How to Find Alabama Marriage Records: Difference between revisions

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== Finding Alabama Marriage Records  ==
== Finding Alabama Marriage Records  ==


*Colonial marriages were recorded by the Catholic Church
*Marriages are kept by the probate court for each county and usually begin in 1799 or 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  
*1936 - duplicate copies of the marriages were required to be sent to the state
*1936 - duplicate copies of the marriages were required to be sent to the state
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== '''Marriages Before 1936'''  ==
== '''Marriages Before 1936'''  ==


*Colonial marriages were recorded by the Catholic Church
*Marriages are kept by the probate court for each county and usually begin in 1799 or 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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| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1674672|On FamilySearch}}; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years  
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1674672|On FamilySearch}}; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years  
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==== '''Obtain the Certificate'''  ====
==== '''Obtain the Certificate'''  ====
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