Western States Marriage Index: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 14:44, 4 March 2008

The Western States Marriage Index website contained 462,518 marriages as of 27 January 2007. Most of the marriages are pre-1930 with the majority being before 1900. You may search several states at the same time or narrow your search to one state.

States Included:

Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado (western)
Idaho
Montana
New Mexico (1700s)
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington (eastern)
Wyoming

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Index Contents:

Names of the bride and groom
Marriage date and place
County and state
Place of residence for the bride and the groom

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When doing a search be sure that the bride or groom selection is made correctly for the name you type into the name fields. There is no cost for using the site.

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-The [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/Search.cfm Western States Marriages] website contains 686,739 marriages as of 1 January 2009. Most of the marriages are pre-1930. You may search several states at the same time or narrow your search to one state. When doing a search be sure that the bride or groom selection is made correctly for the gender you type into the name fields. There is no cost for using the site.  The site is hosted by BYU Idaho.
+The [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/Search.cfm Western States Marriage Index] website contained 462,518 marriages as of 27 January 2007. Most of the marriages are pre-1930 with the majority being before 1900. You may search several states at the same time or narrow your search to one state.
 '''States Included:'''
-*[[Alaska, United States Genealogy|Alaska]]
+* Alaska
-*[[Arizona, United States Genealogy|Arizona]]
+* Arizona
-*[[California, United States Genealogy|California]]
+* California
-*[[Colorado, United States Genealogy|Colorado]] (western)
+* Colorado (western)
-*[[Idaho, United States Genealogy|Idaho]]
+* Idaho
-*[[Montana, United States Genealogy|Montana]]
+* Montana
-*[[New Mexico, United States Genealogy|New Mexico]] (1700s)
+* New Mexico (1700s)
-*[[Nevada, United States Genealogy|Nevada]]
+* Nevada
-*[[Oregon, United States Genealogy|Oregon]]
+* Oregon
-*[[Utah, United States Genealogy|Utah]]
+* Utah
-*[[Washington, United States Genealogy|Washington]] (eastern)
+* Washington (eastern)
-*[[Wyoming, United States Genealogy|Wyoming]]
+* Wyoming
-'''Index Contents:'''
+''''''
-*Names of the bride and groom
+'''Index Contents:'''
-*Marriage date and place
-*County and state
-*Place of residence for the bride and the groom'''''<br>'''''
-*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialcollections/westernstates/alphabeticalListOfCounties.cfm List of County, State] and the years and number of records included in the index.
-The goal for this index is to have marriages from all 12 western states at the fingertips of family researchers.
+* Names of the bride and groom
+* Marriage date and place
+* County and state
+* Place of residence for the bride and the groom
- <!--{12046685318170} --> <!--{12046685318171} --><!--{12046685318172} --><!--{12046685318173} -->
+''''''<br>
-[[Category:Alaska Births, Marriage, and Deaths]] [[Category:California, United States]] [[Category:Colorado, United States]] [[Category:Idaho, United States]] [[Category:Montana, United States]] [[Category:New Mexico, United States]] [[Category:Nevada, United States]] [[Category:Oregon, United States]] [[Category:Utah Vital Records]] [[Category:Washington Vital Records]] [[Category:Wyoming Vital Records]] [[Category:Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
+When doing a search be sure that the bride or groom selection is made correctly for the name you type into the name fields. There is no cost for using the site.
+[[Category:Alaska]]
+[[Category:California]]
+[[Category:Colorado]]
+[[Category:Idaho]]
+[[Category:Montana]]
+[[Category:New Mexico]]
+[[Category:Nevada]]
+[[Category:Oregon]]
+[[Category:Utah]]
+[[Category:Washington]]
+[[Category:Wyoming]]
+<!--{12046666055670} -->