Remember that if the civil record of a marriage indicates your ancestor was married by a minister, there may be a church record of the marriage as well. That record may provide additional information besides what is on the civil (government) record of the marriage.
Very true!
ReplyDeleteDepends a great deal on your religion. So many weren't and still aren't record keepers for various historical reasons.
ReplyDeleteNot all kept excellent records, but it still might be worth a shot. Generally speaking, denominations that practiced infant baptism tended to keep better records than those that did not.
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