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17 October 2009

Civil versus church record of a marriage

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.
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  1. Carole RileyOctober 17, 2009 at 11:08 PM

    Very true!

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  2. GenealogySleuthOctober 18, 2009 at 10:20 AM

    Depends a great deal on your religion. So many weren't and still aren't record keepers for various historical reasons.

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  3. Michael John NeillOctober 19, 2009 at 10:15 AM

    Not 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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