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| width="30%" | Illinois State Archives, Marriages, 1763-1900  
| width="30%" | Illinois State Archives, Marriages, 1763-1900  
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/marriage.html On Illinois State Archives]; free. [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/marrlst.html Coverage chart].
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/marriage.html On Illinois State Archives]; free. [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/marrlst.html Coverage chart].  
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| Ancestry, Marriages, to 1850
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If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases above, try searching for marriage information in [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|other records]].  
 
 
 
 
 
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| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Illinois Marriage Database - Includes Index and Digital Images'''
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| width="25%" | {{RecordSearch|1803970|Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934}}
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'''Free;''' name index and images of county marriages from the state of Illinois at FamilySearch. Not complete - additional records will be added as they are completed.<br>
 
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| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Illinois Marriage Databases - Index Only'''
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| width="10%" | ''Try 2nd:''
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| width="25%" | [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/marriage.html 1763-1900<br> at Illinois State Archives] <br>
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'''Free;''' Illinois Statewide Marriage Index<br>
 
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| width="25%" | {{RecordSearch|1680829|Illinois Marriages 1815-1935}}
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'''Free;''' Name index to marriage records from the state of Illinois at FamilySearch. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed.
 
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| width="100%" align="left" colspan="4" | '''Ancestry Databases '''
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| Ancestry, Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860
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| width="30%" | Ancestry, Illinois Marriages to 1850
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| Ancestry, Illinois Marriages 1851-1900
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| '''''Can't access Ancestry?'''''
| Visit your [https://www.familysearch.org/locations local Family History Center] or your local public library.
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| '''Can't find your ancestor in the online index?'''
| [[Tips for Searching an Online Index|Tips for searching online indexes]]
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| width="30%" | '''No marriage record for your ancestor?'''
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[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Search for Gretna Greens]]-- locations away from the home county where marriage laws were less restrictive.
 
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<br> If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases above, try searching for marriage information in [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|other records]].  


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