 & 1814-1820
St. Joseph's Church, Philadelphia
- Vol. 1, p. 246-350, First Series, Baptisms, 1758-1775
- Vol. 2, p. 225-275, Second Series, Baptisms, 1776-1781
- Vol. 4, p. 37-76 Third Series, Baptisms, 1781-1786
- Vol. 4, p. 125-193, Fourth Series, Marriages and Baptisms, 1771?-1786 [intro]
- Vol. 4, p. 144-193, Fourth Series, Marriages and Baptisms, 1771?-1786 [baptisms]
- Vol. 15, p. 139-163, Fifth Series, Baptisms 1791
- Vol. 15, p. 289-313, Fifth Series, Baptisms, 1792
- Vol. 15, p. 454-475, Fifth Series, Baptisms, 1793
- Vol. 16, p. 53-68, Fifth Series, Baptisms, 1794
- Vol. 16, p. 202-223, Fifth Series, Baptisms, 1795
- Vol. 16, p. 314-343, Fifth Series, Baptisms, 1796
- Vol. 16, p. 361-390, Fifth Series, Baptisms, 1797
- Vol. 17, p. 1-32, Sixth Series, Baptisms, 1798
- Vol. 17, p. 322-347, Sixth Series, Baptisms, 1799
- Vol. 17, p. 457-485, Sixth Series, Baptisms, 1800
- Vol. 18, p. 78-105, Seventh Series, Baptisms, 1801
- Vol. 18, p. 216-239, Seventh Series, Baptisms, 1802
- Vol. 18, p. 262-281, Seventh Series, Baptisms, 1803
- Vol. 18, p. 397-415, Seventh Series, Baptisms, 1804
- Vol. 19, p. 79-97, Eighth Series, Baptisms, 1805
- Vol. 19, p. 123-139, Eighth Series, Baptisms, 1806
- Vol. 19, p. 326-360, Eighth Series, Baptisms, 1807-1808
- Vol. 19, p. 416-454, Eighth Series, Baptisms, 1809-1810
- Vol. 4, p. 125-193, Fourth Series, Marriages and Baptisms, 1771?-1786 [intro]
- Vol. 4, p. 141-144, Fourth Series, Marriages and Baptisms, 1773-1786 [marriages]
- Vol. 20, p. 22-48, Marriages, 1799-1808
- Vol. 20, p. 122-192, Marriages, 1809-1825
- Vol. 20, p. 290-341, Marriages, 1826-1836
- Vol. 2, p. 276-315, Father Farmer's Marriage Register, 1758-1786, Preserved at St.Joseph's Church, Phild'a.
- Vol. 6, p. 423-425, A Philadelphia Subscription List About A. D. 1795
- Barbara O'Keefe website, St. Joseph's Marriages 1799-1808
St. Mary's Church, Philadelphia
- Vol. 3, p. 253-294, St. Mary's Graveyard, Fourth and Spruce Streets, Records and Extracts from Inscriptions on Tombstones
- Vol. 5, p. 19-37-87, Interments at St. Mary's Burying Ground, 1788-1800 (church yard, 4th St.)
- Vol. 4, p. 243-460, Minute Book of St. Mary's Church, Philadelphia, 1782-1811
- Vol. 4, p. 429, New Pew Holders 2 Jan 1811
- Vol. 4, p. 432, New Pew Holders, 21 Jan 1811
- Vol. 5, p. 357-384, Pew Register of St. Mary's Church, Philadelphia, Pa. from 1787-1791
- Vol. 6, p. 459-468, Some Reminiscences Connected with St. Mary's Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa. by Joseph Willcox
- Vol. 6, p. 426-449, Historical Notes of St. Ann's Church and Mission, Philadelphia. (1845-1895)
- Vol. 10, p. 78-89, A Short Sketch of Old St. Gregory's Church and Parish in (west) Philadelphia, 1849-1872