Susan:
This is too early for NY marriage licenses. They start 1880/1881,
depending on enforcement. My g-grandparents were married 1887 in Town of
Huntington, Suffolk County. This is what it asked for: date of marriage;
full name of bride & groom; residence of each; age; color "if other than
white"; birthplace; father and mother[maiden name] of each;
clergyman/official marrying them.
For the 1870's, probably a newspaper record or a church record. There were
civil marriage records for NYC, Brooklyn, and some larger cities that go
back to this time, but not state wide.
David
On Mon, 30 Dec 1996, susan pawley 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 > >