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ND State Vital Statistics Office
Division of Vital Records
State Capitol
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
Information:
(701) 328-2360
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North Dakota Division of Vital Records
Gives detailed information regarding obtaining certified copies of birth, death, fetal death, marriage and divorce records.
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What's the Process For Finding North Dakota Marriage Records?
The entire process of getting married is sometimes stressful, especially for the person who is doing the planning. Generally this person is the bride, and it is stressful for most brides simply because they have so much to do. Along with caterers and dresses and venues and attendants, they need to put together the information they need in order to obtain their marriage license. After the ceremony, the completed license is returned to the Vital Records office to be recorded, proving that you're legally married.
Usually, people who get married receive a copy of their marriage certificate in the mail a few weeks after their ceremony was completed; these records are necessary for a number of reasons, including changing the bride's name on social security cards, licenses, and bank accounts. But what should you do if your certificate doesn't arrive when it's supposed to?
Finding Your Certificate
The first step you need to take to get your North Dakota marriage record is to figure out where exactly it is. This is actually a very easy part because a large majority of the time the records are kept in the largest city closest to where you were married. This may be a bit different, however, if you were married in a small town. If you were married near, or in, a large city, you will need to contact the Vital Records office of the large city, but if you were married in a small town that is nowhere near a large city, as many of the small towns in North Dakota are, than you will have to go directly to the town clerk for that town.
North Dakota marriage records are kept in the location where you were married because it is the easiest way to make sure that records are not lost in transit.
Getting a Copy
Once you've found your North Dakota marriage record, it is time to attain your official copy. If you were just looking up information about your ancestors, such as trying to fill in a family tree, for instance, then you could view the information on the relevant North Dakota marriage records online for free. If you need a legal copy, however, then you'll have to pay the proper Vital Records office a nominal fee for a certified copy. Legal copies need to be notarized by the appropriate person in the Vital Records or town clerk's office, and you will definitely be required to pay a small amount.
You'll need to fill out the applicable form on the department's website, or send them the request through the postal service, and you'll then only have to wait a few weeks to get your legal copy in the mail. Once you receive the record, make sure to keep it safe, as marriage records can be used for criminal purposes in the wrong hands.
Barnes County
Benson County
Billings County
- Excerpts from the Marmarth Mail
Bottineau County
- GRANGER, Mabel - FLETCHER, George B. December 1905
married in Bottineau.
Bowman County
Burke County
Burleigh County
Cass County
Cavalier County
Dickey County
Divide County
Dunn County
Eddy County
Emmons County
Foster County
Golden Valley County
Grand Forks County
Other Records:
- Grand Forks, North Dakota Directories, 1889-92 -Ancestry.com
Grant County
Griggs County
Hettinger County
Kidder County
Lamoure County
Logan County
McHenry County
- AMUNASSON, Marie - HANSEN, Severin Th. -November 18, 1904
married at Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Marriages in the town of Towner, McHenry Co., ND
- PETERSON, Ingebort - LEE, Ole T. May 22, 1888
Villard(?), McHenry Co., ND
McIntosh County
McKenzie County
McLean County
Mercer County
- BECKER, Anna - BAUER, Edward October 1928
married in Golden Valley, ND
Morton County
Mountrail County
Nelson County
Oliver County
Pembina County
Pierce County
Ramsey County
- AUSTIN, Maurice - WILSON, Inez, May 29th, 1912
married at Devil's Lake
Ransom County
Renville County
Richland County
Rolette County
Sargent County
Sheridan County
Sioux County
Slope County
Stark County
- Marriage Book 1
- Marriage Book 2
- Marriage Book 3
- Marriage Book 4
- Marriage Book 5
- Marriage Book 6
- Marriage Book 7
Steele County
Stutsman County
Towner County
- 1888-1949 Marriage Records -partial list
Traill County
Walsh County
Ward County
- DOCKTER, Ottilie - FEIL, Jr, Jacob January 5, 1915
Married in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Wells County
Williams County
Misc. / Statewide
Other Records:
- North Dakota Census, 1870-90 -Ancestry.com
- North Dakota Military Men, 1917-18 -Ancestry.com