{"id":5962,"date":"2018-02-05T13:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T12:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=5962"},"modified":"2018-02-04T11:42:13","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T10:42:13","slug":"books-on-monday-ancestor-marriage-record-finder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/books-on-monday-ancestor-marriage-record-finder\/","title":{"rendered":"Books on Monday: Ancestor Marriage Record Finder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Book: <i>Ancestor Marriage Record Finder: Finding a Marriage Record When You&#8217;ve Hit a Brick Wall<\/i><!--more--><\/p>\n<h5>Ancestor Marriage Record Finder: Finding a Marriage Record When You&#8217;ve Hit a Brick Wall<\/h5>\n<p>By\u00a0Lorine McGinnis Schulze<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">Most genealogists search the obvious marriage records such as Church records and Vital Stats (Marriage Registrations or Certificates). These records are fairly well known but before Civil Registration began, in whatever country your ancestor was from, you will have to look for other records for a marriage date.<\/p>\n<p>If we don&#8217;t find our ancestor in one of those common marriage records, we&#8217;re often stuck! Where to search next? The Ancestor Marriage Record Finder can help direct you to alternate sources for marriage records. All we need to do is think outside the box.<\/p>\n<p>Ask yourself what happens when a couple marries? What events take place around a marriage? What kind of Marriage record paper trail is created at the time of marriage of an individual? 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