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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

·         Alabama Marriage Records

·         Alabama Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950

·         Alabama Marriages Before 1825

·         Dallas County, Alabama Marriages 1818-1845

·         Jackson Co., Ala. Marriages 1851-1856, 1859-1871

·         Madison Co. Marriage License Index 1809-Feb 1973

·         Tuscaloosa Co., Marriage License Index Aug.1927 to Present

 ALASKA:

·         Alaska Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

 ARIZONA:

·         Arizona Marriage Records

·         Arizona Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Arizona, Marriages, 1865-1949

 ARKANSAS:

·         Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944

·         Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957

·         Arkansas, Marriage Index, 1933-1939

·         Arkansas, Divorce Index, 1923-1939

·         Arkansas Marriage Records

·         Arkansas Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Craighead Co.: Marriage & Divorce Records Indexes

·         Randolph Co., Arkansas Marriage Index 1837-2002

·         Union Co. Marriage Records Index, circa 1800s-1900s

 CALIFORNIA:

·         California, County Marriages, 1850-1952

·         California, Divorce Index, 1966-1984

·         California, Marriages, 1850-1945

·         California: Divorce Records

·         California Marriage Records

·         California Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

 COLORADO:

·         Colorado County Divorce Records

·         Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939

·         Colorado, County Marriages, 1864-1995

·         Colorado Marriage Records

·         Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006

·         Colorado Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         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

·         Connecticut, Marriage Index, 1959-2001

·         Connecticut Marriage Records

·         Connecticut Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         New Fairfield Marriages 1746 - 1791

 DELAWARE:

·         Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954

·         Delaware Marriage Records

·         Delaware Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Delaware Marriages, 1713-1919

·         Sussex Co., Sound Methodist Church Marriages

 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington, DC:

·         District of Columbia Marriages, 1830-1921

·         District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950

·         District of Columbia Marriage Records

·         District of Columbia Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

 FLORIDA:

·        Florida Marriages, 1837-1974

·         Florida, Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001

·         Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001

·         Florida: Divorce Records

·         Florida Marriage Records

·         Florida Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Florida, Marriages, 1830-1993

 GEORGIA:

·         Marriage Records from Microfilm

·         Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967

·         Georgia Marriage Records

·         Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950

·         Georgia Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

 HAWAII:

·         Hawaii Marriages, 1826-1922

·         Hawaii Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         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

·         Idaho Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

 ILLINOIS:

·         Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900

·         Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934

·         Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935

·         Illinois Marriage Records

·         Illinois Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Cook County, Illinois: Marriages, 1871-1920

 INDIANA:

·         Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992

·         Indiana Marriage Records

·         Indiana Marriage Records

·         Indiana Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959

·         Allen Co., Indiana: Marriage Index: Early 1990s to Sept. 2009

·         Allen County, Indiana: Marriage Records, 1824-1920

·         Hendricks County, Indiana: Marriages (1904-1962)

·         Hendricks County, Indiana:  Divorces (1891-1960)

·         Marion, Indiana Public Library Marriage Index, 1831-2008

·         Montgomery County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1875-2010

 IOWA:

·         Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992

·         Early Iowa Marriages (Pre 1850)

·         Iowa Marriage Records

·         Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934

·         Iowa Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

 KANSAS:

·         Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935

·         Kansas Marriage Index, ca. 1854-1861

·         Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911

·         Kansas Marriage Records

·         Kansas Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Washington Co. Kansas Marriages

 KENTUCKY:

·         Kentucky Marriage Index For 1973-1993

·         Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979

·         Kentucky Divorce Index For 1973-1993

·         Kentucky: Divorce Records

·         Kentucky Marriage Records

·         Kentucky Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         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, Kentucky Marriage Records

 LOUISIANA:

·         Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906

·         Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957

·         Louisiana Marriage Records

·         Louisiana Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Orleans Parish Marriage Records Index

 MAINE:

·         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

·         Maine Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

 MARYLAND:

·         Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970

·         Maryland Marriage Records

·         Maryland Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Frederick, MD Evangelical Lutheran Church Marriages

·         Queen Anne's Co., Maryland:  Marriages 1730-1740

·         Washington County, Maryland, Marriage Index, 1861-1949

 MASSACHUSETTS:

·         Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

·         Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915

·         Massachusetts Vital Records Index (1841-1910)

·         Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850

·         Massachusetts Marriage Records

·         Massachusetts Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Granby, Hampshire Co., MA, Marriage Records

 MICHIGAN:

·         Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995

·         Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925

·         Michigan Marriage Records

·         Michigan: Marriage Records

·         Michigan Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Western Michigan Newspapers, Marriage Index, 1959-2011

·         Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935

·         Kent County, Michigan, Marriage Index, 1842-1929

·         Charlevoix Co., Michigan, Marriage Index, 1868-2010

·         Genesee Co., Michigan, Marriage Index, 1836-1934

·         Grand Traverse Co., Michigan, Marriage Index, 1853-2012

 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

·         Minnesota Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

 MISSISSIPPI:

·         Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911

·         Mississippi Marriage Records

·         Mississippi Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Rankin County, Mississippi: Marriages

·         Tippah County, Mississippi: Marriages 1858-1978

 MISSOURI:

·         Missouri Marriage Records

·         Missouri Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920

·         MO, County Marriage Records, 1802-1969

·         Jackson County, Missouri, Marriage Index, 2002-2010

 MONTANA:

·         Montana Marriages, 1889-1947

·         Montana County Marriages, 1865-1950

·         Montana: Divorce Records

·         Montana Marriage Records

·         Montana Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

 NEBRASKA:

·         Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995

·         Nebraska Marriage Records

·         Nebraska Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

 NEVADA:

·         Nevada Marriages, 1860-1987

·         Nevada: Divorce Records

·         Nevada, County Marriages, 1862-1993

·         Nevada Marriage Records

·         Nevada Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005

 NEW HAMPSHIRE:

·         New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920

·         New Hampshire Marriage Records

·         New Hampshire Marriage Records

·         New Hampshire Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Merrimack Co., NH, Chichester Marriages by Rev. Carpenter

·         Rockingham Co., NH, South Hampton Marriages, 1743-1804

 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

·         South Jersey Marriages

·         New Jersey Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Atlantic County, NJ, Marriages, Book 1

·         Atlantic County, NJ, Marriages, Book 2 (1830-1885)

·         Bergen Co., NJ, Marriages

·         Camden Co., NJ, Marriages

·         Cape May Co., NJ, Marriage Records

·         Gloucester & Burlington County, NJ, Marriages

 NEW MEXICO:

·         New Mexico Marriages, 1751-1918

·         New Mexico Marriage Records

·         New Mexico Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Marriage Index, 1888-2011

 NEW YORK:

·         New York Marriages, 1686-1980

·         New York, County Marriages, 1908-1935

·         New York Marriage Records

·         New York, County Marriages, 1908-35

·         New York Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Chemung Co., NY, Elmira, Park Church Marriage Records, 1854-1901

·         Lewis Co., NY, Marriages 1831-1859, (A to D), (E to K), (L to R), (S to Y)

·         Nassau Co., NY, Manhasset, Reformed Dutch Church 1785-1877

·         Nassau Co., NY, North Hempstead, Reformed Dutch Church 1826-59

·         Orange Co., NY, Goshen,Marriages from Orange Co. Patriot, 1828-31

·         Otsego Co., NY, Cooperstown, Marriage Records, 1808-12, 1828-31

·         Rochester, NY, Historic Marriage Records (1876-1943)

·         Rochester, NY Newspapers: Marriage Notice Index (1965-Present)

·         Tioga Co., NY, Spencer, Presbyterian Ch. Marriages - 1834 to 1915

·         Ulster Co., NY, New Paltz, Marriage Records 1847-1850

·         Ulster Co., NY, Guilford Church Records,Marriages, 1834-1923

·         Westchester Co., NY, Yorktown, Marriages, 1783-1824

 NORTH CAROLINA:

·         Marriage Notices from N.C. Newspapers

·         North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979

·         North Carolina Marriage Records

·         North Carolina: Marriage Notices

·         North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979

·         North Carolina Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Davidson Co., NC Vital Records, 1867-1984

 NORTH DAKOTA:

·         North Dakota Marriage Records

·         North Dakota Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         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 Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994

·         Preble County, Ohio, Marriage Index, 1808-2000

 OKLAHOMA:

·         Oklahoma Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Oklahoma County Marriage Records – 1889 to 1951

·         Oklahoma, Marriages, 1870-1930

·         Oklahoma: Divorce Records

·         Oklahoma Marriage Records

·         Oklahoma County divorce records

·         Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995

·         Oklahoma County, OK, Divorce Index, 1923-1942

·         Oklahoma Co., OK, Marriage Index, 1889-1951

 OREGON:

·         Oregon Historical Records Index – Marriages and Divorces

·         Oregon Marriages, 1853-1935

·         Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975

·         Oregon Marriage Records

·         Oregon Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

 PENNSYLVANIA:

·         Philadelphia, PA, Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951

·         Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1885 - 1950

·         Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940

·         Pennsylvania Marriage Records

·         Pennsylvania Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Lawrence Co., PA, Marriage Index, 1850-2010

·         Montgomery Co., PA, Plymouth Twp., - Marriages

 RHODE ISLAND:

·         Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916

·         Rhode Island Marriage Records

·         Marriages (A-G) Recorded In The Rhode Island American

·         Marriages (H-Y) Recorded In The Rhode Island American

·         Rhode Island Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Kent Co., RI, Warwick & Greenwich, Marriages, 1754 to 1792

·         Providence Co., RI, E. Providence & Seekonk, Newman Cong. Church  

·         Providence Co., RI, Seekonk, Marriages, 1636-1850

 SOUTH CAROLINA:

·         South Carolina Marriages 1766 - 1782

·         South Carolina, Marriages, 1890-1945

·         South Carolina Marriage Records

·         South Carolina Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Greenville County, SC Marriage Licenses, 1910-2010

·         Richland Co., SC, Marriage Index, 1911-2010

 SOUTH DAKOTA:

·         South Dakota Marriage Records

·         South Dakota Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

 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

·         Tennessee: Divorce Records

·         Tennessee Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Franklin County Marriages

·         Bedford County Marriages

·         Gibson County Marriages

·         Green County Marriages

·         Grundy County Marriages

·         Polk County Marriages

·         Lawrence County, Tennessee Marriages

·         Lincoln Co. Marriages: from Fayetteville Observer, 1895-1910

·         Montgomery Co., TN Marriage Index

·         Rutherford County, Tennessee: Marriages

·         Shelby Co., TN: Chancery Court Divorce Index 1945-1997

·         Shelby Co., TN: Marriage Indexes/Images 1920-1989

·         Shelby Co., TN: Marriage Records 1820-1970

 TEXAS:

·         Texas Marriages, 1837-1973

·         Texas County Marriage Index 1837-1977

·         Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2010

·         Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010

·         Texas Marriage Records

·         Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1977

·         Texas Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Colorado County, Texas, Marriage Index, 1837-1886

·         Comanche County, Texas: Records, 1858-1955

·         Johnson County, Texas, Marriages, 1854-72

 UTAH:

·         Utah Marriages, 1887-1966

·         Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937

·         Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937

·         Utah, Marriages, 1887-1966

·         Utah Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

 VERMONT:

·         Vermont Marriages, 1791-1974

·         Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954

·         Vermont Marriage Records

·         Vermont Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Marriages: Montpelier, Burlington & Berlin, Vt, 1789-1876

·         Marriages & baptisms by Richard Bedford,1836- 49

·         Lowell Marriage Permissions

·         Lowell Marriages

 VIRGINIA:

·         Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940

·         Virginia Marriage Records Collection

·         Virginia Marriage Records

·         Virginia Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         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 Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

·         Washington, County Divorce Records, 1852-1950

·         Kitsap County, Washington, Marriage Index, 1986-2010

·         Pierce County, Washington Marriage Returns, 1891-1950

 WEST VIRGINIA:

·         West Virginia Marriages, 1853-1970

·         West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932

·         West Virginia Marriage Records Search

·         West Virginia Marriage Records

·         West Virginia Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

 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

·         Wisconsin Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

 WYOMING:

·         Wyoming Marriages, 1877-1920

·         Wyoming Marriage Records

·         Wyoming Marriage Project (USGENWEB)

 UNITED STATES of AMERICA:

·   Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011

·   Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1815-1869

·   United States, Marriages, 1733-1990

·    Marriage Records – at Rootsweb

·    Divorce Records – at Rootsweb

 OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD:

·    England & Wales, Freebmd Marriage Index: 1837-1983

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