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In 1858, Minnesota was created from Minnesota territory.


== Finding Minnesota Marriage Records  ==
== Finding Minnesota Marriage Records  ==


*Marriages are kept by the county clerk for each county and begin at the creation of the county  
*At the origin of a county the recording of marriages began
*1958 - county clerks began sending copies to the state, but state copies are inaccessible; it is necessary to request copies from local authorities
*1 April 18--, the county clerk
*Minnesota marriage records are not restricted and can be ordered by anyone during any time period
 
{{Tip|More marriage information is usually found on the '''marriage license application''' or the '''marriage register'''. Less information is found on the '''marriage certificate'''. }}
 
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:*'''[[How to Find Minnesota Marriage Records#Marriages_1820_to_1867|1858 to 1958]]'''
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Estimate United States Marriage Information|Marriage year unknown]]'''</span>
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== '''Marriages Before 1958'''  ==
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*Marriages are kept by the county clerk for each county and begin at the creation of the county
= '''Marriages Before 1858'''<br>  =


If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for marriage information in [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|other records]].
*Before 1805, no marriages were recorded by the county or state
*1805 to 1820 very few records exist


==== '''STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information in Index'''  ====
<br> If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for marriage information in [[Marriage Information Substitute Records|other records]].


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| colspan="4" | '''Marriage Indexes and Digital Images '''
| '''1. Look first in'''
| '''2. Then search'''
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| width="15%" align="left" | '''Database Name - Index and Image'''
| [[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]]<br>
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | '''Link or links to access database'''
[[Minnesota Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br> [[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]]<br> [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| width="15%" align="center" | # of records
 
|-
| [[Minnesota Census|Census Records]]
| width="30%" | FamilySearch, Marriages, 1860-1949
[[Minnesota Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]<br> [[Minnesota Vital Records|Death Records]]<br> [[United States Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1803974|On FamilySearch}}; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years
 
| align="center" | 282,469
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| width="30%" | Findmypast, United States Marriages, 1860-1932
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=minnesota On Findmypast] ($); Index, Some images available
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<center>[[How to Find Minnesota Marriage Records#Finding_Minnesota_Marriage_Records|Return to the Top: Choose another marriage year]]</center> <center><br></center>
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| colspan="4" | '''If you do not locate the marriage in the above, try:'''
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| width="15%" align="left" | '''Database Name-Index Only '''
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | '''Link or links to access database'''
| width="15%" align="center" | # of records
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| width="30%" | Minnesota Official Marriage System, Marriages, 1850-present
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | [https://moms.mn.gov/ On Minnesota Official Marriage System]; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years. [https://moms.mn.gov/ Coverage chart].
| align="center" | Undisclosed
|-
| width="30%" | FamilySearch, Marriages, 1849-1950
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1680832|On FamilySearch}}; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years
| align="center" | 459,445
|-
| Ancestry, Marriages, 1849-1950
| width="35%" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2561 Free using Ancestryinstitution at FamilySearch Centers]
| width="35%" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2561 $, Use your own Ancestry subscription]
| align="center" | 778,376
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== '''Marriages 1858 to 1958'''  ==


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| '''''Can't access Ancestry?'''''  
| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Minnesota Marriage Database - Includes Index and Digital Images'''  
| Visit your [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ local FamilySearch center] or your local public library.
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| width="10%" | ''Try:''  
|  
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|-
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| width="30%" | '''No marriage record for your ancestor?'''
|  
|  
[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Search for Gretna Greens]]-- locations away from the home county where marriage laws were less restrictive. <br> [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|Search other records]] with marriage information.  
| width="25%" | {{RecordSearch|1810350|Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1867}}
| width="65%" |  
'''Free;''' name index with images online at FamilySearch.  


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'''Does not''' include the following counties:


==== '''STEP TWO: Obtain the Record'''  ====
<br>


If you did not find your ancestor in the databases above, follow the instructions below:
|-
| align="left" colspan="2" | '''Can't find your ancestor in the online index?'''
| [[Tips for Searching an Online Index|Tips for searching online indexes]]
|
|-
| align="left" colspan="2" | '''No marriage record for your ancestor?'''
|
[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Search for Gretna Greens]]-- locations away from the home county where marriage laws were less restrictive.


'''PART A: You don't know the exact date or place of marriage'''
[[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|Other records with marriage information]]


:*If you know the county of marriage, you can request a search for a fee from the [http://www.MOMS.mn.gov county clerk].
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:*If you don't know the date or county of marriage, you can also try searching for marriage information in [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|other records.]]
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'''PART B: You know the exact date and place of marriage from your records'''
'''Marriage Records on Microfilm''' <br> Some county marriage records may be available on microfilm at your local [http://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c= Family Search Center]. If you know the approximate date and county where the marriage took place, use the[http://familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog (FHLC)] to see what is available.


:*Order a copy of a marriage record for a fee from the [http://www.MOMS.mn.gov county clerk].
::*Search the [http://familysearch.org/catalog-search FHLC] by county.  
 
''OR''
 
:*View a copy of a marriage record on microfilm at a Family Search Center:
 
Some images of county marriage records may be available on microfilm at your local [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/?c= Family Search Center]. If you know the approximate date and county where the marriage took place, use the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] to see what is available.
 
::*Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] by county.  
::*Select the topic Vital Records. Look for records authored by the county clerk.  
::*Select the topic Vital Records. Look for records authored by the county clerk.  
::*For a small fee, [https://familysearch.org/films/ order the microfilm] to view at a local FamilySearch Center.
::*For a small fee, [https://familysearch.org/films/ order the microfilm] to view at a local Family Search Center.
<center>[[How to Find Minnesota Marriage Records#Finding_Minnesota_Marriage_Records|Return to the Top: Choose another marriage year]]</center> <center><br></center>  
<center>[[How to Find Minnesota Marriage Records#Finding_Minnesota_Marriage_Records|Return to the Top: Choose another marriage year]]</center> <center><br></center>  
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== '''Marriages 1958 to Present'''  ==
== '''Marriages 1958 to Present'''  ==
*1958 - county clerks began sending copies to the state, but state copies are inaccessible; it is necessary to request copies from local authorities


==== '''STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information in Index'''  ====
Marriage licenses may be found in the county records where the marriage occurred.


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| colspan="4" | '''Marriage Indexes'''
| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Minnesota Marriage Database - Includes Index and Digital Images'''  
|
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| width="15%" align="left" | '''Database Name-Index Only '''  
| width="10%" | ''Try:''  
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | '''Link or links to access database'''
|  
| width="15%" align="center" | # of records
|  
|-
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| width="30%" | Minnesota Official Marriage System, Marriages, 1850-present
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| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | [http://www.MOMS.mn.gov/ On Minnesota Official Marriage System]; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years.
| width="25%" | {{RecordSearch|1810350|Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1867}}
| align="center" | Undisclosed
| width="65%" |  
'''Free;''' name index with images online at FamilySearch.  
 
'''Does not''' include the following counties:
 
<br>
 
|-
|-
| width="30%" | FamilySearch, Marriages, 1958-2001
| align="left" colspan="2" | '''Can't find your ancestor in the online index?'''
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1949335|On FamilySearch}}; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years
| [[Tips for Searching an Online Index|Tips for searching online indexes]]
| align="center" | 2,414,040
|  
|-
|-
| width="30%" | Findmypast, United States Marriages, 1860-1932
| align="left" colspan="2" | '''No marriage record for your ancestor?'''
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=minnesota On Findmypast] ($); Index, some images available
|  
| align="center" |  
[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Search for Gretna Greens]]-- locations away from the home county where marriage laws were less restrictive.
|-
 
| Ancestry, Marriages, 1958-2001
[[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|Other records with marriage information]]  
| width="35%" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8721 Free using Ancestryinstitution at FamilySearch Centers]  
 
| width="35%" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8721 $, Use your own Ancestry subscription]
|  
| align="center" | 2,712,428
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'''STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information'''
 
:*Copies may be ordered from the county clerk.
 
:*Copies may be ordered from the Minnesota Department of Public Health.
 
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="6" border="1"
|-
| align="center" colspan="4" | '''To Order Marriage Certificates'''
|-
| width="50%" align="center" colspan="2" | From County where Marriage occurred
| width="50%" align="center" colspan="2" | From MN Dept. of Health State office
|-
|-
| '''''Can't access Ancestry?'''''  
| width="25%" align="center" | '''Pros'''
| Visit your [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ local FamilySearch center] or your local public library.
| width="25%" align="center" | '''Cons'''  
| width="25%" align="center" | '''Pros'''  
| width="25%" align="center" | '''Cons'''
|-
|-
| width="30%" | '''No marriage record for your ancestor?'''
| May be less expensive and faster than ordering from the state
|  
| County websites can be more difficult to use
[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Search for Gretna Greens]]-- locations away from the home county where marriage laws were less restrictive. <br> [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|Search other records]] with marriage information.
| Offers a search of the state index for an additional fee
| May be more expensive than ordering from the county
|}


|}
{{Tip|'''''When ordering Minnesota marriage records:'''''}}  


==== '''STEP TWO: Obtain the Record''' ====
Ask for the marriage license or the marriage register, not the marriage certificate. The license or register usually contains more information.<br> <br>
<center>[[How to Find Minnesota Marriage Records#Finding_Minnesota_Marriage_Records|Return to the Top: Choose another marriage year]]</center> <center></center> <center><br></center>
==== References ====


'''PART A: You don't know the exact date or place of marriage'''
''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Minnesota''. Prepared by the Minnesota Historical Records Survey Project. Division of Community Service Programs Work Projects Administration. C 1941 St. Paul, MN The Minnesota Historical Records Survey Project. {{FHL|30302|item|disp=FHL  film 1036716; book:977.6 V23h; fiche 6051362}}


:*If you know the county of marriage, you can request a search for a fee from the [http://www.MOMS.mn.gov/ county clerk].
'''American Indian Vital Records'''
:*If you don't know the date or county of marriage, you can also try searching for marriage information in [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|other records.]]


'''PART B: You know the exact date and place of marriage from your records'''
1845-1953 Consolidated Chippewa Records. Bureau of Indian Affairs {{FHL|223230|item|disp=FHL film 1294364 (first of 13)}}


:*A copy of a marriage record may be ordered for a fee from the [http://www.MOMS.mn.gov/ county clerk].
<br>  
<center>[[How to Find Minnesota Marriage Records#Finding_Minnesota_Marriage_Records|Return to the Top: Choose another marriage year]]</center> <center><br></center>
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== Wiki Articles  ==
== Wiki Articles  ==


:*[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Minnesota Minnesota]
:*[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Minnesota_Online_Genealogy_Records Minnesota Online Records]
:*[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Minnesota_Vital_Records Minnesota Vital Records]
:*[[How to Find United States Marriage Records#Tips_about_Searching_United_States_Marriage_Records|Learn more about U.S. marriage records]]  
:*[[How to Find United States Marriage Records#Tips_about_Searching_United_States_Marriage_Records|Learn more about U.S. marriage records]]  
:*[[How to Find United States Birth Records|How to find U.S. birth records]]  
:*[[How to Find United States Birth Records|How to find U.S. birth records]]  
:*[[How to Find United States Marriage Records|How to find U.S. marriage records]]  
:*[[How to Find United States Marriage Records|How to find U.S. marriage records]]  
:*[[How to Find United States Death Records|How to find U.S. death records]]  
:*[[How to Find United States Death Records|How to find U.S. death records]]  
:*[[United States Record Finder|United States Record Finder ]]  
:*[[United States Record Selection Table|United States Record Selection Table ]]  
:*[[United States, How to Use Marriage Records|United States, How to Use Marriage Records]]  
:*[[United States, How to Use Marriage Records|United States, How to Use Marriage Records]]  
:*[[United States Marriage Records|United States Marriage Records]]  
:*[[United States Marriage Records|United States Marriage Records]]  
:*[[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]]  
:*[[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]]  
:*[[U.S. Vital Records Overview|U.S. Vital Records Overview]]  
:*[[U.S. Vital Records Overview|U.S. Vital Records Overview]]  
:*[[Locating United States Vital Records|Locating United States Vital Records]]__NOTOC__
:*[[Locating United States Vital Records|Locating United States Vital Records]]  
:*[[Minnesota Marriage Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)/Known Issues|Minnesota Marriage Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)/Known Issues]]


{{Minnesota|Minnesota}}[[Category:Minnesota_Vital_Records]] [[Category:How-To Articles]]
[[Category:Minnesota]]
*{{RecordSearch|1680832|Minnesota, Marriages, 1849-1950}} Index only.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2561 Minnesota, Marriages Index, 1849-1950] Index only ($)
*{{RecordSearch|1803974|Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949}} Index and Images; Incomplete.

Revision as of 14:13, 12 June 2013


How To Find U.S. Marriage Records go to How To Find Minnesota Marriage Records

This page is under construction


In 1858, Minnesota was created from Minnesota territory.

Finding Minnesota Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

  • At the origin of a county the recording of marriages began
  • 1 April 18--, the county clerk
  • Minnesota marriage records are not restricted and can be ordered by anyone during any time period
Tip: More marriage information is usually found on the marriage license application or the marriage register. Less information is found on the marriage certificate.


Next Step: When did the marriage occur? [edit | edit source]
Marriage Records
Choose a time period:


Learn more about U.S. Marriage Records


Marriages Before 1858
[edit | edit source]

  • Before 1805, no marriages were recorded by the county or state
  • 1805 to 1820 very few records exist


If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for marriage information in other records.

1. Look first in 2. Then search
Church Records

Newspapers
Military Records
Obituaries

Census Records

Cemetery Records
Death Records
Bible Records


Return to the Top: Choose another marriage year


Marriages 1858 to 1958[edit | edit source]

Minnesota Marriage Database - Includes Index and Digital Images
Try:
Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1867

Free; name index with images online at FamilySearch.

Does not include the following counties:


Can't find your ancestor in the online index? Tips for searching online indexes
No marriage record for your ancestor?

Search for Gretna Greens-- locations away from the home county where marriage laws were less restrictive.

Other records with marriage information

Marriage Records on Microfilm
Some county marriage records may be available on microfilm at your local Family Search Center. If you know the approximate date and county where the marriage took place, use theFamily History Library Catalog (FHLC) to see what is available.

  • Search the FHLC by county.
  • Select the topic Vital Records. Look for records authored by the county clerk.
  • For a small fee, order the microfilm to view at a local Family Search Center.
Return to the Top: Choose another marriage year

Marriages 1958 to Present[edit | edit source]

Marriage licenses may be found in the county records where the marriage occurred.

Minnesota Marriage Database - Includes Index and Digital Images
Try:
Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1867

Free; name index with images online at FamilySearch.

Does not include the following counties:


Can't find your ancestor in the online index? Tips for searching online indexes
No marriage record for your ancestor?

Search for Gretna Greens-- locations away from the home county where marriage laws were less restrictive.

Other records with marriage information


STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information

  • Copies may be ordered from the county clerk.
  • Copies may be ordered from the Minnesota Department of Public Health.
To Order Marriage Certificates
From County where Marriage occurred From MN Dept. of Health State office
Pros Cons Pros Cons
May be less expensive and faster than ordering from the state County websites can be more difficult to use Offers a search of the state index for an additional fee May be more expensive than ordering from the county
Tip: When ordering Minnesota marriage records:

Ask for the marriage license or the marriage register, not the marriage certificate. The license or register usually contains more information.

Return to the Top: Choose another marriage year

References[edit | edit source]

Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Minnesota. Prepared by the Minnesota Historical Records Survey Project. Division of Community Service Programs Work Projects Administration. C 1941 St. Paul, MN The Minnesota Historical Records Survey Project. FHL film 1036716; book:977.6 V23h; fiche 6051362

American Indian Vital Records

1845-1953 Consolidated Chippewa Records. Bureau of Indian Affairs FHL film 1294364 (first of 13)


Wiki Articles[edit | edit source]

To access available information, first log into FamilySearch.

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