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Recent questions tagged philadelphia
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PHILADELPHIA genealogy
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1
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If someone was born in Wicaco about 1678 how should the location be listed?
asked
Aug 7
in
Genealogy Help
by
Chris Garrigues
G2G6
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7.0k
points)
swanson
new_netherland
new_sweden
philadelphia
+15
votes
7
answers
536
views
Can you help sort out actor Sherman Hemsley's family tree?
asked
Jun 11
in
The Tree House
by
David Randall
G2G6 Pilot
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289k
points)
notables
black_heritage
philadelphia
connectors
projects
+3
votes
2
answers
117
views
Where can I find early Philadelphia, Pennsylvania settlers that weren't on Penn's boats?
asked
Jun 11
in
Genealogy Help
by
Melissa Taveras
G2G5
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6.0k
points)
philadelphia
collins
england
ireland
colonial_philadelphia
+5
votes
1
answer
180
views
Who was that lady?
asked
Jun 7
in
Genealogy Help
by
Shirlea Smith
G2G6 Pilot
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264k
points)
new_brunswick
somers
dobson
nova_scotia
philadelphia
+3
votes
1
answer
242
views
Are you related to a Charles Collins (1788-1852)?
asked
Jan 30
in
Genealogy Help
by
Melissa Taveras
G2G5
(
6.0k
points)
ellis_island
kent_england
philadelphia
pennsylvania
immigration
collins
+28
votes
3
answers
416
views
Boy in the Box (1957 Cold Case) Solved with DNA
asked
Dec 8, 2022
in
The Tree House
by
Shonda Feather
G2G6 Pilot
(
297k
points)
murder
dna
philadelphia
gedmatch
+4
votes
0
answers
105
views
Need a Project? Rawle & Legal Papers Begging to be Abstracted to Wikitree
asked
Dec 3, 2022
in
The Tree House
by
Judy Bramlage
G2G6 Pilot
(
200k
points)
rawle
shoemaker
hall
philadelphia
tilghman
penn
+5
votes
1
answer
212
views
Heads up re: new pre-1700 profile for Somerset/Pennsylvania Quaker
asked
Aug 6, 2022
in
The Tree House
by
Richard Hill
G2G6 Mach 8
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82.6k
points)
penn
quakers
pennsylvania
somerset
pre-1700
philadelphia
+1
vote
1
answer
158
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Captain John Blackston b. between 1776 1794 lived in Pennsylvania, looking for other information, Thanks
asked
Jul 17, 2022
in
Genealogy Help
by
Donnie Blackstone
G2G6 Pilot
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257k
points)
blackston
blackstone
philadelphia
pennsylvania
+13
votes
2
answers
258
views
new digitized 1838 census of Philadephia, the Black Metropolis
asked
Jul 13, 2022
in
The Tree House
by
H Husted
G2G6 Mach 7
(
76.5k
points)
black_heritage
philadelphia
pennsylvania
sources
+4
votes
1
answer
170
views
Creating profile for Walter King (1625-1703), relation of Esther King (~1650-1710)
asked
Jul 11, 2022
in
Genealogy Help
by
Richard Hill
G2G6 Mach 8
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82.6k
points)
pre-1700
king
quakers
penn
philadelphia
pennsylvania
+9
votes
3
answers
198
views
4 generations of the Mason Watson family, June 1907
asked
Jun 23, 2022
in
Photos
by
Jane Peppler
G2G6 Mach 3
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38.0k
points)
mason
watson
quakers
philadelphia
lancashire
+5
votes
1
answer
183
views
Category for Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Northern District
asked
May 21, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
H Husted
G2G6 Mach 7
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76.5k
points)
categorization
sleeper
quakers
pennsylvania
philadelphia
+4
votes
1
answer
294
views
Wondering why I can't find evidence of the Watson/Read marriage
asked
May 10, 2022
in
Genealogy Help
by
Chris Garrigues
G2G6
(
7.0k
points)
read
watson
franklin
rogers
quakers
philadelphia
+4
votes
1
answer
155
views
Does this document indicate that Francis Garrigues was a landlord?
asked
Dec 26, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Chris Garrigues
G2G6
(
7.0k
points)
garrigues
philadelphia
pennsylvania
+7
votes
1
answer
199
views
how to link profiles to this passenger list resource....???
asked
Jul 11, 2021
in
WikiTree Help
by
Shirlea Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
264k
points)
steeves
palatine_migration
new_brunswick
canada
philadelphia
+7
votes
4
answers
200
views
Can you help connect the Herlines of Bavaria?
asked
Jan 6, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
David Randall
G2G6 Pilot
(
289k
points)
herrlein
german_roots
germany
notables
philadelphia
+1
vote
1
answer
92
views
George Cook Justice, 1826, Philadelphia. Any information appreciated.
asked
Jan 5, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
William Justice
G2G Rookie
(
220
points)
justice
philadelphia
+2
votes
2
answers
164
views
I am trying to contact relatives of Charles Altman and his wife, Delia who lived at 4610 Sansom St Philadelphia in 1939
asked
Nov 18, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Living Altmann
G2G Rookie
(
190
points)
altman
philadelphia
germany
holocaust
leipzig
cousin
+3
votes
1
answer
141
views
Did Henry Newman become James Maddocks?
asked
Aug 3, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Katie Fuller
G2G6 Mach 3
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38.9k
points)
newman
maddocks
philadelphia
grimsby
england
manchester
+3
votes
1
answer
176
views
Advice before editing this pre-1700 Jones profile?
asked
Jul 18, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Della Kirkland
G2G Crew
(
910
points)
pre-1700
jones
england
philadelphia
pennsylvania
quakers
+3
votes
0
answers
122
views
How on Earth can I lose track of someone with a name like Newark Rutland? (Philadelphia immigrant)
asked
Jun 14, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Mark Dorney
G2G6 Mach 5
(
56.7k
points)
rutland
philadelphia
pennsylvania
+2
votes
4
answers
277
views
Sarah Elizabeth Robertson apparently really hated census takers!
asked
Apr 5, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Lisa Hazard
G2G6 Pilot
(
260k
points)
robertson
baltimore
philadelphia
census
new_jersey
new_york
+1
vote
1
answer
130
views
Are you descendant of a Tuttle from Philadelphia?
asked
Feb 12, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Jana Shea
G2G6 Mach 3
(
33.5k
points)
tuttle
dna
tuthill
philadelphia
+4
votes
3
answers
125
views
Trying to connect the Scholls, a cousin living on a cemetery??
asked
Aug 11, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Jelena Eckstädt
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
connectors
philadelphia
+2
votes
0
answers
216
views
First Baptist Church in Philly
asked
Mar 28, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
J Briller
G2G6 Mach 1
(
11.2k
points)
pennsylvania
philadelphia
american_revolutionary_war
war_of_1812
0
votes
1
answer
145
views
Looking for the family of Anna Sophia Alexander Robertson Heberton, Philadelphia, ~1800
asked
Jan 24, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Lisa Hazard
G2G6 Pilot
(
260k
points)
robertson
heberton
brickwall
philadelphia
pennsylvania
+3
votes
2
answers
128
views
Looking for info on John Stovell 1804 England - 1878 Philadelphia Penna.
asked
Sep 2, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Liz Marshall
G2G6 Pilot
(
108k
points)
stovell
philadelphia
immigration
england
+3
votes
0
answers
581
views
The history of William Clayton, supposed 2nd (acting) governor of Pennsylvania
asked
Jul 9, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
SJ Baty
G2G Astronaut
(
1.2m
points)
penn
quakers
clayton
delaware
philadelphia
+6
votes
1
answer
110
views
Interesting Philadelphia, PA
asked
Jul 7, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Chris McCombs
G2G6 Mach 5
(
58.0k
points)
philadelphia
newspapers
pennsylvania
+10
votes
2
answers
178
views
Interesting genealogical tidbits in an 1854 Philadelphia PA newspaper
asked
Jun 15, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Jessica Key
G2G6 Pilot
(
292k
points)
philadelphia
newspapers
+3
votes
1
answer
109
views
When Gottlieb Vogel (1829-1899 Philadelphia) came to USA?
asked
Apr 3, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Kori Kruse
G2G1
(
2.0k
points)
vogel
german_roots
immigration
philadelphia
+6
votes
4
answers
236
views
Calling All American Revolution Experts
asked
Feb 7, 2018
in
WikiTree Help
by
Saundra Stewart
G2G6 Mach 5
(
59.0k
points)
american_revolutionary_war
1776
virginia
philadelphia
+13
votes
2
answers
237
views
An Interesting Colonial Philadelphia Source
asked
Jan 19, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Saundra Stewart
G2G6 Mach 5
(
59.0k
points)
1776
pennsylvania
philadelphia
quakers
occupations
huguenot
+4
votes
1
answer
147
views
British Subjects born in Philadelphia
asked
Dec 19, 2017
in
Genealogy Help
by
Nereda Pinker
G2G1
(
1.1k
points)
british
subject
philadelphia
gilchrist
kilchrist
+5
votes
2
answers
387
views
Who are the parents of Johann Heinrich Winkle (1750 – 1810)?
asked
Dec 14, 2017
in
Genealogy Help
by
Erik Granstrom
G2G6 Mach 4
(
44.2k
points)
winkle
philadelphia
pennsylvania
german_roots
+2
votes
5
answers
219
views
anyone have information on the parents of Edward "Eddie" Morton?
asked
Nov 17, 2017
in
Genealogy Help
by
Stanley Dykes
G2G6 Mach 1
(
10.6k
points)
pennsylvania
philadelphia
morton
+6
votes
1
answer
112
views
Looking for information on the parents of Mamie (Reuben) Barrow
asked
Nov 7, 2017
in
Genealogy Help
by
David Hughey
G2G Astronaut
(
1.6m
points)
reuben
schneider
philadelphia
jamaica
+4
votes
1
answer
184
views
Was Samuel Powell Mayer of Philadelphia and owner of Powelton Last of his line
asked
Sep 22, 2017
in
The Tree House
by
Kevin Lajiness
G2G3
(
3.5k
points)
philadelphia
powelton
penn
powell
walton
+4
votes
3
answers
208
views
how do i narrow down which phillips i'm looking for?
asked
Apr 16, 2017
in
Genealogy Help
by
S Rechter
G2G Crew
(
300
points)
phillips
philadelphia
research_assistance
eppstein
pre-1900
russian_roots
+3
votes
2
answers
167
views
Where would one find a source regarding granted emigration records from the mid 1700s?
asked
Dec 21, 2016
in
Genealogy Help
by
Gary Fox
G2G Crew
(
390
points)
german_roots
philadelphia
immigration
+2
votes
1
answer
351
views
Would there be a reference source in Germany that would list all passengers sailing to Philadelphia in the mid-1700's
asked
Nov 29, 2016
in
Genealogy Help
by
Gary Fox
G2G Crew
(
390
points)
fuchs
immigration
germany
philadelphia
palatine_migration
+5
votes
3
answers
157
views
Do I have enough?
asked
Apr 27, 2016
in
The Tree House
by
David T Robertson
G2G6
(
8.1k
points)
burton
massachusetts
philadelphia
+11
votes
1
answer
76
views
Street Name Changes
asked
Mar 27, 2016
in
The Tree House
by
Maureen Rosenfeld
G2G6 Pilot
(
190k
points)
philadelphia
tools
+8
votes
3
answers
154
views
Did Holstein DeHaven own cattle?
asked
Jul 6, 2015
in
Genealogy Help
by
Star Kline
G2G6 Pilot
(
665k
points)
dehaven
holstein
philadelphia
orphaned_profiles
+6
votes
4
answers
291
views
I'm trying to find my family.
asked
May 7, 2015
in
Genealogy Help
by
anonymous
young
moyer
philadelphia
+6
votes
1
answer
343
views
Searched many years for GGGpa Joseph Dixon's parents siblings born 1 feb 1813 Phila, Pa. Columbiana co. Ohio 1840
asked
Apr 28, 2015
in
Genealogy Help
by
Carol Sorden
G2G Crew
(
370
points)
dixon
philadelphia
pennsylvania
+3
votes
1
answer
187
views
Casper/Gasper Smitley
asked
Apr 24, 2015
in
Genealogy Help
by
anonymous
smithley
philadelphia
+7
votes
1
answer
451
views
Looking for info on James Martin who lived in Nova Scotia
asked
Mar 19, 2015
in
Genealogy Help
by
anonymous
martin
nova
scotia
philadelphia
+6
votes
1
answer
225
views
Looking for Mary Ann Taylor, William Campbell or Margaret
asked
Feb 21, 2015
in
Genealogy Help
by
Denise Hasher
G2G Crew
(
600
points)
hall
campbell
taylor
philadelphia
pennsylvania
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