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'''Marriage''' records usually mention the names of the bride and groom, the date and place of the marriage, and the home town of both the bride and groom. They also may show the names of the parents of each of them. | '''Marriage''' records usually mention the names of the bride and groom, the date and place of the marriage, and the home town of both the bride and groom. They also may show the names of the parents of each of them. | ||
'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' Vermont couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Niagara County, New York|Niagara Falls, NY]], [[Cecil County, Maryland|Elkton, Cecil, Maryland]], or [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County, VA]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/[accessed February 22, 2012]</ref>Niagara Falls was the closest, so probably most eloping couples would go there. | |||
[[Vermont Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Vermont Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
=== Death Records === | === Death Records === | ||