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Almost always include:
Bride's maiden name
Groom's name
Date of marriage
May also include:
Witnesses' names
Place of ceremony
Residence of bride and groom
Religions of bride and groom
Places of birth
Signatures
Ages of bride and groom
Marital status (e.g., whether widowed, etc.)
Names of parents
Name of minister
Margin notes re: other events (e.g., marriage)
Groom's occupation
Other notes - e.g., dispensations
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IGI:
http://familysearch.org
FHL Catalog:
http://familysearch.org/ search/ searchcatalog.asp
Direct Contact with the Church
Centralized Church Archives
State or local libraries or societies and/or compiled records for that locality as found in
http://www.byub.org/ ancestors/ resourceguide
College & Special Libraries (e.g., DAR)
Other churches of the same denomination in that area
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To find ancestors' marriage date and place
To find ancestors' place(s) of residence
To determine a year of birth for the bride and groom
To learn of previous marriages
To learn groom's occupation
To find clues to family relationships (e.g., through names of witnesses)
To discover the names of the preceding generation
To correctly ascribe children to appropriate marriage if a parent has married more than once
To learn of other possible religious affiliations
To see the handwriting of an ancestor
To narrow the time period for the death of the first spouse in the case of the widow(er) remarrying
To learn of other family connections through
dispensation remarks
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