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Free marriage records database and directory for Genealogy Research

Modern Marriages. 
GenWed can also help you find modern day or recent marriages in the United States. Most state/county pages have addresses and contact information for the agencies which handle marriage records today. In many states recent marriages are public records accessible by anyone.

Old Marriages.
Searching for maiden names in old marriage records should be one of the first priorities of all genealogy research.  These maiden names are used to fill out family trees. A maiden name of an ancestors wife brings a whole new set of relatives into focus. Included on a marriage license or certificate are the bride and groom's age, residences and occupations, parents names and residences. This information can be invaluable in finding more of your family tree as well as adding priceless insight into the lives of your ancestors.

 

Records of marriages consist of church banns, marriage bonds or contracts, as well as a formal license and certificate depending on the year and location the wedding took place and are usually kept by the church or county official responsible for records.  These are called primary sources of genealogical information because the records were made at the time of the wedding or close to it by persons of authority. Other places to find marriage records are newspaper announcements of an engagement or ceremony, family bible records which keep track of family births, deaths, and marriages, as well as obituaries. Although these are not as reliable as a primary record, they offer some information that may be used to acquire a verified copy of the marriage.

 

GenWed is focused on using marriage records for finding your ancestors. We have databases coming online soon for each of the states in the United States, then on to Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Many of the marriage records in our free databases were submitted by visitors like you who added records found during a search for family history. It is our hope that those of you who add your email to these records can connect with someone else interested in the same records.
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Get a copy of your own marriage record.

Who had the first marriage?  The ancient society that began the formal custom of marriage is not clear, but ancient writing has described the love and marriage of different historical brides and grooms, and pottery recovered from this era has been found decorated with wedding scenes.

Genealogy Resources

All Free Records.com - Public Records and Where to Find Them - A new growing site that's sure to be very useful. AFR shows what public records are held in a state and by whom, with the addresses to request them or get more info.

Ancestorhunt.com - Bible Records, Genealogy Search Engines, Obituary search, US and UK searches and more!

Archives.com - named one of the best family history websites by Family Tree Magazine.

Census Diggins - Databases and transcriptions. Don't forget to register for the weekly Free Giveaway!

Free Census Records - US, United Kingdom and Canada Census record links categorized down to the county level.

Free Genealogy Search Engines - free genealogy searches and sources by state.

Genealogy Links - Genealogy resources and guides for the united states.

Newspaper Obituaries - RECENT newspaper obituaries for each state.

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