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*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When a Michigan '''eloping''' couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Lake County, Indiana|Crown Point IN]], or [[St. Joseph County, Indiana|South Bend IN]], or [[Steuben County, Indiana|Angola IN]].<ref name="Eakle1">;Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at href="http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/"http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/(accessed 8 January 2011).;</ref> Port Huron, [[St. Clair County, Michigan|St. Clair, Michigan]] was a Gretna Green for couples from [[Ontario]], especially Lambton County.<ref>Fay Lucille Lucas Bertrand, "1839-1898 Marriages St. Clair County, Michigan (Mainly Port Huron, Michigan)" in [http://www.granniesgenealogygarden.com/Granny1/clair1.html Granny's Genealogy Gardens]</ref>
*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When a Michigan '''eloping''' couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Lake County, Indiana|Crown Point IN]], or [[St. Joseph County, Indiana|South Bend IN]], or [[Steuben County, Indiana|Angola IN]].<ref name="Eakle1">;Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at href="http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/"http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/(accessed 8 January 2011).;</ref> Port Huron, [[St. Clair County, Michigan|St. Clair, Michigan]] was a Gretna Green for couples from [[Ontario]], especially Lambton County.<ref>Fay Lucille Lucas Bertrand, "1839-1898 Marriages St. Clair County, Michigan (Mainly Port Huron, Michigan)" in [http://www.granniesgenealogygarden.com/Granny1/clair1.html Granny's Genealogy Gardens]</ref>


'''Wiki articles descrbing online collections are found at:'''<br>
'''Wiki articles descrbing online collections are found at:'''<br>  


[[Michigan, County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Michigan, County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>
[[Michigan, County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Michigan, County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>  


== Death Records  ==
== Death Records  ==
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[http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/search.htm Genealogical Death Indexing System ](1867-1897) &nbsp;furnished by the Michigan Department of Community Health  
[http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/search.htm Genealogical Death Indexing System ](1867-1897) &nbsp;furnished by the Michigan Department of Community Health  
'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''<br>
[[Michigan, Death Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Michigan, Death Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>


=== Divorce Records  ===
=== Divorce Records  ===
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*Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records.&nbsp; Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except a direct relative.<br>
*Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records.&nbsp; Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except a direct relative.<br>


=== [[Image:Fire.png|thumb|right|110px]]Burned, Lost, or Missing Records  ===
=== [[Image:Fire.png|thumb|right|110px|Fire.png]]Burned, Lost, or Missing Records  ===


For a list of record loss in Illinois counties see the following:  
For a list of record loss in Illinois counties see the following:  
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