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== Marriage Records == | == Marriage Records == | ||
Pennsylvania recorded few civil marriage records before 1885. However, many marriages before then will be found in church records. | Pennsylvania counties recorded few civil marriage records before 1885. As a general rule, make applications to the Marriage License Clerk, County Courthouse, in the county where licenses were issued. However, many marriages before then will be found in church records. | ||
=== Divorce Records === | === Divorce Records === | ||
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In Pennsylvania, divorce proceedings were usually kept by the court of common pleas. For example, see: | In Pennsylvania, divorce proceedings were usually kept by the court of common pleas. For example, see: | ||
*Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Philadelphia County). ''Divorce Docket, 1851-1874''. <ref>''Divorce Docket, 1851-1874''. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=99168&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Divorce+docket%2C+1851%2D1875%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 963387]-93.) </ref> | *Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Philadelphia County). ''Divorce Docket, 1851-1874''. <ref>''Divorce Docket, 1851-1874''. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=99168&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Divorce+docket%2C+1851%2D1875%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 963387]-93.) </ref> | ||
*''Divorces Granted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from December 1785 until 1801, Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania''. <ref>''Divorces Granted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from December 1785 until 1801, Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania''. Vol. 1, pp. 185-92. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=55326&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Publications+of+the+Genealogical+Society%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 974.8 B2p v. 1; film 1698098 item 2].)</ref> | *''Divorces Granted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from December 1785 until 1801, Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania''. <ref>''Divorces Granted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from December 1785 until 1801, Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania''. Vol. 1, pp. 185-92. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=55326&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Publications+of+the+Genealogical+Society%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 974.8 B2p v. 1; film 1698098 item 2].)</ref> | ||
== Death Records == | == Death Records == | ||