susan pawley <trottr@icanect.net> wrote: >Hi Folks! >Im hoping that someone of you may be familiar with NY marriage records circa >1870's. >Can anyone tell me if people had to have a marriage license back then? If >so, would this record also have required the bride and groom to give the >names of their parents? Will this info be provided to me if I order up a >records search? >Thank you! Wish you all a Happy New Years! >Sue Pawley >trottr@icanect.net >searching Greene/Green, Church, George, Van Vlack
No civil marriage records were required in NY State (and none were filed)
prior to 1880 except for a brief period (about) 1847-51 . NY City (and
perhaps a few other cities) had provision for recording marriages
somewhat earlier but this was optional. So unless you're talking about
a city you're probably out-of-luck. In NY City, marriage _licenses_
were required starting about 1908 but I don't know what's on them.