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 ==Divorce Records==
-Divorce became more common in Pennsylvania after the divorce law of 1785.<ref>Thomas R. Meehan, [http://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/42441/42162 "'Not Made Out of Levity,' Evolution of Divorce in Early Pennsylvania,"] ''The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography,'' Vol. 92, No. 4 (Oct. 1968):441-464. Digital version at</ref> Divorce proceedings were usually kept by the court of common pleas. However, to obtain a record of divorce and it's proceedings, contact the Office of the Prothonotary in the county where the divorce was granted. For example, see:
+Divorce became more common in Pennsylvania after the divorce law of 1785.<ref>Thomas R. Meehan, [http://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/42441/42162 "'Not Made Out of Levity,' Evolution of Divorce in Early Pennsylvania,"] ''The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography,'' Vol. 92, No. 4 (Oct. 1968):441-464.</ref> Divorce proceedings were usually kept by the court of common pleas. However, to obtain a record of divorce and it's proceedings, contact the Office of the Prothonotary in the county where the divorce was granted. For example, see:
 :*'''1851-1874''' - Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Philadelphia County). ''Divorce Docket, 1851-1874''. <ref>''Divorce Docket, 1851-1874''. {{FHL|99168|item|disp=FHL films 963387-393}} </ref>