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== Divorce Records== | == Divorce Records== | ||
Divorces were first authorized by legislation in the Northwest Territory in 1795. They were granted through the General Court or Circuit Court. Generally this legislation remained in effect through Indiana’s territorial period (1800–1816), and courts having civil jurisdiction also heard divorce cases. In 1807 the territorial General Assembly also had power to grant divorces; in 1811 they passed two acts granting divorces. From 1817 to 1852 the Circuit Court in each county had jurisdiction over divorces, and the Indiana General Assembly could also grant divorces, through special legislation. These early divorces have been abstracted: | |||
''Divorces Granted by the Indiana General Assembly Prior to 1852'' by M.E.E. Newland. 1981. To locate a copy nearest you, search [http://www.worldcat.org/title/divorces-granted-by-the-indiana-general-assembly-prior-to-1852/oclc/8180298 WorldCat.org] | |||
==Vital Records== | ==Vital Records== | ||
===Births and Deaths | ===Births and Deaths<ref>''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Indiana''. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Records Survey, 1941. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|606315}}, image 7 of 187.</ref>=== | ||
*1882 Law required recording of births and deaths by county officials | *1882 Law required recording of births and deaths by county officials | ||
*1891 Law required clerks of incorporated cities and towns to gather, keep the records. Low compliance | *1891 Law required clerks of incorporated cities and towns to gather, keep the records. Low compliance | ||
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Divorce Records
Divorces were first authorized by legislation in the Northwest Territory in 1795. They were granted through the General Court or Circuit Court. Generally this legislation remained in effect through Indiana’s territorial period (1800–1816), and courts having civil jurisdiction also heard divorce cases. In 1807 the territorial General Assembly also had power to grant divorces; in 1811 they passed two acts granting divorces. From 1817 to 1852 the Circuit Court in each county had jurisdiction over divorces, and the Indiana General Assembly could also grant divorces, through special legislation. These early divorces have been abstracted:
Divorces Granted by the Indiana General Assembly Prior to 1852 by M.E.E. Newland. 1981. To locate a copy nearest you, search WorldCat.org
Vital Records
Births and Deaths[1]
- 1882 Law required recording of births and deaths by county officials
- 1891 Law required clerks of incorporated cities and towns to gather, keep the records. Low compliance
- 1907 State of Indiana passed a law requiring all counties to register their births and deaths with the Indiana State Board of Health
Marriages
Marriages can exist as early as 1788, when the first law regulating marriages was passed by statutes of the Northwest Territory, which included what is now Indiana.
The 1788 statute for marriages required:
- banns to be read 15 days before the marriage
- the male to be 17 years old
- the female to be 14
By 1800, marriage licenses were manditory.[2]
References
- ↑ Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Indiana. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Records Survey, 1941. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, image 7 of 187.
- ↑ Eichholz, Alice, Red Book: American State, County, and Towns Sources (Provo, UT: Ancestry, 2004), page 199.