How to Find Alabama Marriage Records: Difference between revisions

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*Colonial marriages were recorded by the Catholic Church  
*Colonial marriages were recorded by the Catholic Church  
*Marriages are kept by the probate court for each county and usually begin at the creation of the county  
*Marriages are kept by the probate court for each county and usually begin in 1799 or at the creation of the county  
*1957 - duplicate copies of the marriages were required to be sent to the state
*1957 - duplicate copies of the marriages were required to be sent to the state


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*Colonial marriages were recorded by the Catholic Church  
*Colonial marriages were recorded by the Catholic Church  
*Marriages are kept by the probate court for each county and usually begin at the creation of the county<br>
*Marriages are kept by the probate court for each county and usually begin in 1799 or at the creation of the county<br>


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