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Marriage records
are a primary fundamental of genealogical research. Therefore searching for marriage records to fill out family trees
should be one of the first priorities of all genealogy research. A maiden name of an ancestor’s wife brings
a whole new set of relatives into focus. Included on a marriage license or
certificate are the bride and groom's age, residences and occupations,
parents names and residences. This
information can be invaluable in finding more of your family tree as well as
adding priceless insight into the lives of your ancestors. Although unusual, early divorce records can
also provide insight into your ancestor's marriage, residence, children, and
property.
Records
of marriages consist of church banns, marriage bonds or contracts, as well as
a formal license and certificate, depending on the year and location the
wedding took place, are usually kept by the church or county official
responsible for records. These are called primary sources because the
records were made at the time of the wedding or close to it by persons of
authority. Other places to find
marriage records are newspaper announcements of an engagement or ceremony,
family bible records which keep track of family births, deaths, and
marriages, as well as obituaries. Although these are not as reliable as a
primary record, they offer some information that may be used to acquire a
verified copy of the marriage.
All of
the records and databases listed below are FREE and can be accessed and searched without having
to pay for a subscription. We try not
to list any sites that have only a few records for the purpose of getting you
to a website that will charge a fee to actually see the record beyond just a
name.
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 ALABAMA:
· Alabama
Marriages, 1816-1957
· Dallas County,
Alabama Marriages 1818-1845
· Jackson Co., Ala.
Marriages 1851-1856, 1859-1871
· Alabama Marriages
Before 1825
· Madison Co. Marriage License Index 1809-Feb 1973
· Tuscaloosa Co., Marriage License Index Aug.1927 to
Present
· Alabama, County
Marriages, 1809-1950
· Alabama Marriage Records
ALASKA:
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ARIZONA:
·
Arizona
Marriages, 1888-1908
· Arizona Marriage Records
ARKANSAS:
· Arkansas Marriages,
1837-1944
· Arkansas County
Marriages, 1837-1957
· Arkansas,
Marriage Index, 1933-1939
· Arkansas, Divorce
Index, 1923-1939
· Craighead Co.: Marriage & Divorce Records Indexes
· Randolph Co.,
Arkansas Marriage Index 1837-2002
· Union Co.
Marriage Records Index, circa 1800s-1900s
· Arkansas Marriage Records
CALIFORNIA:
·
California,
County Marriages, 1850-1952
· California,
Divorce Index, 1966-1984
· California,
Marriages, 1850-1945
· California: Divorce Records
· California Marriage Records
COLORADO:
·
Colorado
County Divorce Records
· Colorado,
Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939
· Colorado, County
Marriages, 1864-1995
· Colorado Marriage Records
· Colorado,
Statewide Divorce Index, 1900-1939
·
Adams Co., Colorado Marriage Licenses, 1960-2010
·
Arapahoe Co. (Includes Denver) Marriages, 1861-1868
· Gilpin
County Marriage Index, 1864-1944
CONNECTICUT:
· Connecticut
Marriages, 1729-1867
· New Fairfield
Marriages 1746 - 1791
· Connecticut,
Marriage Index, 1959-2001
· Connecticut Marriage Records
DELAWARE:
· Delaware
Marriages, 1713-1953
· Delaware Marriage
Records, 1913-1954
· Sound Methodist
Church, Sussex Co., Marriages
· Delaware Marriage Records
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington, DC:
· District
of Columbia Marriages, 1830-1921
· District of
Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950
· District of Columbia Marriage
Records
FLORIDA:
· Florida
Marriages, 1837-1974
·
Florida,
Marriages, 1830-1993
· Florida, Marriage
Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001
· Florida, Divorce
Index, 1927-2001
· Florida: Divorce Records
· Florida Marriage Records
GEORGIA:
· Marriage Records from Microfilm
· Georgia Marriages,
1808-1967
· Georgia Marriage Records
· Georgia, County
Marriages, 1785-1950
HAWAII:
· Hawaii Marriages,
1826-1922
· Marriages
- Hawaii Island - 1832-1910
· Marriages
- Hawaii Island - 1911-1929
· Marriages
- Kauai Island - 1826-1910
· Marriages
- Kauai Island - 1910-1929
· Marriages
- Maui Island - 1842-1910
· Marriages
- Maui Island - 1911-1929
· Marriages
- Molokai Island - 1850-1910
· Marriages
- Molokai Island - 1911-1929
· Marriages
- Oahu Island - 1832-1910 - Volume 1
· Marriages
- Oahu Island - 1832-1910 - Volume 2
· Marriages
- Oahu Island - 1911-1929 - Volume 1
· Marriages
- Oahu Island - 1911-1929 - Volume 2
· Marriages
- Niihau Island - 1849-1856
· Vital
Statistics Collection, 1826-1929
· Divorces
- First Circuit
· Divorces
- Second Circuit
· Divorces
- Third Circuit
· Divorces
- Fourth Circuit
· Divorces
- Fifth Circuit
IDAHO:
· Idaho
Marriages, 1878-1898; 1903-1942
· Idaho,
County Marriages, 1864-1950
· Idaho Marriage Records
· Idaho, Divorce
Index, 1947-1961
ILLINOIS:
· Illinois, Cook
County Marriages, 1871-1920
· Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900
· Illinois County Marriages, 1810-1934
· Illinois,
Marriages, 1815-1935
· Illinois Marriage Records
INDIANA:
· Indiana
Marriages, 1780-1992
·
Indiana,
Marriages, 1811-1959
· Indiana Marriage
Records
·
Allen Co. Marriage Index: Early 1990s to Sept. 2009
·
Marriage Records, 1824-1920 – Allen County
·
Marriages (1904-1962) – Hendricks County
·
Divorces (1891-1960) – Hendricks County
· Montgomery County, Indiana, Marriage
Index, 1875-2010
· Indiana Marriage Records
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IOWA:
· Iowa Marriages,
1809-1992
· Early Iowa Marriages (Pre 1850)
· Iowa, County Marriages 1838-1934
· Iowa Marriage Records
KANSAS:
· Kansas Marriages,
1840-1935
·
Kansas Marriage
Index, ca. 1854-1861
· Kansas, County
Marriages, 1855-1911
· Kansas Marriage Records
· Washington Co.
Kansas Marriages
KENTUCKY:
· Kentucky Marriage Index For 1973-1993
· Kentucky
Marriages, 1785-1979
· Kentucky Divorce Index For 1973-1993
· Kentucky, County
Marriages, 1797-1954
· Fulton County, Kentucky Marriage Records
· Greenup County, Kentucky Marriage Records
· Hickman County, Kentucky Marriage Records
· Lawrence County, Kentucky Marriage Records
· Ohio county, County, Kentucky Marriage Records
· Kentucky: Divorce Records
· Kentucky Marriage Records
LOUISIANA:
· Louisiana
Marriages, 1816-1906
· Louisiana, Parish
Marriages, 1837-1957
· Louisiana Marriage Records
· Orleans Parish
Marriage Records Index
MAINE:
· Maine Marriage Index - 1892 To 1996
· Maine Marriages,
1771-1907
· Maine Marriages Pre-1892
· Marriage History
Search – 1892 to 2009
· Maine Divorce
Records, 1799-1903
· Maine Marriage Records
· Maine, Marriage
Index,1892-1966, 1977-1996
MARYLAND:
· Maryland
Marriages, 1666-1970
·
Washington
County, Maryland, Marriage Index, 1861-1949
· Queen Anne's Co., Marriages 1730-1740
· Frederick, MD
Evangelical Lutheran Church Marriages
· Maryland Marriage Records
MASSACHUSETTS:
· Massachusetts
Marriages, 1695-1910
· Massachusetts
Marriages, 1841-1915
· Massachusetts
Vital Records Index (1841-1910)
· Massachusetts
Vital Records to 1850
· Massachusetts Marriage Records
MICHIGAN:
· Michigan
Marriages, 1822-1995
· Michigan
Marriages, 1868-1925
· Michigan Marriage Records
· Michigan: Marriage Records
· Michigan, County
Marriages, 1820-1935
·
Kent County,
Michigan, Marriage Index, 1842-1929
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MINNESOTA:
· Minnesota Marriage Collection, 1958-2001
· Minnesota
Marriages, 1849-1950
· Minnesota
Divorce Index, 1970-1995
· Minnesota County Marriages, 1860-1949
· Minnesota,
Marriage Index, 1958-2001
· Minnesota Marriage Records
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MISSISSIPPI:
· Mississippi,
Marriages, 1800-1911
·
Rankin
County Marriages
·
Mississippi, Tippah County Marriages 1858-1978
·
Mississippi
Marriage Records
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MISSOURI:
· Missouri,
Marriages, 1750-1920
· Missouri, County
Marriage Records, 1819-1969
· Missouri Marriage Records
·
Jackson County, Missouri, Marriage Index, 2002-2010
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MONTANA:
· Montana
Marriages, 1889-1947
· Montana County
Marriages, 1865-1950
· Montana: Divorce Records
· Montana Marriage Records
NEBRASKA:
· Nebraska
Marriages, 1855-1995
· Nebraska Marriage Records
NEVADA:
· Nevada Marriages, 1860-1987
· Nevada, Marriage
Index, 1956-2005
· Nevada: Divorce Records
· Nevada, County
Marriages, 1862-1993
· Nevada Marriage Records
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
· New Hampshire
Marriages, 1720-1920
· New Hampshire Marriage Records
· New Hampshire Marriage Records
NEW JERSEY:
· New Jersey Marriages,
1678-1985
· Colonial
Marriages, 1665-1799
·
Index to Marriage Records, May 1848 - May 1878
·
New Jersey,
County Marriages, 1682-1956
· New Jersey Marriage Records
· Bergen Co., NJ, Marriages
· Camden Co., NJ, Marriages
· Cape May Co., NJ, Marriage Records
· Gloucester & Burlington County, NJ, Marriages
· South Jersey Marriages
NEW MEXICO:
· New Mexico
Marriages, 1751-1918
· Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Marriage Index, 1888-2011
· New Mexico Marriage Records
NEW YORK:
· New York
Marriages, 1686-1980
· New York, County
Marriages, 1908-1935
· New York Marriage Records
NORTH CAROLINA:
· Marriage Notices
from N.C. Newspapers
· North Carolina
Marriages, 1759-1979
· North Carolina,
County Marriages, 1762-1979
· Davidson Co., NC
Vital Records, 1867-1984
· North Carolina County Marriages 1762-1979
· North Carolina Marriage Records
· North Carolina:
Marriage Notices
NORTH DAKOTA:
· North Dakota Marriage Records
· Cass County, N.D. Divorce & Civil Cases Records (1870s-1942)
· Cass County, N.D. Marriage Licenses (1870s-1944)
OHIO:
· Ohio Marriages,
1800-1958
· Ohio Marriage Records
· Ohio, County
Marriages, 1789-1994
·
Preble
County, Ohio, Marriage Index, 1808-2000
OKLAHOMA:
·
Oklahoma County
Marriages, 1891-1959
· Oklahoma
County Marriage Records – 1889 to 1951
· Oklahoma,
Marriages, 1870-1930
· Oklahoma: Divorce Records
· Oklahoma Marriage Records
· Oklahoma County divorce records
OREGON:
· Oregon Historical Records Index – Marriages and Divorces
· Oregon Marriages,
1853-1935
· Oregon, County
Marriages, 1851-1975
· Oregon Marriage Records
PENNSYLVANIA:
·
Philadelphia, PA,
Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951
·
Pennsylvania
County Marriages, 1885 - 1950
· Pennsylvania,
Marriages, 1709-1940
· Pennsylvania Marriage Records
· Lawrence Co., PA, Marriage Index, 1850-2010
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RHODE ISLAND:
· Rhode
Island Marriages, 1724-1916
· Rhode Island Marriage Records
SOUTH CAROLINA:
·
South Carolina
Marriages 1766 - 1782
·
Greenville County, SC Marriage Licenses, 1910-2010
· South Carolina,
Marriages, 1890-1945
· Richland Co., SC, Marriage Index, 1911-2010
· South Carolina Marriage Records
SOUTH DAKOTA:
· South Dakota Marriage Records
TENNESSEE:
·
Tennessee County
Marriages, 1790-1950
· Tennessee, State
Marriage Index, 1780-2002
·
Tennessee
Marriages, 1796-1950
·
Divorce Records Index 1980-2009
·
Marriage Records Index 1980-2009
· Tennessee Marriage Records
· Montgomery Co., TN Marriage Index
·
Franklin County Marriages
·
Bedford County Marriages
·
Gibson County Marriages
·
Green County Marriages
·
Grundy County Marriages
·
Polk County Marriages
·
Lawrence County, Tennessee Marriages
·
Rutherford County Marriages
·
Lincoln Co.
Marriages: from Fayetteville Observer, 1895-1910
·
Chancery Court Divorce Index 1945-1997 –
Shelby Co.
·
Marriage Indexes/Images 1920-1989 –
Shelby County
· Marriage Records 1820-1965 –
Shelby County
· Tennessee: Divorce Records
TEXAS:
· Texas Marriages,
1837-1973
·
Texas County Marriage Index 1837-1977
·
Johnson County, Texas, Marriages, 1854-72
· Texas, Comanche County Records, 1858-1955
· Texas, Divorce
Index, 1968-2010
· Texas, Marriages,
1966-2010
· Texas Marriage Records
· Texas, County
Marriage Records, 1837-1977
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UTAH:
· Utah Marriages,
1887-1966
· Vital records -
Davis County Records, 1869-1920
· Utah, County
Marriages, 1887-1937
· Utah, County
Marriages, 1887-1937
· Utah, Marriages,
1887-1966
VERMONT:
· Vermont
Marriages, 1791-1974
· Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954
· Vermont Marriage Records
· Lowell Marriage Permissions
· Lowell Marriages
·
Marriages: Montpelier,
Burlington & Berlin, Vt, 1789-1876
· Marriages &
baptisms by Richard Bedford,1836- 49
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VIRGINIA:
·
Virginia
Marriages, 1785-1940
· Virginia Marriage
Records Collection
· Virginia Marriage Records
· Virginia,
Cohabitation Registers of Colored
Persons, 1866
· Amherst Co.,
Virginia Marriage Records 1765 - 1850
· Orange County, VA
Marriage Records, 1757-1938
· Richmond-area
Virginia Marriage Index 1736–1982
· Richmond
Newspapers Marriage Index: 1804 - 1860
· Surry County,
Virginia Marriage Records, 1735-1950
WASHINGTON:
· Washington,
County Marriages, 1855-2008
· Washington Marriage Records
· Washington,
County Divorce Records, 1852-1950
·
Kitsap County, Washington, Marriage Index,
1986-2010
· Pierce County,
Washington Marriage Returns, 1891-1950
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WEST VIRGINIA:
·
West Virginia
Marriages, 1853-1970
· West Virginia
Marriages, 1854-1932
· West Virginia Marriage Records
Search
· West Virginia Marriage Records
WISCONSIN:
· Wisconsin,
Marriage Index, 1973-1997
· Wisconsin,
Divorce Index, 1965-1984
·
Wisconsin
Marriages, 1836-1930
· Wisconsin Index of pre-1907 Marriage
Records
· Wisconsin: Divorce Records
· Wisconsin Marriage Records
WYOMING:
· Wyoming
Marriages, 1877-1920
· Wyoming Marriage Records
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