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An 1805 law required registration of marriages with the clerk of the local district court. Most counties kept marriage records from the date the county was created. You can obtain copies from the county clerk's office. | An 1805 law required registration of marriages with the clerk of the local district court. Most counties kept marriage records from the date the county was created. You can obtain copies from the county clerk's office. | ||
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An 1867 law required the counties to send copies of the records to the Office of the State Registrar (see address above). Licenses were not required until 1887. The Family History Library has marriage records for most counties, from county creation to 1920 or later, and some indexes to the 1950s or later. | An 1867 law required the counties to send copies of the records to the Office of the State Registrar (see address above). Licenses were not required until 1887. The Family History Library has marriage records for most counties, from county creation to 1920 or later, and some indexes to the 1950s or later. | ||
*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When a Michigan '''eloping''' couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Lake County, Indiana|Crown Point IN]], or [[St. Joseph County, Indiana|South Bend IN]], or [[Steuben County, Indiana|Angola IN]].<ref name="Eakle1"><span>Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at <a href="http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/">http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/</a> (accessed 8 January 2011).</span></ref> Port Huron, [[St. Clair County, Michigan|St. Clair, Michigan]] was a Gretna Green for couples from [[Ontario]], especially Lambton County.<ref><span>Fay Lucille Lucas Bertrand, "1839-1898 Marriages St. Clair County, Michigan (Mainly Port Huron, Michigan)" in ''Granny's Genealogy Gardens'' at <a href="http://www.granniesgenealogygarden.com/Granny1/clair1.html">http://www.granniesgenealogygarden.com/Granny1/clair1.html</a> (accessed 10 January 2011).</span></ref><br> | *'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When a Michigan '''eloping''' couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Lake County, Indiana|Crown Point IN]], or [[St. Joseph County, Indiana|South Bend IN]], or [[Steuben County, Indiana|Angola IN]].<ref name="Eakle1">&lt;span&gt;Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at &lt;a href="http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/"&gt;http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/&lt;/a&gt; (accessed 8 January 2011).&lt;/span&gt;</ref> Port Huron, [[St. Clair County, Michigan|St. Clair, Michigan]] was a Gretna Green for couples from [[Ontario]], especially Lambton County.<ref>&lt;span&gt;Fay Lucille Lucas Bertrand, "1839-1898 Marriages St. Clair County, Michigan (Mainly Port Huron, Michigan)" in ''Granny's Genealogy Gardens'' at &lt;a href="http://www.granniesgenealogygarden.com/Granny1/clair1.html"&gt;http://www.granniesgenealogygarden.com/Granny1/clair1.html&lt;/a&gt; (accessed 10 January 2011).&lt;/span&gt;</ref><br> | ||
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== Death Records == | == Death Records == | ||
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=== '''Death Indexes''' === | === '''Death Indexes''' === | ||
Divorce Records | |||
The earliest records of divorce were recorded in the supreme court. Later divorce papers are usually kept by the clerk of the circuit, chancery, or county court. The Family History Library has few divorce records for Michigan. Many divorce and other vital records have been abstracted and published in genealogical periodicals. | The earliest records of divorce were recorded in the supreme court. Later divorce papers are usually kept by the clerk of the circuit, chancery, or county court. The Family History Library has few divorce records for Michigan. Many divorce and other vital records have been abstracted and published in genealogical periodicals. | ||
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=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | === FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | ||
Online collections containing these records are located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list FamilySearch.org.] | |||
Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:<br> | |||
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Michigan_Births_and_Christenings_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Michigan Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)] | |||
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/ | [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Michigan_Birth_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Michigan Birth Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)] | ||
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/ | [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Michigan_Deaths_and_Burials_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Michigan Death and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)] | ||
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/ | [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Michigan_Death_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Michigan Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)] | ||
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/ | [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Michigan_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Michigan Marriages (FamilySearch Histoircal Records)] | ||
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/ | [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Michigan_Marriage_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Michigan Marriage Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)] | ||
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/ | [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Michigan,_County_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Michigan, County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]<br> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||