New York City Marriage Index, 1866-1937

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New York City Marriage Index, 1866-1937

New York City Marriage Index, 1866-1937

5,141,879 records

The New York City Marriage Index contains information on marriages recorded in New York City. This collection helps in locating individuals married between 1866-1937. The index contains information on bride and groom name, marriage date, certificate number and borough.<br><br>This collection contains records for the following years per borough: <br><ul><li>Bronx, 1898-1937</li><li>Brooklyn, 1866-1937</li><li>Manhattan, 1866-1937</li><li>Queens, 1905-1937 </li><li>Staten Island, 1898-1937</li></ul><br>Marriage records are an important genealogical record as they do not only record information about the bride, the groom, and their residence when the marriage occurred, but often contain additional information such as birth dates, birth places, occupations, and whether single, widowed, or divorced at the time of the marriage. Often a marriage license will also contain information about the parents of the bride and groom including the parents’ names and birthplaces. Copies of the original marriage records in New York City are available for order for a fee from <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/records" target="">www.nyc.gov/records</a>. Marriages 50 or more years old are classified as public documents and are available to all researchers.

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